Theft: How do you minimize break ins?

Put a sticker on your window stating that "disconnecting the radio will
disable it." - you can print something up pretty easily to make it look like
it came with the radio. Of course, some knucklehead might break in to see if
you kept the code in your glovebox.

Btw, parking or living in a 'nice' section may not help you keep your radio.
I live in a larger city near NYC and I've never had a problem where you
might expect it: Been to Brooklyn, Bronx, even Harlem fairly frequently -
nothing.
Wouldn't you know it: I parked my car in a 'nice' country area of
Connecticut and some country bumpkin stole my Radio, CDs, Radar detector and
sun glasses.
I don't think cars and their content are safe anywhere.

Good luck with your quest.
Remco





"Majiin Will" > wrote in message
om...
> I have 91 Accord with JVC Kameleon and Speakers. No alarm or no
> keyless entry. I live in an Apartment complex. My radio has been
> stolen once, the glass was just smashed in.
>
> Any tricks you've used?
>
> The two tips I've seen are also be a red flag at the same time. Rather
> paradoxical:
>
> 1) Parking in a lit visible area. = Thief won't risk getting caught
> vs. Thief will notice what you have even better.
>
> 2) Flashing LED/Alarm = Discourages thief = Encourages thief who
> wonders what you're protecting.
>
> 3) Tinted windows = Low visibility = hiding something.
>
> For those of you in Apartment complexes, where do you park your cars?
>
> I just try to not park in corners, and to park in parking spots
> facing apartments in plain view. I park near lights, but not right
> under them. People must be really bold to be daring enough to still
> in plain daylight, or is it really not that hard?
>
> I'm actually thinking that the best course of action is to
> psychologically just prepare msyelf and assume that it will happen
> again sooner or later. At this point in my career, I can only afford
> liability insurance, but hopefully in the future, I might just shelf
> out the cash for a $50 deductible comprehensive coverage, it just may
> be worth it for the peace of mind.

Put a sticker on your window stating that "disconnecting the radio will
disable it." - you can print something up pretty easily to make it look like
it came with the radio. Of course, some knucklehead might break in to see if
you kept the code in your glovebox.

Btw, parking or living in a 'nice' section may not help you keep your radio.
I live in a larger city near NYC and I've never had a problem where you
might expect it: Been to Brooklyn, Bronx, even Harlem fairly frequently -
nothing.
Wouldn't you know it: I parked my car in a 'nice' country area of
Connecticut and some country bumpkin stole my Radio, CDs, Radar detector and
sun glasses.
I don't think cars and their content are safe anywhere.

Good luck with your quest.
Remco





"Majiin Will" > wrote in message
om...
> I have 91 Accord with JVC Kameleon and Speakers. No alarm or no
> keyless entry. I live in an Apartment complex. My radio has been
> stolen once, the glass was just smashed in.
>
> Any tricks you've used?
>
> The two tips I've seen are also be a red flag at the same time. Rather
> paradoxical:
>
> 1) Parking in a lit visible area. = Thief won't risk getting caught
> vs. Thief will notice what you have even better.
>
> 2) Flashing LED/Alarm = Discourages thief = Encourages thief who
> wonders what you're protecting.
>
> 3) Tinted windows = Low visibility = hiding something.
>
> For those of you in Apartment complexes, where do you park your cars?
>
> I just try to not park in corners, and to park in parking spots
> facing apartments in plain view. I park near lights, but not right
> under them. People must be really bold to be daring enough to still
> in plain daylight, or is it really not that hard?
>
> I'm actually thinking that the best course of action is to
> psychologically just prepare msyelf and assume that it will happen
> again sooner or later. At this point in my career, I can only afford
> liability insurance, but hopefully in the future, I might just shelf
> out the cash for a $50 deductible comprehensive coverage, it just may
> be worth it for the peace of mind.

I keep a cassette tape sticking out of my cassette player. The idea is that
if someone sneaks a furtive glance at my dash, the first thing they'll see
is a dumb old tape. Hopefully they won't look much further.

I keep a cassette tape sticking out of my cassette player. The idea is that
if someone sneaks a furtive glance at my dash, the first thing they'll see
is a dumb old tape. Hopefully they won't look much further.

If you make it a tape of Barry Manilow, I think you're on to something, Dee!


"Dee" > wrote in message
...
> I keep a cassette tape sticking out of my cassette player. The idea is
that
> if someone sneaks a furtive glance at my dash, the first thing they'll see
> is a dumb old tape. Hopefully they won't look much further.
>
>
>

If you make it a tape of Barry Manilow, I think you're on to something, Dee!


"Dee" > wrote in message
...
> I keep a cassette tape sticking out of my cassette player. The idea is
that
> if someone sneaks a furtive glance at my dash, the first thing they'll see
> is a dumb old tape. Hopefully they won't look much further.
>
>
>

Dee wrote:
> I keep a cassette tape sticking out of my cassette player. The idea is that
> if someone sneaks a furtive glance at my dash, the first thing they'll see
> is a dumb old tape. Hopefully they won't look much further.

On a related note, I left a clothespin sticking out of my old GM
cassette deck--actually because it made the radio work if I recall
correctly, but after I fixed that problem it made sense to make it look
as if the sucker was busted. I should do the same with my current unit.
Don't know what one might do to a newer CD unit...

Dee wrote:
> I keep a cassette tape sticking out of my cassette player. The idea is that
> if someone sneaks a furtive glance at my dash, the first thing they'll see
> is a dumb old tape. Hopefully they won't look much further.

On a related note, I left a clothespin sticking out of my old GM
cassette deck--actually because it made the radio work if I recall
correctly, but after I fixed that problem it made sense to make it look
as if the sucker was busted. I should do the same with my current unit.
Don't know what one might do to a newer CD unit...

Majiin Will:

> I have 91 Accord with JVC Kameleon and Speakers. No alarm or no
> keyless entry. I live in an Apartment complex. My radio has been
> stolen once, the glass was just smashed in.
>
> Any tricks you've used?

Maybe put an alarm inside the car so that when it goes off the thief is
deafened. Just make sure you disable it while driving!

When I lived in an apartment someone broke into my Mustang and tried to
steal my Alpine. They took half the dash apart and couldn't get it out so
they only took the knobs. ****ed me off because the unit was discontinued
and I couldn't get original replacements.
--
Mac Cool

Majiin Will:

> I have 91 Accord with JVC Kameleon and Speakers. No alarm or no
> keyless entry. I live in an Apartment complex. My radio has been
> stolen once, the glass was just smashed in.
>
> Any tricks you've used?

Maybe put an alarm inside the car so that when it goes off the thief is
deafened. Just make sure you disable it while driving!

When I lived in an apartment someone broke into my Mustang and tried to
steal my Alpine. They took half the dash apart and couldn't get it out so
they only took the knobs. ****ed me off because the unit was discontinued
and I couldn't get original replacements.
--
Mac Cool