Security

[carmadgaz]

I am picking up an old Landrover on Saturday and I'm a bit worried about security on the old girl. Can anyone here recommend some sensible (I love the idea of the African flamethrower device but still ) ideas for security and the best places to look?

TIA

Gareth

[Original Poster]

Clifford are leaders in car alarms, big range to pick from and you can add things to your package as you please as well, remote start for example.

[carmadgaz]

That may well come later on in the project but a remote system like that would probably do the 43 year old electrics .

For the moment I'm looking at the crooklock type stuff, any suggestions?

[Baffled Spoon]

Disklok

It's quite easy to put on despite the size, and it seems to do well in thatcham tests and the like.

[Stubby Pete]

I'd go for one of these transponder units.

No extra effort by you once fitted, just keep the spare key and transponder separate (in case someone nicks your spare keys).

Discloks and the like are great but you can be sure that the day you're in a rush and don't fit it, some pikey will nick your car!!

[Silent1]

Are old land rovers really that much of a theft risk?

[Hitler Hadrump]

Silent1 said:

Are old land rovers really that much of a theft risk?

Cars which are easy to steal get stolen regardless of value/desirability.

[bdr529]

Baffled Spoon said:

Disklok

It's quite easy to put on despite the size, and it seems to do well in thatcham tests and the like.

This. The Pac Man protector of cars.
I have had one for 18 months now, and the car has survived being in the city centre of Swansea ever since.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Silent1 said:

Are old land rovers really that much of a theft risk?

Quite. It'd be a slow getaway in any event!

[WhoseGeneration]

Well, do the obvious visible stuff, as suggested above.
For a bit leftfield, if you know an auto electrician, a fuse or relay, wired into the ignition, LT or glowplug circuit, with the base hidden inside the vehicle.
You merely pull the fuse or relay when you leave it.
There is also, although I've not seen it advertised recently, a replacement battery positive terminal with a "key" which you remove for security.

[phib]

Yes believe it or not they really do get nicked regularly !!! I have a thatcham aproved disclock on mine and use it religiously
Its bright yellow and stands out as a deterent
I will look up the make
Phib

[grumbledoak]

Get a disklok. They'll need about twenty minutes and an angle grinder. If they are that determined they'll come in for the keys.

[carmadgaz]

Thanks guys, will definitely be aquiring a diskloc for it

Some form of hidden switch for the battery is another plan, gotta do alot of wiring so will set one of those up too.

[grumbledoak]

carmadgaz said:

Some form of hidden switch for the battery is another plan, gotta do alot of wiring so will set one of those up too.

Either know what you are doing, or get someone who does. Big fat wires and good connections, cars draw quite a current to start.

[ChrisRS]

Another vote for the diskloc, great piece of kit.

[vit4]

carmadgaz said:

Thanks guys, will definitely be aquiring a diskloc for it

Some form of hidden switch for the battery is another plan, gotta do alot of wiring so will set one of those up too.

Got both of these plus Gemini alarm/immobiliser on the Astra. Tbh, the security stuff's worth more than the car by some margin

As others have said though, it doesn't matter how desirable or what have you it is, if it can be nicked, it WILL be nicked.

[carmadgaz]

vit4 said:

As others have said though, it doesn't matter how desirable or what have you it is, if it can be nicked, it WILL be nicked.

This is it and it was pointed out in another thread that a Landie can be stripped rather easily and there is always a market for the parts

[miniman]

Any opportunity...

http://www.trunkmonkeyad.com/

[skyslimit]

bdr529 said:

Baffled Spoon said:

Disklok

It's quite easy to put on despite the size, and it seems to do well in thatcham tests and the like.

This. The Pac Man protector of cars.
I have had one for 18 months now, and the car has survived being in the city centre of Swansea ever since.

Agree 100%

It was the only thing that stopped scrotes trying to nick my Nova GSi 20 years ago. Despite it being bell'd and immobilised up to the 9's before I put the disklock on, they still tried it on a regular basis.

After that beast went on, nothing. Not a single attempt.