A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves

Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by technothrasher on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:30PM (#36761226)

Yup, I put an ignition kill switch in my old Triumph Spitfire behind the dashboard when I was living in a not so great part of town. Just had to reach my hand up behind and flick it. I didn't hide it too hard, figuring anybody that tried to drive away in my Triumph and couldn't get it to start would figure it was just being a typical Triumph.

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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by firebat45 on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:44PM (#36761428)

Cars built with Lucas electrics typically have 3 modes of operation. Off, Dim, and Flicker. Which two of the three end up on your switch is entirely random.

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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by mhandley on Monday July 17, 2023 @02:06PM (#36761791)

Oh yes, those of us of a certain age remember well Lucas, Prince of Darkness.

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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by rpcope1 on Monday July 17, 2023 @04:33PM (#36763673)

The only thing that Lucas built that didn't suck was a vacuum cleaner.

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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by TylerE on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:29PM (#36766606)

Realistically, these days driving a stick might as well be a kill switch.

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