Does anybody have their classic equiped with the LoJack security system? I'm thinking about getting it. I've just had my Chevelle painted and the interior done and it would kill me if someone stole it. What other types of theft deterents are you all using?

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Josh Walker
(Yes, like Texas Ranger)
Riverside,Ca
1970 Chevelle
American Classic
not Japanese plastic!

I had thoughts about getting Lojack but I personally believe that it is easier for the unit to be located on an older car. Second, you have to report the car stolen before they track it. My biggest fear is a tow truck that will haul my car off in the middle of the night. By the time I have the tracker activated, my car could be in Mexico. What I think would be the best is to somehow get something similar to "the boot" that parking enforcement puts on cars with too many tickets.

Mike

My co-worker has a Lojack in his Tahoe. It got stolen at work. He made a call, and they found it within an hour! And, it was even down in an underground parking lot. So, they definitely do work.

I've heard that a lot of car thieves will now steal the car, leave it somewhere for a few days to make sure it's not tracked. If it's still there after that, they'll keep it.

Kirk is right, they leave it in an abandon lot to make sure it isnt a bust, or that its tracked.

Before you spend the cash.
Find out from your local cops on how well the system is supported, not from LoJack. LoJack originally installed the monitoring equipment but heard that as the police cars are being replaced, LoJack is not paying to re-install the equipment. I may be wrong. Something I found on the Corvette site. Not a lot of them running to put them on the new Vettes.

Walker;

The tracking on a Lojack system is done by your local police and their priorities may not be the same as yours!!

As I understand it, you have to fill out a full police report on the missing car before the system is activated.

I tend to keep coming back to what I call the "Disneyland scenario"! It goes like this;

You go into Disneyland for the day and somebody steals your car. After 8 hours in the park, you walk out and find out that your car is gone. You then have to find out where the local police department is and how you are going to get there. Maybe 2 more hours pass before you are done doing the report and (if you are lucky) they activate the system. That's 10 hours and it's only a 4 hours drive to Mexico!!

The comment that was stated about parking a car while seeing if it's being "tracked" is true, but any good chop shop could have your car TOTALLY stripped in a couple hours.

Now you could say that you wouldn't ever leave your car for that long, but then if that was totally true why are you even thinking about a tracking system.

A friend of a friend had his Porsche with Lojack stolen out of his garage. When the car was located after a couple weeks, it was just the shell sitting at the side of the road.

Try looking into "Teletrac".


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Wes. Vann
Technical Reference section
Gold Member #5

Wes
"four hours to Mexico"
What are you driving these days? From Riverside I could get a car down Interstate 15 in under 2 hours without busting the speed limit. Does the Border Patrol use LoJack?
Seriously, I agree with you. We live too close to T.J. to put out money and faith in the locals. I have had a car stolen and stripped. They moved really fast to respond. LOL.

Doh!!

I was think of the amount of time it would get from my house in the San Fernando Valley.

(and even at that, it would be more like three hours)

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Wes. Vann
Technical Reference section
Gold Member #5

Im going to take the LoJack out of my wifes t-bird when we trade it in and putting it in the Elky. In the mean time, any other thoughts or tricks? Ignition kill, batt kill, tranny locks etc? Are basic alarms with ignition kill worth while on these old cars?

Chuck

Chuck;

The first and most important item is that you can lock down the hood!! It has to be something that you will use!! All other items are a flash in the pan if the thief can get into the engine compartment.

Go to the "technical reference" section of this site and you can see how I did the hood lock for my 65. There is also a section talking about alarm systems.

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Wes. Vann
Technical Reference section
Gold Member #5