Your Next Mods For Your Skyline/import Is....

[Silvia GTR]

INSURANCE + A CAR ALARM + KILL SWITCH(S) + STEERING WHEEL LOCKER+ AS MUCH SHIT TO SLOW THIEVES DOWN!

This year there has been close to 40 imports (mainly skylines) go missing in the brisbane to gold coast area (that have been reported on the forums!!) and most of them havent had any anti theft installed or insurance!. Of that about 2% have been returned unscathed, the rest have either turned up as smoldering wreck or in some scumbags shed stripped.

Want yours to be next? Dont do any thing to make sure your import is safe and you too can feel the frustration as some drug addict is stripping your 'girl' to pieces while you have no car for work and the police are too busy reloading their speed cameras to care.

At the rate theyre disappearing I thought someone should make a post, as its clear people dont know whats going on or have the "it wont happen to me" attitude.

Also if you have mates that dont frequent the forums and have an import tell them the above! Lets not give these losers any more money!!!!

Anyone else want to chime in and say something useful go for it.

Edited August 15, 2011 by Silvia GTR

[-Boz-]

+1 to this! I know guys that have started taking their steering wheels with them when they park the car somewhere a little dodgey.

3 point imobiliser, alarm and kill switches were the first things I did to the car when I got it. They went in the day after I picked the car up. When I ran a pub in Inala I parked the car in plain view, well lit area and it sat under a CCTV camera. The tech used to protect the car is part of it, being smart about how and where you leave it is just as, if not more important.

[Kiwibob]

+1 to this! I know guys that have started taking their steering wheels with them when they park the car somewhere a little dodgey.

3 point imobiliser, alarm and kill switches were the first things I did to the car when I got it. They went in the day after I picked the car up. When I ran a pub in Inala I parked the car in plain view, well lit area and it sat under a CCTV camera. The tech used to protect the car is part of it, being smart about how and where you leave it is just as, if not more important.

I am in shock at the amount of people who have NO insurance because they cant afford it but have just bought a new set of wheels or rebuilt engine etc etc.

I got a quote from Just car and for my car for the bare minimum ( 3rd party, fire and theft) was a grand total of $288 per year!

People need to get there priorities straight and insure the bloody things. If you cant afford it then dont buy it.

I am in the process of upgrading all my security on my car to make me feel a little bit better, but then i dont park my car where i cant either see it or at least hear it.

The only way this influx of stolen cars will stop is when we make it harder to take them.

Also if you have a feeling parts are hot DONT BUY IT. That " too good to be true" deal often is and you are making sure these thieving scum keep at it.

/rant

[XKLABA]

+1 i had 6 points with keypad fitted and if it is a bit sus i take the computer out, or i plan and if i know the area is questionable before i go i take the rodeo.

of those 40 cars how many where insurance jobs?

[045HOW]

good thread.

i will continue to repost stolen vehicles between here and boostcruising if only one forum has it posted.

[sinistaGTR]

Most of it is basic common sense..... Theres exceptional ciscumstances where poeples houses have been broken into and thats just shit, but i rekcon 90% of these thefts could have been avoided.

[045HOW]

Most of it is basic common sense..... Theres exceptional ciscumstances where poeples houses have been broken into and thats just shit, but i rekcon 90% of these thefts could have been avoided.

this is true.

so many people dont have insurance or adequate alarms.

[defari]

also - as much as losing your car would be bad - im amazed at the amount of cars i see with gps - ipods, iphones - phones in general - laptops etc just sitting in cars in plain view (like in shopping centre car parks etc) its common sense but dont tempt anyone - having a thief in your car stealing your shit still leaves the proverbial 'sour' taste in your mouth, let alone someone stealing the car..

shame on these people

[Silvia GTR]

Ok so basic rundown list for anti theft should go...

• Full comp insurance
• 3 point immobiliser/alarm
• Steering wheel club lock
• GPS tracker

I'm pretty sure your insurance premium should be down aswell with a decent alarm/ immobiliser setup. Not sure about the other deterrents.

Budget method:

• Killswitches
• Remove ecu upon exiting
• Remove steering wheel ditto

I reckon everyone should have a gps tracker though, if they decide to use a truck to 'pick up'

[045HOW]

add this to budget methods

pasted from my stolen skylines thread.

"An old computer technician told me what he used to do in Melbourne to stop theft.

Only if your car is auto.

Using the wire that prevents you to start your car in reverse. set a key activated switch up to it in series to all other gears.

So you turn the key when you leave your car and take the key with you.

Obviously hide it in a good hiding place.

And yeah car won't start.

Nifty old trick."

sounds nifty.

[Silvia GTR]

Also if you have a Pfc you can adjust your rev limit to 200, then remove the hand controller when you leave

[GHOSTrun]

http://www.gorilla-auto.com/gorilla.guard.locks

[sneakey pete]

When i jumped into a convo with chris and someone else last week, the general theme of it was "it might stop joyriders but if someone really wants your car it's gone, all you can do is make it more difficult for them"

[GHOSTrun]

When i jumped into a convo with chris and someone else last week, the general theme of it was "it might stop joyriders but if someone really wants your car it's gone, all you can do is make it more difficult for them"

Sadly I agree with this. Can only prepare for the worst by doing all you can to prevent and making sure your insurance is up to date and you're know what you're going to get out of it (agreed value) if the car does get stolen

Edited August 16, 2011 by GHOSTrun

[TerminalWraith]

Parking in low ceiling carparks stops the tow shenanigans.

[Silvia GTR]

Bumping this for obvious reasons

[PsYLoR]

Also if you have a Pfc you can adjust your rev limit to 200, then remove the hand controller when you leave

Dude have you actually tried doing that? I takes forever - then you have to sit there getting it back up from 200 before you can drive. lol

Its a good idea in theory though.

[fastjetjockey]

I'm unhappy with the level of security that I've put in place on my car. So, I need to get a decent alarm still, and install a kill switch on it. I currently use a club lock when I park in questionable locations, and have full comp insurance.

I was thinking, do you think we could organise a group buy and installation for the SAU forums? The theft is rampant at the moment, and maybe providing some incentive to members is in order? I don't mind organising something like this, but I need suggestions on what shops to approach. If we get 10-20 cars, to be put in over a period of a few weeks, with money up front or something, I'm sure someone would be willing to do us a good deal.

Another think you can do is remove your fuel pump fuse from your footwell before you vacate your vehicle.

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

Talk to chris Rogers on here he seems to be the go to guy on this sort of stuff I would be keen on gps tracking unit group buy :-)

[Silvia GTR]

Possible sticky mods? People dont still dont realise how bad this is getting...

There is over 60 missing cars for the year....