In Car Security

[Dale]

Was the Escort ever recovered does anyone know?

Not that I've seen; probably stripped right down one would assume. It was valued at £120k at the time. Bloody shame.

 

[samuri-240]

Not that I've seen; probably stripped right down one would assume. It was valued at £120k at the time. Bloody shame.

120k for an escort the market has gone bonkers.

 

[Jake RAH]

If I'm not right why don't manufactures fit trackers?

Cost I assume.

Tell Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, etc to go to Amazon, only £20.70 a pop

https://www.amazon.co.uk/XCSOURCE-T...with+GPRS+and+Vehicle+Theft+Protection+System

Ah but I guess by the time they have added a Ferrari sticker to it the cost will now be £2070 :lol:

 

[Huw]

I normally just remove the rotor arm to stop chancers if I'm leaving the car for any length of time. 5 second job and fits on your pocket, car ain't going anywhere then unless towed and you can't stop that. Mind you might have a look at one of those trackers.

 

[toopy]

My favorite in car theft solutions,

Battery isolator, fixed to the battery post or remote/hidden(use the earth cable)

Fuel pump/coil hidden isolator switch,

Remove rotor arm


This looks interesting, saw it in a Car Mechanics mag a year or so back and kept the page

http://www.oxfordproducts.com/news/by:date/2015/07/31/new-oxford-tracker-simple-inexpensive-with-no-installation-required-global-coverage/

 

[toopy]

i used a single pole dual throw switch to divert power from the coil to the horn.
that way if someone tries to start the car without flipping the switch first they will sound the horn.
until the switch is turned so power goes back to the coil it will never fire up.
best bit about it is its quite possibly the cheapest option.

Genius, now on my to do list

 

[yellowz]

Doing an Online Presentations Skills course today and the tutor showed this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj540TmgH2c
I could not concentrate for ages after that.