Mad Mick wrote:Considering sidebar wafer locks are normally found on vehicle ignitions.......would you want every T,D & H knowing how to bypass your ignition lock?.....transponder equipped, or not?
Well, speaking for my own vehicle, let them.
It certainly won't get them anywhere. Without the proper key, and code my car won't start.
No, you can't remove, bypass or disable my vehicle security system. It is such an integrated part of the vehicle electronics that attempting to do so would reguire a minimum of 12 hours solid work. Assuming you knew what to do, and how to do it.
Immediate discharge of the battery will not bypass the system, breaking the glass or even removing it will set off the system.
Continued tampering with the security system will result in the complete disruption of the engine management system. It wipes the EPROM rendering the car inoperative.
Yes, you can open the car with relative ease if you are a locksmith. That alone will not trigger the alarm. Failure to input the control, and disable codes will result in the system triggering after 60 seconds.
Attempting to remove the stereo system will result in a thief finding components attached to the vehicle with security hardware. These attachment points require significantly more time than 60 seconds to bypass.
Most of the electrical system has been rearranged and much of it is supplied with monitored redundant systems to prevent failure of the system. Cut wires result in a visual indication, and attachment of a computer shows a graphical display of the circuit involved.
I've considered installing alarm activated digital video to monitor the car in case the security system is triggered. I just haven't done it yet. Since the car falls under private property laws, any video shot of the interior of the car is admisable as evidence in a court of law.
My objective isn't strictly to prevent theft. It is also to deny reward to the would be thief. On the other hand, if you wanted to beat the shit out of my car, you can get a lot done in 60 seconds.
Romstar