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Mervyn · 12-13-2005, 10:04 PM

I could use the fuel cutoff trick, but is there a way I can prevent the hood opening from the outside so that thieves wont be able to get through the hood?

HyperTek · 12-13-2005, 10:11 PM

yah i seen some guy have this thing in his interior, it was like a hood lock, it ran a steel chorde (much like the hood latch cable) with a lock on the underside of the hood, you need a key to unlock it from the interior.

Irukandji · 12-13-2005, 10:12 PM

are you asking how to prevent someone from opening your hood from the outside?

I ... close it?

drifter808 · 12-13-2005, 11:09 PM

what do you mean?

andrewmp6 · 12-13-2005, 11:35 PM

read this http://www.vsracing.net/~suspended/ and http://www.vsracing.net/~suspended/nissan240SX.html will tell you anything you wanna know like that but if they wanted your hood open that bad a crowbar can pry open the hood best bet is full coverage insurance i mean a alarm wont do nothing if they tow your car off

Mervyn · 12-13-2005, 11:36 PM

Thieves can easily open the hood from the outside right? How can I prevent that from happening?

Mervyn · 12-13-2005, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by andrewmp6

read this http://www.vsracing.net/~suspended/ and http://www.vsracing.net/~suspended/nissan240SX.html will tell you anything you wanna know like that but if they wanted your hood open that bad a crowbar can pry open the hood best bet is full coverage insurance i mean a alarm wont do nothing if they tow your car off

nice find. btw, will that s14 FAQ work on s13's also?

!Zar! · 12-14-2005, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mervyn

nice find. btw, will that s14 FAQ work on s13's also?

Yes

180InProgress · 12-14-2005, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mervyn

Thieves can easily open the hood from the outside right? How can I prevent that from happening?

Carry a 9mm and make sure everyone knows you have it... if you live in Texas

I had a Prelude with hood locks that were hard as shyte to open.... there were times I almost couldn't get the damn hood open. The coolest thing about those hood locks were that they had sprocket keys to them... not just a hood pin set up. Also, you can pick them up at your local Pep-Boys... if you have one. They're made by some Pep-boys brand called Spectre I think

andrewmp6 · 12-14-2005, 03:34 AM

it should the basic idea is the same but yes if they want your car bad enough they will get it

Ghettokracker71 · 12-14-2005, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by andrewmp6

it should the basic idea is the same but yes if they want your car bad enough they will get it

Yes,but if you have alot invested into your car,why not at least greatly deter and delay them? I mean shit,the longer it takes them to get anywhere with stealing your car/stealing shit off or out of your car,the more likely they are to quit and leave for another car,or get caught doing it(thats where being strapped comes in handy

)

But maybe thats just me?

andrewmp6 · 12-14-2005, 06:51 AM

read both links i posted up there

aznpoopy · 12-14-2005, 11:09 AM

you want to prevent them from being able to open your hood, period... not just 'from the outside.'

otherwise they could just jimmy your door or break the window and pull the hood latch lever. they'd probably do that anyway... it's pretty hard to drive a car away when you've got the hood open but the doors are still locked.

SoSideways · 12-14-2005, 11:44 AM

Sigh...

That's why you read those links someone provided above and take those ideas into your head, think about it, and come up with your own conclusions.

If thieves have to tow your car, they're going to have to tilt one side of the car to get the wheels off the ground right? A tilt sensor will sound your alarm if they jacked up your car to steal your wheels/flat bed your car.

If thieves try to open your hood for whatever reason, a hood sensor will sound your alarm when your hood gets popped when your alarm is armed.

If they break your windows to try to get into your car, a window break sensor will sound your armed alarm.

If they try to take the neg. terminal off of your battery so your alarm would shut up, a battery back up module will supply back up power to your alarm, so it WOULDN'T shut up.

Now, with all those in mind, a 2 way paging alarm will be going off like crazy in your house/apartment, and showing you exactly which sensors have been triggered. Hopefully, by the time you see that, you're also out the door with a baseball bat/9mm/AR-15/AK-47 telling the thieves to freeze and not move an inch while your gf or whoever else in the apartment calls the cops.

All I'm asking is, if you guys know dick about alarms, those 2 pages provided above are a great site to read up and learn some stuff about alarms. Before I read those pages, I just thought of alarms as being annoying and didn't do anything, as I have a neighbor that just has the factory shock sensor on his alarm that sounded his alarm everytime I started my car or drove off or whatever. After reading those pages I have a much better understanding of alarms and how they work, and how they can work FOR you if you're smart in your installations.

Gnnr · 12-14-2005, 01:03 PM

^Yep, its all a game of chess. You have to be 3 steps ahead of them at all times. Add a stealth hidden LowJack as the last line of defense if they get through all other methods.

Ghettokracker71 · 12-14-2005, 01:13 PM

Lowjack really works eh? Wtf is it anyway? I have my vin etched into every window,a nice alarm system with 2 way paging,although the damn 2 wager pager remote broke,buts its loud enough when I'm at home...

*NemeGuero* · 12-14-2005, 02:07 PM

Lowjack works off cell phone towers though doesn't it?

So if you're in an area with poor reception.. you might not find your car.

Andrew Bohan · 12-14-2005, 02:51 PM

at least you'd know not to look in areas that have good reception...

Mervyn · 12-14-2005, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SoSideways

Sigh...

That's why you read those links someone provided above and take those ideas into your head, think about it, and come up with your own conclusions.

If thieves have to tow your car, they're going to have to tilt one side of the car to get the wheels off the ground right? A tilt sensor will sound your alarm if they jacked up your car to steal your wheels/flat bed your car.

If thieves try to open your hood for whatever reason, a hood sensor will sound your alarm when your hood gets popped when your alarm is armed.

If they break your windows to try to get into your car, a window break sensor will sound your armed alarm.

If they try to take the neg. terminal off of your battery so your alarm would shut up, a battery back up module will supply back up power to your alarm, so it WOULDN'T shut up.

Now, with all those in mind, a 2 way paging alarm will be going off like crazy in your house/apartment, and showing you exactly which sensors have been triggered. Hopefully, by the time you see that, you're also out the door with a baseball bat/9mm/AR-15/AK-47 telling the thieves to freeze and not move an inch while your gf or whoever else in the apartment calls the cops.

All I'm asking is, if you guys know dick about alarms, those 2 pages provided above are a great site to read up and learn some stuff about alarms. Before I read those pages, I just thought of alarms as being annoying and didn't do anything, as I have a neighbor that just has the factory shock sensor on his alarm that sounded his alarm everytime I started my car or drove off or whatever. After reading those pages I have a much better understanding of alarms and how they work, and how they can work FOR you if you're smart in your installations.

Do you have any links to where I can order the 2-way page alarm along with those other gadgets you mentioned?

*kognition* · 12-14-2005, 03:16 PM

I think LoJack works by triangulation using 3 outfitted vehicles, usually police cars. The system tells you whether your cold or hot, and which car is closest.

Car hood sensor is a good idea. Or just set up your ecu for easy removal. Lots
of ways to foil a thief.

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Originally Posted by NemeGuero

Lowjack works off cell phone towers though doesn't it?

So if you're in an area with poor reception.. you might not find your car.

SoSideways · 12-14-2005, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mervyn

Do you have any links to where I can order the 2-way page alarm along with those other gadgets you mentioned?

www.ebay.com

YakuzaS14 · 12-14-2005, 11:16 PM

i just bought these for my POS cf hood these might help a little

*NemeGuero* · 12-14-2005, 11:50 PM

Those are kinda cool.. look a little easy to pick though.

RiversideS13 · 12-15-2005, 12:03 AM

in the civic eg6 i had, i had the hood latch cable diverted to somewhere else under the dash. So whoever try to open my hood would have to put their head down and look for it for a while.

EH9 · 12-15-2005, 12:30 AM

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SilviaDriver · 12-15-2005, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by NemeGuero

Those are kinda cool.. look a little easy to pick though.

easy to pick because everybody and their mom can do it with same keys. all those hood pin keys come with the same key. i can just buy it off ebay and use that key to open it

reefer1114 · 12-15-2005, 01:35 AM

weld that shit shut!

yoshiki5683 · 12-15-2005, 03:34 AM

If they want it there gonna get it.they took mine.and blew the motor...now it sit`s...life less...anyone have a Twin kA for sale in socal?some what cheap??anyways good luck.

nsn240 · 12-15-2005, 12:36 PM

couldnt you wire a sensor in with your alarm system? Check out compustar alarms, amazing stuff they have... remote paging, remote starts from 2 miles away...

SoSideways · 12-15-2005, 08:23 PM

You can buy a hood pin sensor, that will go off when your hood gets' popped.

Coupled with a 2-way paging system, you should recieve a notice on your reciever telling you that the hood sensor has been tripped, so hopefully you'll have the phone in 1 hand and a gun/bat/blunt object in the other while running out to your car when you see that your car's been tempered with.

12-13-2005, 10:04 PM	#1
Mervyn Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Uh Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How can I prevent the hood opening from the outside? I could use the fuel cutoff trick, but is there a way I can prevent the hood opening from the outside so that thieves wont be able to get through the hood?

12-13-2005, 10:11 PM	#2
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	yah i seen some guy have this thing in his interior, it was like a hood lock, it ran a steel chorde (much like the hood latch cable) with a lock on the underside of the hood, you need a key to unlock it from the interior. __________________ Keep it Classy

12-13-2005, 11:09 PM	#4
drifter808 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big Island Age: 36 Posts: 829 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: drifter808 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	what do you mean? __________________

12-14-2005, 02:07 PM	#17
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Lowjack works off cell phone towers though doesn't it? So if you're in an area with poor reception.. you might not find your car. __________________

12-14-2005, 11:50 PM	#23
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Those are kinda cool.. look a little easy to pick though. __________________

12-13-2005, 10:12 PM	#3
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	are you asking how to prevent someone from opening your hood from the outside? I ... close it?

12-13-2005, 11:35 PM	#5
andrewmp6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kentucky Posts: 376 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	read this http://www.vsracing.net/~suspended/ and http://www.vsracing.net/~suspended/nissan240SX.html will tell you anything you wanna know like that but if they wanted your hood open that bad a crowbar can pry open the hood best bet is full coverage insurance i mean a alarm wont do nothing if they tow your car off

12-13-2005, 11:36 PM	#6
Mervyn Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Uh Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thieves can easily open the hood from the outside right? How can I prevent that from happening?

12-14-2005, 03:34 AM	#10
andrewmp6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kentucky Posts: 376 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it should the basic idea is the same but yes if they want your car bad enough they will get it

12-14-2005, 06:51 AM	#12
andrewmp6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kentucky Posts: 376 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	read both links i posted up there

12-14-2005, 11:09 AM	#13
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	you want to prevent them from being able to open your hood, period... not just 'from the outside.' otherwise they could just jimmy your door or break the window and pull the hood latch lever. they'd probably do that anyway... it's pretty hard to drive a car away when you've got the hood open but the doors are still locked.

12-14-2005, 11:44 AM	#14
SoSideways Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 你老母 Posts: 4,371 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Sigh... That's why you read those links someone provided above and take those ideas into your head, think about it, and come up with your own conclusions. If thieves have to tow your car, they're going to have to tilt one side of the car to get the wheels off the ground right? A tilt sensor will sound your alarm if they jacked up your car to steal your wheels/flat bed your car. If thieves try to open your hood for whatever reason, a hood sensor will sound your alarm when your hood gets popped when your alarm is armed. If they break your windows to try to get into your car, a window break sensor will sound your armed alarm. If they try to take the neg. terminal off of your battery so your alarm would shut up, a battery back up module will supply back up power to your alarm, so it WOULDN'T shut up. Now, with all those in mind, a 2 way paging alarm will be going off like crazy in your house/apartment, and showing you exactly which sensors have been triggered. Hopefully, by the time you see that, you're also out the door with a baseball bat/9mm/AR-15/AK-47 telling the thieves to freeze and not move an inch while your gf or whoever else in the apartment calls the cops. All I'm asking is, if you guys know dick about alarms, those 2 pages provided above are a great site to read up and learn some stuff about alarms. Before I read those pages, I just thought of alarms as being annoying and didn't do anything, as I have a neighbor that just has the factory shock sensor on his alarm that sounded his alarm everytime I started my car or drove off or whatever. After reading those pages I have a much better understanding of alarms and how they work, and how they can work FOR you if you're smart in your installations.

12-14-2005, 01:03 PM	#15
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^Yep, its all a game of chess. You have to be 3 steps ahead of them at all times. Add a stealth hidden LowJack as the last line of defense if they get through all other methods.

12-14-2005, 01:13 PM	#16
Ghettokracker71 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Don't look now... Age: 38 Posts: 3,327 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Lowjack really works eh? Wtf is it anyway? I have my vin etched into every window,a nice alarm system with 2 way paging,although the damn 2 wager pager remote broke,buts its loud enough when I'm at home...

12-14-2005, 02:51 PM	#18
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	at least you'd know not to look in areas that have good reception...

12-14-2005, 11:16 PM	#22
YakuzaS14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CA Posts: 167 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i just bought these for my POS cf hood these might help a little

12-15-2005, 12:03 AM	#24
RiversideS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Diamond Bar, CA Age: 43 Posts: 1,545 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	in the civic eg6 i had, i had the hood latch cable diverted to somewhere else under the dash. So whoever try to open my hood would have to put their head down and look for it for a while.

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EH9 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ozaukee Posts: 120 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Comment removed. Last edited by EH9; 07-08-2015 at 03:59 PM..

12-15-2005, 01:35 AM	#27
reefer1114 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in your womans pants Posts: 638 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	weld that shit shut!

12-15-2005, 03:34 AM	#28
yoshiki5683 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ontario Age: 49 Posts: 10 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If they want it there gonna get it.they took mine.and blew the motor...now it sit`s...life less...anyone have a Twin kA for sale in socal?some what cheap??anyways good luck.

12-15-2005, 12:36 PM	#29
nsn240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pa Posts: 642 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	couldnt you wire a sensor in with your alarm system? Check out compustar alarms, amazing stuff they have... remote paging, remote starts from 2 miles away...

12-15-2005, 08:23 PM	#30
SoSideways Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 你老母 Posts: 4,371 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	You can buy a hood pin sensor, that will go off when your hood gets' popped. Coupled with a 2-way paging system, you should recieve a notice on your reciever telling you that the hood sensor has been tripped, so hopefully you'll have the phone in 1 hand and a gun/bat/blunt object in the other while running out to your car when you see that your car's been tempered with.