Best $5 security system. What about an alarm?

auto117584 · Feb 24, 2011

I'll be doing a bunch (BUNCH) of truck camping and backpacking. I won't to make sure the truck is STILL there when I get back, even if it's been broken into. However, I wouldn't mind some kind of detterent to breaking in, if there is such a thing.

So I'm thinking an inline switch or two, that break up two essential circuits (or two switches for the same circuit might be easier.)

Any body got the slickest set-up(s) immaginaeable? Or effective Imagineable?
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4.0B2 · Feb 24, 2011

one thing you can do is have a wire that's hot with the ignition ran to an old car alarm horn... with a switch. that way if the ignition is hot with the switch open- the alarm will sound

another thing is to take the wire to your fuel inhertia switch and put a toggle switch inline with that. that will cause a break in the fuel electrical system and the motor won't get gas... so it won't crank, just turn over..

the neutral safety switch is another wire that can be switched and then the truck shouldn't even turn over...

is this the answers you wanted? or am i off base?

02RangerXLT · Feb 24, 2011

Fuel shut off switch... battery disconnect... one of those bars that locks on your steering wheel... etc etc...

auto117584 · Feb 24, 2011

4.0B2 said:
one thing you can do is have a wire that's hot with the ignition ran to an old car alarm horn... with a switch. that way if the ignition is hot with the switch open- the alarm will sound

another thing is to take the wire to your fuel inhertia switch and put a toggle switch inline with that. that will cause a break in the fuel electrical system and the motor won't get gas... so it won't crank, just turn over..

the neutral safety switch is another wire that can be switched and then the truck shouldn't even turn over...

is this the answers you wanted? or am i off base?

I don't want to entertain the idea of the motor being started, even if a horn is blasting. With a running truck, they'd be motivated to find the horn and disable it.

The fuel inertia switch sounds like a good idea... it will crank but not start. I can hide it inside somewhere, under the dash behind the mouse family.

Actually, I can put a toggle in the neutral safety switch, and put it in an easier to find place, like in the driver's foot space, so the thieves will think "AHA!" if they get that far. I might want to hide the second switch someplace really inaccessible, for when I REALLY want the truck to be there, unless it was towed away. Hell, I don't want it towed away, either! Or pulled by chain.

So what for an alarm to deter potential crooks? And how about disabling it so it can't be towed with a chain or bar? That will be triple security, which, as a disabled Vietnam veteran, suits me just fine. Money is tight.

4.0B2 · Feb 24, 2011

the inertia switch will turn over but not crank... so it just seems like something is wrong with it. the horn will deture some people, the horn should be mounted under the hood so it will take them a min to get to... therefore maybe you'll hear it.

Jason_J · Feb 24, 2011

How about a quick connect steering wheel? I know for certain Grant makes one, other companies may as well.

3.0ranger1227 · Feb 24, 2011

Or Gwaii's method lol. even if they do get it started it would be a week before they got away.

But if you want real security get a boot. boot your truck

407Link · Feb 24, 2011

3.0ranger1227 said:
Or Gwaii's method lol. even if they do get it started it would be a week before they got away.

But if you want real security get a boot. boot your truck

that sounds like the best Idea.. I had a buddy make door latches that would shock you so bad you couldn't let go haha ran a taser with no pulse to under the latch and when you lift it, it would turn it on and had to have the alarm remote to turn off or know where the button was lol it got me a few times

RollinWOT · Feb 24, 2011

I'm not familiar with the 2.3L, but if it has a distributor, just take out the rotor.

3.0ranger1227 · Feb 24, 2011

pull all the plug wires?

inuyasha2875 · Feb 24, 2011

hidden push button start cig lighter is a good place to hide it

auto117584 · Feb 25, 2011

3.0ranger1227 said:
Or Gwaii's method lol. even if they do get it started it would be a week before they got away.

But if you want real security get a boot. boot your truck

what is Gwaii's method?

auto117584 · Feb 25, 2011

407Link said:
that sounds like the best Idea.. I had a buddy make door latches that would shock you so bad you couldn't let go haha ran a taser with no pulse to under the latch and when you lift it, it would turn it on and had to have the alarm remote to turn off or know where the button was lol it got me a few times

i can imagine the wanna-be-thief throwing all boulders/rocks in the area thruough my windows, and putting a burning rag in my filler tube.

i'm still t hinking

auto117584 · Feb 25, 2011

RollinWOT said:
I'm not familiar with the 2.3L, but if it has a distributor, just take out the rotor.

it has two things that have four spark plug wires coming out of them, each, but they're not distributors. dual plugs per cylinder

3.0ranger1227 · Feb 25, 2011

auto117584 said:
what is Gwaii's method?

Gwaii has a ridiculous rock crawler. in absolute low low gear(he has 3 transmissions and 2 transfer cases going to 4.10 axles) the crawl ratio is like 6000:1. not practical in your application lol.

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