Anti-theft device
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Anti-theft device
With the recent threads on stolen cars, I started looking around to see what protection was on the market. I saw several variants of this style that looked like they'd be fairly effective. Does anyone here have any experience with these?
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From the description, it looks like it is easily defeatable. Use a code stealer that crooks use for opening the door and try and start the car. If the car doesn't start, pop the hood, open the electrical center and pull out the relay adapter and plug the relay into its normal spot, close the electrical center and the hood and start the car.
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My thought is that anything that makes your Corvette more difficult to steal is better than nothing. Last year several of our Corvette club members went on an overnight trip. One of our members had The Club steering wheel lock on his Corvette. The Corvettes on either side of his were tampered with and the only thing stopping them from being stolen was one of the guys in our club saw what was happening and ran out into the parking lot.
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From the description, it looks like it is easily defeatable. Use a code stealer that crooks use for opening the door and try and start the car. If the car doesn't start, pop the hood, open the electrical center and pull out the relay adapter and plug the relay into its normal spot, close the electrical center and the hood and start the car.
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Works fine, no codes are set if an illegal start attempt is made. And it is passive arming, meaning that it arms automatically whenever the engine is shut off......many kill switches become ineffective because the driver gets lazy and just leaves it ON all the time.......
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Soler Throttle Controller!!!!
Awesome product. Not only does it improve your throttle response (you will think you are driving a whole other car!), but it has a lock feature. When turned on it disables your throttle. So someone can start your car, but when they step on the gas pedal nothing happens.
In the case of my car I keep the exhaust valves open, so it is pretty loud when you start it. Someone trying to steal my car probably would not want to stick around to figure out how to disable it. I also use a visible heavy duty club more as a deterrent.
Another neat feature of the Soler is the Valet Mode. In this mode it gives the car just enough power to park the car so no one will take it for a joy ride. The Soler is Bluetooth so all the settings can be accessed on your phone via their app.
Awesome product. Not only does it improve your throttle response (you will think you are driving a whole other car!), but it has a lock feature. When turned on it disables your throttle. So someone can start your car, but when they step on the gas pedal nothing happens.
In the case of my car I keep the exhaust valves open, so it is pretty loud when you start it. Someone trying to steal my car probably would not want to stick around to figure out how to disable it. I also use a visible heavy duty club more as a deterrent.
Another neat feature of the Soler is the Valet Mode. In this mode it gives the car just enough power to park the car so no one will take it for a joy ride. The Soler is Bluetooth so all the settings can be accessed on your phone via their app.
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There is no relay adapter that would make the Mobilistics relay obvious. The Mobilistic relay just replaces the factory relay. And I doubt a thief is going to start an exploration as to why the car did not start, could be one of a half-dozen of possible antitheft devices sprinkled around the car....
I totally agree. No thief is going to start in depth diagnostics, especially when there could be 100 things to look at.
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They would have to have another relay with them to install. This is not an adapter. It’s a relay that replaces the factory relay. It would stop amateurs for sure and it’s inexpensive IMO.
From the description, it looks like it is easily defeatable. Use a code stealer that crooks use for opening the door and try and start the car. If the car doesn't start, pop the hood, open the electrical center and pull out the relay adapter and plug the relay into its normal spot, close the electrical center and the hood and start the car.
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If you work in an orthopedic ward, you are going to see a lot of ortho problems. You work for Chevy and seems like everything problematic is a Chevy. When you look at the statistics of stolen cars, you see that you don't even crack the top 10.
Rank Make/Model No. of thefts in 2024 1. Hyundai Elantra 31,712 2. Hyundai Sonata 26,720 3. Chevrolet Silverado 1500 21,666 4. Honda Accord 18,539 5. Kia Optima 17,493 6. Honda Civic 15,727 7. Kia Soul 13,562 8. Ford F150 Series Pickup 12,952 9. Toyota Camry 12,296 10. Dodge Charger 11,452 (National vehicle theft data from the NICB)
Top 10 Vehicles by Theft Rate 2025
Rank Vehicle Theft Rate 1 Hyundai Sonata 157 for every 10,000 sold 2 Hyundai Elantra 154 for every 10,000 sold 3 Kia Soul 142 for every 10,000 sold 4 Kia Sportage 132 for every 10,000 sold 5 Kia Forte 124 for every 10,000 sold 6 Chevrolet Pick-Up 48 for every 10,000 sold 7 Jeep Grand Cherokee 39 for every 10,000 sold 8 Dodge Charger 38 for every 10,000 sold 9 Honda Accord 36 for every 10,000 sold 10 Honda Civic 35 for every 10,000 soldCopied from AI search
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For a number of reasons, I think I am going with Solar.