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Old 07-08-2014 | 07:24 PM
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Alarms and kill switches rarely work. What works best is putting it in a garage or behind a gate, anything other than that is easy access.

Most likely that swap/engine found its way into a Silverado/Sierra.
Old 07-13-2014 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 5w20
Alarms and kill switches rarely work. What works best is putting it in a garage or behind a gate, anything other than that is easy access.

Most likely that swap/engine found its way into a Silverado/Sierra.
Ture, and from what I here onstar doesn't help because it's so easy to access and pull off the module. Have read about a lot of people coming out to find the truck gone and the onstar module laying on the floor..
Old 07-13-2014 | 04:20 PM
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Does low jack have a monthly fee?
Old 07-14-2014 | 10:58 AM
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Yes, but I wouldn't spend money on Lojack. Compustar is a much more appealing device.

www.compustar.com

Keep the factory fob in the center console, and use their key fob. Over 1/4 mile radius. And it's a 2 way system so you get active feedback as to whether the car started, doors are locked, etc.

Check out the DRONE MOBILE system. You can do a live track on the vehicle, set curfews, etc, start notifications, etc.

Also, check out the RPS feature. You can tap morse code onto the shock sensor to unlock the car if you ever lock yourself out.
Old 07-14-2014 | 01:15 PM
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My car is a 77' I don't need all the bells and whistles. I just need something to track it down
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For cops to find your car with lojack, they have to have the lojack hardware in their cars which fewer and fewer are installing because they hardly use them.

There are some pet type tracking products that have a lower monthy fee and are really a GPS only service. You could potentially hardwire one of those somewhere under or behind the dash.
Old 07-14-2014 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BudRacing
For cops to find your car with lojack, they have to have the lojack hardware in their cars which fewer and fewer are installing because they hardly use them. There are some pet type tracking products that have a lower monthy fee and are really a GPS only service. You could potentially hardwire one of those somewhere under or behind the dash.
Yeah that sounds more like it. Can you recommend a good cheap alternative to low jack?
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My Vette is in the garage protected by a 9mm Sig !!

If i catch you in my garage at 3:00am.... that's where the cops will find you at 3:30 am with a few extra holes in your person......
Old 07-14-2014 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 2KSS
My Vette is in the garage protected by a 9mm Sig !! If i catch you in my garage at 3:00am.... that's where the cops will find you at 3:30 am with a few extra holes in your person......
So was my friends Z06 when it was stolen
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Well a garage is only so safe! If you haven't done the emergency cable mod to your garage door, a thief will take it right out of there as well! I stuck a fat bolt in my release mechanism. I must live in a bad part of town or something. I knew about this trick back in the day.

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Originally Posted by mlyoung2
Well a garage is only so safe! If you haven't done the emergency cable mod to your garage door, a thief will take it right out of there as well! I stuck a fat bolt in my release mechanism. I must live in a bad part of town or something. I knew about this trick back in the day.

Break into a garage in six seconds PROTECTION - YouTube
bad part of town? I live in cypress too! this **** is the burbs out here man. Good video though, never even thought about that.

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http://www.pocketfinder.com/gps-loca...hicle-tracker/
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Thanks
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Yeah, that's a pretty awesome piece.

"Steal my car... I DARE YOU!"

"How did you know where I hid it?"
""The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you."

I just thought it was a cold-blooded thing to say to a ************ before I popped a cap in his ***.
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Originally Posted by BudRacing
Yeah, that's a pretty awesome piece. "Steal my car... I DARE YOU!"
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Lmao, I like that you can tell where it is before the cops can.
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Originally Posted by oscs
So was my friends Z06 when it was stolen
Originally Posted by mlyoung2
Well a garage is only so safe! If you haven't done the emergency cable mod to your garage door, a thief will take it right out of there as well! I stuck a fat bolt in my release mechanism. I must live in a bad part of town or something. I knew about this trick back in the day.

Break into a garage in six seconds PROTECTION - YouTube
I had a new garage door and door opener installed a few years back.... That "release" lever was removed at my request. The only way to open my garage door is with the remote or the pad at the far end of the garage....
Old 07-15-2014 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 2KSS
I had a new garage door and door opener installed a few years back.... That "release" lever was removed at my request. The only way to open my garage door is with the remote or the pad at the far end of the garage....
Gonna suck when either the motor goes out, or something goes on the fritz with the remotes, lol.
Old 07-16-2014 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 78novacaine
Gonna suck when either the motor goes out, or something goes on the fritz with the remotes, lol.
Cheaper to replace a garage door motor or remote than a car!

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