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Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:44 pm

:evil: well pissed off today the second time some idiots tried to nick bits off my e30 in my own bloody drive way it isnt any of you here is it lol just messin around, just need some ideas to prevent these idiots ive got a cat 1 toad alarm cars got dead locks first they tried to nick my front mtech splitter luckily without damaging anything and how have bloody taken one of the front vents with one i think tempreature sensor anyone selling the sensor here please help me out here peepz :x
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:47 pm

Strip of barbed wire underneath the splitter and take the door pins out
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:49 pm

oh i like the barbed wire not too sure about the led's or is it the other way round cheers for the advise mate may take on the door pins approach
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:54 pm

Oh I edited my post when realised you had a toad alarm. It's not a street thing :-)

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Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:04 pm

Thieves are hard to stop if they are determined.
Is the car parked in a well lit place? If not ,consider fitting security lights that come on when anyone goes near the car,and maybe even a fake(or real!)camera...
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:25 pm

My Alpina was attack outside my own front door today, they tried to swipe my cow plough which is worth a small fortune too!

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Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:31 pm

i lived in an area that was less than desirable a while back. at the time i was running a mintymint one lady owner from new 205 1.6 gti that i'd put a lot of money and effort into. every day there would be another empty space with a pile of glass decorating it but nobody ever touched my car.

it had a cat 1 toad alarm, handbrake lock thing, steering lock thing (both useless but visible) and the best bit, i wired up the auxiliary output from the alarm to a LED flasher module from the local car parts place. it's meant to flash LSD's. i put one red LED near each door pin and one in each light so they all flashed in time. looked really cool and gave off the impression it would bite your head off if anyone touched it. it seemed to do the trick, much to the annoyance of my neighbours when their cars were missing or smashed up.
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:23 pm

That's the thing - it's like the old polar bear joke 'You and your friend are being chased by a polar bear, how do you outrun it?' 'You don't have to, you just have to outrun your friend.' If your car appears to be the hardest one to nick, then it will get left alone. A bit cynical, but you have to look out for number one.
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:32 pm

not fun dude, can ur toad alarm have a dual zone proxy sensor fitted then ur have a bubble sensir around the car aswel as inside :cool:
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:35 pm

skipunda wrote:Strip of barbed wire underneath the splitter and take the door pins out
Or fit early door pins, they go into the door

think it could be on early Non central locking cars :)

my 84 318i had them
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:39 pm

Absolutely shocking mate, especially if occurring in your own driveway. :( Have these peasants no shame? :roll: :x
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:18 am

I like the idea of putting sensor lights in your driveway but they wont stop everyone... Maybe use the sensor light idea but with strobe lights. There is no way I would go anywhere near it if it lighted me up like a disco.

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Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:22 am

i feel for you fella.. but at the end of the day if they want it.. they will have it.
shame the e30 was fitted with such a simple immobaliser its laughable really. The dirty six has ews fitted... a good idea as when they first released them thefts stopped... but like everything there is a way around it.. a laptop capable theif wouldnt bother stealing my turd.. it dosent have an alarm on it either.
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:50 am

how will you get out when you've pushed flush door pins down? i think they stick up for a reason, but not so grippy none flaired ones maybe.

I like the strobe idea.. that and a siren - dummy cctv camera with movement sensing fake power LED
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:28 am

Rub dirty axle grease round the inside of your splitter (were it can't be seen) as soon as the stick the hands round to pull it off they will be covered in the shit. Once their chav' tastic clothes are covered in unwashable black used axle grease they'll stop messing.
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:47 am

Nobody_You_Know wrote:Rub dirty axle grease round the inside of your splitter (were it can't be seen) as soon as the stick the hands round to pull it off they will be covered in the shit. Once their chav' tastic clothes are covered in unwashable black used axle grease they'll stop messing.
Bloody good idea that.
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:54 pm

Just glue some razor blades on the inside of the splitter facing backwards then when they feel for the clips......

DNA evidance to :D

theiving scum keep thinking about tyrapping my IS splitter on discreatly to the valance you it still wont come off even when the clips are undone. :D
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:58 pm

i'd love to catch some fooker trying that sh1t. why cant they just get a job and buy their own. like the majority of people on here, i work hard to have the things i've got, and to just have it taken by some low life pr1ck pisses me off. sorry for ranting.

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Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:13 pm

viper pager alarm (made by clifford) I have one fitted and it has zone sensors so if anyone comes near the car it alerts me instantly on the key fob by beeps or vibrate also it will tell you if someone beaks the glass and even if the cut off the siren on the actuall car it will still alert on the key fob good investment no1 comes near!
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:31 pm

These work very well and will alert you (and half your road) to their presence
http://www.henrykrank.com/alarm_mine.html


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Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:01 pm

jon552 wrote:These work very well and will alert you (and half your road) to their presence
http://www.henrykrank.com/alarm_mine.html


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Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:40 am

i have a spare working temp sensor if needed,and no it's not your old one lol.
i dont have a spare duct it sits in.
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