Disabling your Miata.
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If someone shows up with a rollback, nothing you do will stop them. You can make it really hard, though.
-Proximity alarm inside the car - outdoor alarms are useless since everyone ignores them, but a 2-3 second delay combined with a 140+dB alarm inside the car will significantly discourage anyone trying to make off with the entire thing.
-Hidden kill switch - hidden as in I'm not going to talk about it any more and neither should you.
-Battery disconnect in the trunk, center console disabled. I used to do this on my car when I still DDed it - when I parked at hotels and such I would take the screw-in switch with me into the room, so even if they found the switch they would have to take the time to remove it and hook the battery up the normal way.
All you're trying to do is make it a PITA - at a certain point they'll just decide it's not worth it and move on. You don't have to make it impossible - just make it not worth their time.
-Proximity alarm inside the car - outdoor alarms are useless since everyone ignores them, but a 2-3 second delay combined with a 140+dB alarm inside the car will significantly discourage anyone trying to make off with the entire thing.
-Hidden kill switch - hidden as in I'm not going to talk about it any more and neither should you.
-Battery disconnect in the trunk, center console disabled. I used to do this on my car when I still DDed it - when I parked at hotels and such I would take the screw-in switch with me into the room, so even if they found the switch they would have to take the time to remove it and hook the battery up the normal way.
All you're trying to do is make it a PITA - at a certain point they'll just decide it's not worth it and move on. You don't have to make it impossible - just make it not worth their time.
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I am a little insane about this, even though I live in a super safe area.
I have fuel pump kill, battery kill, removable steering wheel and I take the megasquirt (just in case they know where to look for it) out of the car. I think it's pretty safe now.
My old alarm used to drain the battery when it went off for no reason while I was at school, so it's long gone. But I will get another with a external speaker and a low jack if I move to a "sketch area",
Good idea on the line locks. I'll look into that.
I have fuel pump kill, battery kill, removable steering wheel and I take the megasquirt (just in case they know where to look for it) out of the car. I think it's pretty safe now.
My old alarm used to drain the battery when it went off for no reason while I was at school, so it's long gone. But I will get another with a external speaker and a low jack if I move to a "sketch area",
Good idea on the line locks. I'll look into that.
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in sketchy areas, I used to disconnect my battery and lock the center console, disconnect the injector, CAS, and coil harness, and drop my fuel pressure to nothing.
Then lock the car.
my buddy is the worst of all... he pours tranny fluid into the intake mani to simulate a bad engine, but the most genius he had for his 300zx: Made a hidden switch that swapped the brake lights for the horn... his train horn.
Then lock the car.
my buddy is the worst of all... he pours tranny fluid into the intake mani to simulate a bad engine, but the most genius he had for his 300zx: Made a hidden switch that swapped the brake lights for the horn... his train horn.
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in sketchy areas, I used to disconnect my battery and lock the center console, disconnect the injector, CAS, and coil harness, and drop my fuel pressure to nothing.
Then lock the car.
my buddy is the worst of all... he pours tranny fluid into the intake mani to simulate a bad engine, but the most genius he had for his 300zx: Made a hidden switch that swapped the brake lights for the horn... his train horn.
Then lock the car.
my buddy is the worst of all... he pours tranny fluid into the intake mani to simulate a bad engine, but the most genius he had for his 300zx: Made a hidden switch that swapped the brake lights for the horn... his train horn.
i like your buddy's idea, train horn as brake would definitely make somebody walk away from the car.
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you can get a car immobilizer for it.
one of my cars has one and you need a FOB to touch it before the fuel pump will turn on.
if you dont, the car starts for a second or 2 and then dies (no fuel) so they probs think your car is shitty.
doesnt have lights and is inconspicuous so its a pretty legit option.
one of my cars has one and you need a FOB to touch it before the fuel pump will turn on.
if you dont, the car starts for a second or 2 and then dies (no fuel) so they probs think your car is shitty.
doesnt have lights and is inconspicuous so its a pretty legit option.
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GPS tracking is a really good idea, especially if you put it somewhere really, really inconvenient. Maybe even wire it up to a power supply so if someone steals your **** and disconnects the battery it will still work while it has battery.
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If someone shows up with a rollback, nothing you do will stop them. You can make it really hard, though.
-Proximity alarm inside the car - outdoor alarms are useless since everyone ignores them, but a 2-3 second delay combined with a 140+dB alarm inside the car will significantly discourage anyone trying to make off with the entire thing.
-Hidden kill switch - hidden as in I'm not going to talk about it any more and neither should you.
-Battery disconnect in the trunk, center console disabled. I used to do this on my car when I still DDed it - when I parked at hotels and such I would take the screw-in switch with me into the room, so even if they found the switch they would have to take the time to remove it and hook the battery up the normal way.
All you're trying to do is make it a PITA - at a certain point they'll just decide it's not worth it and move on. You don't have to make it impossible - just make it not worth their time.
-Proximity alarm inside the car - outdoor alarms are useless since everyone ignores them, but a 2-3 second delay combined with a 140+dB alarm inside the car will significantly discourage anyone trying to make off with the entire thing.
-Hidden kill switch - hidden as in I'm not going to talk about it any more and neither should you.
-Battery disconnect in the trunk, center console disabled. I used to do this on my car when I still DDed it - when I parked at hotels and such I would take the screw-in switch with me into the room, so even if they found the switch they would have to take the time to remove it and hook the battery up the normal way.
All you're trying to do is make it a PITA - at a certain point they'll just decide it's not worth it and move on. You don't have to make it impossible - just make it not worth their time.
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My car came with a switch you can wire into anything to trigger before you start it.
I had to turn key to ON, flip left signal light on for a second, then start it. If I didn't do that, the starter wouldn't engage. I've since taken all that out because I live in Canada where ppl don't steal ghey cars like mine.
I had to turn key to ON, flip left signal light on for a second, then start it. If I didn't do that, the starter wouldn't engage. I've since taken all that out because I live in Canada where ppl don't steal ghey cars like mine.