Nice cage... looked a good 1k with the work material labour and head scratching
It had to be bored out so I did it from the bore to the outside. Piling rig socket end
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It had to be bored out so I did it from the bore to the outside. Piling rig socket end
Once watched a video of a reformed car thief trying out various immobilizers etc and the hidden switch slowed him up the most.On one vehicle I have I pull the starter relay out. On Kubota excavators they have link wire you can pull.
The ratio of automatics to manual being stolen might increase
When I had my pickup stolen the cops text me a crime number,not long after old bloke about 4 doors up from me had is catalytic converter stolen,worth about 20 quid, cops came and asked to look at my cctv 
,told them exactly why I wasn’t showing them,but I did check it after for the old guy but nothing on it
,told them exactly why I wasn’t showing them,but I did check it after for the old guy but nothing on it
nun_hunter
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The problem is that anything that can be engineered can be reversed engineered and overcome within a matter of days of it being launched. A factory fitted option will be hacked almost as soon as it is released because it is known about. A better option would be a cheap SIM tracker from one of the multiple sellers as thieves won't know which one is fitted so much harder to overcome. If thieves suspect a tracker is fitted the vehicle is either parked up within a few miles and left for a couple of days to see if it is tracked or it's put inside something to block the signal asap.
Keyless entry, immobilisers are all added to cars for convenience and security and yet they have been overcome meaning a car can be unlocked, started and stolen with a laptop.
Morkai
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No, but the frame/cage makes a very nice lifting platform to load it into a van when they use the farm telehandler with forks on it to steal it.
I was going to say that if under my suggestion a thief stole two cars and hence lost both hands, he'd be knackered.The ratio of automatics to manual being stolen might increase
But then I watched a programme about driverless cars and realised it may not be the ultimate deterent that I had originally envisaged... Bugger!
Smellydog
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The other slight issue would be that they become eligible for pip so in essence we pay again to keep them alive whereas removing their useless heads....!
Bavarianbrit
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If the car is on a drive why is it not garage? If it is on a drive then have an old pos parked direct next to the drive then drive it across the exit after parking your pride and joy on the drive costs a 1 time purchase plus tax and insurance.
Off with their heads - what a gleaming idea!
Bavarianbrit
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No mug shot then?
Yes. It sickens me when a person is killed or injured as a victim of a crime and the police used to then say that the person had been the victim "of a robbery (or burglary) gone wrong". As if if somehow if the victim wasn't harmed that the robbery (or burglary) has gone right. The "compact" made between the public and the state many years ago was that as the police would protect us householders didn't need any longer to then take measures to protect themselves. Clearly that "compact" has failed.
Dunwaters
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Its the same here, whether it’s that the police just aren’t doing their job or that the system is failing somewhere else is a moot point, there are literally no consequences for criminal or anti social behaviour.
For example, a gentleman was arrested in Dublin for D+D and shoplifting. Wen he was brought to the station he crapped on the floor. He had a record of 200+ previous convictions and was on bail pending several more court appearances.
He was released on bail again.
Clearly there are some mental issues in this case, however I’m not a social worker, I just want to enjoy my city without having to deal with this crap around every corner. There needs to be consequences for criminals or the social contract whereby we entrust to the state responsibility for maintaining public order and the safety of its citizens breaks down.
I think we need an attitude reset and more use of incarceration, whether thats in an institution or a prison is not my concern, I’ll leave that to the experts, but what we are currently doing is clearly not working for most of us.
Already in hand, pun intended, Sharia law courts to be run in Muslim areas in UK
FISH BOY
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Sorry to hear the loss for the OP.
To add a free tip, may I suggest moving the OBD port (which is needed to reprogram the car to steal it)
Essentially most OBD ports are clipped into a location with an element of slack wiring, so 10 minutes of time removing surrounding paneling to unclip the OBD port and then cable tie out of position and reach, might just stop a theft if they cant find it.
Appreciate that you will have to move it back into position at service time, but personally think it’s worth the bother.
To add a free tip, may I suggest moving the OBD port (which is needed to reprogram the car to steal it)
Essentially most OBD ports are clipped into a location with an element of slack wiring, so 10 minutes of time removing surrounding paneling to unclip the OBD port and then cable tie out of position and reach, might just stop a theft if they cant find it.
Appreciate that you will have to move it back into position at service time, but personally think it’s worth the bother.
Obd can be moved And a dummy fitted and wired to the battery to fry there code reader.
Tracker can be fitted,but if you track your vehicle to a camp site the cops or insurance will not go in,if you go in you’ll need a tow truck or same equipment they used to re code it before it’ll start.
If you **** them of to much they’ll fire it or take a dump in it and **** all over it.
Ghost alarm for me an if that doesn’t work let them take it
Tracker can be fitted,but if you track your vehicle to a camp site the cops or insurance will not go in,if you go in you’ll need a tow truck or same equipment they used to re code it before it’ll start.
If you **** them of to much they’ll fire it or take a dump in it and **** all over it.
Ghost alarm for me an if that doesn’t work let them take it
Rake Aboot
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Go listen to the mullahs they won’t deport then.
Couldn't you take the rotor arm out of the distributor cap 
Sorry, I'll get my coat on the way out.
A friend bought a brand new offroad motorcycle. He bought it on the Saturday, rode with me on the bank holiday Monday.
It was stolen out of his dining room the following Thursday whilst awaiting the dvla number plate so it wasn't insured.
Fast forward 6 months it turned up on FB marketplace. I made contact with the seller.
The police cocked it up.
Nothing received back, £10k plus wasted. .
Sorry, I'll get my coat on the way out.
A friend bought a brand new offroad motorcycle. He bought it on the Saturday, rode with me on the bank holiday Monday.
It was stolen out of his dining room the following Thursday whilst awaiting the dvla number plate so it wasn't insured.
Fast forward 6 months it turned up on FB marketplace. I made contact with the seller.
The police cocked it up.
Nothing received back, £10k plus wasted. .
