Old Skool security

[mk2 mike]

Here's something I've been wondering as I'm looking to re-live my teens and get another old skool ford.

 

What do you guys and girls use nowadays for security for your cars? I'm not in a position to lock it up in a garage, I'm going to have to leave it in a residents car park.

 

Back in the old days (well 90's ) people were using yale deadlocks on the lower part of the door. Are these still available or is there something newer you can recommend?

 

TIA, Mike.

[banarama]

mine has a tracker/but will be transfered to my other car if i sell it

[GJUK]

They're always being stolen, I wouldnt leave one on the street.

 

Unless you mean you want to get a mk2 granada or similar, something like that is less liable to be stolen.

 

But a mk1 escort... "I'm sure I parked that there..."

[rallyesport04]

They're always being stolen, I wouldnt leave one on the street.

 

Unless you mean you want to get a mk2 granada or similar, something like that is less liable to be stolen.

 

But a mk1 escort... "I'm sure I parked that there..."

 

i wouldnt leave a mk1 or mk2 granny anywhere with fear of it goin round the local race track

[stevepeanut]

put on as much as you can afford, alarm, one of those pacman wheel locks, gear stick lock. Then go under the bonnet and alter the wiring so you have a hidden switch wired into the ignition so if the thieves beat all your locks they cant start it.

 

But that still doesnt stop it getting dragged onto a tow truck

[mk2 mike]

Thanks for your replies. I was thinking mk1/2 escort or an anglia. Back in the 90's I had 3 mk2's and a mk1 stolen from me, but back then they were only a few hundred quid each and the classifieds were full of em!

 

Leaving it outside isnt ideal, but the area is ok-ish, and it would be my daily driver so removing bits under the bonnet would be a hassle every time i pop out. Never thought of a tracker, but would consider one although I suspect they would be easier to detect/locate on an older car as opposed to a modern car with miles of wiring?

 

Are those deadlocks still available to slow them getting into the car in the first place?

[SAF_Capri]

As said its the towing away part that needs a bit of inginuity to stop, i have some ideas, but wont post for the obvious reason.

 

I do have fitted to mine a clifford alarm with every position alarmed, ie door, boot, bonnet etc, and a full sensor system, that detects people approaching the car upto 2 feet away and a sensor inside to detect movement inside the car, certainly a good point to start and was only a few hundred pounds and simple enough to hide all wiring and the alarm locations,

[GJUK]

Get a garage mate.

 

Easier to protect the garage than it is your car. roller shutters etc etc etc.

[Mr Day]

I'm lucky enough to now have a alarmed garage but i still bought a big chain and anchor point the other day (which are normally ment for bikes) so i can bolt the thing to the floor(was on offer,£16),maybe gettin 1 of those would slow a theif down for a few mins if you fitted other things aswell?mine will have a big steering wheel cover lock thing and will definately have a hidden battery cut off switch somewhere for when i go out in it!

[GJUK]

snap off steering wheel's a good look as well

[dawesy1700]

if you have no choice but to park it in a car park, put it with the bonnet up against a wall/fence etc, and put full lock on and a steerin lock, so if they do try and tow it,it wont go straight back, wont stop them but it'll slow them down, and if its between 2 cars it'll swing n hit the next car, making it very difficult to get out. jus a tip to slow the thieving scumbags down,

[mk2 mike]

Some good ideas there, thanks! A hidden cut off switch seems a must. Liking the parking between 2 other cars on full lock too. Thanks for all your help!

[dawesy1700]

my mate thought of that one cause his hand brake was poo and we kept pushing his car away from where he parked, he's also fixed the handbrake now too, ha.

[FredTransit]

I know it's a pain, but if it's easy for you to jump into and drive off, it's easy for the scum to as well! You can still get the Yale deadlocks, and also try Banham. A quick release steering wheel is a good idea too, if you see somebody loitering around with a steering wheel, call the cops!