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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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um since rafael had his wheel stolen with wheel locks
what do you need so that your wheels cannot be jacked?
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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pitbull.
hungry pitbull
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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Weld them on. Short of have a human being watching your car 24/7, there is nothing 100% foolproof.

For all practical purposes, there's nothing to stop a determined, professional thief. All you can do is slow down the amateur.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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since nothing can stop wheel jackers
whats the best thing to get?
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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pitbull.
hungry pitbull
I like your idea...I think I am gonna have to have my rottweiler watch over my car.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:21 AM
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Well if handeling is not something you care about you can always throw some airbag suspension on your ride and when you park you can set it on the ground so the cant get a jack under it...thats what I used to do with my tacoma.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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nothing will stop someone who is determined enough
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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wheel locks aren't unbeatable, but they'll at least discourage the more casual thief.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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Well.. There are many wheels that have Cover Plates over the Lug Nuts. You could always have a Lock installed on the plate. Down side is that I have yet to see many "Nice" wheels that have a cover plate and many plates are plasic instead of metal.

What about the Single, High Torque Nut like some race cars have? There are conversion kits for those arent there?
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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attach small packets of acitoneperoxide (easily made at home with ice, salt, hydrogen peroxide, drain cleaner, and paint thiner, and a refrigerator) with black cat impeded in the packets, but pull the black cats fuse out and replace with a model rocket ignitor. Then take a small PMOS transistor and tie its gate to magneto resistor which has 12V across it, and place a 10Kohm pull down resistor after the magneto resistor but before the gate. Then place a series of small magnets across the back side of your wheel in a circular fashion, as to always be close to the magneto resistor no matter the position. Then place 12V on the drain of the transistor, and tie one end of the ignitor to ground, and the other end to the source of the transistor. Make sure you place an on/off switch in the car for the 12V source that goes to the drain of the transistor.

When leaving the car, simply turn switch on. If theave attempts to steal wheel, it will blow his/her arm/hand/fingers off (acitonperoxide is more powerfull than nitroglycerin, and easier to set off, but is stable as long as it's damp and placed in a clay (similar to TNT)). When the tire is removed the magneto resistors resistance goes up as there is no longer a magnet near it, at which point the gate voltage goes to 0 and the transistor opens, causing the ignitor to get really hot, which then causes the black cat to go off, which sets off the "home made TNT" similar to a blasting cap in real TNT. To prevent personal damage when servicing the car, simply shut the on/off switch to the off position.


lol...
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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Uhh O.K., while probably messing up your car in the process...
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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yep... but you got the thief... hehe.......... and like I was being serious.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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airbags... then drop it to the ground when you park.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv

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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by shushikiary
attach small packets of acitoneperoxide (easily made at home with ice, salt, hydrogen peroxide, drain cleaner, and paint thiner, and a refrigerator) with black cat impeded in the packets, but pull the black cats fuse out and replace with a model rocket ignitor. Then take a small PMOS transistor and tie its gate to magneto resistor which has 12V across it, and place a 10Kohm pull down resistor after the magneto resistor but before the gate. Then place a series of small magnets across the back side of your wheel in a circular fashion, as to always be close to the magneto resistor no matter the position. Then place 12V on the drain of the transistor, and tie one end of the ignitor to ground, and the other end to the source of the transistor. Make sure you place an on/off switch in the car for the 12V source that goes to the drain of the transistor.

When leaving the car, simply turn switch on. If theave attempts to steal wheel, it will blow his/her arm/hand/fingers off (acitonperoxide is more powerfull than nitroglycerin, and easier to set off, but is stable as long as it's damp and placed in a clay (similar to TNT)). When the tire is removed the magneto resistors resistance goes up as there is no longer a magnet near it, at which point the gate voltage goes to 0 and the transistor opens, causing the ignitor to get really hot, which then causes the black cat to go off, which sets off the "home made TNT" similar to a blasting cap in real TNT. To prevent personal damage when servicing the car, simply shut the on/off switch to the off position.


lol...

I reported you to homeland security.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Mine's kept in the garage (indoor w/ alarm) I still lock and set the alarm on the car as well justtttttt in case!

At work we have indoor parking that has security as well and I've made friends with the security dude.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krtgd0vzkMA
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