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Old 24th September 2007, 11:36
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Question Security

OK, so I have an open top car now so theres not a lot of point in door locks - haven't got any anyway.

Mine is effectively key and starter button and I'm a little worried about it being easy to hotwire and nick....

has anyone retrofitted or build fitted any extra security to their pride and joy?

Marlin Sportster based on a BMW M50 engine.....

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Old 24th September 2007, 13:10
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I have a meta bike alarm fitted (inpact and tilt sensers plus can have contact pin for say bonnet or boot)
It is fully intergrated in with the cars wiring loom
It would take some time to bypass
One of the joys of a wiring loom all in black wire
In order to find where the wire's go you need a multi metre
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Old 24th September 2007, 18:39
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A trend I've noticed lately when going round the shows is a detachable steering wheel. It can be chained up inside the boot or something if you can't take it with you.

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We've fitted an alarm, steering column has the standard locking system so you can't use it without a key. I do however like the idea of a removable wheel!
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One of the first things I did after getting the engine started, and the wiring in bits, wired in a Toad AI606. All black wires were supplied and works a treat. Alarm place where I bought it even said once the cars finished and inspected by them, he will give me a Thatcham 1 certificate for insurance if I needed it.
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Old 24th September 2007, 20:26
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As I didn't do my wiring I'm a bit scared of trying to fit anything into it but think I ought to...
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Or a little switch, where only you know where it is (2 wires), connected in line with fuel pump/ starter feed. Job done.
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Old 25th September 2007, 15:20
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thats a plan... Wife'll never remember to turn it on or off though...
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thats a plan... Wife'll never remember to turn it on or off though...
Attach with string to shoes, then when she walk away it will disarm the car
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Old 25th September 2007, 22:01
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Haha - Liz says "thats not fair - which shoes?"
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you could use something like a kill switch of the type used on quads and the like attached by a lanyard to the ingnition key.

They are designed to be pulled out and kill the engine if the rider falls off so something like that wired into the fuel pump supply etcas previously suggested.

That way if the ignition key is removed and the killswitch key frogotten it will just pull out and if you use and elasticated lanyard it will twang back and give you a smack on the knuckles to remind you to remove it next time
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Best and simplest security I have seen was at one of the kit car shows this year.

The guy had one of the 7esque with some very fancy alloy spoked wheels. He had secured it using one of those security chains and locks used on motorbikes. It passed THROUGH one of the spoked wheels and then through one of the suspension arms making it totally impossible to drive away. Also very visible - which is 90% of the deterrent anyway.

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