What is the best THeft Deturent?

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Originally Posted by michael bustamante

I`ll tell you the best visual deterrant is to have a big red truck club showing from the windshield. most thieves dont carry a hacksaw to cut the wheel. so they see the club and just drive on. A big thing around here is that trucks are stolen so they can do smash and grabs or break into houses and load the back. (holds alot more than a car) so theyre looking for an easy truck to steal.

Total junk I can take one off in less than ten seconds......

Originally Posted by Orange

Well, given your hesitation on some of the other options offered - based on whatnow said, might I suggest an Indy Car style jack system, a portable impact wrench, and you just take your wheels off every time you park and set it on blocks? That rules out your vehicle moving.

Then you just have to have a place to stash the wheels.

On a serious note - "The Club" is crap.
I had one at one time. I forgot my key one night at work, and didn't want to wait for some one to bring it to me, so I started trying to figure a way to get it off the wheel. Low and behold, I did. There is a little black cap on the top of the lock here:
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Popped it off with my pocket knife, and there was a compression spring on top of a ball that pressed onto the shaft of the club to lock it into place. With that out, it slid freely.

I was a 16 year old kid with no criminal record - I think a mastermind could figure that one out pretty easy.

DLB

Definetly 100% I agree the club is the biggest joke I have ever seen as far a theft deterrent....





I have an ingnition kill switch that I can tell you exactly where it is at and you wont find it....but If they want it bad enough several things are going to happen:

#1 follow you as you are driving it and when you least expected they will car jack you I dont care how bad ass you think you are.
#2 bring a small tow truck the one ones they used for repo.
#3 Alarms are junk all of them
#4 Your bad ass dog aint amune to eating a freshly poisoned piece of meat

Is your truck worth your life, hell no so the best deterrent is to have a full coverage insurance with plenty of coverage to wipe away my tears..