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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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I was watching Trucks this morning on Speed and they showed an anti-theft product by Ravelco I found interesting. I did a search and saw it mentioned a few times but no info on install, reliability, etc. Anyone have any experience with it they'd like to share? - http://www.ravelcodfw.com/

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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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Hey Bill....I read the article. Does sound like it might work. I also thought their 'Lifetime Warranty' was a little on the flaky side. (If your car is stolen or damaged in a theft attempt, they will check your Ravelco system and make sure it is still working). Doesn't sound to reassuring to me.
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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I always liked this one

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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by WildTurkey
I always liked this one
The trunk monkey is the ultimate.
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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I remember looking at the Ravelco before. Someone here posted that they had one and highly recommended it. I can not remember who that was though. It's tough getting old.
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So what does this do that the stock antitheft system can't do now? The only way somebody steals any Vette made since 1986 is to have the key or flat bed it away.

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Originally Posted by Bill Dearborn
So what does this do that the stock antitheft system can't do now? The only way somebody steals any Vette made since 1986 is to have the key or flat bed it away.

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Great question. I posted hoping for answers, got any?
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[QUOTE=WildTurkey;1566471652]I always liked this one
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trunk monkey was cool
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Originally Posted by WildTurkey
I always liked this one

That is just great

Thanks,Matt
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Originally Posted by Bill Dearborn
So what does this do that the stock antitheft system can't do now? The only way somebody steals any Vette made since 1986 is to have the key or flat bed it away.

Bill
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Originally Posted by MagRedConv
The trunk monkey is the ultimate.
...or the "hatch" monkey
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