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I recently added these features to protect mine.......

Engraved the licence plate details on all the glass:

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And made and fitted a pedal-lock of my own design:

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I had a Club and a battery cutoff on my MG convertible when I restored it. The battery was behind the passenger seat and I put the swith in the cover. On my LC I just have a Club.
 
Electrified door handles and punji sticks a s s traps..OMG I haven´t laughed this hard in a long time. I gotta find you guys and have a beer when I get back, tears are still rolling down my cheeks. Thanks to whoever brought this old thread back.:cheers:

I have had two break ins into my cruiser in the first year of owning it. Each time it was parked in a "nice or really nice" part of town. First during a weekday afternoon next to the front entrance of the swankest funeral home in the most exclusive part of town. Maserattis, Porshes and Benzs all in the same parking lot which was patrolled by three shotgun wielding guards. They broke the OEM locks and grabbed my gym bag with nice gear in it. The second time was in the grocery store parking lot.Same deal, jimmied the OEM door locks and stole another gym bag. Same crew stole from a buddy´s car parked in the same lot two days later. The shotgun toting security guards ran the other way as the world watched my enraged , screaming buddy chase after three guys who were rifling through his car, all the while running after them while still carrying bags full of groceries.

X100 on layering car security. I added the darkest window tint all around that I could find. It keeps the casual roving eyes out and keeps it cooler in the tropical heat. I changed out the door locks to much tougher aftermarket locks and using the same lock cylinders added hood loocks on both sides. Again keeps the casual guy with the screwdriver out. I added an alarm with door and hood switches all around and motion detector. The idea is that a guy just walking by can´t get a good look into the car to see if there is anything worth stealing, he´ll have to work harder to get in if he thinks that there "might" be something worth stealing in there and the car will be wailing and screaming as soon as he touches it before he can get to work. Knock on wood no break ins in the two years since taking these steps.
 
An electric fencer like used on farms would sure discourage many. 10,000 volts can be a little distracting when trying to Jimmy a lock. :D

It just goes to show that Nothing will keep em all out!
 
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Volcano cruiser said:
Electrified door handles and punji sticks a s s traps..OMG I haven´t laughed this hard in a long time. I gotta find you guys and have a beer when I get back, tears are still rolling down my cheeks. Thanks to whoever brought this old thread back.:cheers:

I have had two break ins into my cruiser in the first year of owning it. Each time it was parked in a "nice or really nice" part of town. First during a weekday afternoon next to the front entrance of the swankest funeral home in the most exclusive part of town. Maserattis, Porshes and Benzs all in the same parking lot which was patrolled by three shotgun wielding guards. They broke the OEM locks and grabbed my gym bag with nice gear in it. The second time was in the grocery store parking lot.Same deal, jimmied the OEM door locks and stole another gym bag. Same crew stole from a buddy´s car parked in the same lot two days later. The shotgun toting security guards ran the other way as the world watched my enraged , screaming buddy chase after three guys who were rifling through his car, all the while running after them while still carrying bags full of groceries.

X100 on layering car security. I added the darkest window tint all around that I could find. It keeps the casual roving eyes out and keeps it cooler in the tropical heat. I changed out the door locks to much tougher aftermarket locks and using the same lock cylinders added hood loocks on both sides. Again keeps the casual guy with the screwdriver out. I added an alarm with door and hood switches all around and motion detector. The idea is that a guy just walking by can´t get a good look into the car to see if there is anything worth stealing, he´ll have to work harder to get in if he thinks that there "might" be something worth stealing in there and the car will be wailing and screaming as soon as he touches it before he can get to work. Knock on wood no break ins in the two years since taking these steps.
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I should write the whole story down. The details make it even funnier. That neighborhood was transformed after that....at least until "that a@#$hole wif dat !@#$% tan jeep-thang" moved away. It was a crime ridden area and I went to war with the zombies living around me. Baseball bats, ass punji, chains, etc. My best friend of 25 years (room mate at the time this all happened) is a lawyer now...he and his lawyer father still tell stories from that year. It all started tho with a rusted out 74 FJ40 and a stolen stereo....what happened after that was a hell of an adventure for me and lots of pain for the bad guys. When I joined the Airborne a couple years after all this stuff happened, well, being in the paratroops was a mere extension of my prior civilian activities.

Time for a Jack and coke....fingers tired.
 
laguna80 said:
Would it be possible to hook up a go phone to text you something or call you once your door opens? You could also hook up an car charger to charge the phone while you start your car and are driving again.
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LoJack has an advance warning system that will contact you if the vehicle is moved and the LoJack module does not receive the RF signal from the transmitter. I have LoJack in all of my vehicles. The new systems are incredibly small and the RF key is about the diameter of a 50 cent piece. LoJack will contact you at least three different ways. Text message, email and phone call. Once you buy the system there is no yearly fee for the advanced warning feature.
 
made a james bond style ignition cut off

;p if its not switched the right direction it moos from a special horn/pa system :grinpimp: its past the fire wall so if its hotwired it still moos

so unless they can get into the smitty built center box noone can start it.... also 2 master locks on the 2x battery tray

it moo'd the week i put it in ... what a shock that sob had!

thats just my fun little alarm~ i also use a clutch lock and others but their all genaric :cheers:
 
I just moved to japan- Now I leave my keys in the ignition all the time so as to keep my keys secure- from me losing them....

pete
 
The low jack thing is cool but I can't get past my antidisestablishmentarianism. Don't want to start a big debate, I just think my location is my business.
I need something quick, the pedal and shifter locks are good for long term but not for the run in and buy some milk.
 
well my truck got broken into again last night! this time i had the tuffy locked and they destroyed it trying to get it open - thought you all should know it did its job and they never actually succeeded getting it open...

looks like while one guy was working on the console one was working on the ignition but its not too bad and the key still fits and works fine

i ponied up and bought one of these FULL COVER LARGE SILVER CAR SECURITY DISKLOK - LEFT HAND from Festive Lights

a car alarm is next - i just can't narrow it down with a product to buy - i want a contact sensor, a tilt sensor, and a motion/RF sensor, and 2-way paging system - any pointers in the right direction?

(and i've given up on GPS tracking for the time being - i'm going to go with some mechanical deterrents/ coil/ fuel cutoffs/alarm)
 
I think y'all need to move out of the hood. Lol not alot of that kinda crime around here plus everyone knows that it is my cruiser and they don't touch it. Also I don't leave anything worth anything in the rig over night
 
robtackett said:
I think y'all need to move out of the hood. Lol not alot of that kinda crime around here plus everyone knows that it is my cruiser and they don't touch it. Also I don't leave anything worth anything in the rig over night
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thats the funny part is this is sorta in a badish area hence the gated apartment complex and i didn't even have anything in the center console!! they were breaking open an empty locked box..
 
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I am soon to fab up razor wire mesh under the dash with 40 screws holding it up kinda like a spiderweb. See some punk ass get in there to tamper with s*** without gettin bloody. That would be pretty sweet to put punji stick under the seat to deploy...maybe set up to the alarm.
 
How about a center console with a retractable cable(key release) and a loop welded to the shifter. When you want to lock it you reach down and grab the cable hook and attach to the shifter. Then pull the shifter back into reverse, the cable only retracts until unlocked.
 
antfj.

Sorry about the break-ins.

By the way I am not a stalker.... just want to clear that up. Because, not only am I painting my rig the same as yours, now I am waiting to hear about the alarm you choose. I have not seen any good links on MUD for alarms, so I am waiting for your decision.

One more crazy thought. I was thinking about removing the exterior handles on my pre 75 rig and using electronic door openers. Maybe confuse them enough to take a pass!!
 
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