charcold-bowtie

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Keep in mind any small things you do to break their *** will probably deter them. They may be used to a standard silvy with an alarm, but any changes within the wiring they cant see would take a considerable amount of time to figure out.

Have you ever tried to fix wiring somebody else did? Its horrible lol

gamble686

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My Truck has a device that if the keys aren't within a certain distance of the truck the fuel pump is cut off.

splinter

Wow F them. Your adrenaline must have been off the chart!

I hope there won’t be a next time.

bagged7104SS

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Thanks for the ideas guys. A fuel cut off is going on the truck. I also ordered a crew cab rear door handle to eliminate the cylinder lock. All three times my trucks been broken into has been from the handle. I was thinking if it was possible to put a loud *** alarm since no one pays attention to it but me. Maybe a train horn?

nonnieselman

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you could wire in an extra relay on the horn trigger and run that to an Horn.. ocean liner type!!!

TX Tahoe Z71

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Sadly I've come to the conclusion as well that alarms do nothing. In Houston, when a car alarm goes off, most people don't even look in that direction, and those that do are thinking "someone must have bumped into that car" and keep walking. I have never once seen someone say "hey, is that your car?" or "what are you doing there?"

I even see people slim jim cars in broad daylight in the middle of a parking low and no one cares, everyone assumes "oh, he must have locked his keys in his car," or they just think "not my problem"

TXsilverado

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my dad fixes stolen cars for a living. he laughs at alarms and calls the blinking light in the dash christmas lights. if they want it, they will get it. my truck was stolen and had 2 alarms on it. wasnt stolen from me because i knew better than to leave it in my driveway overnight or to drive it to the mall or somewhere dumb like that.

01WS6/tamu

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I agree no one pays attention to alarms but when done correctly they will keep it right where you left it unless they are using a wrecker. I installed for a living in college and got to see the aftermath of what they did looking for the alarms I installed when the trucks were brought back to our place to put em back together. Get you a new 2 way alarm with smart phone connection and booby trap everything you can to stall them and attract as much attention as you can. Time is their enemy.

oakley6575

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I shaved my handles and got a fuel pump relay that will only work if my keys are in the truck. Some bastards did the exact same thing to me a few years ago. Ever since the handles were shaved, no one has tried to get in.

KHester84

You could get a latching relay that will have a manual reset or something similar, that way when the alarm trips, the relay will change state and remain that way no matter if the alarm system is cleared.