any recommendations on which wire to use? I was think ing under the driver
or passenger seat.
Patrick Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: Bradley D. Richardson [mailto:brichard@us.oracle.com]
Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 2:11 PM
To: Leon Scriven
Cc: Pete & Aprille Chadwell; Spitfire List; Spitfire List2; Triumph List
Subject: Re: Theft Proofing
One effective method I've installed on all my cars is something I read
about 25 years ago. It won't stop towing or breaking into and stealing
items in the car, but it will stop people from hot-wiring it and driving
it away.
Get yourself a little toggle switch, simple on-off kind. Find a very
important wire, such as the wire to the points or condenser, some wire
that if it wasn't there, all the hot wiring in the world wouldn't get
the car started. Cut that wire, and put the toggle switch in the
break. Now, you'll need some more wire, cause you'll want to run it
into the passenger compartment someplace, and HIDE it, behind the dash
or something.
Every time you get out of the car, simply reach under the dash, flip the
switch, and it simply can't be started.
DO NOT PUT THE SWITCH NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH, a thief might see it as
they bend down to hotwire. I always put mine on the passenger side,
behine the dash.
Can't start the car, even if they have your key, unless the toggle
switch is flipped 'on'.
Brad Richardson
79 Spitfire
Portland, Oregon
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Leon Scriven wrote:
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> What a feeling when you come out the next morning or a few minutes later
and
> your car is stolen. I had the same experience a few weeks ago and I can
> defined tell you that except for the loss of the car the inconvenience of
> replacing all the stuff inside that is of sentimental value.
> May be you idea of doing it is not so bad after all.
>
> Leon Scriven
>
> 66' Spitfire
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete & Aprille Chadwell [mailto:dynamic@transport.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 3:03 PM
> To: Triumphs e-mail list
> Subject: Re: Theft Proofing
>
> Due to the apparent ineffectiveness of car alarms, I've always thought it
> might be MORE useful to rig up a motion sensor system that would be
> situated in the driver's footbox, and this motion sensor, when activated,
> would transmit a signal to a receiver-type device that could be either
> carried on your person, and this device would then discretely notify you
> that something is going on. I'm assuming that the equipment necessary is
> available, and that someone with the appropriate knowledge (unlike myself)
> could fairly easily assemble such a system that would work.
>
> I had a Datsun B210 stolen from in front of my apartment when I lived up
in
> Kent, Washington. It would have been a tremendous help if I could have
> been awakened the minute that the #$*!! bastards opened the door. You
> might think I'm nuts to have been that "concerned" about a B210 (4-door,
no
> less!) but that was a TERIFFIC car! To this day, 5 years later, I'm STILL
> heartbroken over it! I would not have tried to stop the little $#*&@'s,
> but I sure as Hell would've called the cops right then and there, and
> therefore would have stood a better chance of recovering the car.
>
> My vindictive (and humorous) side would like to rig up this "remote alarm"
> so that it would pull the trigger on a pre-mounted, pre-aimed, pre-loaded
> high-powered rifle. The rifle would be aimed right into the driver's
> windshield from within a room in the apartment (or wherever) and the
minute
> someone stuck their feet into the footwell, KaBLAM! Yes, I'd end up in
> jail, yes, it'd make an awful mess inside the car, but look on the bright
> side... the world would be less one car theif, and THAT's not a bad thing!
>
> I wonder if they'd prosecute me for a "hate" crime? After all, I'm
> DEFINITELY prejudiced against car theives. ALL criminals, actually!
>
> Pete Chadwell
> 1973 TR6
> And hey... I would never ACTUALLY DO the thing with the rifle... it's just
> a pipe dream!! Can you blame me?
>
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