Im starting to get twitchy...only had my vrs a week and already 4 cars on my street in Manchester have had windows smashed. Earlier today some toe rags were seen robbing a mitsibishi (a colt i think) from the end of the street in broad daylight. When a neighbour called the police they eventually turned up after finishing their doughnuts and suprise suprise said toe rags had done one with the car-ok i think it was pre-imobiliser but it doesnt help the nerves.

Has anyone got some good security advice that doesnt cost the earth or involve getting a dog-i cant b arsed walking one 1st thing in the morning.

Cheers

Dan

Hi Dan, how about fitting security film to the windows? It won't stop the toe rags breaking the windows but the film holds the glass together so that they can't get in. Another plus for the security film is, if a window does get broken you won't spend the next few months getting broken glass out of the car.

Chris

How about make the car less attractive to opportunistic thieves (it's hard to stop the pros) ?

Have nothing in the car that they might want, have an empty glovebox and leave the lid open. If you have a wagon, leave the "boot" cover folded back. The idea is that they can see there is nothing worthwhile, so they move on to the next car that might have something worth stealing inside.

Maybe fit a steering wheel lock (visible deterrent).

i would second the security lock, even through they can still get past them if they want it will make the opportunist go to the next car down the street and nick that instead.

The opportunist won't be interested in stealing your car while it's outside anyway, because he can't get it started. The only way to nick your car (except to the very very very well-equipped professional thief, who would be after more expensive stuff anyway) is with the keys.

When your car is unattended, your worry is it getting broken into, rather than nicked, so leave nothing of use inside, leave glove box open showing it is empty, and for god's sake remove the sticky rings that sat-nav leaves on the windscreen - it never ceases to amaze me how many people leave them there for all to see, meaning the thief has a pretty safe bet that the satnav will be in the glove box, arm rest or boot, because who can be bothered carrying it about?!? Seriously...

Worry more about your home security, because if they want the car, they need the keys, and if the keys are inside... Take sensible precautions - careful where you park at night, minimise the time you spend walking alone with the keys on you (especially after dark) and ensure your door/window etc security is up to scratch.

Depends where you are - affluent areas get semi-professional "touring" crims looking for easy houses to break into for keys. The poorer areas suffer more with little scrotes bending back doors and stealing easily-hotwired cars for tonking about in.

Not sure what sort of security the vrs entails, but i had a clifford 650 fitted to mine with additional tilt sensor and went for the package with the proximity sensors. Rather than just the ultrasonics sensors.

There are things like the Clifford Blackjax which is an anti hijack system. Someone gets the keys, or points a gun at you, you let them have the car and if a pin is not entered the alarm goes off and the engine is stopped leaving them stranded. You can also remotely cut off the fuel pump using something like clifford callguard or toad text alert which offer outputs that can be controlled by sms (can turn off fuel pump remotely) and also alert you when your alarm goes off by text (and can also be tracked using those mobile phone tracking services online). These cost quite a bit to get installed properly, but do work.

is there a way of adding a proxminity sensor to the factory fitted alarm?

is there a way of adding a proxminity sensor to the factory fitted alarm?

Not sure but worth finding out:)

for god's sake remove the sticky rings that sat-nav leaves on the windscreen...

Depends where you are - affluent areas get semi-professional "touring" crims looking for easy houses to break into for keys. The poorer areas suffer more with little scrotes bending back doors and stealing easily-hotwired cars for tonking about in.

Soapywalrus

cheers mate

i dont really do sat nav as i know the areas i drive in or use A-Z-on rare occassions i use the missus sat nav and always take it out of car and wipe the marks.....im forever telling the missus to remove her ipod lead and other bits and bats....does she listen:mad:? does she knackers and i will one day say "told you so"!

As for area, its beset by little scrotes so thats my fear-i always keep keys hidden next to my mate Duncan Fearnly! If they have a gun they can have the keys!

Cheers to all for advice:thumbup:

If a sensor input wire is available then yes. Should be possible to piggy back it onto another sensor, assuming it has a ground input that can be triggered by a 1 second switch. Best candidates are probably the boot switch or door switches. The warn away wire could be wired with a relay to trigger a short horn blast.

is there a way of adding a proxminity sensor to the factory fitted alarm?

If a sensor input wire is available then yes. Should be possible to piggy back it onto another sensor, assuming it has a ground input that can be triggered by a 1 second switch. Best candidates are probably the boot switch or door switches. The warn away wire could be wired with a relay to trigger a short horn blast.

How about an electric shock?