DIY Anti theft

[TheFlyingBadger]

i've got one of those big steel disk things that go over the steering wheel. good hi-vis deterrent, i used it for years when i had the misfortune to work in liverpool (not NSW!)

[GU4u]

I recon you could get a quick release hub for your steering wheel like the ones they use on racing cars, that way you take the steering wheel with you! But i think if they really want it they will find a way!!! which really suxs!

[Airstrike]

Ok Have done alarm and also a switch to battery. Now to work out how to stop the key scratching

[Ben-e-boy]

mines in the design process at the moment I'm using alot of interposing relays on major circuits to created faults and blow fuses if not correctly disarmed long story short you need to be an experienced electrical fault finder to work it out.. The bad side is testing and commissioning is costing me heaps in fuses and relays

Also I believe remington, smith and wesson etc will provide decent cover

[cheese]

apart from the obvious alarm & immobiliser, you can fit a hidden cut-off switch for the ignition, starter circuit or electric fuel pump somewhere.. hide it under the seat or somewhere behind the dash that you can reach but not see...or fit a brass fuel cut-off tap under the drivers seat .. thats the 2 DIY security tricks that have worked for me

its worked for me!!

[Trolatron]

How about magnetic Toyota badges... slap them on when you park it ..whip them off when you leave....ahaha

[Caspar]

The hidden switch is a great idea. So how easy is it to break in to A gq?

[timbar]

how about a brake fluid bottle a small vacume line conected to a electric fuel pump some how activated when the imobiliser is on and is triggered by the ignition being turned over spraying brake fluid at the drivers seat and lining the seat covers with clorine just in case u miss his/her eyes sorry no mercy for assholes that steal cars or for that matter PATROLS

[timbar]

or just a hidden switch will probably do it with a imobiliser and alarm

[Silver]

Jaycar used to sell an immobiliser that was a bit different. It would let the (petrol) motor start, and then stop after 15 seconds. Then after a few seconds, it would let it start again, then run through a couple more cycles, then stop for good. It connected to a 12v coil lead.

The theory was that the vehicle would be out in the traffic by that time and the crooks would p1ss orf. I had one, but it came in a very obvious alloy box, so having built it I kept if for a decade or two (F100, MQ and now mighty Mav) without fitting it, and only recently chucked it away without ever having fitted it. I may check to see if they have a more discrete model. Jaycar seem to have all their kits based on articles in Silicon Chip, so a search there may help

A fuel cut off on a carby motor works the same way, but through only one cycle, a girlfriend of mine from 1979 had one fitted to her mini, the car would run until the float bowl emptied.