Any Good Cheap Security Measures to Prevent Car Theft

new a guy who chained the rear axle to the parking lot post at an apt.
they took the car and left the axle. smart asses lol

 

lmao

wish I had dirt

Thanks for all the responses and the comedic relief

 

"A lock will only stop an honest thief."

The easiest and cheapest way to make your truck a deterent, is to make it less attractive than the one beside you. Don't leave ANYTHING visible from outside the truck. No shopping bags, no loose change, no magazines, NOTHING.

The average, small time thief is going to walk along an entire row of vehicles trying door handles. The first one that opens, is the one he takes.

 

hidden fuel and ignition cutoff is what I had in my '65 Shelby Cobra. No top made it scary to park anywhere public.

 

If you have a sliding rear window, Put some kind of dowel in the track. I used a piece of rebar I fad laying around.

 

Haha, had laying around.

 

there is always LO-jack. you can even put a neat little sign up saying parking lot monitored 24 hours by CCTV. or something along those lines. also first rule is if you suspect your vehicle of being tampered with or something stolen, do not touch the vehicle and call the police, you may remove or ruin all the fingerprint evidence.

 

I had a Jeep stolen once, the police didn't both to finger print, I even had the lock that was pried out and laying on the ground. When the Jeep was recovered they didn't fingerprint either...

 

Firearm MFGr stickers.

Also, a local PD badge sticker.

 

made me think of this old commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3oNMFhjfpo

 

if i was going to steal something and there was a choice between a normal looking truck and a normal looking truck with a neon saying there's a gun in the truck. i think id take the one with the bonus prize. js

 

Thanks for all the help guys, I think I will look into the fuel cutoff switch

That is what I need

 

haha very true

 

Insurance.

If thiefs really want your vehicle, they will get it eventually.

 

thats the truth.
if it was made to be locked then it was made to be open

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf5YHbzv5cg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc

 

I have a trigger transformer, used to fire the high voltage laser, hook that fucker to the door handle, and they will still be laying there when you back to your truck.

 

And a



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Ridgeback

 

When I had my '69 charger and was going to college in Newark NJ I has installed a cutoff switch that basically grounded out the starter. I hid the switch under the carpet of the console and the car would not start without it being thrown.

Curious - I just bought a bed extender from a person that has their 2011 Taco stolen while at work. I thought that the trucks were basically 'immobilized' unless you had the ignition key? What is the blinking light on the dash good for? Show?


Not sure the pricepoint but I like the RFID / Magnetic keytag. Only think is it's more electronics to possibly go bad. My old school Radio Shack SPST was < $3 ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnAFl3KmA8o

Here is a bit more info : http://www.the12volt.com/relays/page2.asp



Thanks
R

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_7440586_disable-factory-toyota-alarm.html
most cars have something like this. you use this for the scenario in the article. to resit for a new key or it took you to long to swap out the main battery and you have to let your car relearn the key signature.