Theft problems?
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Racer
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Theft problems?
I continue to hear and read about how people have had their vette's stolen by someone drilling a hole and draining the battery ,which of course disable's the factory or after market alarm. I have seen several different battery "shields" that cover the battery. Has anyone had there vette stolen before?
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Yeah, used to be real popular. Smart thieves figured out they couldn't beat the VATS though, and usually leave the Vettes and Camaros alone. (unless they tow them) Use to buy theft recovery cars with Vats and broken columns, and always thought hmmm.
Heel & Toe
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I had a self contained back up alarm on my truck. its a small , round made of a hard plastic and will last about 4yrs once its dead toss it and get another one.
It wires somehow to the car, and what they use to do is,pry up the hood and cut the wires to the battery to disable the whatever alarm you had installed.
Well as soon as you cut power to the car either by cutting the wires or dissconnecting the battery, this little baseball size alarm starts screaming. Whenever I would take my truck in to get serviced I would get a call because they couldnt figure out why the alarm would sound when you cut the power to the car.
now this doesnt fix the problem of having to replace the battery if someone decides to put a hole in it. but it should keep someone from trying to steal it, if they cant turn it off. Now i guess if you have issue with your battery getting drained you probably dont want to add one of these.
It wires somehow to the car, and what they use to do is,pry up the hood and cut the wires to the battery to disable the whatever alarm you had installed.
Well as soon as you cut power to the car either by cutting the wires or dissconnecting the battery, this little baseball size alarm starts screaming. Whenever I would take my truck in to get serviced I would get a call because they couldnt figure out why the alarm would sound when you cut the power to the car.
now this doesnt fix the problem of having to replace the battery if someone decides to put a hole in it. but it should keep someone from trying to steal it, if they cant turn it off. Now i guess if you have issue with your battery getting drained you probably dont want to add one of these.
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I continue to hear and read about how people have had their vette's stolen by someone drilling a hole and draining the battery ,which of course disable's the factory or after market alarm. I have seen several different battery "shields" that cover the battery. Has anyone had there vette stolen before?
With a swiss-cheese battery, how do ya' start the car?
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I had a self contained back up alarm on my truck. its a small , round made of a hard plastic and will last about 4yrs once its dead toss it and get another one.
It wires somehow to the car, and what they use to do is,pry up the hood and cut the wires to the battery to disable the whatever alarm you had installed.
Well as soon as you cut power to the car either by cutting the wires or dissconnecting the battery, this little baseball size alarm starts screaming. Whenever I would take my truck in to get serviced I would get a call because they couldnt figure out why the alarm would sound when you cut the power to the car.
now this doesnt fix the problem of having to replace the battery if someone decides to put a hole in it. but it should keep someone from trying to steal it, if they cant turn it off. Now i guess if you have issue with your battery getting drained you probably dont want to add one of these.
It wires somehow to the car, and what they use to do is,pry up the hood and cut the wires to the battery to disable the whatever alarm you had installed.
Well as soon as you cut power to the car either by cutting the wires or dissconnecting the battery, this little baseball size alarm starts screaming. Whenever I would take my truck in to get serviced I would get a call because they couldnt figure out why the alarm would sound when you cut the power to the car.
now this doesnt fix the problem of having to replace the battery if someone decides to put a hole in it. but it should keep someone from trying to steal it, if they cant turn it off. Now i guess if you have issue with your battery getting drained you probably dont want to add one of these.
the possibility of my Vette being stolen, and its frightening. It has been broken into twice.
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I have seen the battery shields available from the usual Corvette vendors. I agree with everyone else. Who is going to steal a car with a dead battery? Car alarms MAY stop the occasional joy riders, or deter a thief from taking something inside the car. Alarms, "The Club" or whatever are just deterents to keep your car safe. If a thief sees one of these devises on your car he will just move on to a car without an alarm because it is easier, therefor you car is saved. But if a professional thief wants your car for whatever reason, IT WILL BE GONE! 
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Racer
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Heel & Toe
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im sure any place that does alarms will carry these. Just call around locally.
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