Jump to content
SAU Community

Car Theft

SKYS2

By SKYS2,
in Car Audio & Electrical

 Share

Recommended Posts

SKYS2 Contributor

SKYS2

Posted
Posted

iv recently bought a skyline , and iv been hearing stories about theft .

i was told thieves drive there car into the back of you , and pull out a gun , and take your car? but iv only been told a few cases involving wrx's . has any body heard anything about it - im a bit worried now i have an import . mind you in nsw - sydney , a bit far fetched , but yeah im sort of worried about that.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/134624-car-theft/
Share on other sites
Chris Rogers Grand Master

Chris Rogers

Posted
Posted

sounds like a story I heard a few years back actually. was in lane cove (northern sydney.)

security would be a start or monitored security of sorts.(is there any form on it currently?)

your call really. you can be ultra paranoid and keep it in a vac sealed room to look at but where's the fun in that :D

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/134624-car-theft/#findComment-2502281
Share on other sites
RANDY Veteran

RANDY

Posted
Posted

You can GET vacuum sealed rooms!? =-D

Oh... =-[

Well, sky, everyone is going to tell you to get a really good alarm and immobiliser.

I think most Skylines are at risk of being stolen, if the time and the place is right for a theif.

An R33 GTST might not be worth as much as a WRX, and I don't think people will take it from you at gunpoint, but that's what insurance is for.

GTR's, however... I've read so many threads about R32 GTR's and above being swiped that it's just amazing. (and sad). Most of the owners didn't have any kind of alarm, and one was even taken from a residential secure parking facility. (on camera!)

Carjackings are one thing, and rare, and general security is another. If you get rear-ended, wait for them to get out first. If it looks too dicey, call the police and do the runner if necessary.

Always always get the best possible alarm package that you can afford. Rims and neon lights or whatnot should be a 2nd priority. =-]

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/134624-car-theft/#findComment-2502421
Share on other sites
  • 1 month later...
r33_taiju Apprentice

r33_taiju

Posted
Posted

whoa, man its scary to think about loosing such a valued possesion. i dont evan have one yet and im allready scared but u know allways keep the tire rench handy! :laugh: i have a friend who owns and 98 commodore and he was telling me the he was being tailed by some guy in a old ford, so after about 5mins of cornering he pulled over and sure enough the guy in the for pulled over. so my friend got out with a massive rench and ran up to the car and be for he knew it the ford was out of there! so yeah my advice be weary of ur surroundings at all times. i think it would be pretty easy to avoid a rear end if your keeping guard of busy streets. maybe its not im not sure. :sick:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/134624-car-theft/#findComment-2623151
Share on other sites
n15m0 Grand Master

n15m0

Posted
Posted

the best alarms and immobilisers of the world would probably be useless against a flatbed truck thats come to take your baby away. If they really want it they will find a way to get it.

At the end of the day, a good alarm is a deterent to would be amateur thieves. Choosing where you park your car IMO will more likely be the deciding factor whether ur car gets broken into or stolen all together.

Oh and in worst case scenarios, make sure u have full comp insurance.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/134624-car-theft/#findComment-2623366
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • MBS206
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By MBS206 · Posted

      Even more fun, leave all the ADAS stuff plugged in, but in different locations, hopefully avoid any codes!   And honestly, all these new cars with their weird electronics. Pull all the electronics out Duncan, and just shove an aftermarket ECU and if needed a trans controller in, along with a PDM. Make it run basic but race car styled!
    • Duncan
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By Duncan · Posted

      To follow up a question from earlier too since I had the front bar off again (fking!) This is what is between the bumper and the drivers side wheel And this is the navigator side, only one thing but its a biggy! So basically....no putting coolers in the wheel arches without a lot of moving other stuff. Assuming I move to properly race prepping this car I'll take that job on and see how the computers respond to removing a whole bunch of ADAS modules
    • Duncan
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By Duncan · Posted

      So I prepped the car for another track day on Wednesday (will be interesting to see coolant temps post flushing out and the larger reservoir, with a forecast of 3-14 being 20o cooler than last time I took it out). Couple of things to mention; since I am just driving the car and not taking a support vehicle, I took the rear seats out and just loaded the back up Team Trackday style. Look at all that space! To cover off removing the rear seat....it is weird (note the hybrid is probably different because it wouldn't have folding rear seats) Basically, you remove the lower seat base, very similar to a r series but it is a clip that pulls forward to release the base rather than it being bolted down. Easy Then, you need to remove the side section of the rear seat on each side. There is a 14mm head nut at the bottom of the side piece, the it slides upwards off a hook at the top to release; you also need to unhook the seatbelt from the loop at the top. Then the centre piece is weird. You need to release/fold the seats forward with the tab in the boot on each side From there, there are 2,x12mm headed bolts holding the rear of each seat to the folding bracket, under the trim between the rear seat and the boot (4x christmas tree clips there, they suck). The seat is out but you can see where the bolts attach to the bracket
    • RP1421
      S15 Spec R

      By RP1421 · Posted

      As discussed in the previous post, the bushes in the 110 needed replacing. I took this opportunity to replace the castor bushes, the front lower control arm, lower the car and get the alignment dialled in with new tyres. I took it down to Alignment Motorsports on the GC to get this work done and also get more out of the Shockworks as I felt like I wasn't getting the full use out of them.  To cut a very long story short, it ended up being the case the passenger side castor arm wouldn't accept the brand new bush as the sleeve had worn badly enough to the point you could push the new bush in by hand and completely through. Trying a pair of TRD bushes didn't fix the issue either (I had originally gone with Hardrace bushes). We needed to urgently source another castor arm, and thankfully this was sourced and the guys at the shop worked on my car until 7pm on a Saturday to get everything done. The car rides a lot nicer now with the suspension dialled in properly. Lowered the car a little as well to suit the lower profile front tyres, and just bring the car down generally. Eternally thankful for the guys down at the shop to get the car sorted, we both pulled big favours from our contacts to get it done on the Saturday.  Also plugged in the new Stedi foglights into the S15, and even from a quick test in the garage I'm keen to see how they look out on the road. I had some concerns about the length of the LED body and whether it'd fit in the foglight housing but it's fine.  I've got a small window coming up next month where I'll likely get a little paint work done on the 110 to remove the rear wing, add a boot wing and roof wing, get the side skirt fixed up and colour match the little panel on the tail lights so that I can install some badges that I've kept in storage. I'm also tempted to put in a new pair of headlights on the 110.  Until then, here's some more pictures from Easter this year. 
    • joshuaho96
      R32 GTS (RB20DE) Injectors Replacement

      By joshuaho96 · Posted

      I would put a fuel pressure gauge between the filter and the fuel rail, see if it's maintaining good fuel pressure at idle going up to the point when it stalls. Do you see any strange behavior in commanded fuel leading up to the point when it stalls? You might have to start going through the service manual and doing a long list of sensor tests if it's not the fuel system for whatever reason.
×
×
  • Create New...