How many of you have security systems on Your Deuces and if if so,what type?
I just think it's "too much stuff" on such nice looking rides but it might be necessary.
Thanks
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How many of you have security systems on Your Deuces and if if so,what type?
I just think it's "too much stuff" on such nice looking rides but it might be necessary.
Thanks
Street Rodder or Rod and Custom, forgot which, has a Lojack type device they are pushing this month. Also. Lojack is probably the best. Regardless, if a thief wants your car, he will get it - just don't make it easy. I have a battery disconnect, which, if you can find the switch, you can then drive the car away. Wont stop that thief, but at least will slow him down to the point that he might just choose another guys car - unless he is using a roll back.
Sorry to butt in if you only want input from people with '32's, but the problem with Lojack is their very, very limited coverage areas, IMO. If you happen to live in an area covered and don't plan to travel then Lojack is a good alternative. I like the Garmin GTU10 much better https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=67686 It's very small, can be powered from the battery to remain active all the time, and depending on your monitoring choices can give you a myriad of notifications via e-mail/text and can be tracked on your smart phone or laptop real time with a free software package.Quote:
Originally Posted by IC2
That's a good idea, Roger.
Lojack is a system with severe drawbacks. First, Lojack doesnt tell anyone that his car is being tampered with. Say you go to the movie theatre and there is a bad guy in the parking lot (a bad guy other than a government guy). He steals your car knowing that the movie is 2 hours long. By the time you walk out, he is looooong gone, probably across the border if you are in So Cal. When you walk out, you say, OH S&#(&% and call the cops. Lojack is THEN enabled to search for your car....two hours too late. The cops monitor the Lojack tracking.....not you. Lojack is not available everywhere, all the crook has to do is to get the car outside of the Lojack coverage.
The GPS based uinits like Arrowtrack notify YOUR phone and/or email when someone opens the door, moves the car, etc. YOU can immediately respond with guns blazing or call the cops if you have an hour to wait. YOU can track the car and see on Google Maps where the car is, the one I played with works inside buildings and appears to be accurate within 50 feet inside, less if the car is outside. The system even can tell you if the car battery is disconnected and/or reconnected. This system does everything but shoot the crook....they may be working on that.
Ahhhh, The trials and tribulations of living in Kalifonacate.
The land of fruits and nuts.
Lived there 40 years B4 I got smart and got out.
Wow, I did not consider your location when I posted. Forget the GPS based system. The strength of it is that it gives you real time, personal information so you can track the vehicle and deal with the low lifes as they deserve. That's not allowed in Kaliphony - you're expected to call the authorities and sit back and relax, watching the sunset while the system works for you. I'd suggest you buy good insurance instead of spending your money on security hardware.Quote:
Originally Posted by DA34GUY
Well, with all those Beautiful cars & interiors, if you have an elec. fuel pump, hide a power switch or pull the fuse.
For a manual fuel pump, hide a shut-off valve.
What about a removable steering wheel-- steel plate covers the coloum & can not be removed without the key theat unlocks it?
As stated earlier, you can make it difficult enough for them to give up.
It's Your Secret, keep it that way!!
Smith and Wesson, Ruger, Berretta, Colt they all make good systems that pack a punch! :)
double post
what i dont understand is a 50k truck, 20k trailer , 50k car and nothing. just park it at the motel and go to bed then whine and cry because the whole rig is gone. a top quality disable system for your truck cost a few hundred. as for me i will just insure it and do my best to disable it. if they get it i will build another one .
I agree 100%. Something to disable the vehicle will at least make them work a bit to get it as opposed to something that just makes noise. How much attention do we pay to a vehicle that has the horn honking & lights flashing today?? It's become so common place that it doesn't mean anything - people just walk on by, trying to get away from the noise or worse, ask the guy if he needs any help?? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
Also crazy is someone asking a guy or gal to post up all of the nitty gritty details on how they protect their stuff on a public forum, including wiring diagrams, fit & function..... hellooooooo, do you think that the thieves can't read?? :LOL::HMMM::HMMM::LOL:
Sounds very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
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Originally Posted by shine
Always wondered the same thing, Shine!!!! A thief is normally going to look for the easiest target that he can get away with the quickest! A lot of car owners wouldn't want to bother with any sort of system that would be "inconvenient" to activate or deactivate, either....so buy some gadget that makes things easy to track AFTER it's stolen!!!!! Always figured that was right up there with closing the gate after the cattle got out! When we go drag racing for a distant event in an area we're not familiar with, we usually camp out in or alongside the trailer. Last time we did the motel thing, we backed the trailer up against another racer's trailer, then took the battery from the truck and put it in the motel room overnight. A friend of mine always takes along his 130 lb. ill tempered German Shepard and has him sleep in the trailer overnight---Imagine some thief prying the door open on that trailer!!!!
I've also wondered why, at the big shows, either the organizer or some enterprising individual doesn't offer a secure parking area with armed security to park your trailer with the car inside, and just take the pickup to the motel??? Bet a lot of Hot Rodders would put out a few extra $$$$ to leave the trailer under guard and not have to worry about it overnight! A lot of the 2 and 3 day racing events have armed security patrolling the trailer and motorhome lot all night, no credentials, you don't get in. Nothing is thief proof these days, but it's not all that difficult to make it look more attractive to steal someone else's pride and joy other then mine!!!!
Why did you get out,,,got too hot to handle??Quote:
Originally Posted by DA34GUY
I use 2 out of those 4!!!!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by stovens
The thieves "can" read,,,but don't you think they already know all this,,,,,,,or is all all "super secret,scientific,ultra modern new stuff",,,,come on,,,be real,,,I was just asking a question!Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Got SMART>Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bad32
Made my BIG Kalifornicate $$$$ on real estate and Gold chainers.
And found the "Real World"
Where there are still good down to earth people and values.
Oh yeah, and no traffic, smog and bullsh*t
I like the 130 lb. ill tempered German Shepard staying in the trailer . But if they take the whole rig you just lost a good dog .
Maybe better to leave the dog in the truck . Kind of like the "Trunk Monkey "
That'd work too!!!! Many times the simplest solutions will confound the Hi-Tech thieves!!! But think of the thief who makes off with your entire rig, gets 100 miles away THEN opens up the trailer to see what his "prize" is??????:eek::eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by hawk56
Sometimes paybacks are a real _ _ _ _ _!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
Your right in a small way.Quote:
Originally Posted by DA34GUY
No, they don't know how my car is wired, or what features I dreamed up to disable things instead of buying some off the shelf, POS "security" system. The point is that if you're building your own ride you build in your own protection, and someone asking what you did, in detail is like someone asking you if they can borrow the spare key to your Porsche, and you being dumb enough to give it to them thinking they're just admiring your car. Not saying you were asking for details, just saying..... Bottom line, if the thief wants your car he'll get it, given enough time.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bad32
Really????Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Wow,,I didn't know that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I better think 100 times before I ask a question on this forum,,I guess some folks have nothing else to do but 'analyze" things waaaay too much!!
hang a sign in the window " if you take the car....you have to take my mother in law too "
i cant stop them from hauling it away but they will never drive off in mine. it can be done .
Shine,,, you are a good one,, I like you.
No sarcastic answers,, just good old advice!!
My deuce doesn't have door handles, and you cannot raise the trunk lid or the hood without being inside the car, so I feel relatively secure living here in the Midwest. But that doesn't mean someone couldn't pull it onto a trailer and drive away with it. It's insured for its actual value so if the worst happened, I could always build another one.
Just an added note here - those that have Grundy may not be insured. I questioned them after reading something 'elsewhere' and just received this back a few minutes ago. It's a boilerplate (read BS) answer, but doesn't tell me if I'm insured. I have to dig out my policy and give this 'phly.com' a call and find out some more. And I did NOT get any other notification other then a conversation elsewhere - p*** poor customer service
"Thank you for contacting Grundy Insurance.
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In 48 states, PHLY has imposed a “non-compete” on Grundy Insurance at the current time, which prohibits us from writing new Collector-Car-Only policies.
We hope that in the future, the non-compete is reversed, rescinded or expired. Until that time, we can insure collector vehicles, but only in conjunction with other policies.
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I currently have a "collector/specialty car" policy with Grundy. I understand that there are some problems with NEW policies for states other then MA and SC.
- Am I still covered in NY State?
- When it comes time for renewal, do you write the policy or does it go to Grundy Worldwide? Or do I have to search for another company?"
right now i take the steering wheel with me.
been thinking about buying a tire boot as well.
Here in MI if you don't have ins. you don't get plates.
I myself like the good old 12 gauge.
I got a news letter a while ago with a stolen alert like I'm sure others did. I looked on youtube trying to find the video but did find a TV news report with video. it was a 57 Chevrolet that was stolen in daylight hours and neighbors security camera shows it being pushed down the road with a truck. here the link to make your blood pressure go up. they say people are following people home from shows in Kalifornia.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7838080
Wave of classic car thefts in Valley | abc7.com
Keeping a pet 700 lb gorilla in the backseat would definitely startle the crap out of a would be thief. You would also have thief to hand over to the cops, even tho he would be dead from a coronary.
this probably wouldnt stop a crook who wanted that $150,000 chevyQuote:
Originally Posted by green34ford
but they wouldnt have been able to just push it down the street right away.
http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=C...ELBOOTH12.html
Chick Kozsis got his roadster stolen last year at the GNRS. He had it parked at the motel along with quite a few other hot rods. The thieves rolled the car from its parking space and presumably into a trailer. No sign of it a year later. Had he a GPS alert system, he was only a few steps away. Of course, with all the hot rods nearby, anyone who saw people loading a car would not be alarmed...such was common near the show. Fortunately, Chick had agreed value insurance and, after due dillegence, the insurance company cut him a check for the agreed amount. Since the car had quite a few relatively unique parts and was pretty well known, it is presumed to have gone outside the USA. The rule is (1) dont let them have access to the car, (2) if they get access, have an immediate notification that something is amiss, and (3) have real insurance with agreed value. In lieu of all that, have a remote control ejection seat that you can activate from your cell phone.
One of my favorite systems I saw a while back was a club that attached to the steering wheel. It was unique in that it also had a taser system so if you touched the club you'd get zapped. They don't make them anymore, but they do show up used from time to time. Anything that makes your car less desireable to steal, is usually the best you can do. But like everybody here has said, any system can be defeated, if somebody wants your car enough. In the past a few members here had posted renting RV's and trailers and staying at a campground with your car, where your closer to it, and can here someone messing around, but eve that's not fullproof. Thieves just suck!