Car protection: tools and types, installation methods, reviews

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

For a motorist, stealing a favorite "swallow", a special new car, is a real disaster, a loss of nerves and a large financial sum. This can happen at any time of the day. Sometimes a "cohort" of even the most innovative techniques does not save from the insidious hands of intruders. Without an ignition key, thieves steal a car from any parking spot in a couple of seconds: in the open air, from a garage, from paid parking lots. Hope for the ubiquitous “maybe” in car protection is an extremely unreliable comrade. Experts recommend listening to advice and using protective equipment. Thieves do not disdain anything: they take everything - used small cars for spare parts, expensive ones and become a dream, a tasty morsel, warming up the feeling of excitement for theft. Reasonable question - what to do?

Does the alarm save?

Signaling methods cause a lot of conflicting opinions. Attackers perceive it as a watchdog, barking loudly, causing fear. Not all potential hijackersexperience fear and easily find a way to “pacify” it. For experienced persons, protecting a car with an alarm is not a question: it is convenient for them to make it so that these devices do not even make the slightest sound. The method of installing an alarm can be attributed to not the most reliable. Is there an alternative?

About mechanical protection

After disabling the alarm, the thief will open the car without problems. Similar to the scheme that operated 20 years ago. The most optimal are the mechanical protection of the car, which is in demand among drivers. The starting point in the development of mechanical means will be the ideology of the criminal. What are his thoughts and actions?

Secrets of professional theft

Experienced criminals get down to business, and an amateurish approach is fatal for them. As they reflect:

1. The first obstacle is the door lock. The perpetrator is trying to get inside the car. Breaking locks is a standard system, it has been worked out for years, and its technologies are being improved simultaneously with the growth of progressive ideas of car manufacturers. The “mission” of the car owner is to protect the car and set up an “ambush” for the enemy. The door lock is being installed. The principle of operation is the functioning of the pins. The button sets them in motion, and it is almost impossible to open the door. You can’t open it, but nothing stops an attacker: the glass remains vulnerable, breaking it will not make it difficult to get inside.
2. It is still necessary to mount the blocker, it will become an obstacle, however, mechanical protectioncar needs to be thought out further. An integrated approach will help you find the right solution. What is the mindset of the criminal going forward?

Should I put locks on my seats?

The thief always wants to reach the steering wheel as soon as possible. The development of technological progress has led to the modernization of protection systems against theft. The developers noticed that a reclining seat pushed up to the steering wheel interferes with the use of the steering wheel. This was the impetus for the invention of the seat retainer. Convenient author's protection of the car is exclusive; units cannot be found in free sale at retail outlets. You can't do without the help of masters involved in such "chips". Word of mouth will help you find out about specialists.

What other car protection measures do they practice?

Steering Lock Secrets

An intruder made his way into the salon, how to neutralize his negative activities? An amazing find of engineers mounted on the steering wheel will play into the hands. In ordinary driving usage, it is called a "poker". Its task is to block the steering wheel, preventing the disk from moving. Its installation is simple: it is built into the intermediate section between the steering spokes or into the “nest” of the brakes. The spacer prevents the steering wheel from turning, in theory it should work.

In practice, motorists are forced to state the fact that such a car protection system is not very reliable due to its shortcomings. The spacer can be easily "snacked" with quality wire cutters or another tool for "snacking" the steering rim. Some car owners are convinced of scaring off a thief with the help of such a "beacon" in principle. An immobilizer serves as an additional device: the electronic unit gives a signal to open the circuit, the ignition refuses to work. The immobilizer is disabled by the driver using the button.

About steering column lock

A device of thoughtful design is no longer a simple stick, but a clutch attached to the steering shaft in the area of the pedal assembly. An amateur thief cannot easily cope here, he will have to tinker a lot, take a noisy “grinder” with him, which is already completely unprofitable. Bullies usually abandon such cars.

Pedal anti-theft designs

The plug on the pedal prevents the car from starting. Experts question such methods of car protection, which prevent not only the hijacker, but also the driver himself from driving the “steel horse”. Little joy, right? You can attach and detach more than once a day, the work is dirty and laborious. In inclement weather, the design acquires, to put it mildly, an unpresentable appearance, the bulkiness of the product adds unpleasant sensations. In the ranking of anti-theft devices, this type is the most useless. A competent hijacker does not need pedals at all. In some cases, the wheel lock has the desired result: the tire is fixed with a clamp.

Transmission lock tricks

Internal blocker - a time-tested way out of the situation. Reverse gear may lock up, leavingthe ability to move the car exclusively in reverse. Car anti-theft protection is presented on the market in different variations, a lot depends on the type of gearbox, the budget of its owner. It can be pin, arc, pinless models. The choice is dictated by cabin dimensions. Pinless devices are mounted directly into the node. Thieves have to spend an unreasonably long time on the elimination of the device, advantageous for the arrival of the police. A criminal element will find a way out of any difficult situation: breaking the hood, manually shifting gears, and the car can be considered stolen.

Is it effective to block the handbrake?

The product is purchased from official dealers, handicraftsmen are also on the alert, offering a variety of options. The option of blocking the handbrake is controversial. The hijacker will need the wire cutters again. In a few minutes spent under vehicles, you can forget about the handbrake. Some vehicle owners have advanced on this topic by synchronizing the handbrake and hydraulics. The main nuance is that the braking system ceases to be safe for the owner himself. Sometimes blocking using regular brakes is successful. The bottom line is the installation after the main cylinder of the shut-off and check valve. In daily operation, it is open, the brakes function in a standard format. In the "protection" mode, it closes, the check valve comes into operation. In this case, the brake fluid moves from the main cylinder to the brake cylinders. Pressing the pedal gives only an influx of fluid, no outflow occurs, eventually actuating the brake cylinders. It turns out blocking. It remains to remove from the "guard", it takes time, experience, knowledge. The cost of the procedure is not cheap, it requires the use of additional equipment.

The event is almost devoid of shortcomings, a qualified workshop worker will be needed, the owner loses the guarantee from the manufacturer. You can depressurize the system by cutting the rubber hoses at the front of the wheels.

The wisdom of protecting the hood

A bug is placed on the ignition, making it impossible to start from the passenger compartment. A secure lock on the hood blocks access to the interior of the machine. Given a good set of tools for a professional thief, this is not a hindrance. The thieves themselves find it extremely difficult to combine electronics with mechanics due to the autonomy of each system that performs its own functions. Much depends on the quality of the materials used for the production of the castle. Carbide inserts to protect the larvae, steel pins will not let you drill, make a twist in the product. Parts of the larvae should be chosen resistant to the influence of acids, alkalis. You can't rely on electronic circuits alone. The way out is to install some locks.

About marking parts

The indelible marking of important parts will deter thieves from selling them in spontaneous car markets to some extent, although this does not stop many. In some cases, such measures help to identify criminals and force them to be punished. Popularity has gained VIN-protection on glass, optics. Coding is done in specializedsalons. The first digits or the entire body number are applied under maximum pressure. The glass cannot be brought back to its original position.

Tips for motorists

The criminal class in Russia consists of petty thieves who steal car radios, big businessmen who prefer luxurious restyling of foreign cars, people who do it for fun. Based on their feedback, a list of tips that work against them has been compiled:

• Recently, intimidation of a motorist, seizure of a vehicle has been widespread. In this position, the mechanical protection of the car against theft does not matter. Parking in deserted places is better not to do. When driving, you should close the doors with locks, do not leave the salon if you want to talk to a stranger on the street.
• Protection can be bypassed, you can protect yourself by taking documents from the salon with you.
• The percentage of thefts through service shops is increasing. Dishonest mechanics open the protection, being in collusion with a criminal gang, theft will become a matter of time. The car enthusiast does not notice anything outwardly, taking the transport.
• Repels a truly pro thief airbrushing, a simple tactic of a caring owner. This is a great protection for a new car, making it special, conspicuous on the roads.
• Signals can be muffled, removed, but when installing "secret buttons" in the cabin, without which it is impossible to start the "hardware", theft will not succeed. Secrets block key connections with a “dead grip”, after 40 seconds the notification will turn on again. Nerves, lack of timewill be affected: the offender will hastily leave the place.
• Don't park your "iron friend" in dark corners. A suitable option is a garage space, in the absence of such it is better to spend money on paid parking lots - there will be someone to ask.
• You can install a Scout Beacon type beacon that allows you to find stolen vehicles. Information is tracked using GPS on a phone, tablet or PC. Installation is not required, it is enough to hide in the upholstery of seats, bumper.
• Parking at retail outlets, in the yards of residential unguarded complexes is highly undesirable.

Whatever the protection of the car from theft, you need to install it, guided by the recommendations of experts, being interested in topics on forums on the Internet. At the very least, this is an attempt to prevent theft, to save an expensive piece of movable property.