I agree with "If someone really wants it .... all they need is a tow truck."
For 13 years, I was the guy with the tow truck. Worked for a company that
specialized in trespass and repossession towing. With the current technology
in autoloaders, a wrecker driver can back up to, hook, lift and drive away
with your car in just a couple of seconds and not even have to get out of the
truck.
As far as alarms go, if you were nearby, by the time you realized it was your
alarm, it was too late. A good feature in an Alarm System is Code Hopping
Technology where it uses multiple frequencies, randomly. We used a special
transceiver on the more difficult repossessions, that would capture and record
the signal from your transmitter. We would hide off to the side and throw a
tennis ball at the car. When the owner would reset the alarm, we could capture
the signal. Later on, we would go back and retransmit the captured signal to
shut off the alarm. This is not possible with the code hopping alarms.
The club, a thief can hacksaw through the steel reinforced, plastic steering
wheel in under 10 seconds. Then flex the wheel and slide the club right off.
I towed a lot of recovered stolen vehicles with a cut steering wheels and a
club sitting in the back seat. As a wrecker driver, I liked the club, it held
the front wheels steady while I towed it from the rear.
The smart thing to do is use a couple of theft deterrent devices in
conjunction with one another. Like an alarm and a club together, as well as
some common sense as to where you park in public places and what you leave
visible inside the vehicle.
Walter_Felix@MSN.COM
88' Dodge Dakota Sport 4x4.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/9219
P.S. When I used to tow the Bar district here in Hartford, vehicles with
alarms were trophies and would get an extra lap around the block with the
alarm screaming. I loved that job!!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net On Behalf Of Rob Agnew
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 1998 12:51 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Alarms
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Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 21:42:05 -0400
From: Craig Baltzer <Craig.Baltzer@Anjura.COM>
Subject: RE: DML: CC Alarm Systems
Don't know about the EVC II setup in the Daks, but the CC factory alarm
in the Dodge Viper is a constantly changing one. The prob. is that just
about any idiot with access to the factory manual can "re-sync" the
transmitter with the car, so its not much good. I had heard that both
the Clifford and Viper after market alarms were the same (i.e. there was
a "re-sync" procedure that could be used without first gaining access to
the car, in case your transmitter battery went dead)...
Craig
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I've got an after market Viper alarm ... if the transmitter battery is
dead, there is a hidden over-ride
switch which works only with the key in and ignition on. This shuts the
alarm off any lets you start
the truck. My door lock aren't electric....must be opened with the key. I
like it that way.
According to the supplier, even the guy who installed it would take 3 or 4
minutes to disable the alarm and get the truck running without a key. I
also use "The Club".
If someone really wants it .... all they need is a tow truck.
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