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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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Do what Mel Gibson did.

Strap a bomb to your car, and when they try to steal it.... BOOOM!
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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install a kill switch??
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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Hey guys,

You might want to look at the Ravelco. We've been installing them in California for about 4 years now. Great product. The manufacturer's sold over 3,500,000 units and hasn't had a vehicle stolen by bypassing the Ravelco.

The 350Z has a great place to mount the base unit, low on the left side of the dash.

www.NoHotWire.com

-Rich
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GrandAm350
Hey guys,

You might want to look at the Ravelco. We've been installing them in California for about 4 years now. Great product. The manufacturer's sold over 3,500,000 units and hasn't had a vehicle stolen by bypassing the Ravelco.

The 350Z has a great place to mount the base unit, low on the left side of the dash.

www.NoHotWire.com

-Rich
Do you have any dealers/installers in the San Antonio area?
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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To the OP, did you talk to your auto insurance company? It is in their best interest to help you. Otherwise, more than likely they will have to pay for a stolen car. On top of that, they will also likely lose a customer - you. I don't think you want to continue buying insureance from them. I would also file a police report on the stolen key to make sure it is official.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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+1 on filing police report. i would have chased that **** down or hopped in ride and followed their punk asses
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Lento
Do what Mel Gibson did.

Strap a bomb to your car, and when they try to steal it.... BOOOM!
Originally Posted by kevin_4000
install a kill switch??
What lento said is the ultimate KILL switch
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by z-u-later
Do you have any dealers/installers in the San Antonio area?

Yes. www.RavelcoSecurity.com

Rob is there and he's a good guy.

We have the California distributorship, and there are distributors all over the nation.


-Rich
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Thats why I leave my keyes in my bedroom so no one can break in and I won't notice. Plus a nice 12 gauge would teach them a lesson or too. If it were me I would have ran after the little **** and kicked his *** so bad his mother wouldn't have reconized him. Proud to live in USA
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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my Si was almost stolen twice, once at a mall and another time at a shopping center, it is actually sort of fun to catch people in the act.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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Do they sell "Clubs" (or similar devices) in the UK?

Thieves are inherently lazy. It takes some work to dismantle/disable a "Club".

Aside from that, it seems as if you are taking the proper measures to prevent further potential for theft, but just in case, sleep with the keys to your Zed underneath your pillow.
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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Don't go to the Nissan stealership; go to your nearest Lock Shop, & get a new
set of locks for your beaZt's doors/ignition. The stealership is ALWAYS more expensive.
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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I would have someone install a kill switch. It could be placed somewhere in the car that only you would know of.
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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Of course there is a way to throw in a kill switch. As a Honda owner, they all do it. It looks like a NOS switch that you flip and can mount anywhere. The obvious yet common place is under the dash. I usually put it somewhere crazy. If it were me, in that little change cubby next to the shifter. I don't need one because I have the same alarm as you. Viva VIPER!
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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you could've ran after that bastard and took the licence plate of the car... sorry for the mishaps man, I hope it all works out for you...

Get a gun or learn MMA ASAP! if someone can get into you house that easy, you and your family member may not be safe around that neighborhood... just my .02
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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Forget a gun, get a bulldog, landmines, trip wires, claymores, and a lazer system James Bond couldn't get around.
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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Guys,

The way theives go about stealing your car is they get in the passenger compartment and stick their head under the dash. That is where the wires are that they need to start the car AND it's where every alarm and kill switch is wired in. The theif is in their comfort zone under the dash. They just trace the wires back and reconnect the factory wires. This is why alarms like the Viper, Clifford, Automate, Python, etc. are all installed. Any toggle switch is easily seen and thrown.

What makes the Ravelco different is the wires are protected with steel conduit and all connections are made in the engine compartment.

Theives do not want to pop the hood and start going through the engine's electrical system. Especially on a 350Z.

It would take a theif way to long to figure out where our connections are made so you have ample time to
* see them
* grab your club of choice
* wander out to your car
* and go about the process of insureing they're incapable of leaving the scene.

That's what I like about it.

-Rich
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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i would insure they wouldn't leave the grave that I pre-dug behind my house.

No one would even look for them, their relatives wouldn't say "oh he went to steal the car and never came back"
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Damn these guys are rookies. This here is a 1 of 3, 350z, one of which they say is Un-Stealable. Yes unless you have one of the laser-cut transponder keys.
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