Tracey Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 I am paraniod someone is going to knick my car It's getting so much attention Some dodgy looking van has just come down the road (cul-de-sac) really slow, staring, got the reg number, and it's not insured on the database I have now took the battery off the car, so with all the other security, it would take them a while to knick it, it's also under a cover on the drive, so I can only assume if they are dodgy, they can tell from the wheels what car it is This is Northamptonshire by the way
LEONMEX Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 jack it up & take the wheels off,done it with emmaa 105e last week just to make me feel abit more secure about it in the garage
bronze4door Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 try and park somat in front of it if you can and take the wheels of it
lotusless Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 the wheels off is your best bet, bit of a pain if its your daily driver though
lee_capri Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 could be a lot of hard work you want to live were i live dont lock any off them up leave tool's out to their more intressted in alloy around this way
morcheen Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 chain it to something,a hook concreted in the ground or just around something heavy that will make a noise if moved.wheels off no.plates off,so they can't get any info on it or apply for logbook,don't forget the tax disc too.and don't have nightmares
Mr Sam Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 wire it to the mains and leave a couple shotgun cartriges on view in it
Tracey Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Posted March 22, 2008 wire it to the mains and leave a couple shotgun cartriges on view in it That sounds good Hubby is worse, his out there every 5 mins looking to see if it's still there, we have all bits in the house, his taken off the car now
mk3tina Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 does wiring the body to the mains actually do anything, heard it mentioned loads of times as a joke, but could it work.
petrolhead Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 wiring to the mains could work if you insulated the door handles from the body and ran the live wire to them But it also has a good chance of killing and that is not what you want if some enthusiastic toddler runs into your garden and touches your car. If the car isn't insured, take the wheels off. If it is going to be off the road for a while, take the front hubs off as well and hide them in the house(doesn't take long to put them on again). Incidently, I got woken up by hordes of police in my quiet road at 3am this morning. My neighbour two doors along had gone for a weekend break and some burglars broke in and spent 40 mins looking for the keys for his Subaru which was on the drive. His teenage daughter was stuck hiding upstairs terrified with her mobile phone on the kitchen worktop. BArstds
5hane Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 wire it to the mains and leave a couple shotgun cartriges on view in it my great grandad had a shotgun trip wire (blanks though) imagian that when your drunk and stumble in
Smudger105e Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 I thought about varioius traps about the house and garden to trip trespassers up. We have a flight of metal stairs from the road at the back of out house, and at the bottom of the stairs is a lump of wood as a step. Was gonna change that for a lump of sponge that would be difficult to see what it is in the semi-darkness. A trip wire part way down the steps which would set off a personal attack alarm. A few other ideas up my sleeve...
petrolhead Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 You can get military spec smoke grenades for £20, burn time is around a minute. You could have one fixed to the axle (away from fuel lines) with a piece of fishing wire attaching the pull ring to an anchor point on the ground. when they go off, they give off F88k loads of smoke, you'll have Hueys coming down looking for a Hot DZ!!
5hane Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 You can get military spec smoke grenades for £20, burn time is around a minute. You could have one fixed to the axle (away from fuel lines) with a piece of fishing wire attaching the pull ring to an anchor point on the ground. when they go off, they give off F88k loads of smoke, you'll have Hueys coming down looking for a Hot DZ!! where may i buy these , lol good idear
caprinerd Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 where i was brung up in london my next door neibour woke up to find his car gone and the alarm system chucked on the drive
petrolhead Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 http://www.hfmgroup.com/professionalsup ... nades.html They get very hot, so if they try to remove them with bare hands it will burn them badly. One smoke grenade will blanket 100m down your street if the wind is blowing right. You could also rig one on a garage door.
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