Jim Mason Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Not sure if allowed to post this... Recently two Land Rovers TD5 and what was a nice looking 200Tdi, have been stolen locally - one from Bentley - other Darlaston Then just burnt out after getting them stuck. I have a hidden switch for fuel pump solenoid - how can i lock off Starter Motor etc. Also do pedal locks help? What else can i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simonr Posted May 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2022 >I have a hidden switch for fuel pump solenoid - how can i lock off Starter Motor etc. In a very similar way to the pump solenoid. There's one thin wire which connects to the solenoid (plus two very thick ones). Just put a switch in that. >Also do pedal locks help? The more the merrier! There's no single foolproof anti-theft device - your best option is to go for a number of cheap, different options. The more time it takes to overcome the security, the less chance they will bother. >What else can i do? My favorite, which worked like a charm when I lived in a rough part of London with nightly car thefts from my road, was to leave the doors unlocked - and leave an oily copy of the haynes manual, open on the Engine Problems page, on the drivers seat! One night, a Series 3 parked in front of my 110 was stolen. They'd had a rummage around mine & left the drivers door wide open - but decided the S3 was a better option! Back then (1994) S3's were worth nothing. Another one is to put air-horns inside the cab and wire them up to the ignition circuit. Not so much as an alarm - but it makes it pretty uncomfortable sitting inside! Once or twice I forgot to switch it off before I started the truck & it frightened the life out of me! I then built a DIY Alarm (based on a Z8 Microcontroller!) which first sounded the horns. If it got a second detection after that, it triggered a Smoke Grenade and if that didn't put them off, a large Ground Maroon (Flash Bang). I test-fired the maroon & it blew out one of the windows! That option was deleted from the final version! I'm sure the Smoke Grenade & Maroon were highly illeal - but back then, I didn't consider that. We didn't live in a surveylence state back then. Who would have guessed I'd end up working in Special Effects! 😉 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mason Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Lol Thanks for your advice & guidance - will do a few of your suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Like I said last night, deterrant is delay, delay, delay. Big old piece of bike lock chain tight round the clutch pedal and steering wheel, likewise with the gearctick and hi/low lever. Fuel shut off solenoid by pass, starter bypass. Tracker.... wiring up the alarm sensor to loud thing. Motion sensor lights, security camera... Internal camera. Line lock on the brakes (I think I have one somewhere if you want)... hoofin gert big dog in the truck - or even a Jack Russell with an ASBO. Nothing is thief proof, but a thief needs a quick steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mason Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Whats the line lock on the brakes mate? Brought an inline fuel cut off solenoid, that will be on a hidden switch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 It's a solenoid controlled block on the brakes (usually the front). You apply the foot brake and engage the solenoid (with a key on the one I may still have somewhere) and it locks the pressure on the brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I remember seeing those advertised around a decade ago. Aren’t they illegal in brake lines? If it failed in the locked position while driving, it would prevent you from releasing the brakes and could cause a skid. It would be very effective in preventing the car being towed away by a thief. Legal in the clutch line, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Snagger said: I remember seeing those advertised around a decade ago. Aren’t they illegal in brake lines? If it failed in the locked position while driving, it would prevent you from releasing the brakes and could cause a skid. It would be very effective in preventing the car being towed away by a thief. Legal in the clutch line, though. You're right - Iegal. They were very effective though, as a handbrake. They're not as much proof against theft as has occasionally been made out. Just need to slacken one bleed nipple and drive it away without brakes. Only useful as one 'layer' of security - and there are many other completely legal layers, I suspect just as effective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Sorry, Simon, are you saying they’re illegal or legal in brake lines? As you said, easily overcome to tow away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Ilegal! - sorry, it was a typo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 They were fitted to Utility winch vehicles up to around 2007.. I agree with the tow away. but remember this is car theft, not the casual removal of other peoples property.... gone in 30 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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