The joy of buying a brand new car is unlikelycan be exaggerated. Here she is, a carefully and lovingly chosen beauty, winking in response to pressing the button on the key fob. Only this joy sometimes lasts very shortly. And the thing is that car theft has become a common thing in our time, and one day, instead of your vehicle, you can see an empty parking space near your home or office. There is no car, neither the insurance nor the alarm installed in the car dealership helped. In order not to find yourself in the role of such a car owner one day, there are several fairly simple ways, if not to protect your car from theft at all, then to reduce the likelihood as much as possible.
The ABC of Security
Let's start with those methods of protecting a car from theft that are commonly called ABC and that do not require financial costs. Although, it will not be possible to do without costs at all.
- When buying a car, take care of its safety by simply selecting the least common color of the car. Women like to stand out from the crowd, and in this case it's more of a plus than a minus.
- On the headlights and windshield can be applied a special coating, car marking "Litex". The "Date Dot" marking is also suitable. This is a microchip containing all the information about the machine.
- Do not leave the car where it is necessary. Even if there is no parking space, do not park in a deserted alley. Choose a prominent brisk place, since hijackers do not like publicity. Ideal: special parking, garage, parking with video surveillance.
- Sometimes, protecting the car from theft is elementaryvigilance. When seated in the car, immediately block the doors, and if you need to get out, do not leave the keys in the ignition or the engine is on.
- Leaving the car interior, be sure to take your documents with you to the car. If this is not possible, remove them further away.
- Do not store spare car keys in the glove box. They place themselves in a safe or in a jewelry box.
- Always turn on the alarm on the machine. If suddenly she began to turn on too often spontaneously, do not be lazy to go to the car service, so that they checked the alarm system for malfunctions.
- If you park in an unfamiliar place, try to "snuggle" one side against the wall of the building or another obstacle to block access to your machine from at least one side.
These methods of protection can be called auxiliary.But, as we mentioned earlier, you can't do without additional means. Remember that it is better to select anti-theft means in a complex. The more competently they are composed, the calmer you will be.
We complicate the hijackers life
One of the effective solutions to the question of howA hood lock can help protect your car from theft. This is an additional lock on the hood that will prevent thieves from accessing the engine, disabling the alarm, or overriding the engine blocking system installed at the factory. Wheel locks. You'll have to tinker with them. The most reliable of them, "crabs" and "traps", block access to the wheel bolts and prevent you from removing the wheel or moving off. But this method is not suitable for fragile girls, since these "toys" weigh 5 kilograms or more, and removing and installing them is also a problem. On the other hand, their reliability has been tested by time. A mechanical steering wheel lock is the least reliable method of protection. But if you install it in combination with other protection devices, it will not be superfluous. The most popular type is the "steering wheel-pedal" lock. A thief will have to tinker with this type of blocking. Engine locks. They can be called reliable if you install an additional protection system on the hood. This device will not allow the car to be started with a fake key. The engine immobilizer is installed at the factory, but it is better to install another one. Just a separate piece of advice for girls: do not install the immobilizer in a car dealership, where this is put on stream. It is better to do this in a car repair shop, where each car is treated individually. Install the gearbox immobilizer together with the engine immobilizer as additional protection. It will take the thieves a lot of time to unlock it. So, if you detect an attempted theft in time and contact the police, the service employees will have enough time to arrive and prevent the theft. A satellite security system is one of the most effective ways to protect your car from theft. Of course, the system is paid, but if you do not find your car where you left it, the dispatcher will “contact” your car via satellite and see its coordinates on the monitoring console. One drawback: if a lot of time has passed and the car has been driven into an underground garage, your chances of discovering the loss are reduced to zero. From the above it follows that there are many different ways to protect your car from theft and prevent related troubles. Each car owner can choose protection for her favorite car individually, based on cost and desired level of security. Perhaps, properly selected means of protection against theft will force thieves to abandon their criminal intentions. Good luck on the road! We recommend reading:
