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post Apr 2 2006, 06:43 PM
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post Apr 2 2006, 07:39 PM
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they wont know how to start the car!


I got no 1st gear either... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif)


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post Apr 2 2006, 07:41 PM
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QUOTE (campbellcj @ Apr 2 2006, 08:25 PM)
A removable steering wheel would make the car awfully hard to drive away.

A lot of thefts these days are tow-aways though...almost impossible to stop that from happening.

I second that. A friend of mine got his new to him turbo'd civic stolen one night out of his driveway in this way. These guys knew a bit more about the car than your average bears, but the just disarmed the alarm system, put it in nuetral, pushed it out of the driveway and towed it away. It was found totally stripped a week later (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
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post Apr 2 2006, 07:42 PM
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Why would anyone steal A 914? Whats it worth to them? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) Parts? Resale? Or just to piss you off! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)
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QUOTE (campbellcj @ Apr 2 2006, 05:21 PM)
A removable steering wheel would make the car awfully hard to drive away.

A lot of thefts these days are tow-aways though...almost impossible to stop that from happening.

A metal pole cemented into ground with a big cable lock through the front A arm should slow towing thieves a little. Then just park the car next to parking meters or lamp posts. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

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post Apr 2 2006, 07:53 PM
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put a Chalon kit over it
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put a Chalon kit over it

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post Apr 2 2006, 08:10 PM
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QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Apr 2 2006, 06:36 PM)
QUOTE (campbellcj @ Apr 2 2006, 06:25 PM)
A removable steering wheel would make the car awfully hard to drive away.

A lot of thefts these days are tow-aways though...almost impossible to stop that from happening.

you can drive with vice grips......

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) I drove a Manx dune buggy from Lake Isabella to my aunts house (about 30 miles of twisty mountain road) using vise grips. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)
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QUOTE (Headrage @ Apr 2 2006, 07:10 PM)
QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Apr 2 2006, 06:36 PM)
QUOTE (campbellcj @ Apr 2 2006, 06:25 PM)
A removable steering wheel would make the car awfully hard to drive away.

A lot of thefts these days are tow-aways though...almost impossible to stop that from happening.

you can drive with vice grips......

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) I drove a Manx dune buggy from Lake Isabella to my aunts house (about 30 miles of twisty mountain road).

we did it on this abandoned 914 we found out in the desert....

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post Apr 2 2006, 08:15 PM
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put a Chalon kit over it


brutal...I like it. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)


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post Apr 2 2006, 08:32 PM
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We had a car theft ring in Dallas that was stealing cars out of fenced in lots behind dealerships. The thieves were caught when the Brick Truck they used to lift the cars out of the dealer lot broke down right outside with a car in the sling. What they would do is pull up outside the fence, and one guy rode the sling over. Then he hooked up the car and rode the hoist back. They put the car in the back of the brick truck with high sides and drove away.

The driver of the truck ran on foot when the cops showed up. The other guy was stuck in the stolen car hanging from the sling.


FYI.. professional car thieves will get your car if they want it. What you want to do with your 914 is to make it harder for the gang bangers or the joyriders to steal than the Camaro down the street.
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post Apr 2 2006, 08:33 PM
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QUOTE (lagunero @ Apr 2 2006, 06:53 PM)
put a Chalon kit over it

That's why I hang out here, to feel the love! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Apr 2 2006, 09:02 PM
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Years ago I had my Nissan stolen.
I few weeks later a buddy of mine gave me a cheap theft detur...
Take a length of chain wrap it around the clutch and brake, and toss a pad lock on it. When the bastard attempts to take off, push the clutch slam on the brake, stall the car. Works well for beginers, but theif with time carrries bolt cutters. It did save my car a month later, when aparently they came back to tkae it a second time,. Only got as far as the car port..
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ah those dam clubs. take me like an extra 2 seconds to rip off the wheel (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Apr 2 2006, 09:15 PM
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what is the wheel made of?

couldnt you just cut out a 1'' section and slide the club off?

id take the coil wire

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post Apr 2 2006, 09:38 PM
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take me like an extra 2 seconds to rip off the wheel


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post Apr 2 2006, 09:46 PM
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QUOTE (shaggy @ Apr 2 2006, 07:15 PM)
what is the wheel made of?

couldnt you just cut out a 1'' section and slide the club off?

id take the coil wire

-shag

bolt cutters, no need to remove a section, cut it, bend the wheel, slide it off. My friend has a "lawman", goes on the brake pedal. This would stop a joyrider, club is useless.

If they are pros and they want it, they get it. You just need to stop the amateurs
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post Apr 2 2006, 10:28 PM
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QUOTE (Tobra @ Apr 2 2006, 07:46 PM)

bolt cutters, no need to remove a section, cut it, bend the wheel, slide it off.  My friend has a "lawman", goes on the brake pedal.  This would stop a joyrider, club is useless.

If they are pros and they want it, they get it.  You just need to stop the amateurs

The steering wheel can be cut with a hacksaw in a few seconds - with the thief safely sitting in the drivers seat. The Lawman goes on the brake pedal. Nobody is going to hack thru a brake pedal in a few seconds and they have to be hanging outside of the car to even try.

I saw a show a while ago about motorcycle thieves. The host was a former thief that the insurance companies hired to help stop bike thieves. Nothing would stop these clowns they would take orders (1$ per CC for a new bike) and get the bikes that night. Chains and alarms didn't even slow them down. 4 big guys would just pick up the bike and toss into the back of a van. The only place safe was a garage in house - they were afraid of a pissed of homeowner with a gun.

Pros got my brothers car a few years ago - poof not a trace.

Use the Club as a club if you catch em. I think I would be in a world of hurt with the law if I ever caught anyone stealing one my cars or messing with my family.
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post Apr 2 2006, 10:57 PM
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Big dog or loc jack:)

Are there enough 914's around to make it worth stealing for resale?


I am sure there are probably a few people with 914 to lazy to earn enough $$
to buy parts who you might steal your car, but the theft rings are for body shops.

If you ever see the top top cars/trucks stollen there
like camarys/maxima, pickups etc... Air bags, hid ligths,etc...

Bodys shops like them.
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My lawyer got his car stolen.

He lives outside of Denver, in a really high-end neighborhood in Golden. He went outside early one morning and hit the "warm-up" button on his Lexus. The car starts up and then warms and shuts off again. So he goes back inside to get some coffe or do whatever. Comes back out and his car is gone. Files a police report. Blah blah blah. Is FORCED to drive his BMW in the snow! Cops find his car a couple weeks later. They give it back to him in perfect condition. So late one night, he hears his Lexus start up and drive away. He thought it was one of his kids. So he gets up to see who's gone. Nobody. His car got stolen again. Files a police report. Blah blah blah. Has to drive his bimmer in the snow again. His insurance company actually makes the executive desicion to NOT be douchebags and settles with him. He gets the full value of the vehicle. One of his buddies (OK, me.) Notices a nice looking Lexus of the same model at an auction while investigating a nice, cheap 911 (turned out to be crap.) Turns out they were the same Lexus. And so my laywer buys his own Lexus back for $1500. Makes like $25,000 on the deal and immediately has the locks changed.

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He was pretty good-natured about the whole thing, though. He deserved it.
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post Apr 3 2006, 12:36 AM
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I drove my 914 for like 4 months around Cleveland with no ability to lock the doors. PO couldn't find the door key. Knock of wood (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) I never had a problem.
But strangly enough, both of the front side marker lights have been stolen off my $2 hyundai here in PR
I think I'm going to try that pulling out the fuse idea. Lock it in the glove box with the CD faceplate (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
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