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Saffy:
http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/Meck_Lock.shtml

Am I missing something or is this one of the most easiest security devices to defeat like I think it is?

pop bonnet, cut the clutch hydrualic line to release clutch, Start the engine in 1st - drive away to safe house whilst gear shifting up and down the box using revs like you would if clutch had died  :huh:  

Disco Matt:
Like all anti-theft devices it can only slow them down. Fiddling around under the bonnet in search of pipes takes time and increases the risk of being noticed.

I'm a bit bemused by the EU ruling that it can't be fitted to brakes though. I cannot see what is wrong with a system whereby you can use the existing brakes to lock all four wheels while the car is stationary, the various "hill hold" mechanisms must do something similar. Providing that there are safeguards in place to prevent accidental operation while the vehicle is moving then it'd be perfectly safe.

Range Rover Blues:
If you combine it with an imobioiser though you can't start in 1st gear becauseof the imobiliser and you can't bumpstart it without a clutch.

The guidlines are 4 minutes I believe for Thatcham and sold-secure.

Saffy:
I just stick with my multi system immobiliser with coded inline fuel valve, disklock steeringwheel, GPS-SMS tracker, RF-APRS tracker and the 4 oz of C4 remote det under the seat (fantasy)

Tommo:
My land rover is equipped with all sorts of anti theft devices that it has created entirely by its self over a period of many years.

If I ever lend it to anyone I have to spend about 40 mins explaining all its flaws and how to get around them, if its not the intricate cold start procedure its the technique to use with the gearbox when its cold, or its the special way you have to waggle the ignition key to get it to work, or the two wires you have to wiggle if it cuts out for no reason.... and so on.

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