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Hello fellow Racers. I am writing this to let you good folks know that there is presently a rash of CRX and Integra thefts here in the San Diego/Chula Vista, CA area.

I heard thru the grapevine that some guy got a hold of a "MASTER" key that'll start up any Honda/Acura. I don't know if this is true, but it has happened to a good friend of mine's CRX. His car was broken into, no broken glass, but luckily it has not been taken.

Let's put a stop to these assclowns and do the following (if you have not already done some or all of these things):

1. Get a kill switch.
2. Get an AutoLock (these things are DOPE!)
3. Put the darn car in the Garage (That's why your house has one right?)
4. Don't get that stupid CLUB (you should be taken out and shot if you have that crap)
5. Takle out your ECU if you want (chances are, they might be carrying some ECU's with them to start the car anyway)

Hopefully, by doing one or all of these things, your precious hard work won't disappear in the dark. Thank you for your time, and hopefully I have no offended people. If you have other suggestions, please post replies.

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it's possible to enter a car w/o breaking glass using a slim jim ya' know ;)

I don't think there's a master key. thats a theft nightmare waiting to happen. They wouldn't do that.

but either way your ideas are good anti-theft precautions.

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Stealing cars isn't too hard at all... Esp honda's how you can pry the window back and stick a device in the car to unlock it ie- a hanger (i've done it). The clubs are a joke though...a cheap hacksaw and you can cut through the steering wheel and bend it a little. Club slips right off..again...i've done it. Alarms are pretty easy to bypass too....they are almost always right under the hood. All you realy have to do is snip a wire so it quits making noise... Only thing I never realy did was hot wire it...a friend of mine did that stuff..anyways it was something stupid i did when I was 15-17. Joy riding was a weekend thing for me and my buddies. Best theft device we ever incountered was KILL SWITCHES. Make one and hide it...

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people switching a ecu to steal a car heh.. thats sad..

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There is a master key for acura and honda. its scarry but teh dealer doent even have access to it. you would have to work at the honda factory and rip it off somehow. they keep prety tight seal on thoes keys. Its highly unlikly they would have the key and if i had it ------- the CRX's and integras.........

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What exactly is a kill swith, what does it do, how can I make one, etc??

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I made a simple kill switch. it's really easy, all you have to do is cut the power wire going to your fuel pump (under your rear seat) and install a switch inbetween the wires, hide the switch somewhere in the car, and poof your done. it's seriously the best "mod". i have it hidden in a place that noone will ever look, i'm not telling tho ;). i just flip the switch if i park in a bad neighborhood. here is a tutorial that worked for my car (5th gen civic).....


Fuel Pump Cutoff Switch

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FUEL PUMP CUTOFF SWITCH CHEAP SECURITY
For less than $10, you can make your Del Sol impossible to drive off by even the most determined car thief. The idea is to install a switch in the power circuit to the fuel pump. The switch is hidden in a really secret spot. With the switch off and fuel pump dead, the engine quickly dies. Car cranks like usual, but doesn't run for more than 5 seconds. The only way to steal your car now is to tow it or put it on a trailer. You need the following stuff for the mod:

1. Wire cutters and striper
2. 10 ft. of 12 gauge wire or one size smaller(length depends on where you put the switch)
3. Exacto knife or razor blade
4. Shrink tube insulation or electricians tape (shrink wrap/tubes better - from Radio Shack)
5. Soldering gun and solder
6. A bunch of male/female connectors
7. A switch (two pole). I got a rocker switch from Radio Shack that was rated for automotive use.

Step #1. Here's the creative part. Find a location for hiding the switch. I'd tell you where I put mine, but then I'd have to kill ya. However, here are some suggestions:

· Under the shift boot. Invisible. You press through the boot cover to hit the switch. You might have to do some fabrication of a switch holder bracket.
· In the ashtray/cigarette lighter area (be sneaky)
· Inside the console compartment (too obvious)
· Inside one of the lockable storage bins (hmmmmm)
· Inside the trunk of the car (pain to get to, but max hidden)
· Any place that's a blind spot. I don't recommend the glove box or under the dash. Too obvious. Remember, the car jacker has probably already disabled your alarm, ignition kill, and starter kill system. He'll deduce that you have a poorly maintained car, or you have another kill switch somewhere.

Step #2. Remove the back center panel (just pull off) and big storage bin piece (screws). You might need to undo the screws on the back of the center console (one screw in bottom of console cover area). Then locate the top of the fuel pump. It's on the shelf where the storage bins rested, pretty close to the center. A round dohicky with a bundle of wires going to it.

Step #3. Carefully open up the cover of the wire bundle leading to the top of the fuel pump. The bundle of wires split at some point with 3 wires going to the fuel sending unit and low fuel connector, and two wires going to the C566 connector and pump. Mine had electricians tape around it. Locate the yellow/green wire (that's yellow wire with green stripe). This is the power wire (from ignition circuit) that fires up the fuel pump. [If still confused on the what is what, wires to ignore are yellow/white, black/yellow, black/white, & green/red. They are for sending unit to fuel gauge and low fuel light.] I used the yellow/green wire myself. Cut the wire. Strip some of the insulation off of both ends (just enough to connect with male and female connectors).

Step #4. Locate where you want to install the switch. Figure out how you're going to affix or attach the switch. If access to connecting the wires is limited, wait until the last minute to glue, screw, or bolt the switch down. I super glued mine. Improvise.

Step #5. Connect a new section of wire to the wire coming out of the fuel pump. You do have the option to hard wire the circuit . However, I soldered a female connector to the wire coming out of the pump and a male connector on the new wire (more about this later). Use a hair dryer to shrink insulation over the connection. Your option is to use electrician tape.

Step #6. Route that wire to your switch. Solder or use a female plug connector to attach to one pole of the switch.

Step #7. Now, take another piece of wire and connect to the other pole of the switch (female connector or solder). Route that wire back to the fuel pump area.

Step #8. Connect that wire coming from the switch to the remaining or only loose end fuel pump wire (the one that goes to the circuit and finally to the power). Use a female connector on the wire from the switch and a male connector on the remaining wire. Shrink tube insulate that puppy. The circuit is now complete. The reason I have a male connector on the wire coming from the power circuit and a female connector on the wire from the fuel pump is to have an emergency way to hook up the circuit if the switch fails. Just a failsafe backup.

To keep all the wires from chafing or disconnecting, I used small zip ties to bundle the wires to other wires or spots. Use some duck tape and tape it down. Whatever.

Step #9. Test the switch. Start the car. If it starts, the switch is in the "on" position. Then, switch the switch to the opposite setting. The car should stall out. Taaaadaaaa, fuel pump is switched off. If the car doesn't start in either setting, you have bad connection someplace. Recheck the circuit. You only have four places that it could be screwed up. The only other problem could be the cheap ass switch you bought at Target.

Step #10. If the switch works, finish the install of the switch. Hide it good. Reassemble all the panels. You're in biddness.

The only thing you have to be aware of is that it is a given you will forget about the switch. You'll jump in the car, turn the keys, and it won't start. That's when you slap yourself silly because you forgot (for the 10th time) that you didn't turn on the fuel pump switch. DAMNIT!!! Stupid, stupid, stupid. However, that's the idea. You want the car jacker to think that you're a rotten car owner that poorly maintains his car. Won't start. A more experienced car thief will look for a mechanical fuel cutoff switch under the hood or some other device under the dash or glove box. If the switch is hidden and he doesn't want to spend a lot of time looking, the thief will split to find an easier target. This security mod is a cheap, extra layer of protection. No guarantees.

Now, I could tell you how I've installed a second switch in that same circuit. The first switch is easy to find (car thief thinks "Ah HA!"), but I always leave that one in the ON position. The second switch is buried in the bowels of the car. That's the real one. I'm not going to tell you where that one is located. MOOWHOOOWAAAHAAAHAAA!

Author Tom Whipple

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or, you can just take your battery out and that can be your kill switch ;D ... but seriously, this a bullshit, im sick of people stealing mint rex's and teg's and then they get smashed off :'( >:(

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----! I live in C.V. Let me go lock my car. I'll be..............

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all u need is a quarter to get into any crx/civic

put the quarter in the top of the window, pry back, grab the glass with your hand, spit on your wrist and jam your whole arm down and unlock it.

i use this when i lock my keys in my car :)

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::)

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hey your guy's ideas are great. personally, i think the easiest and best one is 2 things, and you look cool doing them... if ur in a public place and you pop open a nice grill of shiny manifolds and dohc heads in a civic or crx most people get pretty excited.
#1 take out the ecu fuse from the underhood compartment
#2 slightly disconnect one of the main harness... as long as ur hood locks ur in pretty damn good shape and no one has time be connecting wire harness and going to autozone to buy fuses to steal a car
hope this works to all of my friends out there

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thats what i was think. just take out the ECU fuse from the main fuse box in your car. but i guess theifs are smart enough to carry a couple fuses. but some random dude that sees your car won't be carrying some.

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Lol, sorry to burst your bubbles guys but.... there is master keys ANYONE here send me 35 dollars through paypal and ill send you a master key!! Its that easy. and i didnt beleive it at first also but YES they do work. you stick it in jiggle it around and boom its open or started.

Btw if the alarms have a kill switch on them then its not just as easy as snipping a wire. snipping a wire may stop the siren but.. You still wont be able to start cars. Cause the relay needs power to flip over a switch and complete the circuit for your car to start. so if you snip the power wire to your alarm then boom the relay gets no current so your car does not start!!


ALSO if you dont believe me!!
if you want to buy a master key for your honda
works on ANY 88-99 honda civics, accords, crv's, crx's, odyssey's, and passports. Just send me 35 dollars to my paypal and ill send it to you for free.
PM me if you would like to buy one.

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dude why $35? are you a scam artist. haha.

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I will sell you a master key for 10 dollars. yes 10 dollars, it is a true master key from www.carmasterkeys.net jordan you bastage, yo uwhere trying to make 10 bucks.

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is there such thing as master keys? This i got to see.

It really open doors? So how does it look like?

And anyone ever bought from their website?

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it says that the Honda keys are for 92-99, what about the EF's? I'd imagine that they'd work too but who knows...

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check www.carmasterkeys.net forum. they say that the key dont work.

and its just another Honda Blank key.

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heh, it's interesting that these threads have popped up today especially. I was just enertaining the thought of a kill switch and any other cheap form of a theft deterrant. You know, my car's not done yet but still I worry about it all the time. It may not look good right now, or ever for that matter (who knows) but it's still a gem in my eye. I gotta do what I can to keep it!

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pfft, ill sell you all a master key set, ---- you dont even have to buy it from me, you wanna know the basics of stealing cars, heres how ummm 'theifs' steal cars

Items to carry:
Phillips Screwdriver
Common Screwdriver
Pipe Wrench
set of gloves(if you are a sissy and worried about finger prints)

ok lets start off with the basics, a honda/acura window will flex a full 4 3/4" before it will break. lets use an integra 94 and up or civic 92 and up for an example. run up on the car, there is a lil plastic clip that holds the window in, bend that back with the common screwdriver and pull it out once its bent back. slide the screwdriver between the glass and the rubber where the clip was flex it back a lil bit and get your fingers between. (this doesnt hurt) slide the screwdriver from where your fingers are all the way down the seal so the glass comes out of the seal and when the screwdriver is at the rear leave it there, reposition your hand to the center of the glass, pull back, pull the screwdriver out before it falls into the car. take your other hand reach in and unlock the door. boom easy your in, no more then 10 seconds. unscrew the 3 phillips screws under the steering column cover, pull the top and bottom covers off, put the pipe wrench around the key ignition, tighten it down, wedge your body outside the car, pull back, the ignition will either spin around or break. either way, your 12 seconds away from being gone, unscrew the 2 gold screws off the white starter switch base, seperate the switch base from the ignition, put the phillips screwdriver into the white starter switch (you will see a hole where there was the keyed side of the ignition where you spereated it). turn it over just like it was a key. take off, and your out. this whole process can be done in no longer than 1 minute and 15 seconds. (thats if there is no alarm, we will get into that in the next process)

how to disable alarms:
ok new senerio, lets say this 98 teggy that you are jockin has a alarm on it, ---- cant get it right? wrong. under the driver side front tire you will feel the plastic under the fender well. if this is seperated from the fender you can grab the hood release cable, grab the cable and pull back on it in a motion towards the rear of the car. (you may hear a pop or 2 that is just the hood release cables holding clips breaking) after 1 or 2 swift pulls the hood will pop, clip the siren wire or disconnect the battery, then go about breaking the column as described above turning it to acc2 (thats two clicks, the one before the starter signal) reconnect the battery and go back into the car and start it up like you would. if it is a stock alarm like on a integra GS-R then all you need to do is reach under the front bumper and unplug the 2 horns not a problem. lights will flash when you pop the hood, but who hears lights ?

now, there are alot of people who have hood pins on their cars, i WILL NOT tell people how to get around this for the simple fact, i dont need my car stolen.

This Documentation was just to let you all know how your car is being stolen. there is no ------- master key. you just have theifs that dont break ----. i know i used to break into cars when i was younger and dumber. PLEASE use this info as a way to get around jackers, such as RELOCATING YOUR HOOD CABLE TO INSIDE THE HOOD. or having more than one hood pin switch, hell, relocate your battery, whatever the cost. if your car is important to you, you will do it.

the way i see it as, WHY THE HELL DID YOU BUY BEAT/BODY KIT/RIMS/AFTERMARKET GOODIES WITH NO ALARM?!@% people that are this ignorant i truly firmly believe deserved to be smacked, called susan, and be made a bitch by a jacker.

oh yah one more tip before i go, all of you that think your alarm with the starter kill works great ON YOUR 5 SPEED, your not bright, ever heard of push starting ? instead of wiring the starter to that fancy alarm of yours, use it to control your fuel pump, or ecu. its not hard and directions can be given how if you just ask. have a nice day people. 8)

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whoever wants to steal my civic will meet Mr. 9mm bullet in the back of their skull... hehe ;D

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dude i bet you my ------ car and title there is such thing as master keys.
If you dont beleive me and you live in washington PM me we will meet up and ill show you ok.
josh you know you also have seen these keys in action!!


Jordan
remeber PM and ill show you! dont be a little ----- and just reject the fact that there are really master keys when im also willing to show you!

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master keys or not, its nothing to argue about, try and think of ways to defend ur car even in the case that one day they will exist just to be truly safe.
mike

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word... Come and get my car, you just better hope my dog gets to you before I do ;D

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there is no ------- master key. you just have theifs that dont break ----. i know i used to break into cars when i was younger and dumber.


ok, just to back up what others have said... there are master keys. well... kind of. you just need a similar year key for the car you are trying to steal. I HAVE SEEN THIS WITH MY OWN TWO EYES. my friend is HELLA good at this... you use the key in the lock and wiggle it around in the lock to pick it. my friend can open your door in 30 seconds or less using this skill...NO BULLSHIT. it also looks less suspicious than the window tecnique. the ignition is a lot harder than the door to use the key though. but, once you are inside, all you need is a dent puller and a screwdriver FOR ANY IGNITION. Well, you need a large dent puller - thats why its hard to find these at parts stores, cuz they know thats what jackers use. I WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT TO DO WITH THE DENT PULLER IF YOU DONT ALREADY KNOW, SO DONT ASK - I dont want to give too many details...

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thanks for the info guys. and before anyone flames about teaching people how to steal, dont worry, they already know.

as for the club being useless, i dont think so. if stealing the whole car is what youre worried about, all devices are just deterrents- they are there to make it harder and take more time to bypass. therefore, altho a club is easy to bypass, it still takes a few seconds to deal with. even the autolock can be bypassed, its just harder.

if you do all the things said above and still get jacked, well at least you tried and apparently those thieves woulda stopped at nothing to get you. the only thing left is full coverage with all receipts and/or lojack but they cost more than my whole car so..

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thats not true though, lo jack and insurance going up aint worth it, if u know ur in a bad neighborhood or a lot of people know u have a dope ride, ur likely to get hit and always protect ur ---- with taking out the ecu... the best thing is to drop a b18c5 into an ob0 crx and get the conversion harness from locashracing.com and take that out... i dont think any theives can afford to carry that or thye probably wouldnt be theiving it

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Well theives suck ass and can die. In so cali honda theives are everywhere and I have found most of the time people's cars get stolen due to running their mouth or showing off their ----. I say keep you car in the garage by a truck for daily driving and be done with it.

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lol why a truck? The whole point is these cars are daily driven, but yea u shouldnt run ur mouth, never a good idea, just dont be lazy about protecting it, and if it happens then what can u do

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You can make your own "master key" for Hondas out of a regular honda key and shave the ridges of it down. If you do it RIGHT it'll work. Every Honda key fits in every Honda ignition just the ridges are different. But if your lazy just smash the column lock and turn the ignition switch with a screwdriver. And if your even lazier just go buy the god damn Honda

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or if your really really lazy goto www.carmasterkeys.net and buy a key that will work :)

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30 seconds eh ? it would take me 5 seconds to get into any car. with 30 seconds i already had your alarm killed and half way to being gone. you may look less suspicious but thing is you said it yourself 'the ignition is harder' why mess with perfection if you can do it one way everytime exactly the same ?

As far as the master key bs goes, it dont matter to me. anyone who fucks with my car will catch a 50 round clip. if it exsists big f'n deal, here in nor cal we have theifs that believe in actual jacking skill.

and i forget who said it, use the info we all provide to deter theifs. good advice. and the only real way to have a 'Anti-theft car' is to not have a car at all.

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the only real way to have a anti theft honda is to drive a 1980 rust bucket civic with torn ass interior and no stereo.

it dosent matter what kind of anti theft you have it can get stolen if you tell them anything about your car.

multiple kill switches, alarms with ignition coil/fuel pump kill relays, removing your spark plug wires, taking out a fuse/ecu, all of these are harder for a thief to find and are more uncommom.

what i hate most is how the dumb fucks tear the ---- out of stereo equipment/break plastic/scratch paint/break windows when they steal stuff. that just shows how shitty of a theif they are. there was pieces of amps laying in my truck after geting my ---- jacked. all the mounting points for the amp were still on the sub box.. what is the ------ going to duct tape them in his ride?

there is no way to keep stereo equipment/gauges from being stolen but the whole car can be protected. i am going to buy a detachable steering wheel to add to my other anti theft devices when my car is done. i wish i could take my gauges out every night with my cd player.

i hate taking my car to a shop b/c they can inspect it and see how everything is setup when i'm not there.

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Okay I didn't read all this I got tired about half way through. I just wanted to tell you guys, the autolock is great, but it will NOT prevent your car from being stolen, if it's stick shift it less likely causse of the clutch. But lemme just say, if you think putting one on your gas or brake will stop a theft, if they know what they are doing they CAN steal your car. If you lock the clutch with the autolock, it would be harder, but i'm pretty sure that it can be done. There's always a way around everything. Oh and I'm not gonna mention the way peeps steal the car if you lock the brake or gas pedal. Very clever and can't have no one go out on a jackin' spree. I second the kill switch, make 2, hell make 3,, it don't hurt.

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the last time they jacked my system they were actually very nice bout it. cut clean and didnt scratch or break anything. how considerate of them eh. however the most recent one they managed to mess up my deck, rip off my washer motor and a host of other things..

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damn i should just carry a 1/2 socket wrench will me everywhere. i'll just take my steering wheel off. thats a great idea. i'm gunna do it

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This is BULLSHIT. If you guys wanted to help people protect their cars from Worthless thieves, you would post something on how to protect your car.(Like Special K) Instead you post a how-to on stealing cars like your the ------ man for being such a mental giant. Who the ---- cares if there's a master key? How do you know where to get one? And why would you know that?
I'm not accussing all of you of being car thiefs, but there's a couple people here that sound like they could be total pieces of ----. Your not helping by posting how you "used to" steal cars. Your bragging. I don't know about anyone else, but that doesn't impress me.
Don't respond with, "I'm not a thief, I just practiced on my car, or whatever." If your a thief, you know it. I hope your mother brags to her friends about what a great son she has. Real men work for their ----. It's too easy to steal an honest man's stuff. ------s take the easy way out. This ---- is stupid.....and whats with that gay pride flag anyway??????????? Doesn't even seem like a good joke. ::)

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Yeah, this thread impresses me and scares me at the same time :-X

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well... one tip i have for you guys, is kind of hard core. at one point after having my car broken into four times within a few months, i was ------ furious. what i did was bondo razor blades under my door handles, leaving a very small gap in the middle. who the hell looks under door handles before they put their hands there to open it? the next ------ theif who tried to get in my car was gonna lose ------ fingers. i opened my door by putting a screwdriver into the gap to lift the handle. eventually, i took out the razors cuz i was too scared i would forget about it and lose MY fingers.