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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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Last night my daily driver a honda crx got broken into nothing was stolen but that was beacuse they could not get it started haha...Anyway any suggestions for theft deterrent I know there is the "club" how affective is it? an alarm ya right in my work HOOD!!! Poeple that live around my job site just ignore stuff like that...Don't see don't tell... anyway just looking for some suggestions..the only reason I bought this car is beacuse of the area and gas but I've gotten attached to it so any help is appreciated. Thanks Felix
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 12:11 PM
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Last night my daily driver a honda crx got broken into nothing was stolen but that was beacuse they could not get it started haha...Anyway any suggestions for theft deterrent I know there is the "club" how affective is it? an alarm ya right in my work HOOD!!! Poeple that live around my job site just ignore stuff like that...Don't see don't tell... anyway just looking for some suggestions..the only reason I bought this car is beacuse of the area and gas but I've gotten attached to it so any help is appreciated. Thanks Felix

Easy. Kill switch. Look up 1320 (Jon) on LVFbody or Scott Gafforini(sp?)(at the speed way). I'm sure either one of them could come up with one somewhere for you. you can have it work in 2 ways.

1. Everytime you start the car, you have to activate it
2. Just when you set it to "off".

My TA has one, the ghetto-scort does not...but people look at it and are surprised it runs, so at least I know its safe.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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cool thanks for the info I'll look into it...I was thinking of a kill switch..
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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Funny but every one around this hood has a gun....Hell we pulled a loaded .45 off a kid during P.E. recently...
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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On my old cruisemobile I rigged a kill switch with a
SPDT center-off switch so that center was kill, right
applied fuel pump power to the fuel pump and left
applied fuel pump power to the horns. Though the
only person who's ever set the horn off is my drunk
evil twin.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkblueTA
Easy. Kill switch. Look up 1320 (Jon) on LVFbody or Scott Gafforini(sp?)(at the speed way). I'm sure either one of them could come up with one somewhere for you. you can have it work in 2 ways.

1. Everytime you start the car, you have to activate it
2. Just when you set it to "off".

My TA has one, the ghetto-scort does not...but people look at it and are surprised it runs, so at least I know its safe.
Or Spec Stage 4i, unsprung hub clutches right matt
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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Or Spec Stage 4i, unsprung hub clutches right matt

That will work too...They'll never move the car. I swear my left leg is built up hard core from pushing that thing in.
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Get one of those 1 farad capacitors for car stereo's and run the to leads to the door handle. Put a switch on the hot side. When you get out turn the switch on. Then when someone grabs the door handle. That capacitor will discharge and shock the **** out of them.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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get a big, nice chain and tie it from the front axle to the nearest tree.......
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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LoJack. idk about yall, but i have heard of a number of thefts that were done with flatbed tow trucks. no kill switches are goin to stop that
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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Put spinners on it so that they think a black guy owns it. I wouldn't mess with a black guy's car.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Get one of the "boot" things that cops put on the wheel of your car. Also known as "clamps" i think. I've seen them for sale for about $100 used.

Rob
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Just put a strap-on on the seat a rainbow sticker on the dash and a condom on the emergency brake. I know I wouldnt steal it.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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Whatever happened to people recommending that Ravelco anti-theft device? Wasn't that supposedly "impossible" (read: harder) to crack?
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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damn this kinda turned out ugly... I tooled around a honda site and got some interesting info. Thanks to all that replied...I'm going to try some of the suggestions and hope my **** don't get jacked. later vegas
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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I PULL FUSES AND HAVE A STARTER KILL SWITCH HIDDEN. If a crook wants it bad enough, then it is good as gone. Have plenty of insurance.
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