Subject	No, but a Smith & Wesson will. :)
Posted by	zfreak(Dallas) on May 05, 2009 at 8:02 PM
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In Reply To	Would a stock alarm system stop a car thief? posted by Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) on May 05, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Message	Seriously though, the stock alarm is pretty much useless. If they are stealing the CAR, then: The previous owner wired the fuel pump in my car to the "defrost" switch for the mirrors...which works quite well. That aside, no car alarm is "thief-proof". Z's: 1990 TTZ 505 RWHP/483 FT/lb @18psi @ 380' ALT Oct. 2008 457 RWHP/441 FT/lb @18psi @ 5800' ALT Nov. 2007 436 RWHP/433 FT/lb @17psi @ 5300' ALT June 2006 Previous Z's: 1991 TTZ 368 RWHP/404 FT/lb @17psi 1994 TTZ 262 RWHP/271 FT/lb @11psi 1990 N/A 238 RWHP/226 FT/lb w/50 shot Nitrous 1990 TTZ (from the thief Arley Leghorn in CALI) 2003 350z Sunset Lemans Touring Edition 2003 G35 Coupe, procharged.
Follow Ups	Would a stock alarm system stop a car thief? - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 18:00:24 05/05/09 Probably not. - CameronSF 18:04:42 05/05/09 Good info... thanks! (n/m) - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 18:09:25 05/05/09 Voila. It's french. (n/m) - yobobrox 20:24:26 05/05/09 lol. 2nd yobobrox. - Z_Cherub 22:30:58 05/05/09 Damn Islams... (n/m) - BobbyT 01:30:30 05/06/09 Hah; Phil Hendrie, anyone? (n/m) - yobobrox 09:04:29 05/06/09 Yeah, I see it pretty often :P - yobobrox 09:03:30 05/06/09 Yeah, it gets pretty sad... - Z_Cherub 09:14:02 05/06/09 A backup kill switch (fuel pump, injector voltage, etc) - jzack 18:09:16 05/05/09 Ever heard of a car thief outsmarting a kill switch? - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 18:12:56 05/05/09 yeah but at least your car is still parked in the same spot (n/m) - LJZTT 18:15:21 05/05/09 If he can't start it, how can he steal it? - bstyleZ 18:15:22 05/05/09 A tow truck. Its been done. (n/m) - onewheelf4 18:39:59 05/05/09 Yeah... And first they steal the tow truck (n/m) - cherryz 20:10:07 05/05/09 If that is how they are going to do it, I don't see stopping - Mickie 20:42:15 05/05/09 i do... and it goes BaNG! (n/m) - JustinSCZ32 23:44:23 05/05/09 Exactly. You can't stop anyone from stealing your car - SeedyROM 01:29:42 05/06/09 I freaked out over that once. - rojoloco (San Diego) 00:36:12 05/06/09 Yep, happened around my neighbrhood a few years back. (n/m) - bstyleZ 21:08:53 05/05/09 My 240Z was stolen right out of my driveway. They threw - Dave N 21:12:28 05/05/09 Says the guy questioning the stock alarm as a good deterrent (n/m) - TTFairladyZ 18:23:12 05/05/09 ;) (n/m) - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 18:25:24 05/05/09 Sure have - the ones that tow the car away! ;-) (n/m) - jzack 22:46:23 05/05/09 mine is! (n/m) - JustinSCZ32 23:43:13 05/05/09 What kind of theif? Stealing the car or breaking into it? - ZLover4Life 18:30:07 05/05/09 Just the kind of info I was looking for>> - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 19:43:26 05/05/09 They got nothing worth their effort. - ZLover4Life 20:50:14 05/05/09 It's been said here before - FuerGrissa 18:35:55 05/05/09 a blind one, yes. (n/m) - Cap927(Boston) 19:32:23 05/05/09 Yes - I know from experience - black300zx 19:40:42 05/05/09 Re: Would a stock alarm system stop a car thief? - 1911a1 20:01:13 05/05/09 No, but a Smith & Wesson will. :) - zfreak(Dallas) 20:02:50 05/05/09 No, had one stolen years back with just the stock - chromaone 20:52:22 05/05/09 Viper 7901 is coming out in June. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 21:42:08 05/05/09 In NYC, Newark, etc...it's called "flatbed"... - 91z tt 21:52:11 05/05/09 Depends who it is - Drk93TT 21:54:47 05/05/09 big no!!!!!!! - swedishwlf 22:57:29 05/05/09 Since noone has responded, you can delete your above posts. (n/m) - na300zx (OH) 05:49:11 05/06/09 Hidden fuel kill switch, 2way alarm, proximity sensor & tilt - Josef(Houston) 23:13:04 05/05/09 Lojack, reminds me of my first TT, 91 leftover - chromaone 02:11:18 05/06/09 No surprises there... (n/m) - 91z tt 07:45:56 05/06/09 You need this---> - Josef(Houston) 08:47:11 05/06/09 Trunk Monkey is the best answer! (n/m) - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 13:27:44 05/06/09 I had someone jam screwdriver in my door. They never got in - SuparexTT 01:12:39 05/06/09 no (n/m) - moxie (SF) 02:47:27 05/06/09 aftermarket alarm, fuel pump kill switch and - sparkie 15:41:02 05/06/09 so it just gets parted out at that point. (n/m) - SuparexTT 16:12:25 05/06/09
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