View Poll Results: How confident are you with your car's alarm system...
1 to 3 - Not Very Confident
23
63.89%
4 to 7 - I think its OK
11
30.56%
8 to 10 - Very confident. My ride is hard to jack
2
5.56%
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One a scale of One to Ten.....
08-Jun-2007, 03:13 PM
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One a scale of One to Ten.....
One a scale of one to ten...how much confidence you have in the alarm system of your car? (provided you have one). Most of us rock the typical alarm/starter combo from Compustar, Viper and the like. So you have a hood pin, tilt sensor, proximity sensor and what not...but does it really provide some real protection.
I am posting this after reading a few incidents where cars were stolen from driveways without the owner knowing what happened....and all this while they were inside the house.
One of the most recent incidents...(4th last post)
Dhiren's car is another example from earlier on...everything was armed and she was gone with any noise. What is that these theives can bypass so easily with a fairly high tech arming system? and how can that be protected?
Just thought we can learn something from this discussion.
I am posting this after reading a few incidents where cars were stolen from driveways without the owner knowing what happened....and all this while they were inside the house.
One of the most recent incidents...(4th last post)
Dhiren's car is another example from earlier on...everything was armed and she was gone with any noise. What is that these theives can bypass so easily with a fairly high tech arming system? and how can that be protected?
Just thought we can learn something from this discussion.
08-Jun-2007, 05:29 PM
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My OEM keyless honks the horn and works the locks. If they want it, they will get it.:cry:
Although a real alarm might be more of a noisy deterent to a pro, its better then nothing I suppose. I think the best way is to be very careful where you park out in public, but we cant always control that when at work or school or home.
Although a real alarm might be more of a noisy deterent to a pro, its better then nothing I suppose. I think the best way is to be very careful where you park out in public, but we cant always control that when at work or school or home.
09-Jun-2007, 11:38 PM
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I don't think regular alarm systems are all to effective, seeing as they are common place, and a thief with some experience will easily disarm one. I would personally look into making a custom kill switch that only you know how to operate, and locate. That way every time you leave the car, go to your secret location, flip the switch, or push the button to break the connection which will prevent the ignition from working.
Most thiefs don't have the time to look for where the ignition wire is tapped, and so if they can't start it, they move on.
You can also tap a few other wires that will prevent your car from starting as a back up in case the ignition was found.
Another method is to make a custom crown to place around the sensor that lets the ignition know your clutch is depressed. Everytime you leave the car, simply place the crown over the sensor which will prevent it from being activated, and thus the ignition from being initiated.
Most thiefs don't have the time to look for where the ignition wire is tapped, and so if they can't start it, they move on.
You can also tap a few other wires that will prevent your car from starting as a back up in case the ignition was found.
Another method is to make a custom crown to place around the sensor that lets the ignition know your clutch is depressed. Everytime you leave the car, simply place the crown over the sensor which will prevent it from being activated, and thus the ignition from being initiated.
10-Jun-2007, 01:43 AM
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^and when shaved door handle car is in a bad accident, emergency people cant locate the door handles to open the door so they can rescue the injured personal trapped in their vehicle. which makes situation even worse.
10-Jun-2007, 11:45 AM
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Originally posted by 2join performance
I don't think regular alarm systems are all to effective, seeing as they are common place, and a thief with some experience will easily disarm one. I would personally look into making a custom kill switch that only you know how to operate, and locate. That way every time you leave the car, go to your secret location, flip the switch, or push the button to break the connection which will prevent the ignition from working.
Most thiefs don't have the time to look for where the ignition wire is tapped, and so if they can't start it, they move on.
You can also tap a few other wires that will prevent your car from starting as a back up in case the ignition was found.
Another method is to make a custom crown to place around the sensor that lets the ignition know your clutch is depressed. Everytime you leave the car, simply place the crown over the sensor which will prevent it from being activated, and thus the ignition from being initiated.
I don't think regular alarm systems are all to effective, seeing as they are common place, and a thief with some experience will easily disarm one. I would personally look into making a custom kill switch that only you know how to operate, and locate. That way every time you leave the car, go to your secret location, flip the switch, or push the button to break the connection which will prevent the ignition from working.
Most thiefs don't have the time to look for where the ignition wire is tapped, and so if they can't start it, they move on.
You can also tap a few other wires that will prevent your car from starting as a back up in case the ignition was found.
Another method is to make a custom crown to place around the sensor that lets the ignition know your clutch is depressed. Everytime you leave the car, simply place the crown over the sensor which will prevent it from being activated, and thus the ignition from being initiated.
i know everybody says...if they want it....they will take it but i just dont wanna believe that...regardless how true or possible it is in reality. having said that....i also think that a standard compustar or viper install is not enough now....such setups are so common that it is far easy to bypass them.
10-Jun-2007, 11:14 PM
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Originally posted by civicnation
best thing to do is a ill switch and throw a few duds in there so they go nutts trying to find the right switch, lol
best thing to do is a ill switch and throw a few duds in there so they go nutts trying to find the right switch, lol
