Theft deterant. What do you use? Options

[surfdogskier]

We just had a car show up here in Pigeon Forge the last couple of weeks. As usual every year, a bunch of cars get stolen. An I mean nice collectables. I would think it would be a no brainer to put some type of theft deterant mechinism on these babies.

What do you guys use on your rides to help make sure your baby is where you parked it when you come out of wherever?

Looking for some ideas and details.

Thanks,
Jason

[SirAndy]

After my stolen 914 ordeal a few years back, i'm a happy subscriber to the hidden switch PLUS hidden tracking device methods.

The hidden switch will make it hard for someone to just drive off with your car, however, in my case the thieves came prepared with a trailer and just pulled it right out of the driveway.

That's where the tracking device comes in. It'll run for many hours on its own backup battery (if the main one is disconnected) and it'll phone home with its current GPS location allowing you to track the car.

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[ClayPerrine]

After my stolen 914 ordeal a few years back, i'm a happy subscriber to the hidden switch PLUS hidden tracking device methods.

The hidden switch will make it hard for someone to just drive off with your car, however, in my case the thieves came prepared with a trailer and just pulled it right out of the driveway.

That's where the tracking device comes in. It'll run for many hours on its own backup battery (if the main one is disconnected) and it'll phone home with its current GPS location allowing you to track the car.

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Get a cheap prepaid cell phone. Load a "mommy tracker" program on it, the kind used to track kids. Then wire it into the electrical system so the battery stays charged.

If your car disappears, just pull up the mommy tracker program, and you know right where it is. I suggested this to a co-worker who had a 67 mustang fastback. One day he came out and found his 'stang was gone. He panicked, and forgot all about the program until I reminded him. The car was parked in Oak Cliff in Dallas. We drove out there at lunch and stole it back.

I have thought about a taser in the seat, but if I forget to disable it, then I would taser myself right in the @ss. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)