Sinkster 0 #1 July 16, 2004 Someone did a surgical strike on my car last night and stole a high end stereo, sub, 2 amps and a farad cap. About 1500 worth of stuff. They cut my alarm-cables and battery to disable the alarm. The alarm did not have a backup battery (oops?). I'm gonna replace it all, but wondering if anyone has any advice to thwart thieves next time. These guys were definately professional. The car was in a well lit gated apartment complex and they didn't even break the window to get in they lifted it out of the door somehow. I don't know how they knew I had a good system too, no stickers, all stock covers on everything, totally hidden in the trunk, and I don't play it loud near the apartment. (did someone follow me u think? or they knew an acura integra in houston usually has a trunk full of amps? ) So anyways, what is the best thing to do to prevent this from happening again? I'm thinking a high end car alarm with a wireless remote to my computer wired to my speakers to wake me up (unless too many false alarms) and a locking cover for the battery area and a backup battery for the alarm, maybe some way to lock the hood down, and also a way to lock the seat back from folding down since the trunk doesn't open from the inside without a key. What do you think? Anyone have any experience with this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nws01 0 #2 July 16, 2004 My car was just stolen. I feel ya! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites catfishhunter 2 #3 July 16, 2004 You can't hear it in the plane so just.Buy a cheap Stereo from Wal Mart and spend the rest on Jumping... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pleifer 0 #4 July 16, 2004 get a doberman, and let him sleep in there at night _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #5 July 16, 2004 Damn, that sucks dude. Still, I honestly wish mine had been stolen instead for the insurance money. They did me no favors! THEIEVES: PLEASE STEAL IT AND TOTAL IT NEXT TIME, THANK YOU! As it is now, I'm not going to see much windfall due to the deductable and missing the receipt for the receiever. What kind of car did they steal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Thanatos340 1 #6 July 16, 2004 Sorry to hear about your stuff, Hopefully you had Insurance. I have always dreamed of somehow wiring a Stun Gun to my Door handle. Basically if someone even tried to open the door while the Alarm was "Activated" it would knock the shit out of them. The only time I ever had a car broken into, the thing that really pissed me off was that I left it unlocked and they still busted out the window. Check the door and save some hassle. I don’t care about my $50 tapedeck but $300 to get the window fixed really sucked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #7 July 16, 2004 Thanks. I like the doberman and stun gun ideas. (saw a pic on the web of bloody seats and vandalism to a car due to the razor blade strategy (saved the radio, but the ensuing vandalism by an enraged thief kinda sucked)) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nws01 0 #8 July 16, 2004 No insurance. I know who has it but it is a legal matter now. I am out $12,000 now and it will be more after I pay the attorney fees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #9 July 16, 2004 QuoteNo insurance. I know who has it but it is a legal matter now. I am out $12,000 now and it will be more after I pay the attorney fees. OMG Holy shiat! no insurance! That really sucks ass dude. Something similar happened to an aquaintance he bought a new honda civic (paying it off month-to-month) and was low on cash and didn't have insurance for ONE month, and sure enough that month there was flooding in houston and it totalled his car!!! Ouch! How did know who stole your car u have hidden cam or a 'friend' did it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #10 July 16, 2004 I thought detachable-face stereos were supposed to be a theft-deterrent.... mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #11 July 16, 2004 a backup battery is a must, as well as a perimeter alarm for the underhood area. That said, if they were able to remove the equipment surgically, and somewhat quickly, the install could have been done much better. The high end ones I did years ago would take days for even an experienced thief to remove. Stealth is good, but push it to the extreme. One way screws are an excellent start (look like phillips head screws, but are tighten only, you seen 'em in bathroom stalls all the time.) Amps sealed under plexiglass with remote cooling. Sealed bandpass subs, no plexi (it's for sound, not show, right?). And build everything into the car. Make sure NOTHING is drop in or easy remove. Add a paging system to your alarm, off the backup battery too.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mattjw916 2 #12 July 16, 2004 just over estimate the insurance it so you can make money next time..NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #13 July 16, 2004 Quotea backup battery is a must, as well as a perimeter alarm for the underhood area. That said, if they were able to remove the equipment surgically, and somewhat quickly, the install could have been done much better. The high end ones I did years ago would take days for even an experienced thief to remove. Stealth is good, but push it to the extreme. One way screws are an excellent start (look like phillips head screws, but are tighten only, you seen 'em in bathroom stalls all the time.) Amps sealed under plexiglass with remote cooling. Sealed bandpass subs, no plexi (it's for sound, not show, right?). And build everything into the car. Make sure NOTHING is drop in or easy remove. Add a paging system to your alarm, off the backup battery too. THANKS!!! That's exactly the advice I was looking for! Any recommendations on good alarm and audio installers by any chance? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #14 July 16, 2004 hehe, the word "thwart" makes me giggle. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #15 July 16, 2004 I've been out of the loop for far too long to give advise specific in nature. In general, look to http://iasca.com for help. Granted, IASCA is much more geared toward "show", but the shops that do this work are much more capable of doing a high end stealth install than your average corner shop, or Best Buy for that matter. "Back in the day" (tm), I swore by the Code Alarm alarm products, and I see by a simple web search they are still around. http://www.code-alarm.com/ You know, once you have a bad experience with a company, you tend to not forget it. Well, the same is true for positive experiences. Even though it's been close to 10 years since I installed one of their alarms, I would not hesitate to use them again.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shell666 0 #16 July 16, 2004 Quote As it is now, I'm not going to see much windfall due to the deductable and missing the receipt for the receiever. Check with the store where you bought the receiver. When my apartment was broken into, I needed the receipt from my TV for insurance (which I couldn't find) so I went back to the store where I bought it and they managed to get me a duplicate copy. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #17 July 16, 2004 Thanks, for the tip. I bought it online from some discount shop, but it's been like 2 or 3 years and i forgot the name, but I *might* be able to find them from my e-mail archive. This is what I had (*cry*http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL026395 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BoostedXT 0 #18 July 16, 2004 This is making me second guess the thought of putting in a car stereo. Sorry dude...its sucks. When will these a-hole theives realize they can get a job and stop taking stuff? I want to go on a road warrior rampage...do you think people will be mad? JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #19 July 16, 2004 Boosted, Just don't make the mistake I did and get a second rate alarm and install. Take the advice of RevJim and get the good stuff professionally installed so it's very very hard to steal! (also don't leave faceplate in the glove box ) Nevertheless, even if I did have a top notch install where they took nothing, there would still be the damage from the attempt to pay for. So there's really no way to win except perhaps get a private garage if your apartment has those and keep the car physically locked away with a massive lock or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #20 July 16, 2004 QuoteSomeone did a surgical strike on my car last night and stole a high end stereo... My factory car stereo has a feature where you enter a four-digit security code. If the stereo power supply is removed, as it would be if it was stolen, the stereo becomes inoperative until the code is re-entered. I had to do this once when a battery was changed, and it took me a while to remember what that code was which I had entered several years earlier. Write it down somewhere at home in your files! But I've always thought this to be an odd feature. You see, it doesn't keep your stereo from being stolen. It just gives you some kind of smug satisfaction knowing that when it *is* stolen, that the thief is cursing for having wasted his time stealing an inoperative radio... I suppose that is worth something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #21 July 17, 2004 Quote So anyways, what is the best thing to do to prevent this from happening again? don't waste jump tickets on an expensive stereo that people can hear two blocks over MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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nws01 0 #2 July 16, 2004 My car was just stolen. I feel ya! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #3 July 16, 2004 You can't hear it in the plane so just.Buy a cheap Stereo from Wal Mart and spend the rest on Jumping... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #4 July 16, 2004 get a doberman, and let him sleep in there at night _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinkster 0 #5 July 16, 2004 Damn, that sucks dude. Still, I honestly wish mine had been stolen instead for the insurance money. They did me no favors! THEIEVES: PLEASE STEAL IT AND TOTAL IT NEXT TIME, THANK YOU! As it is now, I'm not going to see much windfall due to the deductable and missing the receipt for the receiever. What kind of car did they steal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #6 July 16, 2004 Sorry to hear about your stuff, Hopefully you had Insurance. I have always dreamed of somehow wiring a Stun Gun to my Door handle. Basically if someone even tried to open the door while the Alarm was "Activated" it would knock the shit out of them. The only time I ever had a car broken into, the thing that really pissed me off was that I left it unlocked and they still busted out the window. Check the door and save some hassle. I don’t care about my $50 tapedeck but $300 to get the window fixed really sucked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinkster 0 #7 July 16, 2004 Thanks. I like the doberman and stun gun ideas. (saw a pic on the web of bloody seats and vandalism to a car due to the razor blade strategy (saved the radio, but the ensuing vandalism by an enraged thief kinda sucked)) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #8 July 16, 2004 No insurance. I know who has it but it is a legal matter now. I am out $12,000 now and it will be more after I pay the attorney fees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinkster 0 #9 July 16, 2004 QuoteNo insurance. I know who has it but it is a legal matter now. I am out $12,000 now and it will be more after I pay the attorney fees. OMG Holy shiat! no insurance! That really sucks ass dude. Something similar happened to an aquaintance he bought a new honda civic (paying it off month-to-month) and was low on cash and didn't have insurance for ONE month, and sure enough that month there was flooding in houston and it totalled his car!!! Ouch! How did know who stole your car u have hidden cam or a 'friend' did it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #10 July 16, 2004 I thought detachable-face stereos were supposed to be a theft-deterrent.... mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #11 July 16, 2004 a backup battery is a must, as well as a perimeter alarm for the underhood area. That said, if they were able to remove the equipment surgically, and somewhat quickly, the install could have been done much better. The high end ones I did years ago would take days for even an experienced thief to remove. Stealth is good, but push it to the extreme. One way screws are an excellent start (look like phillips head screws, but are tighten only, you seen 'em in bathroom stalls all the time.) Amps sealed under plexiglass with remote cooling. Sealed bandpass subs, no plexi (it's for sound, not show, right?). And build everything into the car. Make sure NOTHING is drop in or easy remove. Add a paging system to your alarm, off the backup battery too.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #12 July 16, 2004 just over estimate the insurance it so you can make money next time..NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinkster 0 #13 July 16, 2004 Quotea backup battery is a must, as well as a perimeter alarm for the underhood area. That said, if they were able to remove the equipment surgically, and somewhat quickly, the install could have been done much better. The high end ones I did years ago would take days for even an experienced thief to remove. Stealth is good, but push it to the extreme. One way screws are an excellent start (look like phillips head screws, but are tighten only, you seen 'em in bathroom stalls all the time.) Amps sealed under plexiglass with remote cooling. Sealed bandpass subs, no plexi (it's for sound, not show, right?). And build everything into the car. Make sure NOTHING is drop in or easy remove. Add a paging system to your alarm, off the backup battery too. THANKS!!! That's exactly the advice I was looking for! Any recommendations on good alarm and audio installers by any chance? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #14 July 16, 2004 hehe, the word "thwart" makes me giggle. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #15 July 16, 2004 I've been out of the loop for far too long to give advise specific in nature. In general, look to http://iasca.com for help. Granted, IASCA is much more geared toward "show", but the shops that do this work are much more capable of doing a high end stealth install than your average corner shop, or Best Buy for that matter. "Back in the day" (tm), I swore by the Code Alarm alarm products, and I see by a simple web search they are still around. http://www.code-alarm.com/ You know, once you have a bad experience with a company, you tend to not forget it. Well, the same is true for positive experiences. Even though it's been close to 10 years since I installed one of their alarms, I would not hesitate to use them again.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shell666 0 #16 July 16, 2004 Quote As it is now, I'm not going to see much windfall due to the deductable and missing the receipt for the receiever. Check with the store where you bought the receiver. When my apartment was broken into, I needed the receipt from my TV for insurance (which I couldn't find) so I went back to the store where I bought it and they managed to get me a duplicate copy. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #17 July 16, 2004 Thanks, for the tip. I bought it online from some discount shop, but it's been like 2 or 3 years and i forgot the name, but I *might* be able to find them from my e-mail archive. This is what I had (*cry*http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL026395 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BoostedXT 0 #18 July 16, 2004 This is making me second guess the thought of putting in a car stereo. Sorry dude...its sucks. When will these a-hole theives realize they can get a job and stop taking stuff? I want to go on a road warrior rampage...do you think people will be mad? JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sinkster 0 #19 July 16, 2004 Boosted, Just don't make the mistake I did and get a second rate alarm and install. Take the advice of RevJim and get the good stuff professionally installed so it's very very hard to steal! (also don't leave faceplate in the glove box ) Nevertheless, even if I did have a top notch install where they took nothing, there would still be the damage from the attempt to pay for. So there's really no way to win except perhaps get a private garage if your apartment has those and keep the car physically locked away with a massive lock or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #20 July 16, 2004 QuoteSomeone did a surgical strike on my car last night and stole a high end stereo... My factory car stereo has a feature where you enter a four-digit security code. If the stereo power supply is removed, as it would be if it was stolen, the stereo becomes inoperative until the code is re-entered. I had to do this once when a battery was changed, and it took me a while to remember what that code was which I had entered several years earlier. Write it down somewhere at home in your files! But I've always thought this to be an odd feature. You see, it doesn't keep your stereo from being stolen. It just gives you some kind of smug satisfaction knowing that when it *is* stolen, that the thief is cursing for having wasted his time stealing an inoperative radio... I suppose that is worth something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #21 July 17, 2004 Quote So anyways, what is the best thing to do to prevent this from happening again? don't waste jump tickets on an expensive stereo that people can hear two blocks over MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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sunshine 2 #14 July 16, 2004 hehe, the word "thwart" makes me giggle. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #15 July 16, 2004 I've been out of the loop for far too long to give advise specific in nature. In general, look to http://iasca.com for help. Granted, IASCA is much more geared toward "show", but the shops that do this work are much more capable of doing a high end stealth install than your average corner shop, or Best Buy for that matter. "Back in the day" (tm), I swore by the Code Alarm alarm products, and I see by a simple web search they are still around. http://www.code-alarm.com/ You know, once you have a bad experience with a company, you tend to not forget it. Well, the same is true for positive experiences. Even though it's been close to 10 years since I installed one of their alarms, I would not hesitate to use them again.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #16 July 16, 2004 Quote As it is now, I'm not going to see much windfall due to the deductable and missing the receipt for the receiever. Check with the store where you bought the receiver. When my apartment was broken into, I needed the receipt from my TV for insurance (which I couldn't find) so I went back to the store where I bought it and they managed to get me a duplicate copy. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinkster 0 #17 July 16, 2004 Thanks, for the tip. I bought it online from some discount shop, but it's been like 2 or 3 years and i forgot the name, but I *might* be able to find them from my e-mail archive. This is what I had (*cry*http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL026395 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoostedXT 0 #18 July 16, 2004 This is making me second guess the thought of putting in a car stereo. Sorry dude...its sucks. When will these a-hole theives realize they can get a job and stop taking stuff? I want to go on a road warrior rampage...do you think people will be mad? JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinkster 0 #19 July 16, 2004 Boosted, Just don't make the mistake I did and get a second rate alarm and install. Take the advice of RevJim and get the good stuff professionally installed so it's very very hard to steal! (also don't leave faceplate in the glove box ) Nevertheless, even if I did have a top notch install where they took nothing, there would still be the damage from the attempt to pay for. So there's really no way to win except perhaps get a private garage if your apartment has those and keep the car physically locked away with a massive lock or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #20 July 16, 2004 QuoteSomeone did a surgical strike on my car last night and stole a high end stereo... My factory car stereo has a feature where you enter a four-digit security code. If the stereo power supply is removed, as it would be if it was stolen, the stereo becomes inoperative until the code is re-entered. I had to do this once when a battery was changed, and it took me a while to remember what that code was which I had entered several years earlier. Write it down somewhere at home in your files! But I've always thought this to be an odd feature. You see, it doesn't keep your stereo from being stolen. It just gives you some kind of smug satisfaction knowing that when it *is* stolen, that the thief is cursing for having wasted his time stealing an inoperative radio... I suppose that is worth something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #21 July 17, 2004 Quote So anyways, what is the best thing to do to prevent this from happening again? don't waste jump tickets on an expensive stereo that people can hear two blocks over MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
