Well I thought I had most bases covered and hopefully have as regards to stealing or getting into the car.. But how do you stop the Ba*tards Trying!.

Just had the front quarter light smashed and that was as far as they got, just got the hassle of replacing it now!

Its got a Cat1 Alarm (although the warning chirp isin't that loud due to the siren being hidden securely),
Very obvious Repeater led's when alarmed and Immobilised,
De-locked (doors can't even be opened from the inside if its locked),
No door pins, no boot lock,
Nothing visable inside the car (nothing of value, no stereo, big rear speakers on show etc). Nothing other than Mfr's standard badgeing.

I didn't get the windows tinted on the advice that it sticks the windows together so their easier to remove and don't make as loud a noice if smashed.

Anybody any other good ideas or advice to add, anything really simple and obvious i'm missing?

You need a flamethrower, like they have in S. Africa!

That should sort the toerags out! Or perhaps connect the shell to the mains? Suspect this may not be legal!

Half starved rottie on the back seat, chemical sterilisation of the perps on conviction? Not what you wanted to hear i know but think you have most bases covered.

Some would question the sense in fitting any kind of security - if they want the challenge they will always have a go no matter what you fit.
I wouldn't recommend leaving the keys in it though

Yeh, obviously my main idea was to stop it being stolen, but rather hoped nobody would be daft enough to try.

Kinda hoped that with the car looking so Tidy people wouldn't even attempt it as it would be highly likely to have the security to match.

Was just thinking of ways of showing off the security even better, or making it less atractive 2 thieves etc, so they don't even attempt it.... or the Flame thrower!

[Edited on 2/10/06 by MkIndy7]

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Kinda hoped that with the car looking so Tidy people wouldn't even attempt it as it would be highly likely to have the security to match.

Was just thinking of ways of showing off the security even better, or making it less atractive 2 thieves etc, so they don't even attempt it.... or the Flame thrower!

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Try moving to some quite boring place like brightlingsea

damm ive left key in cars hoping
but they have never touched them!

or i could lend you my wife that should stop them

Friend used to have a ratty old 2CV - never bothered to lock it, and nobody bothered to break in or steal it!

David

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Friend used to have a ratty old 2CV - never bothered to lock it, and nobody bothered to break in or steal it!

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I've done quite a bit of security work with the Army (it was my trade) - the only reason for security is so that you can slow down the crims enough to either put them off or catch them. You'll always end up with some form of collateral damage, but as long a the target remains uncompromised, you've won.

Difference is, you can't shoot them when you catch them breaking into your car (which is a bloody shame really!)

Big yellow disk lock on the steering wheel will put them off, you seem to have covered everything else.

As an ex-GP, well known in my work area but a potential target for druggies I always neglected the car so it was rough and dirty, full ashtrays, newspaper ont the floors and seats and a cheapo radio. Never locked it but would pull up leaving a window open and an expensive steering wheel lock on. Came out of one visit late at night to find the local tearaways guarding the car, weeing themselves with laughter and the wheel lock missing. It was left at the surgery next day!

As I was saying - some of them regard is as a challenge and little else!

It's the big, prominent things that get the attention - make a lot of effort and people assume you've got something worth securing.

How about a "trunk monkey", don't know how to link but try "www.trunkmonkeyad.com" for some amusing clips.

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How about a "trunk monkey", don't know how to link but try "www.trunkmonkeyad.com" for some amusing clips.

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LOL Check out Number 4 - I'd buy one!!

Well on most points i'm probably doing myself no favours in the choice of car itself..

But isin't it sad when having nice things costs you so dearly, why should you be one peanalised by society for spending your hard earnt cash and hundreds of hours work restoring a car!


Only other thing I've though of today is actually putting the alarm stickers on Doh! (probably should have done that b4) was more thinking its looks tidier without and loads of people have them and No alarm neway!

What is the motor by the way?

Wouldn't worry about the alarm stockers - if it's a nice car, they'll assume it's got one. Besides, alarms don't deter anyone - by the time an alarm catches anyones attention, the sods have smashed the window and had the radio away, jumped in his mates car (nicked, of course!) and belted off down the road to find another.

Always used to pull the fuel pump relay out on my old Golf GTI and Cavalier , Not visible but the little arseholes can't drive it away

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Always used to pull the fuel pump relay out on my old Golf GTI and Cavalier , Not visible but the little arseholes can't drive it away

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... the reason it wouldn't start is that the engine was 20 feet away in my garage. You'd think the front end pointing skyward should have been a pretty good clue, but apparently not.

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Quick release steering wheel.

I once left my car in the centre of Leeds (when you could park on the street in the centre) with no doors on (the doors used to lift of for summer motoring!) and no steering wheel. Thing is I left the keys in the ignition complete with my house keys on the same ring.

I got back and everything was OK.

I was talking to someone years later and they said they saw the car, open with the keys in and they thought if I was confident enough to do that then it must have some hell of a security system!

Problem is the youths now probably do not have that much intelligence.

There is no easy answer to stop scum bags doing your car.

park it off road, under a light and maybe even a camera. Someone told me that you should always shut your gates, thieves take it as a sign of sloppyness if they are open.

I have these same nightmares about my van, even in the drive i jump at every sound. The van has no security and no back door lock.

And I know where you live. Only kidding but round here all the vans have hasp and staples with concealed fittings and big f**k off padlocks or some fancy disc lock things that you can't smack with a hammer as even when they are locked the tealeafs stanley the window rubbers and open them from inside. The easiest way to proof them is to reverse up to something like a wall so there's no room to get in. I fitted three new rear window seals in my brother in law's Fiesta when he had it, they very thoughtfully placed his window inside the van after they robbed it

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My van has one of those 'no tools left in vehicle overnight' stickers on the back door...











... right underneath the window in the rear door. I do wonder at the intelligence of the people in my head office some times