Well, my truck was broken into in broad daylight at my apartment complex. They tried to steal my truck, but only got away with the stereo and my floormats. Yup, floormats!!?? :roll:
Evidently, there have been several stolen cars around the same parking spot. I suspect, now that they have had a chance to play with my truck ignition, the robbers may have a better idea of what it may take to steal my truck. Thus, they may be back again to finish the job.
To counter this, I've been removing my starter and fuel pump fuses in my engine compartment, and have resumed using my steering wheel club. So basically, they can mess around with the ignition all they want, but wont be able to start the truck. If so, the truck wont have fuel for very long. (Probably enough for them to back out.)
Anyhow, I'm thinking of adding a switch which I can install in a very hidden place inside the cab, which will allow me to cut the power supply to the starter fuses, possibly another switch to cut the fuel pump as well, in a seperate spot.
You may be asking, "Why don't you put an alarm in the truck?". Well, I've never been a fan of alarms. The only type that interests me are the kinds that kill the starter in the event that the key is not used. I've heard that some robbers have developed a way around this, so they can still start the car, and drive away.
You also may be asking, "What are your switches going to do for you? Couldn't the robber just flip the switch and be off in your truck?" The way I see it, most cars don't have switches like this, and the robber isn't going to spend time looking for hidden switches in order to start the car. The worst case (aside from actually finding the switches) is that the steering column gets damaged, and the robber gets pissed off.
What do you folks think? Would these switches be a good idea? Am I missing a circumvent to the fuses that would still allow someone to start the car?
Thanks for your advice! Have a good weekend.