Stolen Air Ride Camaro

[TonyL]

good attitude Bret! I still hope they catch the basstards. I don't think anyone is "blaming" Year One. Just stating that next year people will be apprehensive of the show.

[Tony_SS]

It's about time hotels start stepping up and hiring extra security at these types of events.. Raise the rates for the weekend.. it'd be worth it!

[audioman]

Bret

Sorry about your loss and I hope you find your car. That being said: There are numerous ways to protect a car, many of them mentioned in this thread.

Thieves are well aware of most security systems, if any in your car. They can cut the batteries and take an alarm system out of a car as fast as you can blink. The best defense is a great offense.

I won’t describe my system in detail but let me tell you some of its advantages:

• First and most important I have an alarm system. Keeps amateurs away.
• If the car is moved without ignition being on (like your trailer being stolen or your car being flat bedded) I get a call on my cell.
• If the alarm is triggered, within seconds I get a call on the cell.
• The system works even if the battery is disconnected.
• The hoods on most all old cars can be opened from outside of the car. Thieves will then cut your siren wires within seconds and you will only hear one chirp from your alarm. I have more than one siren and the second siren is not accessible. They can remove your alarm if they can gain entry into your engine compartment. Put an old fashion hood lock on so they can’t get into the engine compartment.
• Make sure you have a flashing led visible from outside of your car to let thieves know you’ve got an alarm. This will make them move on to easier prey.
• My system allows me to shut off the ignition via my cell phone. I can lock the doors and disable the power windows from my cell.
• I can track my car via cell phone and computer.
• I still will use a snitch as another back up. Can be hidden where thieves are not trained to look.
• I've been in the electronics industry most of my life and yes I’m paranoid. I’ve heard of most ways thieves steal cars. Again, a good defense is the best offense, I take it overboard for good reason I’ve been a victim.

You can actually do more (ear piercing internal sirens, air horns, etc) than what I’ve done, if my car gets lifted, he was the best thieve out there.

Is this worth it? Ask someone who has ever had their car taken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Roger Poirier]

It's about time hotels start stepping up and hiring extra security at these types of events.. Raise the rates for the weekend.. it'd be worth it!

Agreed big time!

R.P.

[BonzoHansen]

Bret

Sorry about your loss and I hope you find your car. That being said: There are numerous ways to protect a car, many of them mentioned in this thread.

Thieves are well aware of most security systems, if any in your car. They can cut the batteries and take an alarm system out of a car as fast as you can blink. The best defense is a great offense.

I won’t describe my system in detail but let me tell you some of its advantages:

• First and most important I have an alarm system. Keeps amateurs away.
• If the car is moved without ignition being on (like your trailer being stolen or your car being flat bedded) I get a call on my cell.
• If the alarm is triggered, within seconds I get a call on the cell.
• The system works even if the battery is disconnected.
• The hoods on most all old cars can be opened from outside of the car. Thieves will then cut your siren wires within seconds and you will only hear one chirp from your alarm. I have more than one siren and the second siren is not accessible. They can remove your alarm if they can gain entry into your engine compartment. Put an old fashion hood lock on so they can’t get into the engine compartment.
• Make sure you have a flashing led visible from outside of your car to let thieves know you’ve got an alarm. This will make them move on to easier prey.
• My system allows me to shut off the ignition via my cell phone. I can lock the doors and disable the power windows from my cell.
• I can track my car via cell phone and computer.
• I still will use a snitch as another back up. Can be hidden where thieves are not trained to look.
• I've been in the electronics industry most of my life and yes I’m paranoid. I’ve heard of most ways thieves steal cars. Again, a good defense is the best offense, I take it overboard for good reason I’ve been a victim.

You can actually do more (ear piercing internal sirens, air horns, etc) than what I’ve done, if my car gets lifted, he was the best thieve out there.

Is this worth it? Ask someone who has ever had their car taken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Details on all this would be great for us! (products, etc)

[MonzaRacer]

Well I had an idea to deter thieves for those of use that have air ride.
A set of plates that you drive over, then you have a set of lock posts that point down to the ground and you would pad lock this to the wheel plates, then a master disarm on the air ride and you let the car down on the stake points. So the car sits on the posts and the wheels are pad locked to them and the car is down so low you cant get a regular floor jack under and if using more than one the guys would have to think twice to try and remove them all(provided you have 2 or more.
and it couldnt be dragged unless it made much noise and it would take a long time to heist.
Anyone like this idea?
I was thinking of a simple bracket with a heavy wall pipe thats welded to the car or air rideyour lock pipe slips into this and you set the car down and the plate and lock bar are padlocked together.
Properly set up you could even have an alarm switch inside one or more of the sockets too.
So the car sits on the posts, those are locked to the plates under the wheels (with traction points so as to be harder to drag)another lock bar couldbe made to lock the steering to the lock posts too.
Ill post some pics as soon as I dig up my scrap to make a prototype.
Lee Abel
AFTERMARKET PERFORMANCE
PS I think that if wanted someone could probably use them even without the air ride but the car could still possibly be jacked up.
My thinking is that if you make it too time consuming then they will drop the idea and move on.

[HsvToolFool]

Okay, I have two ideas...

Attach a tiny blue wire to the car in a discreet location. It's highly unlikely that a former CIA agent code-named "Kit Kat" who presently works at CSI Miami would notice the wire. So when the blue wire is disturbed during an attempted burglary, a nested steel cage drops from the ceiling simultaneously securing the car and trapping the would-be thief. For good measure, a loud klaxon alarm blares while tear gas is released into the room, choking the inept security guard who stumbles into the cage by mistake. And don't leave a Pocket Fisherman™, olive oil, or Harvey's Bristol Crème® lying about.

Alternatively, you might store your car on a disabled four-post lift in the raised position.

[Restomod]

The wheel locks like I have seen where it clamps around the wheel and keeps the car from rolling would be great. It could be jacked up and moved but it could deter the theif as it would take to much time. Then you could have the 007 shocker from Tomorrow Never Dies,if someone touches the car they get a jolt!

[TheMonkey]

what about vanishing cream ?

[paul67]

audioman I'm interested in your system as well.

[4cruzin]

Definitely a sad situation. Not sure I'm going to sleep to well at the next show.

[darren@ridetech]

Okay, I have two ideas...

Attach a tiny blue wire to the car in a discreet location. It's highly unlikely that a former CIA agent code-named "Kit Kat" who presently works at CSI Miami would notice the wire. So when the blue wire is disturbed during an attempted burglary, a nested steel cage drops from the ceiling simultaneously securing the car and trapping the would-be thief. For good measure, a loud klaxon alarm blares while tear gas is released into the room, choking the inept security guard who stumbles into the cage by mistake. And don't leave a Pocket Fisherman™, olive oil, or Harvey's Bristol Crème® lying about.

Alternatively, you might store your car on a disabled four-post lift in the raised position.

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[Larry Callahan]

Remember the Trunk Monkey's......
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LOL!!!!!!!!

[Moose]

any news on any of the cars??

Sad. sorry for your loses.

[ITLBTU]

Did they ever find your car?

[darren@ridetech]

Nope. We gave up and decided to build a new one. Check it out in the Project forum.

[78trans]

that really sucks. i'm sorry about the loss i hope you find the car.