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Since it is so easy to get into some of our old trucks, even with the doors locked and the windows rolled up, I am always concerned about car theives taking my truck.
Besides pulling off the coil wire every time I park my truck, and barring the instalation of an alarm, any ideas on how to keep the local redneck-thug from jacking my truck? I doubt a ricer would be interested in the heavy metal...
Besides pulling off the coil wire every time I park my truck, and barring the instalation of an alarm, any ideas on how to keep the local redneck-thug from jacking my truck? I doubt a ricer would be interested in the heavy metal...
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If they really want it, they'll get it. The trick is to make them not want it. As in make it a real pain to steal.
There's lots of ways to wire a fuel and or ignition kill switch wired in someplace out of sight. Or perhaps in plain sight is better. Or even better yet two one they can find and waste time on, and one in plain sight they'll never check.
Or you could go the whole "the club" / removable steering wheel route.
Probably the most reliable is to have it outa sight and somewhat inaccessible. In a locked garage perhaps. Granted that doesn't work at the walmart parking lot.
In short, you can make it difficult. But you can't actually prevent it from getting gone. Sucks, don't it.:-X23
There's lots of ways to wire a fuel and or ignition kill switch wired in someplace out of sight. Or perhaps in plain sight is better. Or even better yet two one they can find and waste time on, and one in plain sight they'll never check.
Or you could go the whole "the club" / removable steering wheel route.
Probably the most reliable is to have it outa sight and somewhat inaccessible. In a locked garage perhaps. Granted that doesn't work at the walmart parking lot.
In short, you can make it difficult. But you can't actually prevent it from getting gone. Sucks, don't it.:-X23
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Put double solenoids on it, put a bunch of switches under the dash, seat glovebox, etc. and wire them to a horn so they don't know what wire is what. Put a LOAD chain on the hood. Hide the igniton kill switch in the grill or under the bumper, but make sure it is a waterproof switch. Just make it to time involving and the will leave it and try to park where you can see it. Block it in the driveway with another car before you go to bed. Thats all I can think of.
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The horn switch trick works real good. Put the switch(s) under the dash or in some "obvious" place. Wire the switches to a relay so that when they activate the horn stays on. You can put a timer circuit (available from alarm shops and electronic supply houses) on it so the horn only stays on a few minutes.
Lock down the hood. Put extra locks on the vent windows, they are too easy to open. Put an extra key switch behind the grill or in the dash. Wire a switch to the heater fan switch or something else so it has to be in a certain position to start/run. Don't always just wire up the starter circuit, break the ignition box, coil, or electric fuel pump circuit(s). Just make it tough like the man said:-) Use several tricks, not just one!
But if they want it bad enough they will get it :-(
Lock down the hood. Put extra locks on the vent windows, they are too easy to open. Put an extra key switch behind the grill or in the dash. Wire a switch to the heater fan switch or something else so it has to be in a certain position to start/run. Don't always just wire up the starter circuit, break the ignition box, coil, or electric fuel pump circuit(s). Just make it tough like the man said:-) Use several tricks, not just one!
But if they want it bad enough they will get it :-(
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Along with my proximity/sound/movement sensing alarm system I keep a nice plastc coated coiled bicycle cable wrapped around my column. When I park in less than trusting areas I padlock the cable ends to the steering wheel with a heavy duty keyed Master Lock, along with turning on my alarm system. I figure that if they get in and disable the alarm system that it will take them a couple more minutes to get the cable and lock off. By then the security gaurds or bystanders will scare them off.
-Ron
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The remote latch hood is a good idea. I converted not long ago...and the damn thing doesn't open without me fiddling with it...makes it real tough for someone to try stealing stuff from under the hood. You could always go with the mother-in-law routine. Just store her in the truck yapping away...that'll scare any would be burglar off :P
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