Good question! I'm still four or so months away from my car being a driver, but I will want to protect it.
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What jrichker posted is the best way and what I'm going to do this summer. Alarms are useless and a nuisance IMO. Also, if you have a good condition Mustang or lots of mods to it then you should seek out collector car insurance that has a higher agreed value for the car. @Davedacarpainter should check this out too. You typical car insurance will only give you market value even though you have $10k into with new restoration and rebuilt motor you will only get $4k or less in the event your car is stolen or wrecked. Check out Haggerty or Grundy. I got a quote from grundy on my car, $8,500 agreed value for a little under $300 per year and it's full coverage (300/100) with towing, uninsured motorist etc just like you'd get from Farmers or anyone else.
I don't recall to tell you the truth. There either wasn't any or it was high enough (like 10k miles) that I would never reach it. My Mustang might see 1,500 miles at the most in a year.
Man, that might be a dealer breaker for me. In nice weather I LOVE driving my car to work.
Now this is a plan. Does the switch have to be a certain type ? Or any kill switch. I know i have one lying around somewhere. It looks like this, it says 240V. Hope this works. By the way you guys, i got Hagerty insurance. Luv it, $287 a year for full coverage. Miles not restricted, but i don't drive it daily. Its a weekend car.If you live in an area where theft or damage to you car is likely, either move away or buy some really good insurance. Be sure that it covers the car, its contents and any modifications or additions you have made to the car.
Remote start is only practical with auto transmission cars.
With 5 speed transmission cars, the clutch safety switch prevents the starter from being operated unless the clutch is depressed to the floor. This prevents attempts to start the engine when it could run over something in it's path. Putting the manual transmission in neutral does not enable the starter circuit to crank the engine.
Follow this tech note for the best way to wire a fuel pump kill or anti-theft switch...
On 86- 91 cars the fuel pump relay is under the driver’s seat, 92 and later cars, the fuel pump relay is under the Mass air duct on the passenger fender well.
Note that the wire colors changed in 1991, so there are two different descriptions.
86-90 model cars:
Cut the red/black wire going to the fuel pump relay. Splice a 16 or 18 gauge wire into the wire and connect it to one side of the switch. Connect the other side of the switch to the other end of the red/black wire going to the fuel pump relay. When you are done the switch should be in the middle of the spliced red/black wire that goes to and comes from the fuel pump relay. Using the control side of the circuit allows you to use light gauge wire and light duty switches. There is less than 1 amp going through the circuit, so you don’t have to worry about voltage drop across the wiring depriving the fuel pump of electrical power.
See http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiB..._us/0900823d/80/16/71/3c/0900823d8016713c.jsp for 79-88 model wiring diagrams.
91-93 model cars:
Cut the red wire going to the fuel pump relay. Splice a 16 or 18 gauge wire into the wire and connect it to one side of the switch. Connect the other side of the switch to the other end of the red wire going to the fuel pump relay. When you are done the switch should be in the middle of the spliced red wire that goes to and comes from the fuel pump relay. Using the control side of the circuit allows you to use light gauge wire and light duty switches. There is less than 1 amp going through the circuit, so you don’t have to worry about voltage drop across the wiring depriving the fuel pump of electrical power.
See http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiB..._us/0900823d/80/19/59/5a/0900823d8019595a.jsp for 89-93 model wiring diagrams.
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No, no, no. If my fantasy world says four months, it usually means five. Now, had I said six months, you would be correct.
What jrichker posted is the best way and what I'm going to do this summer. Alarms are useless and a nuisance IMO. Also, if you have a good condition Mustang or lots of mods to it then you should seek out collector car insurance that has a higher agreed value for the car. @Davedacarpainter should check this out too. You typical car insurance will only give you market value even though you have $10k into with new restoration and rebuilt motor you will only get $4k or less in the event your car is stolen or wrecked. Check out Haggerty or Grundy. I got a quote from grundy on my car, $8,500 agreed value for a little under $300 per year and it's full coverage (300/100) with towing, uninsured motorist etc just like you'd get from Farmers or anyone else.
Now this is a plan. Does the switch have to be a certain type ? Or any kill switch. I know i have one lying around somewhere. It looks like this, it says 240V. Hope this works. By the way you guys, i got Hagerty insurance. Luv it, $287 a year for full coverage. Miles not restricted, but i don't drive it daily. Its a weekend car.
Not overkill at all IMO. I've had a couple cars in my lifetime stolen from me and both were found but lots of parts removed. The feeling of walking out to an empty parking spot where you last parked your vehicle is a terrible feeling I hope I never have to go through again. I have at least $10k invested in my Fox currently and I'm not done yet. Even if my car were stolen and collector car insurance covered my investment I'd still be crushed emotionally. The countless hours put in to the car wrenching, cleaning, and cherishing will only be a sad memory. I'd like the financial aspect covered just because that's being responsible but the emotional investment I have in my car can't be insured so I'd like to prevent that from happening with lots of preventive measures.
I do and I use it!! Anything to make these jerks have to work harder to get my property. The more difficult you make it for them, the greater chance you have of them moving on to an easier target.Doesn't anyone use The Club any more ? Lol ..
I hear that, i know exactly what you mean. I too had some stolen, and one time all i got back was the shell of the car. I could not believe they stole everything, the only thing i had left was the leather stick shift i had put int he car. I kept it just to remember what i had. Unfortunately i only had liability too, lost everything. I know make sure i have full coverage on all my cars.
