There is an auto alarm company that has a wireless proximity sensor you hide under the dash or plastic of the steering column cover. (I have misplaced their web link but I'll post it when I dig it up). With their system, the vehicle will only start if you have a chip on your keychain that communicates to the sensor. If you have the key without the chip, your van won't start. I like this idea since you don't have to remember to flip a hidden switch etc and everything is hidden. I want to modify their system and hook it into the fuel pump instead of the starter, but with a 2 minute or so timer. i.e. Mr. Thief starts the van with a key or screwdriver, starts driving then 2 minutes later the van just dies due to fuel starvation (Won't happen to you with the chip on your keychain). This way the thief doesn't suspect anything and they think they are getting away, but they end up having to leave the van in the middle of the road when it dies of fuel starvation...easy to find within a 2 minute radius of where you parked it...and the thief will probably think "frigging VW P.O.S, I'll go steal a Ford instead" -Paul |
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