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Old 02-12-2009, 02:27 AM
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alright, I've been thinking about ways to secure my vehicle since hondas are targeted so bad.

My idea is to get a spare cell phone, and use the GPS tracking feature. (I think nextel offers this) and just have it wired to stay charged through the 12v, and tucked away. that way if my car is ever stolen, I can track and send the police where ever my car ends up.

I have an app on my iphone that works off the cell phone towers, but it isn't very accurate (it's freeware and not really supported by any company).

so what do you guys think of this? any experience or ideas to share?
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i use to take my resistor box in at night if you dont have 1 get the male and female clips run your injector power wires threw them and take that in the house with you. now on my da i removed the starter signal wire big white and black wire then i wired in a push start under the glove box.
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chain the front tires to each other through the rims
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chain the front tires to each other through the rims
or you can buy a boot on ebay
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get the male and female clips run your injector power wires threw them and take that in the house with you.
that's a horrible idea.. i have so much rattle from solid mounts, i'd be afraid an injector would lose power in boost

I might do the kill starter idea.
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*** already posted a writeup on how to do the poorboy lojack.

I recommend you fap to a Helms, sir. Pay attention to ground points and what they control, and interesting wires that can be hijacked - starter signal is about the easiest thing in the world to bypass, I wouldn't waste my time.
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that whole nextel thing... buk already made a post about this and going through boost mobile...


my kill switch in most of my cars is a 2 way alarm, and the cigarette lighter for a starter push button. when you leave the car, stick the cigarette lighter in your pocket,

ive also done several other types of kill switches,

totally take the ign out and use the alarm as the madatory starting advice

you must turn on parking lights to get starter engagment

using the rear defroster to control the ignition power. little ---- like that
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Old 02-12-2009, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by lilpooh21186
or you can buy a boot on ebay
i got a boot if you want it.. sad thing is, i really do have one
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Old 02-12-2009, 02:41 AM
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Take your ECU with you everywhere. Lie loudly and frequently on the internet about injector and MAP sizes.
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take your hood latch cable from the fender lining and route it in the engine bay
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