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STIBungy
09-29-2003, 10:38 PM
Do they break the steering column to get into the ignition and then start it?
Scuba_Steve
09-29-2003, 10:41 PM
Let's post all the info to make it easier for those trying to steal them. :rolleyes:
HONDA GHANDI
09-29-2003, 10:43 PM
Hung if you want some more info on it PM me Ill be happy to tell you the weak spots on Hondas. I have repaired a million theft recoveries on them so I have seen it all.
Bedlam
09-29-2003, 11:40 PM
Its the same way that most cars get stolen..however, its just reasonably easy in a Honda. Hell, its reasonably easy to steal almost any car if you really want to. I dont worry too much about people posting how to steal them on here, the people that are going to steal them, already know how. The people that dont know how to steal them, prolly wouldnt do anything with the information anyway, except maybe do something to make their car a little harder to steal.

Hell..they did a nice spot on Dateline (I think?) about how to break into and steal a Honda..its not like its anything new. Unless its the RSX or something.. :)

-Bedlam
STIBungy
09-29-2003, 11:46 PM
The intention of my posting was to come up with preventative measures by understanding the problem first. Besides, I wasnt asking for the full details on what tools to use to break into a car, etc etc. Just general weakspots.
Pang
09-30-2003, 01:28 AM
weld a steel box around your steering column...
prkrnt
09-30-2003, 09:35 AM
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95GSRB18C
09-30-2003, 10:31 AM
i stripped out all the screws that surround the steering column so it cant be taken apart.
STIBungy
09-30-2003, 11:00 AM
Good idea. But they can break the cover still, right?

Originally posted by 95GSRB18C
i stripped out all the screws that surround the steering column so it cant be taken apart.
HONDA GHANDI
09-30-2003, 11:03 AM
a plastic cover isnt going to stop anyone. I cant rememeber ever seeing one where the theif actually took the time to take the screws out anyway.
tsitim
09-30-2003, 11:27 AM
GET AWAY FROM THE CAR MOTHER-FER
gjcivic
09-30-2003, 02:25 PM
Originally posted by Pang
weld a steel box around your steering column...

weld a steel box around the entire car... :(
Bedlam
10-01-2003, 02:05 AM
Originally posted by HONDA GHANDI
a plastic cover isnt going to stop anyone. I cant rememeber ever seeing one where the theif actually took the time to take the screws out anyway.

They definately didnt in my car..nice ghetto hack job with a crowbar or big screwdriver. Made a fucking mess of that column too..fuckers.

-Bedlam
djet820
10-01-2003, 03:50 AM
All you need is a flathead screwdriver and a phillips. unscrew unscrew unscrew...hold, turn, go. I watched a guy do it to my car....Good thing he was just showing me what people do lol.
AgressivMX3
10-01-2003, 05:44 PM
on late 80's/early 90's models, I don't think a box on the column would do it, it only takes about 30 seconds max. to steal one if the thief knows what he's doing(I think it's best if I don't say how). I would think the most effective theft deterrent is to cut off fuel or spark with a hidden switch or something. Don't put all your faith in an alarm, there are a few ways for a thief to disable it.
Steve_C
10-01-2003, 05:59 PM
Originally posted by djet820
All you need is a flathead screwdriver and a phillips. unscrew unscrew unscrew...hold, turn, go. I watched a guy do it to my car....Good thing he was just showing me what people do lol.

you should only be so lucky for them to have a phillips and unscrew it for you. i've taken a couple of my friends to view their cars at the salvage yards. and the whole steering column is torn apart, the key ignitiion looks like it was split in half and the car looked like hell.
djet820
10-01-2003, 07:23 PM
Originally posted by Evo_Schen
you should only be so lucky for them to have a phillips and unscrew it for you. i've taken a couple of my friends to view their cars at the salvage yards. and the whole steering column is torn apart, the key ignitiion looks like it was split in half and the car looked like hell.

Yeah I've seen thsoe too. But this was my friend and he was just showing me that anyday he could steal my car:mad: . But I didn't realize how easy it was until it took him about a minute and a half to start it up...
mr2fasterthanyo
10-01-2003, 10:59 PM
yet another reason not to buy a POS honda........ i am glad they are hacking the damn things up. there are too many of the damn turds around.
Bedlam
10-01-2003, 11:54 PM
Originally posted by mr2fasterthanyo
yet another reason not to buy a POS honda........ i am glad they are hacking the damn things up. there are too many of the damn turds around.

And the idiot of the day award goes to...!!!

-Bedlam
SleeperZ
10-03-2003, 09:01 PM
Originally posted by Bedlam
And the idiot of the day award goes to...!!!

-Bedlam

Surely not you Bedlam. I'm sure we both mean "mr2fasterthanyo" is way more qualified as idiot of the day. ;)
Bedlam
10-03-2003, 09:33 PM
Originally posted by SleeperZ
Surely not you Bedlam. I'm sure we both mean "mr2fasterthanyo" is way more qualified as idiot of the day. ;)

Heh..never thought about reading it that way..but yes! Indeed you are correct! :)

-Bedlam
urhomieblaze
10-03-2003, 10:09 PM
i saw an integra with a shifter lock it was made of thick ass steel and welded to the floor pan. it would lock the car in reverse. anyone else seen one? im lookin for a place to get one?
djet820
10-03-2003, 10:27 PM
Originally posted by urhomieblaze
i saw an integra with a shifter lock it was made of thick ass steel and welded to the floor pan. it would lock the car in reverse. anyone else seen one? im lookin for a place to get one?

What did it look like? I've never heard of this. And it sounds easy as hell to break...
CXhatchboy520
10-03-2003, 10:30 PM
I am thinking of a type of sec. system. You put a lock-bolt straight through both wheels, and lock them together so that the wheels couldnt be moved, the car couldn't be moved, and the theif couldn't steer. Relocating the main fuse box isn't a bad idea either, and after you relocate it, take the main computer fuse with you, and get a lock for the fuse box. I guarantee not even the top honda techs could figure out where mine is hidden.
stu
10-04-2003, 02:51 AM
Honda techs and Honda thieves are two different kinds of people though.
Jai SI
10-04-2003, 03:08 AM
Theives tend to think more like you and I would, the place you figure nobody would look, that's where they'd probably look.
AgressivMX3
10-05-2003, 02:50 AM
a lock bolt through both wheels could be cut with a bolt cutter, and if you had a shifter lock, they could pop the hood, disconnect the linkage, put it in first and drive away
stu
10-05-2003, 04:43 AM
What if you just locked it into reverse?
djet820
10-05-2003, 07:27 AM
But how woudl you keep it in reverse? I was thinking...what if you just locked your wheels with those cop thingies...forgot what they're called.
CXhatchboy520
10-05-2003, 07:58 AM
Im thinking of using light beam sensors from a garage door opener and hooking them up to the lights and the horn, and my siren that I have under the hood
Kwando
10-05-2003, 08:32 AM
Originally posted by djet820
But how woudl you keep it in reverse? I was thinking...what if you just locked your wheels with those cop thingies...forgot what they're called.

You could use the denver boot. that would prevent it from moving anywhere.
Deltron_3030
10-05-2003, 09:07 AM
i dont about other cars but the 6th gen accord has the immobilizer system
anhjohn1
10-29-2003, 10:05 AM
U got a Honda/Acura....get ready to be hit up....it happens everyday. 'ass:
Get the autolock pro shit from tv....i haven't any mofo broke that shit or spent the time to do it.
-John
Kwando
10-29-2003, 08:54 PM
U got a Honda/Acura....get ready to be hit up....it happens everyday. 'ass:
Get the autolock pro shit from tv....i haven't any mofo broke that shit or spent the time to do it.
-John


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