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> Theft deterants, what do you use?
scrz914
post Jul 7 2006, 09:14 PM
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I just bought a '73 914 but will have to park it outside our complex on the street. Of course, now I'm paranoid about it getting stolen.
What anti-theft devices do people use? The Club? Ignition cutoff, fuel cutoff? What's easy and effective.

I'm so stoked I got a 2.0 after so many near misses.
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post Jul 7 2006, 09:41 PM
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That's pretty much my strategy. Bad paint, no radio, little incentive. The snatch and grab types are going to be after the radio. The joyriders will choose something "cooler", and the pro thieves will know full well there's no money to be made stealing a 914 for parts.

The 912 guys all got paranoid when I suggested a member's map like we have (which they have now, anyway), as they saw it as a perfect way for someone to know exactly which garage to break into to get their "valuable" cars. These guys have an inflated opinion of what's valuable to a thief, and simply don't understand what a thief is after. They want quick money. A radio is quick money. A Honda is quick money (in parts). A 912 or 914 is NOT quick money. The parts will have to be flogged on Ebay to a very tiny audience (well under 100,000). Honda parts have an audience of millions.

The joyrider types will abandon the car either instantly or a block away when they keep engaging reverse or second instead of first...
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scrz914   Theft deterants   Jul 7 2006, 09:14 PM
highways   Keep the fuse for the fuel pump in your pocket.   Jul 7 2006, 09:24 PM
Lou W   I keep mine locked in the garage on jackstands. :D   Jul 7 2006, 09:28 PM
SGB   I usually leave my cars unlooked, but I don't ...   Jul 7 2006, 09:28 PM
KaptKaos   crappy paint crappy wheels no radio that should d...   Jul 7 2006, 09:33 PM
elwood-914   Steering wheel lock. When I go into a store I pop ...   Jul 7 2006, 09:40 PM
lapuwali   That's pretty much my strategy. Bad paint, no...   Jul 7 2006, 09:41 PM
BMXerror   Right now my theft deterant is an old worn out D-J...   Jul 7 2006, 09:54 PM
Toast   A red blinking light above the stereo.   Jul 7 2006, 09:59 PM
David_S   Prolly gonna get in trouble for this .....but this...   Jul 7 2006, 10:11 PM
Dr Evil   The word D I E S E L written across the back of my...   Jul 7 2006, 10:12 PM
wertygrog   i rigged up a quick kill switch which grounds the ...   Jul 7 2006, 10:19 PM
Unclerichy   I use a Club. Put it on the back side of the stee...   Jul 7 2006, 10:39 PM
John G   Anyone actually use alarm systems? I was thinking...   Jul 7 2006, 11:28 PM
LowGT   No radio, crappy paint.... ... and I take the coi...   Jul 7 2006, 11:31 PM
trekkor   "the Club" here. Let's see the new ...   Jul 7 2006, 11:37 PM
So.Cal.914   H & K USP 40 cal.   Jul 7 2006, 11:40 PM
Brett W   We all need to be concerned with security. Here i...   Jul 8 2006, 12:34 AM
jhadler   Hard to imagine a 914 appealing to high end car th...   Jul 8 2006, 12:37 AM
szuccaro   My license plate is a good deterrent!   Jul 8 2006, 12:58 AM
turboman808   can't imagine a 914 is high on theifs list of ...   Jul 8 2006, 01:32 AM
Brett W   Read the FAQ. "7) Myth #3 "My car looks...   Jul 8 2006, 02:22 AM
tat2dphreak   jackstands...   Jul 8 2006, 07:56 AM
redshift   Theft deterants, what do you use? I drive a 914. ...   Jul 8 2006, 10:45 AM
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