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RE Security....

I've always been of the mindset that if someone REALLY wants to steal it they are going to steal it and there is nothing you can do about it.

So I always hedged my bets on stopping someone who does a quick hop-in, hotwire, drive-off.

My TR3 was a daily driver back when I was young and invincible. Parked it in a mall parking lot every day for a couple of years.

Every day I pulled the rotor and put it in my pocket. I figured if they couldn't start it then maybe they'd move on to a more likely prospect. A hidden toggle switch in-line with the dizzy wire would serve the same purpose. Someone with a flatbed isn't going to be stopped whether you have a club or an alarm.

One friendly smart-alec buddy left me a note one day "Hey Jim, don't you think you are a little trusting leaving the key in the ignition ???".... ooops. Of course this never stopped people from pushing it around the parking lot every once in a while just to mess with my head.

:devilgrin:
 
jsneddon said:
I've always been of the mindset that if someone REALLY wants to steal it they are going to steal it and there is nothing you can do about it.
:iagree:

But just setting the handbrake good and tight seems to be a significant theft deterrent. Only another LBC enthusiast would know how to release it.

Which is not to say that's my only anti-theft measure, but I'm not talking about the others!
:devilgrin:
 
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