which anti-theft device / car club works best against car thieves? and what are good ways to protect your car?

Question

just curious. i was about to buy this pink car club

http://www.amazon.com/Designer-Steering-Wheel-Anti-Theft-Device/dp/B000F6SO1Q/ref=sr_1_7/103-6854428-0503053?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1188148455&sr=1-7

but then i thought.... maybe the car theft will assume that it's an idiot girl driver and maybe want to steal it more? i like the pink, but i want it to be practical. here is the other one i would get if i didn't get the pink.

http://www.amazon.com/Click-Steering-Selling-Anti-Theft-Guarantee/dp/B000G18NL6/ref=sr_1_1/103-6854428-0503053?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1188148455&sr=1-1

so what do you think? do you think the pink makes a difference?

and what do you think about the car club in general? does it work? does it stall car thieves to the point where they won't want to steal your car?

also.... what are other good ways to keep your car safe when it is unattended?

i have a honda with a car alarm... a VERY sensitive car alarm and a detachable face plate for my stereo.

thanks!

Answer 1

those clubs were a fad and eventually will end up thrown in your trunk, like mine was!
your car alarm should be just fine.
there isnt anyway to really twart a thief, they will usually pick cars that are unlocked and easily entered just keep locked and alarmed.
good luck!

Answer 2

A good system and a great system are quite different things. A shitty system is almost worthless in the ghetto as most people have learned to ignore car alarms. To save your wheels there is only one sure method: put lock nuts on all bolts. Thieves use socket wrenches which they hammer onto lock nuts in order to turn them off. When a car has one lock nut per wheel, a thief just needs to bring 4 cheap sockets and a hammer. However, if you replace all lug nuts with locks, they will need between 12-20 sockets depending on the number of lugs on your car. This is a huge deterrent. An alarm system that goes off only when the car is breached (opened hood, trunk. opened door window, or jacked up) is key. An alarm that just goes off from a load vehicle going by or from being bumped is worthless as it will only annoy the locals and peg your car as a cheaply alarmed vehicle. The flashing light on the dash board indicating an alarm is worth far more than the actual buzzer as most thieves can get into and out of a car quite quickly, the biggest deterrent is convincing them that your car is not worth it, not in trying to bring attention. Nobody is going to stop them. Putting all items of value out of site is huge. A thief will consider risking an alarm if there is a clear value item inside. However if they are going to risk getting caught by the police (alarm going off) and there is no sure value item inside they will often opt against it. They can always find a better mark somewhere. Finally, the suggestion of a cut off switch is dead on. Install a toggle switch under the dash which interrupts power to the ignition. When turned off, this switch will override all power and prevent the car from being hot wired. As a result, they can break in and seriously mess up your dashboard/steering column. But you will always retain the car. Having a Honda is the worst decision you can make, as these cars are easy to steal. Easy to tear down, and easy to make money off of for parts. You already have a target on your car and each item of value you add increases that. Put stereo equipment in non-obvious places (leave the stock system in the dash and put the $1000 in the trunk (remote operated). You can also put a fake wall between the stereo and the trunk so that if someone does get into the trunk, they can't see it. A thief will never have enough time to thoroughly check your car over, only to look in the most obvious places.

Answer 3

The club is useful to a point, but only if you use it. The car alarm hopefully has a starter kill switch so even if the alarm sounds and people ignore the alarm, the starter is disengaged and won't start.

Much of theft depends on the kind of car, and where you are. Google key words on car theft by your cars model.

Using any kind of security device is helpful to deter casual theves, by makingyour car a harder target than somebody elses.

Answer 4

All the pink does it make it easier to see, especially if your windows are tinted. They also have it in chrome now if you're so inclined.

That being said, I can have your club off in 60 seconds.

http://www.awdirect.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=9264

Best way to keep your car safe is to put bars on the windows if any windows, and keep it padlocked in the garage. Alarms are ignored these days. How many times do you hear one going off in the parking lot, and ignore it like everyone else is doing?

So, keep it locked, take the face plate with, and don't leave anything valuable in plain sight.

Answer 5

Black, mans color... also one that locks for move ment. like to brake pedal... they can freeze the handle steering wheel and break it another kill swictch does the trick!!!