V1 + Convertible == How not to get stolen?
11-27-2015, 01:55 PM
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V1 + Convertible == How not to get stolen?
I expect to get a built-in detector so people can't grab it, but is there any kind of install I can do myself (ie: no more complicated than tapping power at the mirror - I don't want to blow the dash apart) that will put it in a position where it won't get yanked every time I stop for lunch?
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
11-27-2015, 02:58 PM
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I expect to get a built-in detector so people can't grab it, but is there any kind of install I can do myself (ie: no more complicated than tapping power at the mirror - I don't want to blow the dash apart) that will put it in a position where it won't get yanked every time I stop for lunch?
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
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11-27-2015, 05:42 PM
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11-27-2015, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DAVE396LT1
I expect to get a built-in detector so people can't grab it, but is there any kind of install I can do myself (ie: no more complicated than tapping power at the mirror - I don't want to blow the dash apart) that will put it in a position where it won't get yanked every time I stop for lunch?
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
11-28-2015, 04:08 PM
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Although in California , I had the 9500ci installed in a Ferrari 458 for $700. Best
I expect to get a built-in detector so people can't grab it, but is there any kind of install I can do myself (ie: no more complicated than tapping power at the mirror - I don't want to blow the dash apart) that will put it in a position where it won't get yanked every time I stop for lunch?
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
11-28-2015, 06:16 PM
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I expect to get a built-in detector so people can't grab it, but is there any kind of install I can do myself (ie: no more complicated than tapping power at the mirror - I don't want to blow the dash apart) that will put it in a position where it won't get yanked every time I stop for lunch?
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
A friend got a quote for the 9500ci installed in the mirror and with a beautiful custom control panel down by the Z logo on the dash, but it was for $5300. You could buy a dozen 8500s and keep them in the trunk, replacing them as they get stolen.
There's got to be a reasonable midground, but what?
Other than not reaching in to grab it, I don't want people cutting the top to get to it when the top is up too, so to date I have nothing. But I also have never been pulled over nor had a ticket since 1987 (literaly) and would like to keep it that way.
doubt you need to worry. But it does come out and in your pocket in seconds!
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