Date:         Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:43:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Kill Switches: Question: Does Defense attract Offence ???
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I was thinking about retrofitting power locks and an alarm to my Vgon as
discussed in a thread a few months back. We don't get a lot of car theft or
break-ins in general around here, but we have probably a grand worth of baby
seats, etc. in our vehicle at any given time and people will steal that
stuff pretty readily given the chance. We also occasionally go to the larger
cities nearby including L.A. and that requires a whole different mindset.
.
So I'm wondering how difficult it would be to rig the aforementioned starter
and fuel pump cut-outs to the keychain remote trigger. In other words, you
lock the car with the remote and the cut-outs activate, and vice versa when
you activate to unlock (this would have nothing to do with the physical
position of the locks, I'm thinking- that is, it's strictly an electronic
thing with no physical connection to the locks). This would make the whole
process more convenient and wouldn't involve a switch near the seats that
could readily be found by a crook. Of course there would have to be a manual
switch hidden somewhere in case you lost the remote or the battery went dead
or whatever.

On another note, I remember reading a few years ago about a guy that rigged
a recording (digital, I presume), with a slight delay, of a Rottweiler going
apeshit to his car alarm. Trigger the alarm, the lights flash, the audible
alarm goes off and a second or two later a large angry dog starts going nuts
in the near vicinity (giving the impression that the dog was near or in the
vehicle).

If the lights, etc. aren't enough to run off the average punk, most people
won't stick around to meet the dog. Dunno if it would deter a pro, but you
can't have everything. This would also solve Stan's er... collateral
substance problem.

Any thoughts?

Cya,
Robert