FORUM CLASSIFIEDS DIFFLOCK.com Links & Networks
Forum Homepage
Log in
Profile
Search
Private Messages
Forum Members
Register
Classified Ads
Search Ads
Place New Ad
My ads
Place your classified
ads here for FREE
NB: Adverts placed in the general
forum areas will be deleted
Difflock Homepage
Online Shop
Contact Us
FAQ
Calendar
Garage
Facebook
Twitter
Youtube
Advertise With Us - Reach your target market by advertising on the Difflock.com forum.
Click here or call 0845 125 9407


Security Mods
Goto page 1, 2  Next
 
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Difflock Forum Index -> 4x4s
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
GVstu
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 05 Mar 2008
Odometer: 2314
Location: Northumberland



PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:33 pm    Post subject: Security Mods Reply with quote

Hi all,

with the news from the suzi section that SJP410's truck has been burned out for the sake of its wheels (arseholes etc.) it reminded me of something my old man used to do to our lightweight landy - he used to remove the rotator arm somethingorother so the thing wouldn't start up.

Gets me thinking about my own vehicle - the pajero has an immobiliser fitted which does seem to work (even though it locks the doors occasionally when it feels like it)

Is there anything like my fathers quick and dirty fix that I can do with my (any) truck to make it less nickable? I suppose you could wire in hidden switches etc but that seems easily bypassable, I like the idea of removing some easily accessable mechanical component that you could take away with you in a backpack or something if you had to leave your vehicle parked up somewhere.

Anyone else got any tips on securing your truck against being 'easily' nicked?

__________________________________
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand; And I said, "Listen! I've traveled every road in this here land!"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Jamie-Offroad
Articulating


Joined: 22 Dec 2008
Odometer: 533
Location: Scotland


1994 Suzuki Vitara

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Petrol? Suppose you could quite easily pull the HT leads off and take them with you.

I do think a hidden switch would be a better solution though...

__________________________________
Shropshire Suzuki's displaced unofficial 'King of Tact'

Land Rover, it's whats for dinner

Not fast and furious - Slow and delirious
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail MSN Messenger
Twiss
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Odometer: 6438
Location: Birkirkara, Malta


1993 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think we really like posting up security mods... cos the crims can read it on here Wink

but... a hidden switch in the ignition coil +ve wire seems to work well.
A couple points though: make sure you put it somewhere where you won't hit it by accident (back of the glovebox is quite easy to switch accidentally) and make sure you tell the next owner where the switch is lol

__________________________________
Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
GVstu
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 05 Mar 2008
Odometer: 2314
Location: Northumberland



PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

See there I was thinking someone'd have turned a can of WD40 into some stealth anti theft devices...

Mine's got an excellent anti theft device atm, it's well broken! Laughing

I'm going to have a look at mine if and see what I can do about that side of things while she's sitting waiting to be mended.

__________________________________
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand; And I said, "Listen! I've traveled every road in this here land!"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Twiss
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Odometer: 6438
Location: Birkirkara, Malta


1993 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could put a switching valve in fuel fuel line between the pump and the carb?

Or if you leave it for a while, run a hose from the fuel pump to above the drivers seat... so when they start it they will get doused in petrol Twisted Evil

Might ruin your interior a bit though Wink

__________________________________
Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
4x4maddog
Articulating


Joined: 20 Apr 2007
Odometer: 812
Location: edinburgh


1993 Suzuki Vitara

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

if we post on here the buggers will see it just need to think outside the box make it as hard and time consuing as possible if they really want it thy will take it,

chain it to the floor!

sure i saw an article that had fitted a house intruder alarm in a sj near the drivers head just a cheap one on motion sensor but 130db in your ears is going to put you off hotwiring it maybe it was on here???

__________________________________
ITS ONE LIFE, DRIVE IT!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message MSN Messenger
HardTopsUK
Guest








PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ive got a bear trap in the front footwells in my truck. Works well. Twisted Evil
Back to top
teamidris
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 24 Feb 2008
Odometer: 3372
Location: Staffordshire UK



PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had a bear!

but it ate all the sweets out of the glove box, so I got rid Wink




In line fuel lock with key is pretty good if it cannot be bi-passed easily.



Mr Bean took the steering wheel! Not a bad idea.

__________________________________
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC3l3zoaCabKrgBSULSV1YgA
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
4x4maddog
Articulating


Joined: 20 Apr 2007
Odometer: 812
Location: edinburgh


1993 Suzuki Vitara

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

do it south african style

step 1 after you get out slide seat all the way forward,

step 2 pull pin out of hand grenade

step 3 tactically wedge hand grenade under seat Very Happy

thief breaks in slides seat back and blows his man veg off, just make sure its insured for fire damage

__________________________________
ITS ONE LIFE, DRIVE IT!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message MSN Messenger
GVstu
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 05 Mar 2008
Odometer: 2314
Location: Northumberland



PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

4x4maddog wrote:
do it south african style

step 1 after you get out slide seat all the way forward,

step 2 pull pin out of hand grenade

step 3 tactically wedge hand grenade under seat Very Happy

thief breaks in slides seat back and blows his man veg off, just make sure its insured for fire damage


Now that I like Very Happy

I will be using a combination of methods on mine! Thanks for the tips guys...

In-line fuel lock, I havn't heard of that before but I'm intrigued!

__________________________________
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand; And I said, "Listen! I've traveled every road in this here land!"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Jamie-Offroad
Articulating


Joined: 22 Dec 2008
Odometer: 533
Location: Scotland


1994 Suzuki Vitara

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

teamidris wrote:
In line fuel lock with key is pretty good if it cannot be bi-passed easily.


I suppose the same could be done with the brakes, you could quite easily put a line lock under the seat and lock the rear brakes on.

__________________________________
Shropshire Suzuki's displaced unofficial 'King of Tact'

Land Rover, it's whats for dinner

Not fast and furious - Slow and delirious
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail MSN Messenger
mudplugga
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 23 Oct 2004
Odometer: 2798
Location: Shropshire mostly, and Mid Wales



PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two things that I've used on different vehicles are, on my old Lada Niva I made a thick steel bracket that I welded to the floor, under the trim, that then poked up through the plastic centre console thing around the gear levers, but very close to the HI-LO lever so I could lock it in neutral with a security type padlock with the straight pin. That was quite effective because the door locks were knackered and it wasn't stolen in the three years I owned it.

On a two door Range Rover I made a lever that was again welded to the floor or the seat support, I can't remember exactly now, but it was under the drivers seat, which allowed me to push the seat right forward with the backrest folded onto the steering wheel and lock it there with a padlock.
Again, that was another car with knackered door locks, and that didn't get stolen either. Laughing

__________________________________
http://www.ipernity.com/home/294337

"Roof, doors, wheels. It's the way I drive."
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
oshimon
Mooch Master


Joined: 24 Oct 2003
Odometer: 6786
Location: Jerusalem. Israel



PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Half meter length of scaffold pole chained and padlocked to the rear axle. If they drive off then the noise and shower of sparks should alert someone/draw the attention of the feds.
A neighbour many years ago actually did this every night to his classic GMC pick up.

In-cab switch to the fuel cut off solenoid on the carb, or just disconnect the wire at the carb itself.
The great thing about SJ's is the wiring is usually a mess any roads, to the extent that us owners get the shivers if we even have to touch one so a would be thief would have no chance Very Happy

These work well as well -



Simon 'waking up the neighbours' Owen.

__________________________________
There are some days when even my lucky underpants can't help.....

For Ian's sake, desperately trying to keep up at the back.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Twiss
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Odometer: 6438
Location: Birkirkara, Malta


1993 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of my mates had his vitara nicked a while ago. He now has another one, and every time he leaves it he puts two steering wheel locks on in an X pattern, and a handbrake to gearstick lock.

No matter how quickly you can break a steering wheel lock off, having 3 different bright yellow locks is quite a visual deterrent Smile

__________________________________
Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
sjmxrus
Articulating


Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Odometer: 889
Location: 'at work 9-5' EXETER, DEVON


1986 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i like the grenade idea, only trouble is i'd forget one day Rolling Eyes

any of the above really to make it difficult

i took the steerin wheel off a mk2 escort i had once cos it kept gettin knicked Laughing

what ever u do its got to be convenient cos otherwise u tend to get bored with settin it every time u leave it

__________________________________
Rus
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Twiss
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Odometer: 6438
Location: Birkirkara, Malta


1993 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think that I will apply some trickery for my security...

Get a standalone key switch... mount it in the dash, wire it up, and put a flashing red LED next to it
Maybe put an "ALARM" sticker next to it.

Then hide a switch somewhere else as well.

So by the time the would be thieves have pried the key switch out of the dash they still have to find another switch Wink

__________________________________
Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
clbarclay
Off-Road Guru


Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Odometer: 1779
Location: Worcesterhire


1987 Land Rover Range Rover

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would go for a combination of devices. Visual deterrents like big yellow locks and flashing alarm lights should help stop opportunists trying. Concealed switches which can easily be bypassed will stop them starting it in a hurry (thieves don't hang around in the act). Get creative with them, the best ones I know of even if a thief saw them, they wouldn't realise it was one and can be operated so subtlety that even an observant passenger would realise it was there (very useful for preventing pranks from 'friends').

That should be enough to stop them driving it away in a hurry, but not trailering. I've also seen a few light fingered types around (the sort that ask if you have any scrap) with high sided flat bed vans with hiab lifts capable of picking up a vehicle and hiding it in the back. Chaining stuff to the ground is about the only way of stopping them, but even that isn't always enough.

__________________________________
The Lord helps them as helps them selves
and the Lord help them caught helping there selves.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
cynic-al
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 14 Nov 2006
Odometer: 6062
Location: scunthorpe


1989 Suzuki SJ

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wouldn't stop it getting stolen but you could put a line lock on the brakes to lock them in an off position, a ratchet on the accelerator so it locked off on high power then a series of hypodermic sharps strategically attached to the dash

Alan 'I want my SJ back' Turner

__________________________________
I know enough to be dangerous.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
Twiss
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Odometer: 6438
Location: Birkirkara, Malta


1993 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cynic-al, I like the sound of that plan! Twisted Evil

Did yours get nicked then? Sad

__________________________________
Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
cynic-al
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 14 Nov 2006
Odometer: 6062
Location: scunthorpe


1989 Suzuki SJ

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, ages ago, they cut down a steel fence and used the ramps off my trailer to drive it over a small wall. But I don't like to go on about it, I'm not bitter at all! Razz
__________________________________
I know enough to be dangerous.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
Twiss
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Odometer: 6438
Location: Birkirkara, Malta


1993 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's harsh! Using your own ramps to steal your car!!! Evil or Very Mad

I'm beginning to thing the grenade is actually the best method!!! Wink

C4 anyone?
I suppose it might be worth blowing your own 4x4 up in a huge fireball to get the guys that had stolen it. Twisted Evil

__________________________________
Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
clbarclay
Off-Road Guru


Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Odometer: 1779
Location: Worcesterhire


1987 Land Rover Range Rover

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not unlike the grenade idea, but something like this in a car should at least leave it usable afterwards.

Link

__________________________________
The Lord helps them as helps them selves
and the Lord help them caught helping there selves.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
challengersteve
Just got MTs


Joined: 18 May 2010
Odometer: 367
Location: Kinneff, Aberdeenshire


1997 Daihatsu Fourtrak

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

4x4 magazine were advertising this it looks quite good and well priced
http://www.richbrook-styling.co.uk/dis-car-nect...ut-off-switch-/90

__________________________________
Flat oot like a dukes fit
www.tay4x4club.com
www.scottishmini.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website eBay Name
cai876
Just got MTs


Joined: 29 Jul 2008
Odometer: 110




PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I really don't want any thieves going in my car, I sometimes will even take the key out of the ignition. Shocked
__________________________________
1994 Isuzu Trooper 3.1TD 143,000 miles - Dead

2000 Suzuki GV2000 with VW 1.9TDI conversion - Goes like stink and does a million miles to the gallon
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
RobotMan
Just got MTs


Joined: 06 Jun 2008
Odometer: 251
Location: Bishop Auckland



PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

terranosteve wrote:
4x4 magazine were advertising this it looks quite good and well priced
http://www.richbrook-styling.co.uk/dis-car-nect...ut-off-switch-/90


I used to have one of those about 20 years ago. Big padlock on the bonnet too.
got a bit tiresome with the spare on the bonnet but was quite good to have on a soft top Series II.

__________________________________
Rob (Robotman) Taylor.
MonkeyMotorSport
Big Dog Engineering
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Alex90
Articulating


Joined: 19 Apr 2010
Odometer: 861
Location: preston, Lancashire



PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the 2WD low mod on the SJ is a good immobiliser. personally ive found 50kg of german shepherd in the back of the 4trak helps to keep people away Wink
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
scut44
Guest








PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The problem with big dogs as security in a Defender is,
that they just escape out the panel gaps.

If its a really big dog,
if it leans against a locked door they are liable to just burst open.

george

.
Back to top
Twiss
Mud Obsessed


Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Odometer: 6438
Location: Birkirkara, Malta


1993 Suzuki Samurai

PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing Laughing Laughing

Nice work George Wink

__________________________________
Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Jamie-Offroad
Articulating


Joined: 22 Dec 2008
Odometer: 533
Location: Scotland


1994 Suzuki Vitara

PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alex1990 wrote:
the 2WD low mod on the SJ is a good immobiliser.


Now theres an idea, leave your transfer box in neutral i think most wouldnt know what was going on.

__________________________________
Shropshire Suzuki's displaced unofficial 'King of Tact'

Land Rover, it's whats for dinner

Not fast and furious - Slow and delirious
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail MSN Messenger
Alex90
Articulating


Joined: 19 Apr 2010
Odometer: 861
Location: preston, Lancashire



PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

have you seen the 2wd low mod on suzuki club uk website?

http://www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk/2wdlowmodification.html

the last shift pattern is the one to put it in. even says its good for abit of extra secturity.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Difflock Forum Index -> 4x4s All times are GMT - 12 Hours
Goto page 1, 2  Next
Page 1 of 2

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum
Facebook

Adrian Flux 2023

Oil Safe

Specialist Tools

Evo Oils

Join our mailing list for upcoming events, special offers, discount coupons and expert advice on the latest 4x4 products!

* indicates required





    
Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group