Cheap vs. Expensive Anti-Theft Products
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We test cheap and expensive theft-deterrent products to see if any of these actually work.
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Just take the motor with you when you leave your car. Like those expensive car radios back in the early 2000s.
Instead or "fix this car to win it" donut should do "steal this car to keep it" hide a kill switch and stuff like that
Just take out a spark plug
@@Thudd224 I'm not a car guy, but can't most cars run with one missing, just runs rough and is bad for the engine?
@@ericmills9839 yup
i once took my engine to the automechanic shop because it would not start. They were for some reason really confused why i bothered taking out the engine when i could just have brought the entire car. But i told them that if their TV breaks, they dont bring their entire house to the TV repair man now do they?
if that potato would’ve worked, that dude would’ve been so mad 😂
what about a mashed potato?
@Underskore smashing it in there is basically mashed potatoes. It couldn't possibly touch every prong perfectly so no form of potato would practically work reliably to actually use
Metal bbq grill brush will bypass it quick 😂
If they held it in there it may have depending on how its set up. Its the making a connection bit that counts so a probe and piece of wire will work. EDIT - 18:40 yeah like that...
I think it could have worked if the male end was attached to the car, and the female was the fob. Instead of the potato going into the holes, the prongs would be shoved into the potato.
From my experience a simple hidden switch that you have to click before starting works amazing. Hide it in reach of the driver seat but not in eye sight. Say under the seat or in the ceiling of a pocket cubby in the dash. IMO momentary switch work best that you hold when starting as a toggle you have to remember to toggle off when you leave the car. For tracking we always used apple airtags but remove the speaker first. Worst case the thief gets a notice on their iphone "AirTag found moving with you" but they wont be able to make it beep so they cant find it to remove it without spending hours. Hiding it well is important, I say hide it under the carpet or epoxy it somewhere under the car and paint it so you cant tell.
thats what I did but mine is a old pincode lock off a timed safe, so even if they find the button they still need the code.
They need to be recharged though. It's too bad they can't take advantage of wireless charging
@@theredscourge The AirTags? You swap out a button battery every 2-3 years min. Every AirTag I have owned has lasted minimum 2 and a bit years.
@@OfficialSamuelC Yeah but that's going to be a pain in the ass if you hide it somewhere that's hard to get to. Also easy to forget.
I dont think thieves use iPhone, they probably need to incognito their phone, or use some open source hacking tool so chances are dedicated thieves use androids. but sometimes people who arent thieves, presented with an opportunity, probably didnt think much and commit theft does exist
The old 'pocket the fuel pump relay' has never failed me
Yes but replace the one you took with a blown one
@@magnitude7644 bros using 110% of their brain
It's so satisfying that the thief went through so much effort tearing apart the car only to have to give up.
Happens same day as testing anti theft devices... coincidence? no, california.
Thats also time taken from the thief getting another car.
Its not a big deal for them for the effort as its like gambling u lose at one table you just move to another, you dont bother about the effort you put on that game or the past life choices that led you up to the table you would lose on. You just move on
I mean yeah but if you're stealing a car, you'd just rip the interior pieces shreds which is usually faster than removing them properly.
proof even if a kill switch isn't perfect, it still usually works. your car doesn't have to be impossible to steal, it has to just be so inconvenient that a thief gives up and tries somewhere else
Now we know how Donut keeps getting these "$500" project cars
$500 for the drill and angle grinder.
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As someone with a car in which you can push the driver side window down with your hands (and no interest in fixing it), this video was still a fun watch.
1:26 "Stealing² !" That cracked me up. 😂
Best thing to do is a 1-2$ switch hidden on your fuel pump power wire
Wasnt it tested by carwow to be the best method?
How do you stop thieves from rolling your car away? I mean they bust the window, and simply use force to break the shifter and steering column . They put it in neutral and push it away. It is common practice here in Detroit (unfortunately) With these SMART keys, most cars cannot be started without it.
Works well. Even against my friends who I tell them where it is. Don't have locks or a working locking cylinder, took it to the east side of Cleveland and it was never stolen unfortunately
Massive liability if it fails and causes an accident. Opens tons of latitude for an investigator to blame the connections (in cold weather especially) and switch itself. Great concept though- maybe copy the type of connections used by those breathalyzer interlock companies, and you'd maybe be ok.
@@mattb9664 interlocks are notoriously unreliable
If there is ever a part 2, we need Lock Picking Lawyer on it! I'd love to see what vulnerabilities he would find. Richard still did great as he noted the weak points actual thieves would attack. Lock Picking Lawyer will show us how unsecure these products really are. I have a feeling that the lock cylinders on most of these products can be raked or bumped.
I second this.
Meanwhile McNally: this is a 2003 honda civic, you can start it with a 2003 honda civic. * proceeds to crash one car into the other in order to bump start it *
he's tested pretty much all of them already
I wouldn't trust LPL reviews on this. Locks already open by him looking at them even before he tries to bypass them.
They sent him one of the locks from one of the original videos. Was a couple years ago I think.
I've always heard that "the opportunity makes the thief", meaning most crimes or theft is not pre-planned, they simply take advantage of an opportunity. Most won't be walking around with bolt cutters or power saws.
I think you have misinterpreted. Crimes of opportunity are exactly that but there are still individuals and groups who make a living from theft, often specialising in things like motor theft, home burglary or even specific businesses such as farm and construction equipment which is expensive enough to ship to the other side of the world.
@@chrishughes3405 Sure, but mostly what I meant by that is I wish they'd brought up the point of even IF the wheel lock products are easy to remove if you'd really want to they're definitely enough of a deterrent to stop "opportunity thief".
People don't opportunistically take a car in the heat of the moment. The type of thief you're describing is the guy who smashes your window because you left your wallet in the cupholder.
Something that I didn't see them touch on about the Revelco car immobilizer that really should have been mentioned is that these plugs have over 100,000 combinations. This means that any other plug, or a dummy plug, will most likely fry something before it actually allows a thief to get away with the car. The plugs that comes with the one installed for your vehicle have a 1 in 100,000 chance of being replicated in another vehicle which makes this a fairly strong deterrent over all. Save for a thief just cutting it off and rewiring all the leads together to steal your car, it isn't a bad option I'd say. Personally, I'd still have a hidden dummy switch as well just to have two steps all the same.
What I like about The Club style devices is they fulfill the idea that: 'Your car doesn't have to be IMPOSSIBLE to steal, just HARDER to steal than the OTHER GUY'S car.' (And the club fufills that because it can be seen by potential thieves.) Just like how a thief will walk around trying door handles until they find an unlocked car, and THAT is the one that'll get ransacked (or slept/pissed in, etc).
Exactly this. Thieves want fast and easy. Make it even a little bit harder and they'll move on.
Yeah, this. It’s functionally impossible to create an unstealable car, and the vast majority of car thieves are opportunistic, so you really only need to make it more trouble than it’s worth to them.
Your comment is a LOT more concise than mine turned out lmao. Great point!
@@ZackC BINGO! It's all a cost/benifit analysis- If stealing something (say, a car) has an opportunity cost that exceeds the value of doing so, that object will cease to have strategic/tactical value, and won't be attacked- when another, profitable option (such as, one's next door neighbor?) exists. Writ large, this is broadly the state of affairs in modern conflicts, which is MAD, etc.)
@@caffienatedtactician That's strange. I usually am the one that has to go to the foundations and proceed from there... yours made sense...
"Aw damn dude, stealing squared" lol. That was perfect.
This
Best solutions are for Anti-Theft is: Add a immobilizer / hidden kill switch. And for tracking: Buy a cheap smartphone, buy the cheapest 5g internet plan, add a tracker app to the phone, hide it under a panels with a permanent charger attached to it. The tracking should last until the car battery drains + 5~10days from the phone battery in standby mode. A alternative is hide a apple airtag on the car. Its not as precise as a smartphone with GPS but last ~1 year before you have to change the battery. You can also use both options for redundancy.
When I lived in California in 2008 and car thefts went up, my father heard a story about Ravelco and had it installed on all three of our cars. The way it is installed ties it into all of the electronics of the engine, and they tape over it. Unless you know the wires used, it is really difficult to remove. They wrap all the wires together to make it even more difficult.
The simplest way to defeat those pedal to wheel locks is simply to stamp on the pedal and bend the steering wheel. You don't even need tools. The real advantage to any of these devices is as a deterrent - if your car is slightly harder to steal than the one next to it, it's way less likely to get stolen. One good idea I've used, especially on older cars, is to run the ignition wire through a separate switch, like a foglight switch or something on the dashboard. Without hitting that switch, the ignition won't activate.
Nice
Agreed 👍🏿
I wired my ignition through the turn signal. Now my BMW won't start!
@BogeyTheBear maybe not enough voltage or you have to engage the indicators?
@@theglitch99 woosh
Can't believe they didn't review the trunk monkey. Best anti-theft device.
Trunk money is the undisputed best anti theft device 😂
I'm amazed that American cars still don't come with Trunk Monkeys as standard. We've had them in new cars for about 20 years.
Never heard of a car being successfully stolen with trunk monkey installed
@@smalltime0I’ve still got my OEM trunk monkey from the early 90s!
It's an old meme, but it checks out.
The ol' school method is a few kill-switches. My uncle has an old Ford pickup that they built into a rock crawler. The kill-switches prevented it from being stolen a long time ago. I know there are 3 on the truck. 2 are accessible by the driver or passenger, and 1 is accessible outside in case of emergency. It also has a weird ignition system so the thieves just stole his radio and his emergency gear from behind his seat. Good ol' truck. My uncle still has the ol' beast. It doesn't run anymore; but it is a cool yard ornament.
I appreciate the GI Joe Parody Vid references. "Imma computa!" "Stop all the down loadin!"
The donut editors are great
The Eric Andre "Google, show me this guy's balls" soundbite was so funny 😂
Yes! Happy to see others caught it too!
Lol for real i’ve seen that in another donut video i hope this is something they use a lot
Timestamp?
@@jamesjonathan7187 about 8:58
I love that the revelco solution is literally just to add another key
And to add to that, I don’t think the Revelco keys are unique. So if I’m a professional thief, I’d just buy one myself, and add the key to my kit of gear. I also think it’s likely people just forget to remove the Revelco key quite often. Unless, they made it so you can’t turn the engine off until you first remove the Revelco key…
And they did not specify if each key is unique, but I guess they are otherwise you could just buy one and use it on every car.
I checked the website, and it says they use different combinations so most likely a second key wouldn't work.
Theres literally 2 pins you need to bridge in the port. rest are fake
@@hillpparithey tried that in the video, didnt work 18:30
Poor Henry and his Suburban 😂 at least it didn’t get stolen this time! Thanks for including the anecdote! Crazy timing on that lmao
I have an air tag I put in the frame of my truck (even if I told you good luck getting it out). I also have seen kill switches that are so funny like one guy installed on the bottom of a cup holder (he would also have a hydro in his car) so when he put the hydro in the cup holder it completed the circuit. I’ve seen other funny ones like they put a normally open button on glovebox latch…essentially you had to open the glovebox to start the vehicle but after starting you can close it. It's the really stupid ones like that that work. You can also do it through your ac controls, fog light switches, even wind shield wipers…just be creative with it. personally my truck is stick and the gas cap locks so im not too worried
Good luck replacing the airtag battery in two years.
@@higihups I have a method to get it out pretty easy but would be a pain unless you know how it’s installed. I’ve basically rebuilt my truck over the last year so I know all the ins and outs
I have 3 AirTags inside my car 😂 One under the passenger floor mat, One glued to the spare tire, last one in the glove box (easy to find on purpose/bait 😂)
What most car enthusiasts do is route the battery cable somewhere in the car and stick an isolator key in somewhere. Even if someone steals the keys if they don’t know where the isolator key is or where it goes, they’re not going anywhere. I’ve already had that system tested when my house was broken into. The thieves managed to find the main keys and the isolator key but couldn’t figure out where that key went and they gave up on that.
Just get a progression ignition distributor and you shut off the ability to start the car with app on your phone. Unless they steal your phone and can unlock it and password for the app then they can never start car.
Where are yall parking lol?
2G making all the birds illiterate 🤣🤣🤣. I love James
Is this the precursor to 3G making the frogs gæ?
Also don’t buy a tracker buy a Tesla tracking is built in and updated fast
Quick install ECM.
@@Roaviator747 wow why doesn't anybody else mention this simple and cheap hack! just a buy a tesla guys! i feel so stupid :(
@@idhatemet00 innit
You have the best theft deterrent walking around behind you. We kind need a spotlight of the dogs of Donut. It would be nice to be up to speed on the crew’s pet life!
Disklok works on smaller vehicles where the arm hits the screen or dashboard. The lock spins if you try to drill it and you can't cut the steering wheel. Test it again on am appropriate vehicle!
Yep, it's a good deterant. Spins on the steering wheel until the arm hits the screen or dash. It's also very visible before someone even breaks the glass to enter the vehicle. Didn't see them actually drive the vehicle with the disc on.
A simple hidden switch in your car somewhere that turns off something important will work wonders.
exactly, get a tiny pushbutton toggle switch and wire it inline to the ignition system somewhere under the wheel. Assuming the goal here is to defeat a thief who stole your key at least.
@@Connie_cpu Sure, that is secure against a skillful attack- it would be a total FLUKE if the elecreonics were hacked, huh? (Actually, any car that is even slightly more secure than the next car,... it's probably done it's job. Thieves are generally lazy, and seeing even a Club is probably enough to make them go and steal the car next door, instead of your's, eh. (It's passive security (vs blaring sirens, 911 calls, etc).. Problem solved! (Maybe.)
@@bholdr----0 my car is too dumb to be hacked
That seems the best and also cheapest. But with a little fumbling around there's a chance a thief could find it. Depending on how good it is hidden. My sisters car has a hidden kill switch. But the switch is magnetic and hidden in the door sill infront of the drivers seat where it's easy to reach. There is no visual indication that there's anything there. She carries a small magnet in her armrest. You have to touch the magnet to the very specific spot against the door sill. Even if I show people how to start it, most of them cant find the specific spot. So no way a thief would even know to look for something like this. And the wires are hidden so well, I can't even tell what and where it is spliced into. All aftermarket.
I have 2 in one of my cars one cuts power to the starter solenoid, that's under the dash, the other cuts power to accessory 2/ run pos, car won't start unless both are on, but you can flick the starter cutout off while running, can't restart the car without turning it back on
2G dosent work anymore AT&T discontinued service on that network in 2017, while Verizon shuttered its 2G network around 2020. T-Mobile said earlier this year it would turn off its 2G GSM network on April 2, 2024.
Same in some countries of EU, maybe all, 2G is now only for police/fire etc. departments. I had to buy even a new wireless set for my guitar because the old one became illegal.
But it is still making birds illiterate 😉
@@slendergollumimagine following laws
@DATAN420 He's a Europoor, they're all lemmings
@@DATAN420 depends on intention, like driving laws could be said to be safe but thats true or not depending on state. also driving fast is not safe but people like driving fast, so its not like people are right either
The ideal aftermarket car tracking device would be an Apple AirTag but which can be kept fully charged with wireless charging, then you just need any old cheap wireless charger wired in to the system to keep it working.
the point is to not let your car get taken in the first place...
It has to be in the vicinity of an iphone to ping a location, plus if it’s following someone long enough their iphone will tell them there’s one there. It’s something but if they’re away from any phone it won’t send a location.
@@KirbyLouis Yeah but good luck with achieving that given how easy most of these anti-theft devices are to defeat, and how expensive the good ones tend to be. You could just take the fuel system relay out when you park the car for free, but these are not meant to be removed and replaced hundreds of times. I personally would prefer to add a few cheap things that make it annoying to steal, then have a way to track it after it's stolen so I can steal it back.
@@theredscourge fuel pump kill switch(not expensive in any sense) or the revelco option(not expensive in relation to losing/buying a new car... 7-900$ is a bargain)
You can't wirelessly charge an AirTag
Nothing beats a killswitch under the seat, or what my buddy does, he lives in a bad area, so whenever he goes somewhere for more than a few minutes or when he’s parking it for the night he wants to keep it, so he cut one of the battery leads short and made himself an extension that he takes with him, can’t start the car if it has no power😊
If you have a hot car, hidden kill switch is your friend. Especially if it's something like steering wheel button combinations. If you are going away for extended periods you should take your battery out, or pull an engine bay fuse.
or take a relay, no one carries spares.
The heavy duty clutch pedal lock is not primarily designed for theft. A 988 loader requires a semi truck to move. It’s designed to keep people from joy riding or messing with equipment. I’ve seen people do lots of damage by joy riding in a loader.
That 70mai is a dashcam, and it's actually a pretty good one I've been using for 6 months. Not sure who sold it as a rear facing camera especially considering it has collision detection listed as one of the features where it saves the current video clip in an accident folder automatically
On the first lock you drilled, I would have turned the key way to the opposite side so you only see the back of the lock, the best of a cheap way his to put a cut out switch from the coil or diesel pump where mine was at the back of a ash tray Colin from England ❤
One of the things I actually like about KZhead car advertisements is that their short enough (and specifically in donuts case, well made and enjoyable enough) but long enough to actually go over the details of the cars rather than just throwing words up on a screen or having someone famous drive in it with no emotion. It’s such a boring concept, but to allow KZheadrs to advertise their cars, they have creative people, who aren’t afraid to rip a car apart, attest to what they like most. I’m glad some companies are smart enough to work with creators; and they better be paying well lol
I'm mad because I basically diy'd a wilderness in mods the model year before it existed (added in a transmission cooler on the sport model and put some steel skid plates all under it from primitive). If I could have waited a bit longer I'd have that camera and anti glare =/. Also would have saved a bunch of time lol
I think you're getting this a bit muddled. They gave Donut a load of money and a script to read from. That's it. If you want an impartial review, probably best to avoid sponsored ads.
I used a club in one of my cars way back in the day but I used to mount it on the backside so the lock faced the gauges.
smart
Yup! That's how they are supposed to be installed, says right in the manual
Yeah, I was really disappointed that they didn't bother using basic intelligence to make it even slightly difficult. Not sure if the rear side of the lock cylinder is any more resistant but even a fool could JB weld a chunk of conically-shaped steel to it and make it extremely difficult to even get the drill on it without instantly slipping. With that, it wouldn't even be feasible to drill anymore, and a sufficient cutting implement is now required which a prospective thief may not have on hand.
I used to use the club and then one day the lock jammed and I couldn't get it off. I struggled with it until the lock fell apart and the pins fell out and I could take it off.
I used three Club on my ‘68 Chevelle back in the day. The thief bent the sh** out of my steering wheel, but didn’t get it off. I also had a Viper alarm on it, and the thief tore my wiring all up. At least they couldn’t steal my car.
I love getting all of my car theft tips from Donut
Glad your reviews are unbiased - you really put each product through its paces.
"stop all the downloading!" got me so good, what a reference ahahah
caught the "I'm a computah" lmao
The Lock Picking Lawyer also previously covered Equipment Lock Co's products. They can be good but you want one that comes with an actual keyed lock and not a combination lock as combo locks are much easier to bypass.
One anti theft device that comes to mind comes from the made for TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood where Bo Duke uses a potato sack filled with rattlesnakes as anti-theft device. LOL. Another anti-theft device from the movies is the "Detroit Jock strap" from the 3rd Naked Gun movie and high voltage device from the 2nd Robocop movie called "Magnavolt".
Would keeping a banana in the tail pipe a la Beverly Hills Cop work? Would a thief even think of looking there?
The Ravelco costs $700 for a device I could do for $40 in 45 minutes that would be completely hidden I'd probably splice into the wiring harness that opens and closes the fuel pump relay with the switch engaged the engine can't receive fuel and won't start.
I've removed plug wires when parking my old Hondas- of course, then I have to try and remember how they route to drive off. However, my new product, Seat Lethal, combines a car alarm and lethality because who doesn't love a dead body in the car. Seat Lethal uses a CO2 cartridge that when triggered, sends a stainless spike upwards thru the seat, impaling the car thief. Mind you, now I don't want to drive my car over bumps....I'm still working on it :)
Congratulations, that's a booby trap. Hope your local laws don't convict you of murder
If you are serious about this, booby trapping is illegal in all of the US
Totally right about the tracker, thing until you say ok I’ll handle it myself, then they start to freak out a little.
The cops will literally go get the stolen car the same day you call them if you have its location and proof
@@aumua2876 Probably not in socal.... now in most other areas of the US yeah but unless they can see it there's no PC so they'd have to try getting a warrant
@@aumua2876 Not here. A guy had a tracker and told the police where it was. They refused to come out until the next day and the car was in a rail car. Officer said he doesn't have the power to search the rail car. The train was later moved through two other police jursidictions and each refused to check it out. Stolen cars are not a priority.
@@RatKindlerThey defo are not a priority. Had one stolen two years back. Had everything I needed to show it was my car. They still never tried. Starting ghosting me whenever I inquired about it. I'm 100% certain its either scrap or somewhere in Mexico now.
@aumua2876 you're under the impression that California isn't pro crime, allow reality to change your perspective
I remember an early Top Gear episode where they referred to these devices as "crock locks."😂 I've been calling them that ever since.
The Revelco key reminds me of a "key" I used to make for breaking into vending machines in the 90s, you basically just bent a few wires or bobby pins into the right shape, then twisted them all together on the back end to keep them in place.
For me a quick release steering wheel, a hidden battery killswitch, immobilizer and a manual transmission all in one are the best theft deterrent.
Many thief’s know how to drive manual?
@@MAXIMEROCKonly 20% of Americas can, so it definitely is a theft deterrent
Do you carry your wheel into the grocery store?
@@SmolPotatowoyes on a backpack
Then you open a company for a quick release gear stick remove that and shifting it to D would be an issue for the thieves?
The ECU keylogger killswitches for more modern cars are pretty neat. You set a combination of any of the buttons in your car that go through your ecu... so audio controls, windows, any headlights, wipers etc... and your car wont start unless you run that combination
Ooo wow that's a good idea!
One thing you missed here is the way you put the club on was amateur hour. You put the club on backwards so the lock is facing towards the cluster. This makes it an absolute bitch to drill out. In some cars it just is not possible to do because it is too tight. I'm shocked I don't see more people put the clubs this way, it seems the way it is intended to work.
But the club is still on the steering wheel, which they demonstrated with subsequent products is the weak point.
@@PhillipBicknellNah - by installing it where you have to use the key on the other side, you're also supposed to lock it a certain way on the steering wheel where the rod interferes with the door, and the steering is compromised
I'd have liked to see them actually try to defeat the Disklock, rather than go "but this van gives me loads of space to go around it" and call it broken.
I installed a JDi Industry Ghost key on my Hyundai Veloster to deal with the “easy theft” problem they have! They make that same product for Hondas as well, you guys should definitely try one of those out!
The cartel tried to take his truck for sure
When I was moving across the country with everything I own in one U-Haul, I just took a photo of the fuse box and removed every fuse. Temporary sabotage is the only way. My biggest fear by that point was a tow-away theft. You kind of need to chain the front and rear axel together, if not chain it to a solid object or ground anchor. Using Abus’ thickest chain and insurance lock.
Thats basically what i do with my car, just pull the ECU fuse in the engine bay. I have a club as well for visual spur of the moment thieves, and then the fuse if they get past that.
Who the hell is going to steal your useless shit? If it's in a UHAUL, 99.9% of the time it's worthless old shit, nobody wants. Why would a thief with any actual capabilities steal that worthless shit over something like a semi-trailer full of new product, or a Fedex/UPS/Amazon truck? Or literally anything else other than your broken in couch full of beer farts, a cum stained mattress, and some shart filled underwear?
You can just put a U lock through a wheel where it will jam on the brake caliper if the wheel turns. That's what I do with my motorcycle. Another bike was stolen from my apartment carports, but not mine. Mine is a pain in the ass to steal.
Fuse was my first idea too. "Wire in a $2 switch" seems like a great idea until the switch fails on the highway. @@_Zekken
@@aluisious You can cut through that in less than 30 seconds...I'm glad you've been lucky so far. But if you try that in a high theft environment with pros around, your ride would be gone if they want it.
I’ve got a buddy with that first dash cam! Works great as a regular old dash cam.
I think you'd have to keep the potato in place to connect all the pins between them. It's not just about filling the holes. Still, unlinkely to work.
Just buy a lada nobody wants to steal that
Instead or "fix this car to win it" donut should do "steal this car to keep it" hide a kill switch and stuff like that
That’s why we have own a bright real restored 1995 Geo Tracker. Everyone loves it. No one is going to steal it.
Those aren't made anymore ?
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This is america?
They used to sell a battery with a key fob to turn it on/off. Of course you lose any car alarm, plus all your radio presets, and whatever else the car needs. You’d need to put a different battery in to start/steal the car, assuming you knew it was a “trick” battery. Otherwise, a kill switch works well. Shout out to Cobb - back in 2004 their newly released AccessPort tuner had an anti-theft feature. You could park it with a real time map that allowed the car to start but it would die at over 1k rpm, so you couldn’t drive it. You could still tow it away. There was a bypass for that, but then Suby owners figured a defeat for the bypass - so you could essentially just lock out your ecu and you’d need to swap the ecu in order to start the car. Cobb also had a valet mode that limited rpm and boost. Just be sure to take the AccessPort with you when you park, and not hide it under the seat or in the trunk - you lazy lazy owners! Hahaha
All need is car -stopper it is coded kill switch costs$100. Can get a series of buttons and then set your code sequence. Buttons can be anwhere and separate from Each other Free pull fuses to starter , fuel pump, take out battery
Thank you for giving me ideas on how to overcome those objects 🤩🤙🏽
Would be interested in seeing more high-tech stuff. That actual car people would use. Like the Cobb anti-theft mode that changes fuel maps on the car. Or a hidden kill switch wired to the fuel pump.
I use the Cobb antitheft on my ST. No idea how well it works, but I already had the accessport so I figured why not.
I love how someone just happened to break into the producer’s car while they were making this video. 😭
Well they are in California and things are particularly shit down there at the moment.
@@Hybris51129 "down there"... California is huge
@@dtemp132 And particularly shit at the moment.
@@dtemp132 And the state is a wreck. You might have some hold outs in the more rural corners but for most of the populated areas the story is the same out of control crime.
Gotta love liberal cities
I think, and could be wrong, that the disklok is supposed to be installed with the arm on it downward towards the seat so that it will come in contact with the theft while driving/turning and supposed to grip onto the wheel depending on the size of the wheel. Kind of like the same premise as the Club.
I had a friend once...yup, only once...with a Datsun 510 that kept getting stolen from his apartment parking garage. He taped razor blades under the dash as back in the 1980s, azoles car thieves were reaching under the dash to hotwire cars. He also put a sharp, pointed screwdriver facing up into the driver's seat cushion that he had to remember to take out every time he got in. One morning, the door was open and there was blood all over the seat and parkade floor. He got 'em. 2 weeks later at 3 in the morning the fire department was putting out a car fire in his parkade..
Back when I lived in a high car theft area of Arizona, I just installed a $3 toggle switch that cut out the connection between the ignition coil and the distributor. It stopped at least 2 attempted thefts of the vehicle. (I installed it in the first place because the car had been stolen twice before, then it was gifted to me)
The GI JOE PSA quote at 8:59 is legendary. Edit: and again at 13:14 lol.
"Pork chop sandwiches!!"
HEY KID
I can't believe you didnt have Drone Mobile in this, the best gps tracker i've ever used. and still use, live updates, incar temp, remote locking abilities and more.
That Ravelco plug and cap idea is so obvious i can't believe it took me 45 years to see it implemented. Too bad that's about $30 worth of off the shelf electrical and an hour of simple spicing they're charging $800 for. Anyone can do the same thing with a $5 weatherpak connector and a few random wires if looks isn't the #1 concern.
It was standard on an old car... I can't remember which car I seen that on. The idea was borrowed from that.
What i learned as a volunteer firefighter is that it is way faster to just cut the steering wheel with a sawzall or similar cutting tool right by the steering wheel hook on the club and force it through the cut than messing with anything like trying to drill out the lock etc..
The Disklok works on many other vehicles with a lower roofline / windshield angle. Would love to see you guys redo this and try to bypass this instead of just discrediting it. I doubt you can get a drill to drill the lock at a good angle if the center console is in the way, nor cutting apart the steerlng wheel would be any easier.
Yeah was quite disappointed they just didnt try. All they were doing was spinning the disk and not turning the steering wheel, and im pretty sure if you fit it right and adjust the tightness you can turn it all even less.
Certainly not a fair assessment considering I have one and I’m using it in a mk7 golf. The lock hits the window and my legs if I try to drive it and overall is an absolute nightmare.. Test it properly
Also cars have steering locks...
@@ITSTHEBeeman I agree. They barely turned the wheel. I'd like to see a complete right or left turn with that on.
Just search KZhead for "tubular lock bypass", you will find plenty videos how these can be defeated.
James saying "I love you" always makes me smile
You both need to do more videos together 😂 I love this channel but I finally got to see this duo they probably have more together but this made my night
If I was ever parked somewhere I was honestly worried about leaving my car overnight I would just take my fuel pump relay out and put it in my pocket lol
That's not a bad idea. You can even get a fuse that has a toggle it.
Funnily enough, we "tested" fuel pump relays by using jumpers in the socket; if the pump ran, we'd replace the relay. Gonna guess it's a 30-second operation.
Scotty Kilmer had a video where he showed doing that, I forget if it was fuel or ignition relay.
Having a manual car with a quick release wheel and taking the steering wheel with you would honestly do a lot to prevent theft. Plus these are things that you already want for your car in the first place lol
I’ve always added kill switches to my cars in hidden locations. On my truck I added one underneath the cupholders and upside down toward the back end.
Love the content, you guys are great. Another consumer episode suggestion, sorry if you might have done this one, but how about comparing all of the grades of aftermarket LED light bulbs. You could stick to just low beams or you could go crazy and cover every light on a vehicle... Ey? What do you all think?
8:57 LMAO
the editors really do be cookin
Eric Andre is eternal
Man made it, man can break it. No security device in infallible
Absolutely true. In the same train of thought any deterrent is better than none at all. Even a cheap sticker stating the car is actively tracked may move the random thief from your car to another one.
8:57 the sound clips got me rollin 😂😂
4:17 this is cool, except instead of a key, it should be an RF thing-a-majiggour, just put the fob on your keychain and then tap to unlock. and if it needs power, you could plug it into the cigarette lighter or USB port. And use a solid core steel bar, 1/2 inch, and maybe the end telescopes a bit to adjust to your car. But the pipe would have to be like really thick too.
I get that steering wheel looks, especially on the budget friendly end, are not a full solution; but the added time and tools an opportunist might need can make all the difference. Last year my Kia was attempted on. The would be thieves smashed the darkly tinted window just to find The Club on the steering wheel. Upon seeing that I guess they didn’t have the skill, tools, or time to steal it. They rummaged through my glove box real quick and took off. When I reviewed the tapes from security, it was really just a group of teenagers, they didn’t have a Sawsall or power drill. It did suck to deal with the headache of having my window replaced, but my car survived.
Probably some of the Kia Boys looking for a joyride. If your windows weren't blacked out, they may not have even smashed it as they would have been able to see the Club.
My fiancées soul was attempted to be taken back in December, they broke the window and ripped the bottom column shroud off but got spooked by a white suv that drive by. They pulled up in another soul too. Same deal, stupid unequipped teens.
@@bwofficial1776 That’s exactly what I think. But the face remains that the club prevented them from taking my car, despite the damage. CAT thieves have learned to carry Sawsalls with them everywhere they go; until more car thieves decide to carry power tools with them, the club is a solid piece of deterrent.
The 70mai dashcam is actually awesome! I have one. Not if your car gets stolen, but it is a really good value for a regular dashcam!
Having a stick shift is a decent anti theft nowadays lol
Just bought a four pack of Air tags and magnetic cases for my vehicles. $75 for all for and works great
One thing you can do that is absolutely free although it is mainly for older cars is disconnecting the battery and switching around at least two distributor cables
This was by far the best anti-theft or not video Donut has done! I would love to see other anti-theft specialists appear with their designs and whatever else you find and see who does the best!
What we need is a system which allows you to remotely activates the breaks, locks the vehicle in park, rolls up the windows, lock the doors and then redirect the exhaust into the interior - that neutralizes the thief and allows for safe retrieval of the vehicle.
look at wiring diagram, find the starter ignition wire, or fuel pump. Splice in half add switch. Bam $10 later. Starter to avoid them from stressing , fuel pump shut off is personally just a safety. Or wire in a ford inertia switch, just needs to be mounted flat and up
Best anti-theft device.. The manual transmission!😂
It's a meme, but it's true. Some guys tried to steal my brother's focus with a manual. The cops found it a block away sitting at a stop light. They couldn't get it to go 🤣
It might stop tiktok kids, but if someone's career is stealing cars, you bet they know how to drive a stick
@lordcorgi6481 lmao, no way. If it were me tho, I'd make/ invest in some neutral lock that hides under the center consol. Just incase.
Americans 🙄
Just take the steering column with you when you leave that way no one can steal it
I like to remove the transmission when I park
@@TheAquadianI prefer to throw a bag of Nuts into the engine when I park.
I usually take my car with me into the store.
Acceleration pedal is much easier to remove ;)
Like Mr Bean. Remember to bring a suitcase to put it in 👍 😊
My dad had one of those revelco plugs in his B2200 truck in the 90s, but he almost never took it off unless we parked downtown.
Viper immobilizer is expensive but worth it, i bought an em2 civic with one in it and i didnt know it till one day my fuel pump shut off bc i used the wrong key when i was about to go to work, at least its effective
One of these days, Donut is just gunna post a full hotwiring tutorial 😂
Best theft deterrent: the manual transmission stick in the middle 😂
OK unoriginal, unfunny boomer.
Dangit...beat me lol. Yeah, no young punk today stealing cars gonna get past manual here in the US with only 1,34% of all cars on US roads being stick shift. 😂
i had my manual car stolen
@@sinabetterday In the US?...Dang, I call that determination lol...I've had people try when I lived in WI...Got em on CCTV watching tutorial on how to drive stick shift and they still failed to steal my car. ^.^
@@johnhagen313 california thieves are pros, they didnt even break my glass
The funny thing about the seatbelt lock is if you have any vehicle built from the 80s or 90s with exposed bolts seat belt anchors you could just take a wrench to it and unbolt the whole seat belt or something from the 60s or 70s where the seat belt buckle was a strap you could cut with a pair of scissors
In my old truck the easy anti theft was simply taking the primary off the distributor. Not many car thieves take spark plug wires with them.
just disconnect the battery or something like that idk (bonus: deflate your tire and fill it in with a pump when you get back)
A small hidden switch is all it takes, as long as it's connected properly.
the fuse related anti theft method can be used with electronics that is beneath the hood (bonnet for UK audience) - I believe that you can easily disable some stuff and make car un-drivable :D
Thanks to Donut once again for making my thieving jobs easier. A tip of my hat to you dudes!!!!