Trucks being stolen.

[yzrmbsg]

I have the "no-start" feature on my DP-tuner. Wont stop a break in or a tow truck, but at least they can't drive it away!

 

[Zmann]

should say door lock actuator rod

my viper has a no start even if I forget to arm it the starter is locked out

 

[Snake]

Probably buy "the club" just so they can see they can't just get in and go.

Ummmmmmm


"Back in the ’90s, I was working as a design engineer for Chrysler. I had responsibility for key cylinders and door latches. At that time auto theft rates in Europe were increasing and driving the insurers to put pressure on the Euro governments to require increased theft deterrence devices on all new cars. As part of our attempt to figure out where best to invest our design dollars, we hired some professional car thieves to provide a more hands-on perspective than us engineers had (well, maybe not all of us).
At some point, the Club was mentioned. The professional thieves laughed and exchanged knowing glances. What we knew was that the Club is a hardened steel device that attaches to the steering wheel and the brake pedal to prevent steering and/or braking. What we found out was that a pro thief would carry a short piece of a hacksaw blade to cut through the plastic steering wheel in a couple seconds. They were then able to release The Club and use it to apply a huge amount of torque to the steering wheel and break the lock on the steering column (which most cars were already equipped with). The pro thieves actually sought out cars with The Club on them because they didn’t want to carry a long pry bar that was too hard to conceal."

 

[Extended Power]

Interesting...
Too bad the airbags wouldn't go off when they started to cut through the wheel.

And I think the new younger thieves are just too phuckin lazy to be bothered with trying to get the bar removed...they only need 8-10 seconds to steal a SuperDuty...why screw around trying to get this free, or that...just move to the next truck...

 

[MorganY]

I'm still intrigued by the capacitor and door handle idea