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Apart from an alarm, especially one as sophisticated as ZZT86's, what other steps/methods are owners taking or using to stop these uneducated, lazy, thieving pricks from breaking in or taking the car itself.
What fuses in the engine compartment can be pulled to totally immobilise the car making it a must to lift it off the wheels to move? I'm thinking injectors or fuel pumps, though it can still be towed. I've had switches cutting the positive battery lead but that's not an option with this car and the ECM's it has running everything.
Obviously won't stop the dedicate Sat/Nav thieves, which is strange in itself because the unit is a pretty low powered basic unit, is a pain in the arse to use for phone calls especially the voice assistance, and has a very basic sat/nav interface that locks out when car is moving.
A deadlock system that makes opening the car door impossible when it's locked from outside would force thieves to actually climb in thru a broken door window to get to the sat/nav increasing the time and effort needed and increasing the chances of being cut on shattered glass. Making something as hard, and uninviting as possible to steal is the aim.
There are a lot of mods that can be made using Toyota's TIS software. Wonder if there is a setting that locks the transmission, manual, or actually has a door deadlock function.
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