The “thieves” were surprisingly efficient! Imagine a pro with proper tools.

@pistonburner6448

Жыл бұрын

Or a car worth stealing, motivating them to try really hard.

@laurapalmerTDGE

Жыл бұрын

Too bad they didn't use a tow truck to continue the work in a shed afterwards lol. :)

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

@@pistonburner6448 would have been even better if it was something no one would want to steal. I.e a 2012 Chrysler Town and country.

@thecompanioncube4211

Жыл бұрын

Lot of these devices are just thief repellents not thief stoppers. From the perspective of theives, if one car has these and other doesn't, given similar price points for the cars, thief will choose the car without these.

@auklin7079

Жыл бұрын

Worthwhile noting that unless you are trying to deter a trained professional or a very smart and researched thief (of which they'd probably find work elsewhere), then the average car thief is both A) not bringing these kinds of tools with them to remove these devices and B) not going to know how. I think the best anti-theft switch you could install would go on the driver side by the door, so you can switch it off when getting actively car-jacked in a running car. Because that is the most likely thing to happen.

my only disappointment in this video is that you did not pixelate thier faces the whole time as a joke 😀

@alexUKguy

Жыл бұрын

"...who arrived with a pixelated face" - Jeremey Clarkson, Polar Special

@anusername8350

Жыл бұрын

Or their chest. Because the editor recently had their car stolen.

@pistonburner6448

Жыл бұрын

He should've pixelated his own face to avoid scaring women, children, and some woodland animals. 🤡

@RogerM88

Жыл бұрын

They just copying other channels content lately. Bikes and Beards did a video similar some days ago.

@ricardoamendoeira3800

Жыл бұрын

@@RogerM88 Every car/bike channel eventually does a video like this, I don't think you can even call it copying anymore, it's just a bunch of quick/easy product reviews in one video.

A note for that thief in the red hoodie: probably not a good idea to go around stealing stuff with your name and address on your chest.

@f11bot

Жыл бұрын

💀

@chickenwigs3972

Жыл бұрын

😂

@FFL_ERROR

Жыл бұрын

I reckon it’s ideal, what if he forgets 1 of his tools or something

@riaz8783

Жыл бұрын

I mean, James Bond is supposed to be a spy, and he goes around telling everyone his real name. Works for him.

@Simmo_Cars

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Putting that switch somewhere less obvious would have made that job a while lot harder. I had a vehicle I had two such switches that were in series so they both had to be switched. If they find the one, they thought it was job done. It worked. 😊 Enjoy this type of video from you guys.

@mateuszzimon8216

Жыл бұрын

Better is using OEM switch like DRL from lights. In old times in Poland i seen Fiat 126p (positive+ on body) where ashtray was used as contacts on kill switch

@_Dimon_

Жыл бұрын

All those switches are great until they stop working. Extra fun when it crap out in a middle of the road and you are not the one who installed it, happened to me recently few days after i bought a car. The idea was good, they used two relays and a button so that car would only start when you hold a button and press the brake pedal. Unfortunately the guy who installed it is a shitty electrician so it failed and engine was only running while brake pedal was pressed. Driving the car back home was exciting, lol.

@HK.Builds

Жыл бұрын

@@_Dimon_ this happened to me! The cheap switch ruined me 😭😭😭 I have a removable steering wheel now with a hub lock from NRG. Does the job.

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

I put three. Two in places they would check, and one in a place they won't think.

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

@@_Dimon_ atleast your engine got past it's _break in miles_ before you got home.

A former teacher of me had put a magnetic switch into his car before driving to eastern Europe. The car would only work when there was a magnet in the glove compartment.

@Emira_75

Жыл бұрын

That's excellent

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

That's honestly kind-of genius.

@BootlegSonicToy

Жыл бұрын

My dad made this for his motorcycle, but he only have to touch the switch with magnet once and it unlocks

@xXYannuschXx

Жыл бұрын

Thats pretty clever, nobody is gonna find that.

@Moises-kf1hg

Жыл бұрын

Easy to outsmart. It’s basically a cutoff switch. Any thief that actually wanted your car would look around for any extra non-OEM wiring. You’re basically creating a break in the flow of power. You just need to remove that extra wiring, connect where it was spliced in and you’re off. Their best defense was the fuel cutoff. Usually a switch wouldn’t be out in such an obvious place, so in theory that would have been harder to bypass, but again, anyone trying to take your car, knows what’s up. Click ignition over, don’t hear the fuel pump prime, you know immediately no fuel. Most fuel pumps are accessed by lifting up the bottom portion of the backseat and on most cars it just snaps in. Rip that up. Fuel pump runs off of one wire. Remove the cover off dome lite, attach one side of the wire to the bulb bracket, attach the other to the fuel pump and you’re off. A car has to be worth taking. Everyday people usually don’t have anything to worry about. When you get i to specific cars that would need extra theft deterrent, is when it’s a game of cat and mouse of trying to outsmart each other.

I like how half the time for the ridiculous yellow xlock thing was spent being amazed at how easy it was to bypass 😂 Fantastic as always!

The thing is, something like that kill switch may be effective but it wouldn’t deter anyone from trying. If you have a nice car, something like the steering wheel clamp may just deter someone making them go for someone else’s car. Ideally go for both so you have the effectiveness of the kill switch and the deterrent of the large, visible steering lock (being inside the car also adds a level of commitment which further deters would be thieves as it adds risk of being caught in the act

@mateuszzimon8216

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's even this business exist.

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

If you have a newer kia, anything is better than stock.

@masterkamen371

Жыл бұрын

@@jwalster9412 If you have a newer Kia... just why?

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

@@masterkamen371 security flaw.

@masterkamen371

Жыл бұрын

@@jwalster9412 why own a Kia?

This gives me old top gear energy and I want more of this stuff!

The takeaway from this video is, if you want to thief-proof your car, replace your car with a knackered Peugeot.

@0429632981234

10 ай бұрын

or get a Tesla

@iviewthetube

10 ай бұрын

Or just drive a manual transmission.

@StONeROP_007

7 ай бұрын

​@@iviewthetubeHahaha, Basically saying skill issue to thief

@waggishsagacity7947

6 ай бұрын

@jkliao6486: Or a horse and buggy, provided you lock the stall.

@UProductions457

3 ай бұрын

@@iviewthetubeTrue but only works in America

I know the poll asked for more MORE FAST. But this kind of video is still very appreciated, love it.

@RANDPLAYER

Жыл бұрын

New content vs already made content (probably like this one) is not the same thing. And More Fast is most likely in the making, be patient.

I was at an auction and this Mazda RX7 was not bid on except by me. The vehicle wouldn't start so nobody wanted to risk buying it. It had a fuel shut off toggle switch to prevent the rotary engine from flooding. I bought the car for $2900 CAD spent $20 for a technician to discover the issue and drove it for 2 years. And then after driving it for 2 years I sold it for $6500 CAD! 😀 KISS is and always will be the best way to live your life.

@frafraplanner9277

Жыл бұрын

What does KISS stand for?

@mrv6968

Жыл бұрын

@@frafraplanner9277 it's an acronym which means Keep It Simple Stupid life should always be lived that way.

9:08 "drive and it would break itself", try that on the Pity Cruiser

@smoothbraindetainer

Жыл бұрын

The what

@EpicVideoGamer7771

Жыл бұрын

@@smoothbraindetainer PT Cruiser

I actually once had an older car that I rigged up so that it wouldn't start if the stereo wasn't running. It was a Pioneer head unit. So with the faceplate out, stereo can't power on, car doesn't start. And it did actually prevent a theft, so that was great :)

@soulcrushrez2855

Жыл бұрын

How u do that

@davidpardy

Жыл бұрын

@@soulcrushrez2855 the head unit can't turn on if the face plate isn't there. The head unit has a signal wire which is used to turn on an amp. I can't remember exactly how I did it back then, but an easier way (I'm smarter now) would be to cut the ignition wire from the key barrel and attach the ends to a relay, and use the signal wire from the head unit to switch the relay on. Bearing in mind this was an old car with no alarm or immobiliser, so your experience may vary

@soulcrushrez2855

Жыл бұрын

@@davidpardy I’m tryna do it on a 02 trailblazer so it should someone stole it couple days back with ease

@zlackbiro

Жыл бұрын

Insane! Hahaha. I had one with soda can inside cup hodler. When you plug out the soda can, nothing works. lol

@davidpardy

Жыл бұрын

@@zlackbiro brilliant!

Pro tip: The best anti theft device is to get a car that no one wants 😂

@chrislee1099

5 ай бұрын

Many years ago I had a mk1 fiesta 950 , failed its mot badly needed a lot of work doing, so I left the car in a hot spot of cars being nicked , I even left windows open all day , when I came back it was still there 😢😂

@LegendaryAnejo

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂my guy you are definitely right and that’s what I’ve been doing. Works like a charm😂

I bet most of the locks on these devices can be opened by a novice lockpicker. Probably with a rake.

@Fanta....

Жыл бұрын

The lock on the chrome pedal lock can be defeated by using a screwdriver in the keyhole and prying the cover plate off. the rest of the lock innards will fall out, allowing you to open easily. DON'T BUY CHINESE MADE LOCKS. They are garbage.

@jkliao6486

Жыл бұрын

@@Fanta.... Lol, it's not about how the locks are made, it's about the design. Love you lot, the "made in China" haters, who knows nothing more than 1+1=2.

@alexandertheok9610

Жыл бұрын

@@jkliao6486 to be fair, a lot of made in china products are very badly made, both in design and production quality. of course, correlation does not equal causation, in fact most of these made in china products are probably cheap because china and similar countries are just the cheapest when it comes to manufacturing things, meaning that whoever produces their products in chinese factories probably cares more about cheapness of production rather than quality of design and product. however, I do agree, saying that a product must be of low quality just because it was manufactured in a specific country, that is kinda stupid.

@jkliao6486

Жыл бұрын

@@alexandertheok9610 No, these products are badly made because they are cheap. You get what you payed for. A good lock probably costs a fortune to manufacture and more than any of these are sold for. If you want to manufacture them in US, you get nothing different other than increased price tag. Why? Because manual labor is just so much more expensive in US. So which do you prefer? Pay small money to get a crappy product or pay small money to get absolutely nothing?

@Milnoc

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a rake. I doubt a lot of effort would have been put into manufacturing the locks themselves.

am i tripping or scott and callum sound much deeper than usual. stay warm lads

@Kinghammerhead

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed it too.Scott could have a cold or lost his voice. Or his mic was just set up weird

@Atlas.Brooklyn

Жыл бұрын

They're just hitting puberty

@bloopbloop9687

Жыл бұрын

I was assuming the audio was just changed

@kingo5940

Жыл бұрын

no this is just an recording/editing thing. has something to do with frames/time stretching etc. i dont know the details but heard about it.

@jude802

Жыл бұрын

sounds like someone accidentally stretched the original video/audio file like 5-10 seconds, just barely noticeable but definitely there. i say the original file because the voiceovers are totally fine

This is honestly how far I have gone, I know I am crazy, but if a thief DRIVES my car away without towing it, good luck to him with all this shit! He deserves it! First line of defence, I have put security tint. Not car tint but the home anti intrusion stuff, was expensive and very hard to form to car windows but was done. $1000 AUD - this stuff has been specifically tested against those pressure glass breakage tools. I just wish my current car had physical turning key locks on the rear seats to disable them being folded down, like an older Audi of mine used to. I think it was an S3 that had that. Ghost 2 immobiliser $990 AUD Steering wheel lock with movement/air pressure sensor, 120db alarm and paging function $299 OBD port blocker, the metal type, the best known one on the market that takes at LEAST 20 minutes to disable $399 After market alarm so it can be going off like crazy the entire time and they can't disable it via the OBD port cause the OBD port is blocked. $880 AUD I am thinking of adding a cop lock (Australian product) just to be an extra annoying asshole to them LOL. For me, having a prestige car it was worth it to spend the 3.5K securing it to the hilt, of course I have well hidden GPS as well, use faraday pouches for all my keys, and with TWO alarms going off, a port blocker, a relay blocker and an immobiliser, I have done the works to deter - I think it's more about ME having the satisfaction of them FAILING and leaving my car in anger and capturing that on video with my tri cam and home exterior cam setup (with auto cloud upload so they can't do shit about that either until they physically break them). The dash cams were of course installed for road accident evidence but they serve a dual purpose. The other cool thing about the wheel lock is it goes over the spoke so they can't cut the wheel to remove it. So that needs a few minutes of bashing the shit out of it just to disable that, then cutting it. I envisage this is what someone would have to do: A couple minutes of hardcore smashing to get through tint - with alarm going off and having paged me the entire time. Steering wheel lock, maybe another 2 to 3 minutes for this one, it's ultra high quality and built like a brick wall OBD port blocker, a 15 minutes PLUS I feel, and car alarm itself still going on all this time even though wheel lock has been defeated at this point. Note, they have to find OBD port first as blocker has been installed in a relocated port! Nice one. Disable alarm, 20 or so seconds now that they have access to OBD port Now, they have to deal with the Ghost 2. I can't see it ever being stolen unless I park it in some unsecured car park and I am literally hundreds of miles away for a trip and they have like an hour to work on it. And that will never happen, so..... Am I crazy? Probably. Do I feel good about it? For some reason, shit yeah! Will never publicly say which of my vehicles this is on and its city location for obvious reasons, I think it would be too tempting for some hardcore thieves that they'd have to try it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Keno_jm

9 ай бұрын

Lmao that's insane, but now I feel like trying out some of those strategies too. It's definitely worth

@jhonnyperez8705

7 ай бұрын

How much did your car cost you?

@teddym2808

7 ай бұрын

67@@jhonnyperez8705

that shifter and clutch pedal would be by far the best anti theft in the USA and canada lmao

@Milnoc

Жыл бұрын

Except in Quebec where manual transmissions are still very popular.

@hoonaticbloggs5402

Жыл бұрын

@@Milnoc 🙄 yea, wouldn’t work on an automatic. Most newer cars won’t start unless you push the clutch down.

@Milnoc

Жыл бұрын

@@hoonaticbloggs5402 You misread my response. French Canadians know how to drive manuals in surprisingly high numbers because they like and keep driving cars with manual transmissions. Chances are a thief in Quebec will know how to drive a manual.

@0MosDefinitely0

Жыл бұрын

@@Milnoc Here in Toronto, stick shift is quite popular too

@johnm.3279

Жыл бұрын

Just having a standard shift car in the US is good theft protection. Hardly anyone knows how to drive anything but an automatic anymore.

We installed a kill switch on my Dad’s old Toyota pickup when he worked in a bad part of town. Years later after he retired, and when he hadn’t driven it for a few months he called me to help him figure out why his truck wouldn’t start. I spent about 30 minutes troubleshooting it before I remembered the switch we had installed! He had left it in the no-start position the last time he drove it. We felt like such fools, but it obviously worked!

I had a car taken but I recovered it. weeks later, it was taken again. I set up a small panel with 5 separate 3-way toggle switches. 2 were wired to ignition, 2 wired to fuel pump, and one wired to horn. unless they know the correct order, good luck. Plus them trying and sounding the horn was enough to scare them away. My friend added a remote horn button to his car for normal horn use and his kill switch was deactivated by just pushing the steering wheel horn and turning the key. not so common for a thief to try and blow the horn when trying to be stealth. He later added a tilt switch hidden in a random blank spot behind the dash and had a magnet on a retractable key holder on his belt. He would put the key in and place the magnet over his sweet spot and start the car. He got so proud of his security, he started telling people he would pay them if they could steal his car. A fellow mechanic friend said he could with ease and let me say, this was a friendly bet and we knew the attempt was coming...just not when. Next day, the car was gone. The bet went to double or nothing and my friend was allowed to add as many anti-theft devices as he liked. a couple weeks later, his car was not waiting for him in the parking lot after work. He went back into work and watched the security video and our pal had simply used a tow truck to take the car. Back at his shop, he used lock picks and wire tracing to bypass all of the anti-theft measures. (where he had plenty of time) As a mechanic, I have to be pretty good at getting past most security devices and kill switches. With the right tools and time, nothing is totally secure.

@kamnyechukwuekene

9 ай бұрын

Man, i had a pelasure reading this story. I cracked up😂

Heh, my old car used to get broken into a lot (at least 3 times) the 4th, i had taken to unplugging the ignition coil. So you couldn't start it until you plugged it back in. The thieves actually tried to bump start it, and i found it abandoned 100m down the road. The hardest part of this was figuring out how to hotwire my own car to get it to a garage or something to fix it.

@UberAlphaSirus

Жыл бұрын

LOL. I feel your old pain, I used to help my mates get there stuff back, back then. 80's 90's where harsh. My dad used to tow back to our local town for free for my friends, he knew the score, keeping us safe, if you know how that works out ;P

I remember having The Club steering wheel lock in the 90s. My dad always said they could still steal the car but hopefully they will see the steering wheel lock and decide to steal a different car without it.

@UberAlphaSirus

Жыл бұрын

a free steering lock breaker. on fords at least.

The thing is your car doesn't really need to be super hard to steal, just needs to be harder than the car next to it

@WhyKowla

7 ай бұрын

this

@TopClips7777

7 ай бұрын

unless it's a Honda

@nelsond5361

6 ай бұрын

Well said 👏

@alkaholic4848

4 ай бұрын

That's not true, at least not in this context. Joyriders will go for the car that looks the most fun. Pros will go after the car that gets the most resale value. Having crappy devices like these which are pretty effortless to remove isn't going to make much difference which car they go for.

That switch is very noticeable. You need a small dark black one that has no lights. Have the switch tucked in a very out of viewing from any angle possible. I had a 91 Escort GT 5speed here in Wisconsin but over the pond Cozzay. It had the safety fuel cut off in the trunk by I also added a switch hidden in the engine bay as well as under the dash in a place not viewable even squatting down looking under the dash. Had no problems despite plenty of attempts noticed while parked in Madison. The previous owner was a forgetful redhead who lost her keys and had a shop add one half arsed dangling from the side which used a flathead screwdriver to turn it over. Only had a door key. So yeah it was necessary. Never kept anything important in it.

"It took less seconds than pounds" Will in 2023

I actually had someone try & steal my car a few years ago, but because i used it for sprint/hillclimbs it had a battery isolator which stopped the thieves! Despite the sticker on the bonnet next to the isolator switch, guess i was lucky there!

@mileshh515

Жыл бұрын

Pardon my ignorance, but why was the battery isolator necessary for sprint/hillclimbs?

@ericmarciniak3541

Жыл бұрын

@@mileshh515 regulations

@nigelwaterfall7172

Жыл бұрын

@@mileshh515 RACMSA regulations require an isolation switch in modified cars

That is disgusting to see how fast you can take off those car security items. Thanks for showing how fast you can take these items off the car. I guess if the thief has enough time inside the car, they can take of the security items and then steal the car. If a car thief is desperate enough, they will steal your car no matter what it takes. You guys are great, take care.

"I'm a thief, not a maniac" lol safety first, morals be damned!

The second option could be bypassed by pushing the steering wheel forward if it was pulled out.

@JayOuttaKC

10 ай бұрын

Not all cars do that

i fitted a cut off swith years ago on a cortina mk 3 but what i did was take the door panel off cut some of the hard board off leaving the outer leather effect intact and put a standard home light swith in so when you open the door all looks original except the swith burried behind the outer material... never got stolen again .....

It'd be interesting to have the car do something if you try to start it with the switch in the wrong position. Maybe have it give a warning (in case you forget about it), then go ballistic with the horn and lights if you don't flip it to the right position and try again. Bonus points if it sends you a text message. Definitely more work, but it might be a fun project!

My old 1990 Corolla was constantly being broken into, mainly just for people to raid the ashtray for spare change. Replaced three damaged locks.a I ended up just leaving the doors open with some assorted small change in the centre console. Cheaper than having the door locks replaced. Thieves were also considerate as they never took all the change. Eventually the thefts stopped and I never locked the car again after that. If someone really wanted to steal this one, locked doors we not gonna stop them. I have a feeling that not locking the doors actually prevented further thefts as people may have thought an open car just sitting like this is bound to be a trap.

With the kill switch, you should add multiple phonyes that are not connected. Plus, an interior dash cam 🤣😂

@slimedev4920

Жыл бұрын

@@PeterTeal77 hahaha

@KayLa-sq7cv

Жыл бұрын

Or throw in a logic gate like 2 on and 2 off if u got 4 switchs

I think that a switch and any one of the other ones together would be the best bet. The visible security measure is just a decoy so if someone tries to steal it, it would distract them from it having a switch.

Best solution is to disconnect your battery and carry it with you when you leave your car

@pistonburner6448

Жыл бұрын

I take my pistons out, they're lighter to carry around.

@AisuruMirai

Жыл бұрын

@@pistonburner6448 Yes. Pistons are much more feasibly portable-and not full of sulfuric acid.

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

@@pistonburner6448 I usually just take of the front right prop shaft. My car is a FWD Open diff so it won't move.

@NoBody-xx6ii

Жыл бұрын

I sleep with my engine under my bed

@GloomGaiGar

Жыл бұрын

i drink the fuel then just piss it back in

Wire the cutoff switch to the indicator on a BMW. Noone will ever use it. Perfect hiding spot.

Years ago I had a Mk 4 Ford Cortina and it had the best anti theft device in any car I’ve ever owned. The gear stick had a green plastic type collar that was loose so you could just pull the stick out of the console housing. You just had to make sure the car was left in gear so you could slip it back in again 😂

@UberAlphaSirus

Жыл бұрын

I had a round file in the glove box you stuck in selector. Basicaly no gearbox lol

Gotta admire Will’s professionalism and him expressing safety concerns for his fellow thieves

yuuuuup- best anti car theft is a hidden switch indeed! just be clever with placement- even outside the car is better, my favorite is inside a driver side front wheel-well- cut a little hole, install swtich and cover it with a little flap to keep grime out. There's a bit more to it than that but I've seen it in action that way and it's super convenient and someone in a hurry mostly likely would never know. Just make sure the wiring is well hidden also- sometimes they'll pop the hood and look for anything out of the ordinary! I've known a few Car Thieves- not Friends, just people I had to be around for... reasons (Jail, woohoo!)

What we've learned here then, is that the best anti theft device is...a knackered old Peugeot 😁

@Kkllmo

Жыл бұрын

and French design of anti-theft is also knackered :D

When i had a 205 gti, i always took out the fuse for the fuel pump relay hoping a thief would not know.

@ronaldsiewert4445

2 ай бұрын

Or you could remove the relay.

I'm probably wrong, but wiring the seat belt sensor as a kill switch would probably do quite well. I'm not sure I've ever seen car thieves (on telly) put their seatbelt on before trying to start a stolen car.

@highdownmartin

Жыл бұрын

Trouble is all the electrical system is canbus so it’s hard to jockey wire something in without the computer going nuts.

@malice6081

Жыл бұрын

@@highdownmartinwell I’m Shure it can be done, but again that is explosives you are working with

Best video I have seen in ages... Two totally unprofessional thieves making short work of "Amazing Security Devices"... 👍👍👍

Thanks for teaching me the best methods to get passed car security devices. Realy appreciate it ❤

Thanks for doing this people will not be toxic to the environment and buy crap products mass produced 🙏🏻👍🏻

The only bad part of the video is that the owner is there giving them hints and stuff, other than that, very fun video good job

Great video chaps , very informative . My top tip for anyone with a classic car (no ECU ) is a battery cut off switch under the bonnet. They only cost around £5 pounds , simple install on your battery terminal , car can’t be started unless the thief pops the bonnet and bypasses it, it won’t cause an issue when driving. Also if you store your car over winter it will save your battery from draining, win win. No good good for modern cars though

A tip on the switch. Have an obvious switch that blasts a 2-minute. alarm. For the real hidden switch, you can have it hooked up to a fuse. If the thief tries to start the car before flipping the switch the switch blows a fuse thus making the switch useless. Have this fuse hidden and carry extra fuses in case you have a brain fart and forget to flip your switch.

Keep in mind…a lot of these could deter a thief but if they know the product they will have their bypass. With the fuel cutoff if a thief gains access and the car won’t start the chances of them just leaving greatly increase! You can even hide the switch more and if it’s not a quick steal I’m sure they would move on.

When on a family trip many years ago, our car broke down and had to be towed. Took a while to figure out what went wrong. It was the secret switch that died, not connecting in either position 🤣

@anonanonkiewicz1921

Жыл бұрын

That's why it's not that easy to do it in an actually smart way.

Taking Note that my Kia Soul was just stolen a few days ago, I thank you for taking the time to make this video. It was very useful and informative.

I want a killswitch on my car too! Always a pleasure to watch you guys 😂

I think the £18 clutch/pedal lock did pretty good! Using an angle grinder is probably not ideal for a thief (super loud) but good ol reliable kill switch. Pulling the fuse for your fuel pump would also have the same effect but free!

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

Good to know. I'll start carrying around fuel pump fuses.

Interesting, but did you specifically not choose Thatcham approved versions on purpose? The original Stoplock steering wheel cover, and wheel bars are a lot more comprehensive than these knock offs. Be interested to see if and how quickly they could be beaten.

I have fitted a kill switch to a few cars I have owned, even running to the neg side of the distributor works if you hide the wiring. Fuel pump is the best. How good it works comes down to how good the hiding spot is that you install the switch.

The owner is always there when their car is getting stolen to answer questions.

I understand how my bicycle got stolen so easily. Those types of locks and cables are a joke to defeat

I'm actually quite surprised people aren't using pump switches more often. Every single one of my cars always had fuel pump switches fitted to it.

Think the general public has no idea how good a pair of bolt cutters are

Nice one gentlemen. Keep up the good work 🌞

I had a kill switch like that 48 years ago on my Vauxhall Viva 🤣 now I have a very pissed off German sheppard. I leave in the car without food. Have a go at taking it if you want to 🤣🤣

The other problem with all of these is that in the real world most car thieves will just wait for you to remove all the anti theft devices and then stick a gun in your face and take the car anyway

@bobow4075

9 ай бұрын

Most thieves want to steal from you, not kill you.

@psykology9299

9 ай бұрын

@bobow4075 dont assume they wont kill you just because theyre trying to steal from you. Rather eliminate the threat and then ask questions - advice from someone who lives in one of the only countries more dangerous per capita than America

I remember nicking a few cars or so as a kid, well 12 to 15 years old ish and I remember a car that had one of those clutch pedal things on it to stop you pressing the clutch down lol, i just pulled the clutch pedal back and up toward me and the anti theft device simply fell off, took a second and off I went. In fact the hardest part of any car was breaking the steering lock quiet enough lol. Of course now I am older I wish I had not have done any of it and wouldnt dream of doing anything like it now but then again I am going way back to the early 90s when I am not lying i saying you could steal a metro using just a strong stick broken from a tree, thats both bending the lock so the knob pops up enough to open the door through to starting the car. I mean to start was just taking the under dash off and pulling out the round black box, anything you can put in there would start the cars lol

That makes sense. I have heard that usually the best security devices are the ones that are hard to notice. 🙂

I wish (and thought) this was an escape room style thing where they had to get all of them all at once and see how long it would overall take. Of course without telling them what they're up against beforehand.

Those 165 dislikes are the people who got their car hijacked with these car products

All locks are breakable, so no matter what you buy a thief with the proper tools will break in.

This video has taught me I only need a battery angle grinder to steal a car

@lamarw7757

8 ай бұрын

Angle grinder is useless against a kill switch.

Some cars have gear knobs that have a little set screw that you have to undo with an allen wrench before you can remove them. That might work better with the first product.

That e brake lock only works best with auto gearshift levers. My mates motor has a shifter handle with the interlock switch and od selector etc. and it dosen’t screw off. When someone tried to nick it they actually tried to hacksaw the shifter just between the lock and the handle itself, but failed. And if they did manage to saw through it, wouldn’t the shift interlock that now cannot be disengaged keep it from going into gear? As for the kill switch… I was too cheap to do it (and I’m not good with electrics) and I used to just pull the fuse every night.

Nothing beats removing some breakers in the fuse boxes. Unlike fuses, breakers are more specific to the components, whereas with a fuses sometimes you can get away with installing a lower-rated fuse and have the component partailly work, or work long enough to make a getaway . Breakers on the other hand are a bit more tricky.

After someone tried to steel my vehicle I installed a flush mount starter kill switch, instead of the fuel pump kill switch. I placed it on the part of the dash that meets up with door. Thus hiding it when the door is closed. Plus nobody ever thinks to look in a place such as that.

@fd2302

Жыл бұрын

Where abouts in the circuit do you install the switch? Like is it before the relay, before the fuse etc cos I am unsure

@lamarw7757

8 ай бұрын

"Plus nobody ever thinks to look in a place such as that" They do now.

Well it looks like it's time for you guys to do a how-to video on fitting a fuel pump kill switch!!!

Here in the US car thieves don't go around with hardware tools. They move with sensors and computers.

I'm falling on love with this channel day by day

This is the content i want to see

i wonder where they got all of those experience from?

@harrymollie

Жыл бұрын

Well they are profs😂

The only viable option is to sign a good insurance. Here in Brazil we have way more issues with car theft (specially when the owner is inside it) and people just don't care anymore with these security gimmicks. You let you car be taken and them hope that the coppers find it or to be insured

Imagine,is 3 minutes with them knowing it's a security device and a switch in the daylight. Imagine the thieves in the dark having no idea why the car isn't starting. Awesome

The first one can probably work with some automatics that don't have a removable shift knob

@BondoV2

Жыл бұрын

or just any that u cant unscrew

as a car theif i do recommend these products 10/10

I knew some people that stole some cars back in the day, and they took the ones that had the keys in the car, and where unlocked.

Steering wheel locks are nice as a visual deterrent but best to just keep the car doors locked and alarm set. If your car is keyless - I drive a Hyundai Tucson 2023 - keep your fobs in a Faraday pouch and test frequently to see if the pouch still works (some wear out) I keep my fobs in a pouch and into a tin box overnight. Once bitten, twice shy

I usually just remove my entire engine

If I were a thieve, I'd have to thank you for this video

@GloomGaiGar

Жыл бұрын

if you were a thief and you needed this video to teach you then you won't make it far as a thief lol the real hard part is getting away with it

i think the most genius version of the killswitch one is the location chrisfix used, under the shifter boot unless you know beforehand to start touching around the shifter boot (which barely anyone ever does) its 100% out of view, fully functional and its even easier to access for the owner of the car

I would love to see a video of you actually installing the kill switch.

@darrenmicklewright2008

Жыл бұрын

It's easy to do, you can use the positive to the fuel pump or there's other options like ignition or coil. Just cut the wire and put the switch in between

I always find a pair of soiled underpants over the steering wheel puts most thieves off.

@grimbea_jow

Жыл бұрын

Underrated comment😂😂

@candiriv23

Жыл бұрын

This might be the best deterrent I've seen. 😅🤔

@lamarw7757

8 ай бұрын

Won't work in California.

I literally LOLed at "cheese". :D

they don't really have classifications of anti-theft devices but the majority of those I would call "deterrence" where they are not actually meant to stop someone but they just deter opportunist thieves at best... and mildly annoy a regular thief at worst. Also, motorcycles with kill-switches are probably one of the better ways to secure your bike outside of a caliper lock... if they are going to toss it into a van, unless you bolted it to the ground they are just going to take your bike.

A GPS car alarm is the way to go with a GEO fence, expensive but usually ends up making your insurance much cheaper.

@UberAlphaSirus

Жыл бұрын

ONly aproved insurance ones, you do your own diy as it where for your own peice of mind, insurance wont recognise it. Does mean you can deal your own insurance on the ones that took it. :D

For the steering/clutch lock, couldnt you just adjust the steering wheel down?

@Milnoc

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of the exact same thing! Push lever, drop steering, remove hook.

If you are in the states a clutch pedal is already an effective anti-theft device!

My colleague is paying a stupid amount every month to pay for some top end BMW. It's been targeted by thieves 3 times in as many months. I drive a £3k Mazda. Thieves don't seem to be interested in it. I'm not saying it's completely immune but the car you drive does make a difference.

you can actually pick all those locks as the lock picking lawyer has shown on his channel in a non destructive way he shows just how weak the locks are in a matter of seconds

Bros teachin the thiefs what to do 💀👀

@angelic18

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing

9:15 They’re made from Chinseium ! 😂😂😂😂

the pedal stopper and the kill switch combined would be perfect

These devices aren't as bad as they're making out because they do act as a visible deterrent. Thieves want to be in and away in as little time as possible. Unless you have a specific car they are targeting, they'll move on to an easier target rather than waste time having to deal with these devices.

And now everythief knows all the "secrets". Great