Make Your Skyline More Resistant To Thieves....

[smok74]

I once caught a thief in the act of breaking into my R33 and this is how they do it.....

1) They wedge something in between the drivers door glass and the door jam - as there is no pillar surrounding the door glass, it warps slightly and leaves a gap.

2) They stick a thin long rod down through the gap to the anti-carjack switch located on the switch panel on the driver's door to unlock the passenger door.

3) They open and enter the vehicle via the passenger door.

4) Your life comes to a complete stand-still when you return to where your Skyline once parked.

SOLUTION - Open up the door trim to access the back of the switch panel on the driver's door and disconnect that anti-carjack switch - that useless piece of crap..... See ? Nissan isnt perfect.

[frx026]

you can do that - or

you can make it so that when the car is turned off the switch is an instant trigger for your alarm and does not unlock the door

and while the the car is running it works as normal...(or locks both doors)

[smok74]

you can do that - or

you can make it so that when the car is turned off the switch is an instant trigger for your alarm and does not unlock the door

and while the the car is running it works as normal...(or locks both doors)

Even better, hook it up to an inverter and sending a 100000000 volts of electricity thru the bastard's body.... lol

[Shiraz200SX]

or, even better, get an alarm system with a three point immobilizer with an on board turbo timer and no stupid remote start crap. they can only smash the window and steal all the stuff out of the car, unless you fit the siren in the cabin, making it really unpleasant to be in there...

[Wacky Dee]

does this apply to R34's as well ?? I have taken the door trims off more than once before but I don't recall seeing a "anti carjack switch". Is that the switch that locks/unlocks both doors when you push it? Will leaving it disconnected cause any problems with existing alarm etc ?

[smok74]

does this apply to R34's as well ?? I have taken the door trims off more than once before but I don't recall seeing a "anti carjack switch". Is that the switch that locks/unlocks both doors when you push it? Will leaving it disconnected cause any problems with existing alarm etc ?

There should 4 switches on the drivers door handle, two for left/right windows up/down, one to isolate all functions and the last one is that switch that remotely locks and unlocks the passenger door - THAT is the switch we're referring to.

[SLEEPR85]

Yeah, THANKS for broadcasting to the world how to break into my car!! Good piece of anti-theft info there.

[Wacky Dee]

if they want to just "get in" they can just smash the window ..easier and quicker too. This is where alarms and immobilisers come in handy.

[br3ndan]

motion sensors in the car will also help this problem...

once they stick something down there alarm will go off.

Edited July 14, 2009 by br3ndan

[smok74]

Yeah, THANKS for broadcasting to the world how to break into my car!! Good piece of anti-theft info there.

This is out of good faith due to my own personal close-call, this happened to me 3 weeks after I picked up my R33 - before I had a chance to install an alarm etc.... Im sure there are other Skyline owners on here that wouldve appreciated this advice and went straight out to do something about it.

If you have the money to drive a Skyline, then there is no excuse not having an alarm and if you have an alarm then you shouldnt have a thing to worry about..... But then again, there's always that ungrateful clown that does nothing but bitch like a woman.

[smok74]

if they want to just "get in" they can just smash the window ..easier and quicker too. This is where alarms and immobilisers come in handy.

Smashing windows make noise and cause attention.

On this particular day, I parked the car at Parramatta's Westfield carpark on level 5, went down stairs for not even 5 minutes, came back up and found my car door semi-opened....which I found unusual as we all know, these cars lock themselves after 60 or so seconds.....I looked inside and they got as far as unscrewing my steering column cover and my key barrel dangling....another 2 minutes and it wouldve been gone. I looked around and saw 5 lebanese kids (probably from Auburn) watching me in a hatchback all with a 'damn ! spewin !' look on their faces. I got their number plate just as they drove off.

I reported this to the cops, they came and finger printed the car and tells me that I was extremely fortunate as there has been a string of these imports stolen from that very carpark in recent weeks. Oh yeah, that number plate was stolen as expected.

So yeah, I went straight out and spent $600 on an pager alarm system the very next day.

[Chris Rogers]

Yeah, THANKS for broadcasting to the world how to break into my car!! Good piece of anti-theft info there.

no need really - me being me I can have the car gone in 2-3 minutes anyway without hitting that switch.

[TALBO]

no need really - me being me I can have the car gone in 2-3 minutes anyway without hitting that switch.

You wouldn't be the only on either. If someone wants your car they'll get it..... All you can realistically do is make it difficult for them, maybe difficult enough for the bastard to go look elsewhere

[Chris Rogers]

exactly. my job is to slow them down and deafen them in the process.

mind you if I was going on a car collecting spree I'd knick a tow truck first anyway.

[allthewaytotheskyline]

Smashing windows make noise and cause attention.

On this particular day, I parked the car at Parramatta's Westfield carpark on level 5, went down stairs for not even 5 minutes, came back up and found my car door semi-opened....which I found unusual as we all know, these cars lock themselves after 60 or so seconds.....I looked inside and they got as far as unscrewing my steering column cover and my key barrel dangling....another 2 minutes and it wouldve been gone. I looked around and saw 5 lebanese kids (probably from Auburn) watching me in a hatchback all with a 'damn ! spewin !' look on their faces. I got their number plate just as they drove off.

I reported this to the cops, they came and finger printed the car and tells me that I was extremely fortunate as there has been a string of these imports stolen from that very carpark in recent weeks. Oh yeah, that number plate was stolen as expected.

So yeah, I went straight out and spent $600 on an pager alarm system the very next day.

how did you come to that conclusion of what nationality they were???

[smok74]

how did you come to that conclusion of what nationality they were???

I know enough of them to tell the difference between a Leb and a Turk, not that I have a problem with either of them consider some of my best friends are Lebs and goat lovers...They were young little punks but they knew what they were doing....minimal damage to the car....They wanted to take it.

Edited July 15, 2009 by smok74

[kb-r33]

ahh sounds nice, i might do the same thing to the line

[Shiraz200SX]

who'd want to steal a 33 anyway?

[RBwhatever]

Ram raids maaaan ram raids!!!! hahahaha

[W34PON GTR]

Smashing windows make noise and cause attention.

On this particular day, I parked the car at Parramatta's Westfield carpark on level 5, went down stairs for not even 5 minutes, came back up and found my car door semi-opened....which I found unusual as we all know, these cars lock themselves after 60 or so seconds.....I looked inside and they got as far as unscrewing my steering column cover and my key barrel dangling....another 2 minutes and it wouldve been gone. I looked around and saw 5 lebanese kids (probably from Auburn) watching me in a hatchback all with a 'damn ! spewin !' look on their faces. I got their number plate just as they drove off.

I reported this to the cops, they came and finger printed the car and tells me that I was extremely fortunate as there has been a string of these imports stolen from that very carpark in recent weeks. Oh yeah, that number plate was stolen as expected.

So yeah, I went straight out and spent $600 on an pager alarm system the very next day.