Thread: Alarm for 32 roadster

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Not an expert on alarms, but do know two things. First of all, be very careful who does your install. We have had several cases here locally where the shop kept copies of the customers keys, then went back later and stole the car, or the alarm system and stereo out of it. Know who you are dealing with.

Secondly, alarms alone don't phase pro thieves. They are so good and bold that they will work right through the noise and disable it in a few seconds. What seems to be effective is a disabling devise like a hidden switch to kill the ignition. Anything you can do to slow them down and make it harder for them to get the car going.

Long story short. My one Son had a custom cal look VW bug. It was completely tricked and high dollar, with about a $ 5000.00 stereo system ( this is in 1990 dollars) He had the best alarm system available, and he did that for a living, so it was bulletproof.

He is a musician, and got home one night after playing about 2 am, parked the car. At 5:30 AM my ex-wife is leaving for work and she sees his car door open. We rush out, in the 3 and 1/2 hours thieves got into the car (somehow disabled the alarm) and took their sweet old time dismantling the entire interior of the car, including the stereo, amps, speakers, and even the alarm itself. They even had the Recarro bucket seats unbolted and ready to take out, but she must have scared them off. They got everything else, and didn't simply rip the stuff out, they methodically unscrewed each component. They were in no hurry and were working in our driveway.

Oh, and the car had NO DOOR HANDLES, they were shaved, and the doors were operated by remote control, so they removed a window to get in. Point is, no matter what alarm you have, really good pros will get the car if they want it. Best defense it to keep it under lock and key and watch where you leave it.

Don