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After having my truck stolen a few months ago and seeing the weekly posts of others going missing.

How many that got nicked had more than factory security? Just trying to get an idea if alarms and other bits actually help in the battle to keep a truck yours. My old truck had nothing in the way of security.

Anyone have practial ideas on what can be done/installed to help?

Now in my new one i have a gear lock, and a modified bracket to hold the transfer case in gear and a simple steering lock. While these can be by passed its there to slow them down and deter.

There are many cheap GPS trackers on the market, they can be hidden in a variety of places and are tiny (smaller than a pack of 20 ciggies).

DIY setup costs start at $100ish. They run a sim card (eg 2degrees) and can be topped up easily, and set to auto push texts upon overspeed, movement boundaries etc.

http://dx.com/s/gps+tracker is a great place to buy them from, very reliable website.

http://dx.com/p/quad-band-gps-gsm-car-v ... 0mhz-67653

alternately you can run the app from a PC and have 24/7 tracking on 5 minute intervals.

CLUMZ1 wrote:There are many cheap GPS trackers on the market, they can be hidden in a variety of places and are tiny (smaller than a pack of 20 ciggies).

DIY setup costs start at $100ish. They run a sim card (eg 2degrees) and can be topped up easily, and set to auto push texts upon overspeed, movement boundaries etc.

http://dx.com/s/gps+tracker is a great place to buy them from, very reliable website.

http://dx.com/p/quad-band-gps-gsm-car-v ... 0mhz-67653

alternately you can run the app from a PC and have 24/7 tracking on 5 minute intervals.

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I thought the placement of the pig hunting knife by the dude from Christchurch was an excellent deterrent

A mate of mine had a truck from south africa, aparentl;y its really bad over there, but it had a transfercase lock built into it, which also locked the gearbox and he had a seperate steering lock too.

it was all made to be part of the body, so it couldnt just be hacked off.

maybe some razorblades out the seat would work, be a good way to get dna....

Hydraulic Brake Locks all around.

step 1. lock you brakes so they do not work.

Step 2. Collect your truck after your local friendly car thieves crash into a lamp post.

007 wrote:Hydraulic Brake Locks all around.

step 1. lock you brakes so they do not work.

Step 2. Collect your truck after your local friendly car thieves crash into a lamp post.

Saweet im half way there i just need to find a way to make them work when i want to drive it haha i feel sorry for the theive that steals my truck

would a ratchet type system on the brake pedal work that when you push the brakes down they don't turn off. So as it goes down it clicks on. Maybe have a bar or some setup that can be padlocked or similar. Least your truck won't end up in a tree or worse having a head on and killing some other innocent people.

Crash bandicoot wrote:

you would want to train him to hide behind the drivers seat and wait until they jump in and shut the door

fluffy sleeps in my truck.

i also remove things like steering wheel and seats. pull on hand brakes, but disconnect there leavers. take starting battery out ect. wont stop em but will slow em down a bit,

How about this and fry the C%#ts

Drurban wrote:How about this and fry the C%#ts

Cool, im down with magnavolt! ha ha

stickdeath was one of the first flash game/video sites around that was rather 'controversial'

but they had great car theft protection ideas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz1rDbVJHQQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQI4MZc1FL8

Cover truck with ground pepper, Cover with a car cover. Setup video cameras. Watch hilarity ensue.

Kiwi DIY security system.

Name

The Anaconda Kiwi security device TM

Step 1, Run a rope (stronger the better). above your sun visor in such away no to detour your local thief. Thin steel or braid may work also.

Step 2, run both ends under you Truck.

Now the tricky part, attached ends of rope to drive shaft, for best results leave 5-15m of slack rope coiled up under your truck, you want your truck to get a bit of speed and momentum before the Anaconda TM takes hold.

Anaconda LTD
"putting the fun back into being a crime sufferer"

Anaconda LTD takes no responsibility for any legal aspects of such a devise. Result may very.

some of the ideas are quite funny but not exactly practical. I don't have a dog and easy enough to get past then with food for most I would imagine.

the brake lock could actually work except use a valve to lock the pressure in there,

Its also important that people have opted out on the LTSA website so that if someone sees your truck they cant go to post office & find out where you live.

I'm sure a hydraulic lock for the brakes wouldn't be to hard, they use them on light aircraft all the time,

oh and another idea,

if your truck is petrol and injected, you could just unplug the AFM if it has one, as it won't start, or won't run good at all anyway. And hard as to find out why.

Just a thought

lincooln wrote:oh and another idea,

if your truck is petrol and injected, you could just unplug the AFM if it has one, as it won't start, or won't run good at all anyway. And hard as to find out why.

Just a thought

Great thought, I just spent 3 ****ing days working out whats going on with my truck, turns out it was the AFM hahah

Put another switch in-line with the ignition switch that is hidden somewhere to control the fuel shut off solenoid for a diesel or ignition for a petrol. Simple, low cost and easy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avOiTUcD4Y

Funny if not practical.

Go to 1.50min for the car theft skit.

2.50 if you have a teenage daughter.

I have thought of putting a switch in line of the fuse box into the cab and use a unused switch on the dash to isolate the power , also what I have done in the past is put a red handle kill switch "like on the race cars" in line to the starter motor and just pop the bonnet and take the key out when you park it up .

probably best to move this to non public?