Help foil thieves

***Corey*** · 07-22-2007, 06:18 AM

Saw this page linked in BT17R's thread about a friend of his getting his wheels ripped off.

http://www.katu.com/news/8615927.html

Thieves are drilling through hoods on vehicles, and know right where to do it so they can cut the battery cables.

If you have an alarm system, think about upgrading to a battery backup one to go with it.

I have one on my rig, and the way they work is when a thief cuts your main battery cables to disable your alarm, the backup one detects the current loss, and it will then start wailing for as long as its internal battery has juice.

Extra piece of mind to have one installed.

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89dlx · 07-22-2007, 07:07 AM

Had one on my lowrider S-10. DEI 520T back-up battery.

***Corey*** · 07-22-2007, 07:39 AM

Even a good thief can get around one perhaps, but why not make it even harder for them?

It might piss them off to the point where they draw more attention to themselves.
The last thing a thief wants is attention.

CyMoN · 07-22-2007, 07:49 AM

I wonder if they have add on motion detectors that you could mount to the hood in that place where they cut at.

also could add another piece of steel to the inside so they would have to cut through another one when they get through the first,

surf4runner · 07-23-2007, 12:28 PM

put a trigger wire (to the battery back up) thats alarms if they were to cut through the hood

**aviator** · 07-23-2007, 02:59 PM

Corey's idea about a back-up battery seems best... or you could just relocate the battery... you could also run shielded cable to the battery hook up the shield to a big stereo capacitor and connect the other pole of the cap to ground when the saw shorts between the shield and the body...BOOM! scare the crap out of him/her and or knock them flat on their butt...

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CyMoN Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 2,164	I wonder if they have add on motion detectors that you could mount to the hood in that place where they cut at. also could add another piece of steel to the inside so they would have to cut through another one when they get through the first, __________________ my rigs 89 4runner 1989 4runner v6 5 speed everything factory +4susplift running bfg 31s and a aux gas tank and more aux lights than needed 86 pickup 1986 stock pickup 22r 31.10 BFG ATs flatbed a sad day for the 4runner "One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." Last edited by CyMoN; 07-22-2007 at 07:52 AM.

07-23-2007, 02:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
aviator Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: COTKU,Ontario,Canada Posts: 7,469	Corey's idea about a back-up battery seems best... or you could just relocate the battery... you could also run shielded cable to the battery hook up the shield to a big stereo capacitor and connect the other pole of the cap to ground when the saw shorts between the shield and the body...BOOM! scare the crap out of him/her and or knock them flat on their butt... __________________ Silver 1994 Hilux Xtra cab 4x4 3.0 K&N cone filter, ported MAF, advanced timing, oversize exhaust, free flow cat, "rumble" muffler custom covered SR5 seats, map lights, factory AC tv4184 style black interior conversion started mods to come... header, custom centre console, stereo upgrade tinted windows Founding member 1972TLC fan club - Get well soon Mary Toyota Hilux... Get in or Get out of the way. Last edited by aviator; 07-23-2007 at 03:03 PM.

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07-22-2007, 07:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
89dlx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Branford, CT. Posts: 932	Had one on my lowrider S-10. DEI 520T back-up battery.