Please read the comments and give likes to the ones with good info so we can learn from each other. what does and doesnt work.

@mkllove

4 жыл бұрын

Did you ever get the pedal lock and evaluate on different VWs ? Once saw someone made a steel box to lock the shifter in gear with a padlock. The two sides slid in from the left and right and had side panels extending up to protect the padlock from bolt cutters and disc cutters a bit... Will see if I can find the picture I took at a show. Wish someone made those, but it was an owner's innovation.

@okwhatever2995

3 жыл бұрын

@@mkllove no I got a security camera and a gun lol

@IAm1InTheIAm

2 жыл бұрын

An effective Canine Organic Chainsaw and a lead injection system has always worked for me. I just chose not to be a victim.😎

I use a 'U' lock on the gear shifter and a steering lock.. if I'm leaving my classic parked overnight then I also take the roter part with me..don't rely on only 1 deterrent.. I've travelled across Europe for 12 years each spring/ summer and so far so good.

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

good info.

@wesleyalan9179

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, more than one deterrent ,good thinking!

Battery cutoff switch with key under back seat 👍🏼

@therussmccurdy2602

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I did with my bug

@donniebrown2896

3 жыл бұрын

Ever seen how a repo truck works? Someone took my 65 dream car. I had two fuel shutoffs and two electrical shutoffs. All in different hidden spots.

@coloradoraptorguy9250

3 жыл бұрын

donnie brown if they want it they’ll get it no matter what. No device will stop a flat bed.

@ol59kafer92

3 жыл бұрын

@@donniebrown2896 I hear ya brother I had the same on my car and they still got it. Worst feeling ever to come out and your car is gone

@cardioandfriends

3 жыл бұрын

@@coloradoraptorguy9250 plenty of devices, they’re called IEDs lol

No thief is gonna have a 009 rotor in their pocket lol

i use a hidden switch for my electric fuel pump

@ol59kafer92

3 жыл бұрын

That won't stop em. I know it happened to me

@bubot17

3 жыл бұрын

@@ol59kafer92 that sucks

@MrDedwardk

2 жыл бұрын

@@ol59kafer92 nothing does it just delays the inevitable

@jeremyshearer

2 жыл бұрын

Bugs don’t have electric fuel pumps

A lot of people don't know where the battery is in a bug. When I stop I'll pop the back seat, pull the wires and put the seat down. IDK if it's good or not but makes me feel better.

All great tips. I have a 12V siren grounded to the door light switches (the ones that control the dome light). The power for the siren is hooked up to the always hot fuse and has a switch wired inline, which I have placed in the front trunk and is accessible from the driver side front fender through an OE hole. If I want the siren on then I simply reach up through the fender to the hole to the trunk and hit the switch. When its activated, opening either door will cause the siren to go off. Of course, this will not prevent anyone from stealing the car, and the siren shuts off as soon as the door is shut, but ideally the noise is enough to scare the thief off.

@azmike3572

2 жыл бұрын

But passers-by are not likely to run to your car with its siren on and say, "Stop sealing that car." They'd likely be threatened into leaving the area.

@mrkoolio4475

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of making a KK Alarm. Instead of a siren, the alarm screams, “Look everybody …it is Kim Kardashian! ……or…..”the first people who come over here win 500$…ready set go! For and over. Those would get people near the car….sending the criminals on their way. Or maybe a young boy loudly saying, “help me please…..these men are trying to touch me.” Creativity is the name of the game. In the late 1970s, my buddy had his beloved car stereos stolen about 10 times. The last time, he bought the top of the line stereo….and superglued fishhooks to the back of it…. So then when the thief put his hands back there and gave a good yank trying to pull it out those hooks set really nice and deep in his fingertips. One night, my friends mother reported hearing screams….then sobbing….and then a terrible awful scream…. I see poor disadvantage car stereo thief attempted to remove his fingers from his fish hooks. For those of you who haven’t been fishing and I haven’t had the pleasure of having a fishhook go in your hand here’s how it works it doesn’t really hurt that bad going in it feels like a needle but it has a prong on it which is designed to keep THE FISH from coming off the hook once he’s getting it well the same is true with your fingers and every time that hook moves or wiggles as the fishing line titans you wanna jump out of your skin I cannot imagine the pain having five or 10 of those in my hands… Deep in my fingertips and there’s no easy way to remove it. What we did when we went fishing is we would cut the line and then we would use a pair of pliers and slowly try to work it out. That gentleman didn’t have that option and basically had to just kind of tear through his fingertips as he came out of the car. There was blood all over the car and I don’t think I’ve ever seen my friend happier. I wasn’t sure why he was happy. Part of it was it had work and his stereo had not been stolen and part of it was he was sick of these guys stealing a stereo over and over and he was pretty sure they wouldn’t come back after that story got around town it. Well he knew what was next. That is, he was pretty sure the next time what they would do is just saw the whole dashboard apart and take the stereo out that way so he got a bunch of angle iron and got under his dashboard and screwed it in included in and one day he came to his car and they were cutting his dashboard but they didn’t get through the angle iron. The 70s were an interesting time

Great ideas!! I used to pull rotors out of the distributors of my friends cars in high school!!

@BeachBumRAP

3 жыл бұрын

If you did that to your friends, what did you do to your enemys' cars?

Mike, I’ve got a 66 convertible bug and what I installed is a VW Sperrwolf shifter lock with an ignition switch. They were a VW option on Karmann Ghias but can be installed on any VW. It does lock the shifter pretty well but just like you said if a thief wants your car they take it.

Mike, please remove your fuel filter from your engine bay. Where it's located now is a big fire hazard. It won't be the first bug/bus that has been written off due to fuel filter leakage. I fitted my fuel filter underneath the gas tank on my split window bus. I'm sure you can find a perfect spot in the front where your gas tank is located on a bug.

@natechave2825

4 жыл бұрын

I recently bought a bug and noticed the moisture goes through that fuel line and I'm glad it didn't catch on fire

@horshak1

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen the fuel filter fire thing posted for years. I have a hot start problem (carb flooding you could smell it and look down the carb throat and see it) and I decieded to move my filter out of the engine compartment and stack up 4 carb gaskets and except for the hottest days I seem to have fixed the problem.

@apodaca309

11 ай бұрын

Relocate that filter switch to metal and replace all your rubber fuel lines to ethanol resistant hose and one of those fire extinguisher devices on your hood.

Great tips mike, Years ago I had a 61 vert as my daily driver, I would disconnect my coil wire every time and lock My t handle, one day my decklid spring mount BROKE from opening and closing it so often lol😆.....you can also get an alarm that goes off in your house or backpack that is a motion detector you can get these at harbor freight ! I disconnect the battery in my new van nowadays

@apodaca309

11 ай бұрын

Will a tracker work, with an alert on your phone and go weapons hot

I have a kill switch, peddle lock. In CA when u take your car out, literally u cannot stop anywhere without people chasing u down pretending they want to see it. Their favorite thing is to follow u home and case u out. I'm always packing heat . the world has changed for the worse . In 2 yrs I can retired n get the hell out.

Me just having bought a VW Van. “No one will want this”. Anxiety: My Precious.

Very few air cooled VW's are stolen. Besides, nearly 90 percent of stolen and burgled cars were unlocked and/or had the keys in the ignition. A lock merely keeps an honest person out. As someone other commenter said, the only people interested in these vehicles are car people in our community. Fact is, every part for these cars is available and cheap. I see 60's beetles for sale every week in the 3k price range.

@JoeXTheXJuggalo1

Жыл бұрын

Yeah my dad got me a 65 VW beetle for $2k and spent $1k-$2k more getting it going.

you gave me some really good ideas I appreciate the tips on how to keep my BW from being stolen best way for me is to leave it on an enclosed trailer or leave it in the garage with a tarp over it

Thank you for posting. The pedal lock sounds like a good idea.

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

yea I am thinking it would be easy to put on and off. and then the wheel lock as well on overnights I would do all of them. and the rotor off. . Some guys like the shifter lock which is good but I am not so sure about the after market stuff when it comes to that.

Nobody will even bother stealing my beetle because nobody I know drives a manual except my dad with his 6 speed 98 camaro

Great video. I have a 66 convertible bug which I bought from the original owner. On mine I originally installed a shifter lock which I bought from Wolfsburg West and installed a kill switch. I have recently Installed an original VW shifter lock with an ignition. Great combo. The shifter lock from Wolfsburg West and the kill switch work great. But you’re absolutely right about d

@67herby89

5 жыл бұрын

But you’re absolutely right, if they want you’re car bad enough they’ll find away to get it.

@wesleyalan9179

5 жыл бұрын

I miss my 66...it was 2tone,white and creme

@elfenmagix8173

5 жыл бұрын

If they want your car that badly, they will come with a tow truck and haul your baby away. I had that happen twice on me; first with a '80 Rabbit I was working on and second with a '69 Oldsmobile Hearst I had as a project car.

@wesleyalan9179

5 жыл бұрын

@@elfenmagix8173 ,Damit man! I know that sucked! ....but yeah, you're right...all these little things you can do, as he mentions, just keeps the honest bad guys away, lol!

You car gave me a time-flash back. My grandmother had a 1960? - early sixties VW p through the 80's, and before that she had one from the 1950s. But that was a little before my time.

Check it out . I though I had it all figured out. I had a ignition kill switch, a electrical cut off switch and the club on my car parked 10 feet from my window and it was still stolen. They wanted it so bad they TOWED IT AWAY -- gone forever. If they want it bad enough they will come and get it. I miss that car

@azmike3572

2 жыл бұрын

Was this a Beetle?

What are some vital parts that I could remove? Like what is something that the car really needs to turn on that I could remove?

Thank you for this video! I am looking for something and this is very helpful! 👍🏼👍🏼

trackers work and electronic ignition in the distributor cap

clutch pedal in itself is a security system 😂

I remember some years ago someone used to sell combination hand brake locks, you would take off the handle grip and replace it with the combination lock. You can lift the handbrake without entering the code ,but if you had to put the handbrake down you had to turn the combination wheels , say 0000 for example before you can press the button with your thumb to release the handbrake. I want one for my convertible. I don't where or if they are still available, if anyone knows please let me know. Thanks

I just recently got a 1965 Beetle. Some a few small things need to be done to it but one thing I told my dad is before I take this car into public is I'm going to get locking door handles and deck lid handle. Thanks for the tips though to help with an afterthought. I don't think nobody around here where I live would steal the bug because a old friend of my dad loved old bugs and he has several and he always drove this certain one ever since I could remember. When you saw that bug in driving or parked in town you automatically knew it was him.

I've seen hidden switches between battery and the fuse block

If I were to travel long distance in my precious Volkswagen I would do all the said steps with the coil/rotor for brief stops but overnight stays I would get a steering wheel quik release for the banjo type, pull the priceless motor then cover it with a custom louis vutton engine bag to wheel it to my room like luggage to sleep next to me. Maybe have a nice pitbull sleep in the backseat with lots of blankets so he is comfy, he will get up if a tow truck should move the Volkswagen.

@azmike3572

2 жыл бұрын

Wondering if you could be sued if the dog bit the perp (assuming the perp would file charges).

A couple of thoughts about using technology: if you have a second person and you can effectively hide their phone in the vehicle, you can track it. Another option is a security or trail camera that you pay a cellular data plan for (could also be a phone) that will notify you and record to the cloud when it detects motion. Being a hunter and having cellular trial cameras, it is nice to use them from time to keep an eye on something that needs monitoring. They are kind of expensive, but entry level ones have come down to around $200 and the data plans are reasonable. Likely they toss the camera out the window, but also possible to figure out how to nanny cam it so it is hidden, or maybe put into a corner they won’t catch it. Oh, and they also have GPS. Just a few options in addition to what has been said. May also get you face to face with a scum bag which is a whole other topic.

@carscritters6727

2 жыл бұрын

GPS tracking devices are only about a hundred bucks and you can either hardwire them in or get a battery operated one I have both kinds in my vehicle

@annanoyang3961

2 жыл бұрын

GPS is a good option, but not a solid solution. As far as I know, some theft brings devices that blocks GPS signal.

@mrkoolio4475

2 жыл бұрын

@@carscritters6727 may I ask which gps units you bought….if you like them.. On the hard wire, i have heard that is the first thing they check….and cut the power. The battery is harder to find, but I think there are devices that tell them yes or no RE a gos being on the car.? Thanks mich

What if you make some kind of kill switch on the compressor if you have air ride, you can lower it where it’s sitting on the ground and then kill switch it so #1 they won’t be able to tow it because it’s fully on the ground and can’t grab it anywhere under the car, #2 if they start it they can’t drive it because most likely it will either be caught on the ground or get stuck on something and it’s not powerful enough to free itself most likely.

I'm definitely going to do some different things but one idea I had was put a small tracker on it. They are pretty cheap now a days from my understanding. Put it under the carpet or somewhere they would never look. Even if they take it you can track it and take the cops with you.

I think there is also a distributer cut off, which I like better than kill switch

Simple, just buy a classic car with a manual transmission. After taking a course called driver education in school, you would think they could actually drive a car. But, they can't unless the car has an automatic transmission to do the shifting for them.

thanks. great advice

Have left one person in car at times. Get in, get out.

Thanks for the info. Where you at in AZ Mike? I’m in Queen Creek

I once heard someone say, “Stick Shift is one of the best security measures nowadays” lol

For the pedal locks….what about some plate metal….or angle iron….with holes….and chain….in figure 8 around pedals.

my bug has a cut off switch between the battery ground cable (well known at this point), but I carry with me a fake plug wire, clever one from back in the day. and most bugs come factory with a steering wheel lock, so when you guys park the car, rotate the steering wheel until it clicks. not steeling proof, but it helps

@JoaoPedro-px8qv

2 жыл бұрын

Ganhei um Fusca 72 essa semana e ele já veio com a chave que desliga a elétrica e a alimentação de combustível mas mesmo assim tô atrás de outras maneiras de proteger o mesmo pq ele tá lindo demais hehe. Você já descobriu mais algum jeito de evitar que o carro seja levado?

@arthie553

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoaoPedro-px8qv um jeito bem simples é puxar um cabo de vela e deixar ele só apoiado. ser bem chato com onde você para o carro também é um seguro barato rs.. eu recomendo um rastreador simples que vende no Mercado Livre e/ou um daqueles alarmes que têm um timer depois que você abre a porta e afins. não são caros, e dependendo do carro, a instalação não é tão difícil

@arthie553

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoaoPedro-px8qv e parabéns pelo fusquinha!! desejo muito sucesso e muitas boas histórias =)

@JoaoPedro-px8qv

2 жыл бұрын

@@arthie553 Opa muito obrigado pelas dicas! vou colocar elas em prática

@JoaoPedro-px8qv

2 жыл бұрын

E aproveite bastante o teu fusca também :D

Been using a club for over 20 years on my classic VW. Daily driver and so far so good.

Will kill switches help? and will GPS trackers help you find your car in case it does get stolen?

Maybe the best thing to do is to just install a hidden electronic kill switch and put a note on the steering wheel that says I have some special skills if you steal my car I will find you. Then hide an old iPhone in the car leaving it on so you can find it wherever it is.

I dunno how well this would work but if you have a Ring doorbell or something, you can set one in your floorboard to ping your phone if you're at a hotel.

I got a 1961 Ford galaxie, what would be a good trick to keep it?

What brand are you using for tire dressing? I like the clean look

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

not sure chris did them with something i had laying around here. I was out and came back with clean tires and didnt know what he did. ha ha.

What I do is to use layers of protection all together, I use a quick release steering wheel, a hidden battery disconnect and a wheel boot!! So far so good!

I’d add an AirTag on the bug :)

How about a hidden master switch that cuts complete power from the battery. Was thinking about that.

Thing to remember, a lock will only keep an honest man honest. Watch some of the car repo channels.

What about a quick release steering wheel?

The second one looks just like my 1970. I still have a generator on mine tho.

Are these cars easy to punch the ignition in? Got given one on a 4x4 frame so just an off-road toy but has sat 13 years and they lost the key so I’m not sure how I’m gonna shift it out of gear to pull it on trailer

Well they also have a stick shift lock to that's really easy to set when you go in to get something to eat or stop by the gas station it's a little bit expensive but it's worth it also you can get a main power shut off for your battery reach back behind your seat before you get out turn the key it will shut all the power off to the battery then you can take the key with you that's another thing you can use along with the stick shift lock

@Mikefngarage

4 жыл бұрын

yea those are cool. good point.

Have a valve on the fuel line. Or A switch to shut off the fuel pump if it’s electric. Take the rotor out of the distributor. Have a GPS tracking device on the car hidden.

you can buy nowadays car alarm kit that comes with gps incase someone jacks your car..you can use the GSM receiver to disable your car incase got stolen

Just bought a project 69 Bug, the starter wouldn’t work. Tonight I found a kill switch under the dash.

I have a switch to cut off power going to the sparks. But not under the seat. Starter turns but no power to the sparks. Plus a cheap vivid red lock to the driving wheel and pedal so to be immediately visible to the eventual thief. I suppose he could think it is the only security tool if he decides to try the steal before seeing that the car cannot start. Thankfully this works for 24 years so far

I took a wire off my coil and threaded it through the seat cover(bare through the seat cover) when they touch anything metal in the car they get the wax blown out of their ears! By the time they get out of your rig , they’ve met Jesus’s and have a whole perspective on life!

@azmike3572

2 жыл бұрын

Be careful. Nowadays legally you can only do much to thwart a theft. If the perp gets hurt you might be liable for a lawsuit.

thanx for also letting the thieves know how to steal this car...

@Mikefngarage

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍they knew before. they always know.

@markfuqua5454

Жыл бұрын

would u say that they are of a certain age group ?

@markfuqua5454

Жыл бұрын

@@Mikefngarage d

@markfuqua5454

Жыл бұрын

thats a cop out. your offering a public service, and i appreciate that. You can also state that if their gonna steal it, their gonna steal it. Which is the king thief TowTruck.i hate to profile what a thief looks like, so im gonna assume statistically mind you, that these folks are young, totally different mindset, then that 70s generation. I find very few people that kmow didly squat about these wonderfull simple vehicles, & that includes a generation of mechanics, at least in Oregon, my home. to make a long story short , why give them anything, Let those poor Basturds work for it. & dont contribute to the information hwy, remember that? lol. When u were showing defensive techniques u could of easily left out the many ways to snag your property.. pop the clutch , thats a senior mostly that gets that. stick shifts are gone with manual window handles. My date commented how cute they looked, lol. in closing i have to admit i did not know that you could pull that electrical wire from your license plate and get it going

Good to know I wish you had links in the distribution, I just bought my 1963 bug. I have a bank loan for the car, just going to the movies with my girlfriend I'm scared for a theft of my car.

Nice job but you forgot the shifter lock and I highly recommend this lock .it saved my car several times and the Pep boys pedal lock the big red one weld a extra reinforced steel plate on the bottom and your secure . But in the end it's all about the thief we're just a player in their game.

Awesome content! What about a gps, will that help?

I was thinking about putting a chain around the frame and tying it to something

I have a 1971 vw beelte and i use a key switch in the batery compartement

Thank you, Sir! 🤓👍

Just got a new car and installed a nice audio system and it turns out none of the locks work on it

How about coloum locks? Mine locks if the keys are out and you turn the wheel, kinda nice

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

yea those help a bit but really easy to crack. Guys either use a slide hammer or there is a way to do it without that. but they do help a bit on the late models. some guys use that with a stick shift lock.

I had a 66 vert stolen in December 2002 from Long Beach California and it was at this vw shop on Woodruff in Downey when I found it thanks to a tip when I posted it on THESAMBA

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

for sure the samba is better than the cops. they dont do anything. We found every car that we did find because of doing our own work. The cops take reports and move on to the next case.

@TheHoodhistorian

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mikefngarage exactly ! I found my 1988 Toyota pickup on my own slap when it was stolen in 2012

Hi there!.I dont know whether you will even get to read my comment seeing it is many moons after you have done this video. I had a beautiful VW like this one.The mechanic who sold it to me placed a door bell push button between in the middle of the back seat on the floor.All i had to do was to reach back to press the" start button" after turning on the ignition.It was hidden away and only me and a few back seat passengers who probably forgot all about the trick push button start in the early 19 80's new about it.Maybe it can help .!Kind regards Carlo.

An alarm works great if YOU are the one that hears it. If i were in a motel and my classic was in the lot i would sure want an alarm. One that was intigrated to an app on my phone.

I've been thinking about this subject for months. I plan on taking a weekend trip with my Bug in the coming months but the thought of it getting stolen is in my head. I can pull the rotor but I'm more concerned with it being loaded on a flat bed in seconds, so making it that it can't start is a mute point in that case. Peddle and wheel locks are a possibility. Is there anything out there like a motion detector that would make a unmistakable noise should someone enter or move the car?

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

might be something on ebay that has a camera too and cell phone notification. But I would start with pedal lock and wheel lock. plus the dist rotor off. lid locked if you can.

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

if you find something please put a comment so others can find it. too.

@azmike3572

2 жыл бұрын

But a missing rotor is one of the first things pro thieves look for, and will have extras with them. As this clip states, they only need to move it a short distance to a covered truck, and off they go. Even if a parking boot's attached, they quickly lift the wheel to get a skateboard underneath, and then move the car.

What about those shift locks you get at Wolfsburg West?

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

those I hear work pretty good too. Some are not made very well though. I am not sure about the ones at WW.

cuz I have a 1969 Herbie replica you can check it out on KZread it's called Herbie fully loaded cold-start and it's the top video that's my Beatles so if you want to check that out you can I appreciate again the tips are very helpful and they will definitely be used in helping me keep my VW from being stolen

I have a 67 bug and I have had 5 attempts to steal it. It came from Germany with a steering lock on the shaft. That has saved it twice. Then ones I shorted out the engine something and so the shop ran an extra wire to the engine and that confused people. One night I saw some guys running from my car and the left the door passenger door open, and they left a set of allen wrenches on the floor. They were trying to take the steering lock off. Another time my hood was up in a restaurant parking lot in broad daylight. They were trying to hot wire it. Another time they hot wired it and drove it up on the lawn across the street because of the lock. Another time I left it in long term parking at SFO and they broke in through the windwing and took stuff I had. I've had my front bumper taken off. I busted some guys trying to steal my back plates. Yeah, bugs are, 67 bugs are just a pile of parts ready to be sold off part by part.

My vintage cars I don't wanna put a alarm in I use a Harbor freight drive way alert.

@Mikefngarage

4 жыл бұрын

I have one of those too ding dong

Good to know!

Many good ideas. To bad we need to do this but we do.

Irrespective of all manner of Anti-Theft Devices, it's important to understand that the VW Beetles are increasing in value, some at exponential rates! If you truly love your Beetle, then do not drive / park it at night, away from your home. If your Beetle hasn't been stolen, the Hub Caps are valuable, and may be missing, or even the wheels! After investing a small fortune, and almost a year in restoration work, I never use my Beetle at night, it's always garaged. If I use it through the day, it is always under surveillance. Times have changed, and people need to understand this.

@SDsailor7

Жыл бұрын

What if you don't have a garage? then its the street.

darn he is an expert, he knows how to wire it :):) steel fuel lines, fuel lock, even better is an annoying wheel clamp

@Roelasia

4 жыл бұрын

old cars new cars. it doesn't matter. new cars with some smart electronics are easily stolen as well. as soon as they get near the service connector, it's gone. I happen to know a company that makes these devices for this!! it simulates your wonderful tagged key !! don't get me wrong, I do PCB work and they wanted me to make these jeezless things.

@Roelasia

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't make them!!

‘78 Delta 88 Holiday, I run a power filter leading to the distributor, its mounted low on the fire wall and the wires are tucked in and run into a wire harness so it’s not too easy to trace back. I like to just unclip that. Can’t really see it so if you don’t know it’s there you probably would not find it... before I return. 👉💨 - 😳

Did someone mention a car alarm?

Well, I can't lock the deck lid on mine. It's a Baja 😆 I bought the cheapest club for the time being so at least it's something. It has an electric fuel pump so maybe just hiding a kill switch for that somewhere might help.

ONE good way to keep your Classic VW from getting stolen: Camp out in it! just a Thought.

@Mikefngarage

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

I have a collum lock around the wheel and a break lock on the brake try me now

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

that will slow them down or possibly stop them so they will try the next car.

Battery disconnect switch works best

Has anyone come out with chip keys for classic cars,

Describe the wheel boot as ineffective as they can still drive until it breaks ... yet also describe their way of stealing it as push-starting it. Doubt they could push-start it with a wheel clamp though. My guess is that these probably aren't really big theft targets anymore, as while they're easy to steal only enthusiasts (who hopefully wouldn't steal them) would know these tricks. Likewise the market for them and their parts isn't what it is for, say, a Honda Civic, the most-stolen car in the US. The parts are worth something, but they're harder to fence, enthusiasts seeking parts are more likely to have heard of the one stolen, and the car and it's parts are more likely to be recognizable. Higher chance of getting caught in the process of trying to sell parts. I have a '73 Super Beetle, I don't think it would be nearly this easy to steal as it has a steering lock (not insurmountable but definitely a hassle) and I modified it with a custom fuel injection setup. No doubt I could get it running without the key in a couple minutes tops, but that's because I built it and know exactly what everything does, even an experienced VW expert would have no idea what they're looking at.

Are you located in AZ? Do you work on VWs there?

@Mikefngarage

4 жыл бұрын

no I dont work on other people cars but there are several guys who do in AZ I am in CA. just have an address there as well.

Flatbed Tow Trucks are impossible to fight

How do you keep it from being stolen by a flatbed?

@doloresberry3144

3 жыл бұрын

Don't buy a car

@azmike3572

2 жыл бұрын

@@doloresberry3144 Right. They only need to move the car a short distance to get it into a covered truck or flatbed.

Gps trackers! Charge every2weeks the work great🤙

I took my steering wheel off , lost the classic look but it works well. Grant steering wheel lock 🔒 and the center stick shift lock 🔒 they tried to steal my car in the winter 🥶 but they couldn't get past the center lock . Kick it 😳 but nothing.

My Friend Jennifer had a kill switch on her VW where Nobody could find it Only her and it seem to work

Weld up a small box under your seat. Welded to the floor, use a disc lock on it with a cover to prevent the chop saw from cutting the lock. Make it out of , 1/4 plate. This will dissuade them from cutting it. It should be in a hard place for them to access,making a battery operated cut off saw hard to use. A wire from the starter...not from the main battery powers the 12 v...... I have a 12 volt car....motorcycle battery. A sealed gel cell works good. Run the wire in a loom, hard to find. And spot tie it under the car. The battery will not overcharge because the big battery acts as a shunt. The silent.....(no bells and whistles....we want to CATCH them and prevent your neighbors 23 window from disappearing next and becoming a chicken coop in Guatemala.)..... alarm/ gps contacts your phone. If your quick you can confront them provided your conceal is with you, and your wife has your six. Remember it’s a felony to shoot someone over stuff....so don’t. But your piece could make them beat feet real quick. We have open carry here so displaying your gat is not a felony. Check your laws. And stick by them. If it’s gone...call the police, and track it. If they disconnect the main battery....the gps will still run for ages on that gel cell. Gps is about the coolest stuff I’ve ever saw. And now it’s cheap. Locking your car ,compartments, taking the keys and a hidden switch disabling the coil helps too. But gps....will catch the thieves.

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

yea like the gps thing the only thing I havent found is they use a Sim card and you need cell service to make them findable. Money every month to keep them up.

@OkFixer

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mikefngarage Spy- Tech makes a model called STI GL 300 . Its $50. So THEY SAY....No SIM, No set up fee, no monthly fee. You can use it as you need it. So if your car is stolen, you can activate (I am sure there is a charge) Charger runs for 2 weeks or you can attach battery power. Its smaller than a pack of cigarettes. Plus they sell a waterproof case with magnet attach if you want. Real time tracking. When I get my poop in a group, and my car is finished this is what I'm......uhhhh....ohhhh....ahhhhh...never mind. Look for the video on its performance. ha,ha,ha

I use a " DisLok " Steering wheel disc lock, It completely covers the steering wheel, It`s expensive at £ 120 ( US Dollar $ 153 ) But I think for the design it`s just about worth it

I just use a battery snd fuel pump isolating switches ~

Not only are you giving great tips for anti-theft, but also great tips for stealing one! Lol, jk man, great video!

@Mikefngarage

5 жыл бұрын

thanks man I hope this stuff helps. gotta know how they steal them so we can protect ourselves.

@wesleyalan9179

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mikefngarage ....Right on man✌

@azmike3572

2 жыл бұрын

The pros already know all the tips and are constantly coming up with new ways to defeat whatever we use. The only thing we can do that is effective is to slow them down enough so that they might quit and look for another car to steal.

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I used to have a Gene Berg locking shifter. Locked it in reverse. Plus it was 40% quicker shift.

Lo que you ago le quito uno de las pastiyas y le pongo una similar per de plastico.