Autolock ?s
#1
I just got the Autolock today. Anyone have any experience with it? Anyone have their car stolen while using it? Better to put under break or clutch? I'm in Newark NJ quite often (like 4th in the nation for autotheft). How much of a deterent is this thing? (yeah I know if a thief wants it he'll get it)
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Clutch. If it's under the clutch, they can't start the car.
Are you talking about the one in infocommerical land, designed by a retired PA state trooper? Steel construction sold it's virtually bullet-proof? Gotta get one of those (and ditch the club)
tan
Are you talking about the one in infocommerical land, designed by a retired PA state trooper? Steel construction sold it's virtually bullet-proof? Gotta get one of those (and ditch the club)
tan
#3
Originally posted by Pappa Grande
I just got the Autolock today. Anyone have any experience with it? Anyone have their car stolen while using it? Better to put under break or clutch? I'm in Newark NJ quite often (like 4th in the nation for autotheft). How much of a deterent is this thing? (yeah I know if a thief wants it he'll get it)
I just got the Autolock today. Anyone have any experience with it? Anyone have their car stolen while using it? Better to put under break or clutch? I'm in Newark NJ quite often (like 4th in the nation for autotheft). How much of a deterent is this thing? (yeah I know if a thief wants it he'll get it)
-Shing
#4
I got one, looks pretty solid. Yes, if the REALLY want your car, they will take it somehow, but this will maybe make them think twice about taking YOUR car vs another one down the block. If you got a 5 Speed, put it on the clutch, automatic, put it on the brake. Lose the yellow steering wheel cover though!
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This is one of those item that works better on 5spd.
I think on some automatic cars (not sure if Maxima is one of those cars), you don't need to depress the brake pedal all the way down to shift from P to D.
Definitely put it on clutch pedal if you have manual tranny.
Definitely put it on clutch pedal if you have manual tranny.
#6
Re: This is one of those item that works better on 5spd.
Ok, but lets say some ***#$@@ is going to steel the car and drive with the autolock. There going to hotwire the car so they don't need to press down on the cluth, right? On an old RX7 i owned the clutch went out and I could still get the car home raming through the gear, so the car was still drivable. Let say its on the brake, how well can the emergency brake be used for stop and go traffic?
I'm being all **** cause my last car was stolen and I didn't have comprehensive, well I do now but I still want to make it difficult for any thieves...
I'm being all **** cause my last car was stolen and I didn't have comprehensive, well I do now but I still want to make it difficult for any thieves...
#7
I ordered the Autolock, but haven't receive it yet. I heard a lot of good things about it. Of course, it's not full proof. If a thief wants to steal your car, I don't care what you have, he's going to get it. However, with the Autolock, it will make it harder for him. Think about it, why would he waste time on a car that needs a bit of strategy to steal when he can just go steal another car that's much easier? So, having an Autolock is like another insurance policy.
#8
Re: Re: This is one of those item that works better on 5spd.
Originally posted by Pappa Grande
Ok, but lets say some ***#$@@ is going to steel the car and drive with the autolock. There going to hotwire the car so they don't need to press down on the cluth, right? On an old RX7 i owned the clutch went out and I could still get the car home raming through the gear, so the car was still drivable. Let say its on the brake, how well can the emergency brake be used for stop and go traffic?
I'm being all **** cause my last car was stolen and I didn't have comprehensive, well I do now but I still want to make it difficult for any thieves...
Ok, but lets say some ***#$@@ is going to steel the car and drive with the autolock. There going to hotwire the car so they don't need to press down on the cluth, right? On an old RX7 i owned the clutch went out and I could still get the car home raming through the gear, so the car was still drivable. Let say its on the brake, how well can the emergency brake be used for stop and go traffic?
I'm being all **** cause my last car was stolen and I didn't have comprehensive, well I do now but I still want to make it difficult for any thieves...
#10
Why ask if the Autolok is effective if you've bought one already? Just use it!
But to answer your question, if a thief wants your car, they'll get it. Nothing can stop a determined thief from stealing your car. All you can do is put a few obstacles in thier way and hope it's enough to deter them.
I mean, the thief can just tow your car away making all those steering wheel locking devices useless. LoJack isn't much use either, especially since if a thief knows you have LoJack, they will take your car to a lead lined warehouse where the LoJack signal can't penetrate.
But to answer your question, if a thief wants your car, they'll get it. Nothing can stop a determined thief from stealing your car. All you can do is put a few obstacles in thier way and hope it's enough to deter them.
I mean, the thief can just tow your car away making all those steering wheel locking devices useless. LoJack isn't much use either, especially since if a thief knows you have LoJack, they will take your car to a lead lined warehouse where the LoJack signal can't penetrate.
#11
Didn't ask "if its effective", just curious how best to use it. What's up with lead lined warehouse's?
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Originally posted by Eric L.
Why ask if the Autolok is effective if you've bought one already? Just use it!
But to answer your question, if a thief wants your car, they'll get it. Nothing can stop a determined thief from stealing your car. All you can do is put a few obstacles in thier way and hope it's enough to deter them.
I mean, the thief can just tow your car away making all those steering wheel locking devices useless. LoJack isn't much use either, especially since if a thief knows you have LoJack, they will take your car to a lead lined warehouse where the LoJack signal can't penetrate.
Why ask if the Autolok is effective if you've bought one already? Just use it!
But to answer your question, if a thief wants your car, they'll get it. Nothing can stop a determined thief from stealing your car. All you can do is put a few obstacles in thier way and hope it's enough to deter them.
I mean, the thief can just tow your car away making all those steering wheel locking devices useless. LoJack isn't much use either, especially since if a thief knows you have LoJack, they will take your car to a lead lined warehouse where the LoJack signal can't penetrate.
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just though of something
i think i heard of what your talking about, and does it connect to the steering wheel and the clutch or brakes?
because if it does it doesn't matter which pedel you put it on they'll just have to cut the steering wheel with a hack saw. that how they get those things off anyway.
because if it does it doesn't matter which pedel you put it on they'll just have to cut the steering wheel with a hack saw. that how they get those things off anyway.
#13
Re: just though of something
Originally posted by perlmax90
i think i heard of what your talking about, and does it connect to the steering wheel and the clutch or brakes?
because if it does it doesn't matter which pedel you put it on they'll just have to cut the steering wheel with a hack saw. that how they get those things off anyway.
i think i heard of what your talking about, and does it connect to the steering wheel and the clutch or brakes?
because if it does it doesn't matter which pedel you put it on they'll just have to cut the steering wheel with a hack saw. that how they get those things off anyway.
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ok, here are a few things that i have experienced with the autolock, first if you have stick put in on your clutch, if its an automatic put it on your brake. i don't know if there is room to put it on your gas. If they get it started they can get the thing into drive (auto) but won't be able to brake and i doubt they will take their chances using the ebrake. i accidentally left my window wide open for 3 days on the street and nothing happened to it. (Doh!) also me and my friends are kinda crazy and we tried to brake into one, we did everything short of the shotgun with no luck. in my opinion the only way to steal a car with the autolock on is to break in and throw it into neutral and tow the sucker away, but i haven't heard of many car thieves using tow trucks. the only thing i have heard is that if the autolock is a little loose someone can break the brake PAD off the brake and try to slide the autolock off that way, but if its on tight, there is no way to slide it off.
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