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Guys, i just been reading on the horror stories of (somebody) i forgot his name. But its seems that the best ways to start our cars is truht the steering colunm and such. I want to know what kind of security is out there for this, I tried a couple speed and electronics shops around here. The only things i've seen is some kind of big red logo like lockable block for the colunm. Its ugly as hell and its removable. I've also seen the nicer black sleeve tipe that is a premanant solution. BUT its' 400$ US. I forgot the name of the company.
So lets see yur security systems and the sites or 1-800 #'s of the companies that address this issue.
Thx guys
__________________ 88 Flame Red GTA
350 TPI
Bolt Main 350 Torque-plate Bored + .030, Flat Top Hypereutectic Pistons, Align Honed Block, Forged Crank, Windage Tray and Crank Scraper, SpeedPro roller cam 210/215 Dur .462/.470 Lift,
Heavyduty 700R4
B&M SHift Kit
with a 2300 stall and a corvette servo
3.73 in rear
Full 3" exhaust, with heddman coated headers, FlowMaster Cat-Back
SLP cold airkit, air foil, power Helix, MSD 8.5 wires, AC plugs, SLP air foil, March underpullies
Ported plemium and runners + base
Ported Corvette Heads
Lots of polish aluminium under hood
Interior is stock with steering radio, digital dash, and 8 point Rollcage
Race suspension and all poly urithane bushings and mounts.
Mac Trailing Arms, Panhard Bar and Torque Arm
Exterior is perfect factory look
30 seconds to cut the steering wheel and remove the club, and away your car goes. Even my brake pedal to shifter club wasn't enough to stop my IROC from getting stolen.
No u see the club that im taking about goes around the steering column, the part after the steertng wheel with the ignition key, it covers that whole portion.
__________________ 86 firebird 2.8
K&N replacement filter
MSD ignitor
Hooker cat back
GNX style wheels
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2002 Grand Am GT (just purchased)
3.4 Ram Air package
SFI V6, Dual exhaust with Dual chrome tips
16" Chrome wheels
Gt handling suspension with front and rear stabilizer bar
Mods: K&N Replacement,
160 hypertech stat, Borla cat back, TCI Tranny cooler, soon to purchase GA Ram Air hood II-need to save $530.00 Ouch !
Why don't you just put in a park/neutral switch that makes the car think it's not in park or neutral? It wont start if it's not in park or neutral. Unless they have the time to dig through the console to get to it, they can't start it.
I don't know if you can still start it in the column though. I am thinking of doing this to my car. I will also try to get one of those magnetic switches for it so the switch can only be turned off or on with a magnet. It's just an idea, but it's not very easy to steal a car if you can't start it.
I replaced the plastic steering column cover ( the part theives break to get at the ignition) with a metal one from a 78 buick. I had to drill a hole for the screw that holds the lock cylinder and widen the hole for the turn signal lever, other than than that it fits perfect. Plus its made of metal!! Oh yeah, I also wired in an electric fuel pump cut off switch.
security? try chaining a couple of pit bulls to your wheels! wouldn't it be cool to walk to your car and see some would be thief's hand in fido's mouth? Really though, I've seen steering wheels that have a quick disconnect so you can take it off and hide it or take it with you. seems like a pain but it's better than some piece of trash stealing your car! it happened to me and yeah it isn't hard to bust that steering column to start it. no hot wiring involved.
__________________ 1987 Z-28 T-Tops, 305 TPI, SLP roller cam 214, 224 @.050, K&N, airfoil, ADS Superchip, Edelbrock headers, jet hot coated, and Y-pipe, hi-flo converter, Gale Banks cat back, Richmond 3.73 posi, 700R4 w/B&M shift kit, IROC rims with 245/50 BFG's all around, white w/red leather interior, all power, tilt.
how about the AUTO LOCK. it attaches to the brake or clutch and mades it so you cant press them down then can not move the car even if you get it started. Does anybody ue the AUTO LOCK??
Originally posted by jawzforlife1 how about the AUTO LOCK. it attaches to the brake or clutch and mades it so you cant press them down then can not move the car even if you get it started. Does anybody ue the AUTO LOCK??
I think Blue 502 had something like this on his Hugger Camaro that got stolen last week. Worked great
Yup, thats basically what I had, don't remember the brand since I bought it in the mid 80's. I ran mine from the brake to the shifter since the steering wheel is so easy to cut. Never thought about them taking a hacksaw to the shifter itself. They cut it just right so that it still shifted. I like the idea of the column boot up above.
I also had a fuel pump cutout switch, and I'm not sure yet how they got around that, since the switch is still fliped to the off position, but the car runs. I notice some wiring they added under the dash, so they may have bypassed the pump relay, but I haven't looked too closely because of all the glass.
Thants not the same thing I'm talking about. This one came out a few years ago. It doesn't connect to the shifter, only the brake. It says it can not be cut with a saw. It's abut $50
I thought about that...but both of my birds have been able to start and be put in any gear without depressing the brake. They wouldn't have brakes, but if they just used the shifter to slow down...they'd still get away...or just screw something up.
Sorry about your car Blue502, I was really liking the progress on it.
