Immobilisers on Classic Cars
Discussion
My Dad has just bought this 67 MGB Roadster .
We would like to make the car a little more secure. Has anyone got any experience of using system like this one?
Falcon MK2 Thatcham Cat 2 Transponder Immobiliser
Falcon will supply & fit one (at home) for £150.
We would like to make the car a little more secure. Has anyone got any experience of using system like this one?
Falcon MK2 Thatcham Cat 2 Transponder Immobiliser
Falcon will supply & fit one (at home) for £150.
Yes I have experience of those and others like it.
I used to install them.
They are simple devices and as the "end user" they are just "fit and forget".
Just stick the transponder on the keyring and start the car as normal.
I would say the most important part is in the installation. Get a poor/lazy instaler and you might as well not bother having it done.
I would also go for a Disklok on anything classic.
Very visible and almost impossible to bypass or remove.
I have one (and a transponder immobiliser for that matter!) on my daily drive.
I used to install them.
They are simple devices and as the "end user" they are just "fit and forget".
Just stick the transponder on the keyring and start the car as normal.
I would say the most important part is in the installation. Get a poor/lazy instaler and you might as well not bother having it done.
I would also go for a Disklok on anything classic.
Very visible and almost impossible to bypass or remove.
I have one (and a transponder immobiliser for that matter!) on my daily drive.
Isn't an immobiliser on an old classic kind of pointless as they are so basic you can just pop the bonnet and put another wire direct from the battery to the coil ? I can even run the engine on mine without the battery being present , I am more interested in a good steering wheel lock and removing a plug lead/rotor arm in the name of security.
Negative Creep said:
I always take the coil lead out if the car is to be parked for any length of time. Instant free immobiliser!
Good plan, perhaps a longer lead with a connector/disconnector in-line so it's less obvious.Taking out the rotor arm is annoying on some cars and you also get your hands dirty.
My E type though, (other thread), I suspect was simply hauled up onto a truck and Gone In......
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