Discussion
With criminals being very savvy with alarms and the like, would it actually be more a detract to have a separate cut off switch so placed as to make it a big job to find it so hopefully the vile stealing ,,,,,,, will go elsewhere. Or is that too simple. A friend has CCTV footage of a Motorhome being stolen, thief just stands outside the vehicle with a gadget, seconds later lights flash and he’s in and driving away. Master keys and everything I assume.
I had my last 2 x Chimaeras and Cerbera insured with Footman James. They never insisted on anything other than the standard factory alarm / immobiliser.
I had an old letter from TVR in the history of my 1996 car explaining that although the Meta 99T alarm is cat 1 when used with M36T immobiliser, TVR did not use the ultrasonics so it is classed as a cat 2 immobiliser.
In my experience having 4 TVRs and never having garaged any of them, I've never had one stolen or even broke into. The majority of people don't know how to get out of them, let alone break into them.
I doubt they are a target these days but if it would give you better piece of mind, then use additional measures, but I never needed to.
I had an old letter from TVR in the history of my 1996 car explaining that although the Meta 99T alarm is cat 1 when used with M36T immobiliser, TVR did not use the ultrasonics so it is classed as a cat 2 immobiliser.
In my experience having 4 TVRs and never having garaged any of them, I've never had one stolen or even broke into. The majority of people don't know how to get out of them, let alone break into them.
I doubt they are a target these days but if it would give you better piece of mind, then use additional measures, but I never needed to.
Edited by V8fan on Wednesday 22 January 10:43
Most people think your mad owning own let alone nick one off you. Outside people will think it’s broken 
If my car was a Griff or later car I’d be more concerned.
Joy riders would be my biggest fear rather than stolen to order but you can never be to careful. Wheel clamps and things that might need breaking or grinding off would be a fair deterrent as making noise is their biggest fear if your lucky.
If my car was a Griff or later car I’d be more concerned.
Joy riders would be my biggest fear rather than stolen to order but you can never be to careful. Wheel clamps and things that might need breaking or grinding off would be a fair deterrent as making noise is their biggest fear if your lucky.
shame 
IMO almost certainly had keys and fob house burglary etc 25 yrs ago when I was picking up my 'S' from the local dealer, a V8S that lived within spitting distance from my house turned up at said dealer, in bits on a low loader, after having been stolen and put through a hedge. All the dealer kept saying was 'don't look at that, don't look at that'' !!!
I've got the usual disklock to stop the random idiots trying but if I'm leaving mine somewhere I'm not comfortable with or parked for more than a couple of days I take the ECU out of it. If they've come prepared to take your car without an ECU plugged in then short of chaining it to the floor there's not much else you can do, years of owning old fast fords taught me that 
colin mee said:
I think a kill switch somewhere on the car is better than any alarm.
Brings back memories of one wire immob taking the coil - to ground thus not allowing the coil to fire on points ignition cars 70's 
getting all misty thinking about those days 
but yes a hidden switch always a cheap alternative solution getholdofme said:
Any ideas of cost on installing a kill switch or removable steering wheel?
A battery isolator switch could be installed in the footwell somewhere near the battery. You just need a foot or two of red battery cable and a suitable isolator. Your clock will lose the correct time, and your gramophone might lose its settings (though I listen to the wireless through Radioplayer on my mobile telephone receiver, so the latter doesn't bother me).
You want something like this (where you can detach the handle so your passenger doesn't kick it at 70 mph on lane 3 of the M25) and a bit of cable.
Plus possibly a connector or two. The switch is less than a fiver on Ebay
link to switch
QBee said:
A battery isolator switch could be installed in the footwell somewhere near the battery. You just need a foot or two of red battery cable and a suitable isolator.
Your clock will lose the correct time, and your gramophone might lose its settings (though I listen to the wireless through Radioplayer on my mobile telephone receiver, so the latter doesn't bother me).
You want something like this (where you can detach the handle so your passenger doesn't kick it at 70 mph on lane 3 of the M25) and a bit of cable.
Plus possibly a connector or two. The switch is less than a fiver on Ebay
link to switch
Helpful, thank you. I'm not great with electrics so any more detailed instructions or diagram? I can do the job with instructions. Not fussed about the gramophone, got the wife's soundtrack instead (which is equally good)! Your clock will lose the correct time, and your gramophone might lose its settings (though I listen to the wireless through Radioplayer on my mobile telephone receiver, so the latter doesn't bother me).
You want something like this (where you can detach the handle so your passenger doesn't kick it at 70 mph on lane 3 of the M25) and a bit of cable.
Plus possibly a connector or two. The switch is less than a fiver on Ebay
link to switch
QBee said:
getholdofme said:
Any ideas of cost on installing a kill switch or removable steering wheel?
A battery isolator switch could be installed in the footwell somewhere near the battery. You just need a foot or two of red battery cable and a suitable isolator. Your clock will lose the correct time, and your gramophone might lose its settings (though I listen to the wireless through Radioplayer on my mobile telephone receiver, so the latter doesn't bother me).
You want something like this (where you can detach the handle so your passenger doesn't kick it at 70 mph on lane 3 of the M25) and a bit of cable.
Plus possibly a connector or two. The switch is less than a fiver on Ebay
link to switch
Edited by TwinKam on Tuesday 28th January 15:33
TwinKam said:
Unfortunately Anthony, I think you'll find that the 'key' on most isolator switches is only removable when the switch is in the 'off' position...
Thinking about it, the one on my caravan is as you say.....Edited by TwinKam on Tuesday 28th January 15:33
But there is another style where you are less likely to kick the power off
link to Ebay ad
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