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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
Hey guys, my best friend got his car stolen about 1 year ago. This morning my neighbor comes into my garage and says that his car was stolen from his driveway last night. Last year I was wintness to a murder as a result of an attempted car theft. This got me to thinking...

I sold my 87GT last week, but for sure my next car will have some sort of device. What's most effective? I know for a fact that "The Club" isn't effective for fox mustangs since I have witnessed how quickly the steering wheel can be sawes through. I know that there is a device that you place between your floorboard and your brake pedal that causes the brake pedal to be not be able to be pressed.

I think the most effective and easy method is something to do with the ignition (don't recall exactly what it is called), but its a button that you have to press when turning the ignition. If the key is turned but the button is not pressed, there is no connection, and the car will not start.

Lets hear some ideas guys. I don't want to be a victim.

Car thieves, BURN MOTHERFACKAS!
Luke
 
Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
hidden switch to disable the fuel pump relay is pretty easy, I'd spend the 30 minutes and do that if I were you.
 
Posted by Greenandsilver (Member # 1371) on :
 
Hmm yeah you could wire a relay in your ignition wiring somewhere that goes to the solenoid, and put the button for the relay under your dash. That way, the relay will only be open when you hold the button.
 
Posted by LAST302 (Member # 808) on :
 
LoJack- thats one of the devices I have. Its a satellite link so when your car gets stolen, the main center can track it anywhere, alert the poilce and tell them where to go. Thats the last resort because that means that your car has already been snagged. Fuel, computer, and igntion shutoffs, all which I have done and are pretty easy, an alarm that cant be tampered with easily, with a loud siren. One thing that I have heard is hooking up two sirens so the thief thinks he has cut one but the other goes off. Big flashing LED's in the car. Most theives wont take the risk if they know there is an alarm.
 
Posted by sn8k (Member # 600) on :
 
I got LoJack installed on both Cobras - not because I think it's a bulletproof system, but it's one of the only ones out there that allow you to recover your vehicle and also gives me a break on my insurance (I think it's the only system that does qualify you for a break with most insurance companies). I keep hearing that they will soon be introducing a pager device that will alert you if your car is moved or tampered with. Anyway, it's all about getting your mods back (since you are usually out of luck - insurance doesn't generally cover those unless you have an add-on policy, and even that's tuff to get).

For an alarm system - I like what I've been reading about the Code Alarm. It has a starter kill, battery kill and ignition kill, all three with one alarm. And it has a tamper switch that activates all three if someone tries to disconnect the battery. Both parts, the alarm and the paging system cost about $600, installed.

In the end - the best offense is a good defense. Keeping you car in the garage away from prying eyes is probably the overall best thing you can do to keep it safe. However - if a professional thief wants something bad enough, nothing will deter him.
 
Posted by Wolfie351 (Member # 651) on :
 
Not a choice for newer Mustangs, but whenever I park my '85 in a risky area, I take out the rotor and/or the coil wire. Saved my car from being stolen at the Fremont BART station last year.
 
Posted by TheBrain (Member # 35) on :
 
Wolfie,
Just to let you know, while removing the rotor is ok, removing only the coil wire isn't a very good solution because a thief can just grab one of the spark plug wires and drive away on 7 cylinders. Just something to thing about.

I take my fuel pump relay with me whenever I leave the car outside. It's not the best way either because if someone knows what they are doing, they can just use a paperclip or jumper wire to "bypass" the missing relay. But it makes me feel better [Wink]

LoJack is about the best thing you can get due to the recent increase in cars being stolen with tow trucks. I have had 2 friends come out of their house to find their car gone and tire tracks leading down the street as the cars were dragged away.

Just my opinion
Brian
 
Posted by 1sic91blackgt (Member # 868) on :
 
i just have a alarm and a fuel cutoff switch hidden. i should start using that fuel cutoff more
 
Posted by Blu50Stang (Member # 489) on :
 
I have a few tricks up my sleeve. I also keep my car pretty well tucked away at all times. One thing I wouldn't bother buying is Lojack. I want to prevent my car from being stole. IF they manage to steal my car, I really dont want the car back, as sad as it sounds(the theft recovery title renders it worthless as far as resale value). And even though I don't plan on selling my car, I'd like to have the clean title, just incase. A stolen car is like a girl that cheats on you, once the act has been done, it's never the same.
 
Posted by LAST302 (Member # 808) on :
 
BLU50STANG- You are so, so right bro!!!
 
Posted by sic91sleeper (Member # 779) on :
 
Blue50stang is right, I want to prevent my car from being stolen.

The other best methods of stolen car prevention is common sense. Watch where u park your car at and the other best thing is to garage it all times if you can.
 
Posted by sn8k (Member # 600) on :
 
Time is money guys... Lojack or anything else will not prevent people from stealing your car if they want it bad enough. But if it does get stolen, do you want to wait for months to get your money from the insurance companies or do you want to wait for only a couple of weeks? The choice is yours.
 




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