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 May 22, 2004 - 8:44 PM
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It's pretty simply... don't park your car in alleyways or dodgy suburbs and make sure you have a tight alarm system. Most people learn the hard way.
Feel sorry for you blk...  I have been in similar situations where people I or friends have known have stolen ****, and you have no proof or evidence but you still know it.
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May 22, 2004 - 9:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '03 From milwaukee, wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
if you cant beat em join em and steal a nicer amp. j/k well maby, anyways ya celicas are easy to break into but well hidden alarms that cant be shut off are the best defense.
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May 22, 2004 - 11:27 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
yea but really who pays attention to alarms anymore...nobody my friends have played around with my car while i was at work (at the mall..massive amounts of people) and nobody said a thing...they just keep walking.....no my friends didn't take anything except my valve stem caps for most the time or teepee the car but people don't pay attention.....
i say go to his house look for you stuff and if not found take his crap or break it |
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May 23, 2004 - 2:26 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 25, '04 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Alarm system is my only advice
I put one on just so people dont even think about getting near my car... gotta love the "BEEP BEEP" when you walk away. But hell, make sure you can always see your car or park hidden to others. I finally put my 19's on today and went to McDonalds. Came out to HICKS surrounding my car. Only one touched my rims... and he got a bonk in the head via my backhand. Now even I have to park hidden to others. Life of tuners. |
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May 23, 2004 - 9:47 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
problem is my car alarm siren is not loud enough.. i know its 120 db.. but when you are sandwiched between two suv's, the sound can't be heardl.. I'm thinking stobe light inside and outside of my car.
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May 24, 2004 - 12:24 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
My point is, don't park your car in a massive mall carpark. That is asking for trouble. I only ever park my car at work (we have own carpark), at family and friends houses, and in outer-suburb areas that I frequent and can keep an eye on (like when window shopping etc - never for extended period of time). Like don't park ur car at the mall and see a movie - u are askin for trouble, park it at a friends house near the mall etc...
If you can't handle that then don't complain about getting it broken into, or get a less sexy car. This post has been edited by KAMiX: May 24, 2004 - 12:27 AM |
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May 24, 2004 - 5:51 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 24, '03 From Milton, Delaware Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sad thing is that isnt true about the fingerprinting crap. They are just too lazy to pull the prints off it, too much effort on their part. Same crap happened when all my car stereo stuff was stolen. Sucks dude, i feel your pain 
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May 24, 2004 - 6:25 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '03 From Cyprus Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Next time you want to blow some money on electronics, consider a good alarm with loud siren extra sensitive sensors etcand other optional things such as remote starter and stuff. And don't leave things out in the open. I have been considering an alarm fom day 1. I dont have any expensive thingsa in it yet but when i do i will be getting an alarm too.
my 2 cents, always get things with extra features (i.e. remote starter) so that you do not feel like your blowing your money |
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May 24, 2004 - 9:55 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
that sucks man.. Thats why when i got my car.. I put my system in.. Then i locked my keys in there.. an realized it takes like 30 sec to pop the lock.. I took it out.. An now have an alram.. witch cherps if you even brush up against it.. and its loud as fugg
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May 24, 2004 - 11:37 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 4, '04 From VA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ok this is why u need a 2-way pager alarm sytem. there are hundreds of add ons to make you car hard to break into....to name a few, back up battery, proximity sensor, more than one shock sendor, level sensor(will sense if your car is jacked up). etc. futher more you NEED a 2-way b/c u wont hear ur alarm most of the time.
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May 24, 2004 - 11:42 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 25, '04 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea... what paliplaya said.. and what I meant. get a pager alarm and run like a bat outta hell when your keys start to buzz. My buddy has one and we keep in on valet mode. It wont go off until its actually broken into... but the keys will buzz if its brushed or bumped or someone is sticking stuff in the keyholes... etc. This way, if they are just fugging with the car, you can see them and they wont know about it. Like an AutoPage or Compustar.
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May 24, 2004 - 4:37 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 28, '04 From Houston, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
I have that Toyota securikey alarm with a pin sensor in the hood and on all doors. If my car is jacked up it goes off, if you walk to close to it - it somehow knows and beeps at you twice. It's really a cool alarm - very sensitive - but it makes you carry a very ugly key with alarm remote built in.
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May 26, 2004 - 11:50 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 22, '04 From Reykjavík Iceland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i found it a wiser choice to buy a good car alarm knowing that only the CD player in my car is worth 3 times that the alarm ...
its saved my ass atleast once 
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May 27, 2004 - 3:45 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
how do you get the keyhole of the car to have a sensor. The problem i have with car alarms are loud trucks and hot rods, when they drive by my alarm goes off. The proxi sensor i have in my car is too sensitive and keeps going off when there is rain of fog.. does anyone know how to adjust those things?
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May 27, 2004 - 4:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 22, '04 From Reykjavík Iceland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Go to the supplier and get them to to change the settings of how sensitive the system is.
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May 27, 2004 - 4:36 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Hanyo, what alarm do you have? Because I want it.
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May 27, 2004 - 5:13 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I know how to adjust my alarm. and i dont have any problems with it, i haven't had any false alarms in 4 months. I dont understand how other people can have such sensitive car alarms and not get false alarms. I have the option of seting my car alarm to the point where if someone sneezes near it it will give a warning chirp, but that is impractical. Shid, just about any car alarm can have a proxi sensor option.. just ask your installer to add that option, the sensor its self is not that expencive. i believe its around 50 or so to add it. |
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May 27, 2004 - 9:29 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Damn skippie I learned my lesson when I had my Bronco broken into $1500 is what I lost. That is not the worst part po-po was sitting in his car two cars away when it happened. Damn cops!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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May 28, 2004 - 4:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 11, '03 From Kennesaw, Ga Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I just don't see the point of radar detectors anymore, nor why you'd want to spend $400 on one. You'd be hard pressed to find a police department not equipped with laser these days. Radar detectors are being used less and less these days... just my opinion though. |
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May 28, 2004 - 4:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 11, '03 From Kennesaw, Ga Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
There's nothing they can really do. A beat cop isn't going to be able to do anything, and a detective won't have the time. Filling a report was smart, because now it's on record. If you can prove he took it, you'll have to take him to small claims court, not the police. |
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