Immobiliser - Which wires on loom
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If the system is worth fitting it will immobilise more than one circuit.
I would leave it alone for the moment until your 'man' gets back from wherever.
It would also not be wise to talk about make, model or circuits used in an open forum.
Mail me if you want to know where mine is wired but you will need to answer a number of security questions before I will answer. Mothers maiden name, name of my pet, my sons birth date (hard one that as I can't even remember it myself).
Steve
I would leave it alone for the moment until your 'man' gets back from wherever.
It would also not be wise to talk about make, model or circuits used in an open forum.
Mail me if you want to know where mine is wired but you will need to answer a number of security questions before I will answer. Mothers maiden name, name of my pet, my sons birth date (hard one that as I can't even remember it myself).
Steve
You're right of course about keeping it off the forum, but lets face it, even with a fancy immobiliser installed, any thief with half a brain can bypass it 
It's galling that these things are really just an insurance requirement rather than an effective deterrent. A removable steering wheel is much more effective in terms of actually stopping your pride and joy being nicked!
Then again, if you nicked one, what the hell would you do with it?!?!?
It's galling that these things are really just an insurance requirement rather than an effective deterrent. A removable steering wheel is much more effective in terms of actually stopping your pride and joy being nicked!
Then again, if you nicked one, what the hell would you do with it?!?!?
Yeah, anyone can bypass it; it only delays a good thief (but a delay is better than nothing ;-) ). I like the idea of a wheel-boot which binds against the Ultima's suspension (since the GRP would just crumble) in addition to the removable steering wheel:
Once, a friend told me he had his car stolen. He had told his neighbor about the theft before me, and he told me his neighbor's reply:
"You mean that tow truck which came 6 hours ago wasn't someone who you called for?!" It's the slickest way to steal a car: You can't be stopped by anything but a wheel-boot, and even if the alarm goes off for a few minutes, everyone figures the owner simply forgot to turn it off before calling a tow truck. Then they can worry about shutting off your alarm or bypassing anything else at their leisure.
>> Edited by jeff-texas on Wednesday 13th July 13:16
Once, a friend told me he had his car stolen. He had told his neighbor about the theft before me, and he told me his neighbor's reply:
"You mean that tow truck which came 6 hours ago wasn't someone who you called for?!" It's the slickest way to steal a car: You can't be stopped by anything but a wheel-boot, and even if the alarm goes off for a few minutes, everyone figures the owner simply forgot to turn it off before calling a tow truck. Then they can worry about shutting off your alarm or bypassing anything else at their leisure.
>> Edited by jeff-texas on Wednesday 13th July 13:16
I was laughing at Steves reply which was topical for me.
My car had a thatcham 1 installed and I told the guy which parts/wires to imobalise so fully understand the desire to guide the fitter.
As STIG says physical imobalisation is also a good idea as if you get too trick with the electrics you run the risk of introducing reliablity problems/headaches.
My car had a thatcham 1 installed and I told the guy which parts/wires to imobalise so fully understand the desire to guide the fitter.
As STIG says physical imobalisation is also a good idea as if you get too trick with the electrics you run the risk of introducing reliablity problems/headaches.
stig said:
A removable steering wheel is much more effective in terms of actually stopping your pride and joy being nicked! do with it?!?!?
Urban myth it might be, but I was once told of a Chavscort that was nicked sans removable steering and found 20 miles down the road with a pair of molegrips firmly clamped to the spline.
Now that would have been a hell of a ride...
BogBeast said:
A removable steering wheel is much more effective in terms of actually stopping your pride and joy being nicked! do with it?!?!?
Urban myth it might be, but I was once told of a Chavscort that was nicked sans removable steering and found 20 miles down the road with a pair of molegrips firmly clamped to the spline.
Now that would have been a hell of a ride...
That comes as no surprise chap
Not dso sure you'd be able to do it with the unassisted steering on the Ult though!!
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