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Post by snoopy11 on Mar 14, 2016 20:53:36 GMT
I have just been reading on another forum about a very nice Brooklands Capri that was stolen over the weekend. I know our cars are not necessarily as desirable and as easy to part out as a fast Ford but I'm just wondering how everyone keeps their pride and joy reasonably safe as just about anything from the correct key to a screwdriver will open my locks.
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Post by indianajones on Mar 15, 2016 2:14:43 GMT
I must admit I don't do too much to protect mine, the only people who would steal it would be kids for a joy ride, even then I doubt they'd be interested.
If I'm parking in an area I don't like or if I'm going away on holiday, I'll generally take the rotor arm off the dizzy and stick it in my pocket or somewhere in the car.
-Andrew
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 15, 2016 9:04:15 GMT
It's a good point. As the cars become rarer and more valuable they become more attractive to bad uns. It would be quite difficult in the UK to hide a crab given the small numbers. If someone is that determined they can break into a garage and take the car away on a trailer and there's probably not too much you can do other than take the usual security measures. I seem to recall this happened to a Wolseley several years ago.
Andrew's idea to disable the car to prevent so called joy riders is probably sufficient. Not too many will have a rotor arm in their pocket nowadays! Mk1 cars can be easily disabled by a switch in the fuel pump circuit and there are numerous devices on the market to help.
Good insurance can help reduce the financial pain but not the emotional loss.
David
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Post by steve4487 on Mar 15, 2016 16:40:29 GMT
I've have fitted a Winterburn CDI ignition that can operate either on the original points, as an electronic ignition on be switched off all together so that the car won't start, that plus a good quality steering lock should deter most chancers
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Post by foglaursen on Mar 15, 2016 16:55:10 GMT
To steel my Landcrab the thieves will have to break into my garage. Then break the door open. They then have to remove the steering wheel lock (not likely) and then force the ignition lock. After that, they will notice there is no electric power. Then they will eventually fix this and start the car. And off they go for 100 yards when the engine will stall due to a hidden petrol pump switch. I imagine they will finally give up. Peter  |
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Post by midnightblue on Mar 25, 2016 15:42:27 GMT
I have just been reading on another forum about a very nice Brooklands Capri that was stolen over the weekend. I know our cars are not necessarily as desirable and as easy to part out as a fast Ford but I'm just wondering how everyone keeps their pride and joy reasonably safe as just about anything from the correct key to a screwdriver will open my locks. I have a couple of classic cars, the 18/85 and the Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, which aren't garaged, they just have car covers. Under the driver's seats, they have motion sensors which link into the house security system. As far as the house is concerned, these are just two more rooms in my house. I had to adjust the sensitivity down a bit, the neighbour's cats like to sleep on the bonnet of the RR, and they were triggering false alarms. You can buy a wireless burglar alarm for about £ 60 on Ebay. Remember that, as the motion sensor is on all the time and it runs off batteries, you do need to change the batteries. It is not connected to your motor car's electrics. A slight caveat: these burglar alarms use the mobile phone GSM technology, also known as 2G. Some countries (e.g., Finland) have already turned off their 2G networks. There is a pledge from the current Tory government that this will not happen in the UK until at least 2020. You can believe this as much as you believe any of their promises. Overseas 'crab owners might want to be aware that they may need to look for higher tech solutions. Because of the frequencies in use, 3G burglar alarms don't work that well from within cars, which are essentially Faraday cages. 4G uses 700 MHz, this works well within cars, I'm not aware of any burglar alarms that use 4G. Yet. MidnightBlue |
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