Oliver Coles
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 11:18 AM |
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Who needs Immobilisers.
Hi
Rather than trying to buy an immobiliser, it would be simple to just disconect the battery when parked. It will upset the car jackers no end.
Only 16 and i have already had my midlife crisis
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Deckman001
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 11:20 AM |
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I tried something similar on a mkII escort years back, I took out the coil lead and took it in doors,, They lifted the car on to a low back in stead
of driving it away  
Jason
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 11:24 AM |
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if there pro's and want your car theyll have it
unless of course you have them first!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 11:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Oliver Coles
Hi
Rather than trying to buy an immobiliser, it would be simple to just disconect the battery when parked. It will upset the car jackers no end.
They would find it in less than a minute
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smart51
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 12:04 PM |
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I'd just unplug the LT loom that goes to the coils. That or fit a hidden battery switch.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 12:29 PM |
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I used to take out the fuel pump relay in our old Cavalier but that wouldn't stop anyone determined enough, as already said they would just lift
onto a flatbed truck. Bastards.
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gary gsx
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 01:52 PM |
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They want it there have it
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UncleFista
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 03:21 PM |
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Our Locost was saved less than a week ago by the immobiliser.
Parked in Lee's back yard, he got up, found it half uncovered with the ignition smashed and a flat battery.
Looks like they just kept trying to start it (no spark until immobiliser is switched off) even with a flashing red LED in their faces.
Still, we had a spare switch and no damage was done elsewhere.
It'd not stop a thief who "really" wants it, but it stopped a couple of chavs tearing it around a field before torching it.....
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Hellfire
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 03:27 PM |
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As said - if they really want it... they'll have it. Best immobiliser is the gearbox/gearchange on a BEC. As a chav's IQ is less than the
ameoba's number of cells - it'll stump him - hopefully!
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jestre
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 04:21 PM |
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Wow! car jacking is that big of an issue for you?
-=too much horsepower is just enough=-
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NS Dev
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 04:25 PM |
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one idea I have had (which could backfire badly on the car's owner though!) is to simply have a hidden switch that activates an isolator
connecting the coil feed to a pyrotechnic incendiary device in the driver's seat.
The cars starts fine with the switch in on or off positions, but the driver's seat catches fire shortly afterwards if it isn't switched
off!!!!
As I say, sure I would regret that idea but might give the thieving scum something to think about.......no car and no skin on bum!
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IainB
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 04:41 PM |
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I thought about something similar when parking in west end of glasgow (where traffic wardens are the threat!) somehow run a live feed from battery to
wipers so they are unable to leave you any supprises on ur windscreen
as you would need to ask them to kindly earth themselves i doubt it would work! 
as for disconnecting ht leads surely they could just nick one of the other plug leads and used it instead? on 3 cylinders?!
http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e365/IainB1986/
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 05:03 PM |
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these scum dont give a poo about anyone or anything they robbed my families car in the middle of the night without making a noise our street was a
quiet cul de sac aswell.. he must have st on his back for 20minutes disabling the immobiliser..
AND YES IM SHOUTING THIS
"CAN WE ALL GET OVER THIS LITTLE THEORY OF BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN A NICE PRETTY QUIET STREET WHERE NOTHING EVER HAPPENS AND ITS PERFECTLY SAFE BLA
BLA BLA...OR TOTALLY THE OPPOSITE IT DOES NOT MATTER
THEY WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME AND COME BACK LATER THAT NIGHT THEY DONT CARE THEY PROBABLY HAVE COME 100 MILES AND BEEN TIPPED OF BY A LOCAL MATE!!!
please take what Ive said seriously
the best lock you can buy is a visible decent one etc
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rayward
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 08:35 PM |
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if your leaving the car for abit,ie over winter,why not just take a wheel or 2 off.
Ray
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tks
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 09:19 PM |
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Its as easy as dell,
Just build like the car manufactures do...
an device with an microprocessor wich needs to see an good key before it ever injects or sparks etc...
in my case it would mean they maybe could start the engine, but no way to engage gear, also accelerator wouldn't work.
The problem with an commercial immobilizer is that they can study them...
in fact they could easy undo the installation......
and with an production car they cant, there is only one way and thats sending the right signal down to the MCU...
but because that singal changes every time you start its not the fastest option...
but if they wanted, they just do like the cops when faulty parked!
Tks
p.s. i even think that when you injury some one when stealing your car you are violating laws..
its like the thief in your house..you first have to tell him to leave etc.
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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RazMan
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 09:56 PM |
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A removable steering wheel might confuse them for a bit - you cant even push it down the road to hot-wire it.
Mind you, the serious theif will have prepared for all the above - you can only make it obvious that your pride and joy is valued by putting a visual
deterrent like a steering/gear lever lock ....... or a bloody great Rotty on the driver's seat
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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