Anti-Theft Mods

[kemo]

I keep a Nickelback cd on the passenger seat... best antitheft device I've ever used. They know I mean business. (that's a dig at Nickelback, by no means am I saying they are hardcore lol.)

 

[Ranger44]

Sadly enough.......in America, king of auto transmissions........a manual transmission would deter most.

 

[mentalbreakdown00]

buy a pack of 15 guinea hens and 25 chihuahua's..... nobody will ever get close tot he truck.....

 

[Hopman]

Sadly enough.......in America, king of auto transmissions........a manual transmission would deter most.

That works for me. The fact that the truck is purple & green also helps. It's to noticable.

Now my roomate's silver '08 Corolla: They're a dime a dozen.

 

[OilPatch197]

both ignitons broke, they would turn to the on position, but the start part didn't work...

Yeah what is up with these crappy ignition switches? What was ford THINKING? The switch assemblies have four tangs one per corner, and as you use the switch the aluminum tangs eventually open up, once spread far enough open your switch falls apart! Requiring you to put it back together(if you didn't loose the pieces) and bend the tangs back.

I always carry a spare.

 

[hoosier1104]

I am still in favor of the gun mod. Just remember to squeeze the trigger not pull.

 

[Grey_04]

Sadly enough.......in America, king of auto transmissions........a manual transmission would deter most.

i agree, it would be the day Obama invites me down for a cold beer before i buy another auto transmission in anything..

 

[adsm08]

I keep a Nickelback cd on the passenger seat... best antitheft device I've ever used. They know I mean business. (that's a dig at Nickelback, by no means am I saying they are hardcore lol.)

Nickleback is super hardcore.






























































Super hardcore king of the d-bags.

 

[Peregrine]

I have a cab monkey. It is known as a trunk monkey for cars.

Gotta love Trunk Monkey. FYI: if you check thier website, there are more trunk monkey ads after that...

Sadly... trunk monkey is chevy... I think we should work on Trunk Gorilla. Leave the lightweight stuff to those other guys.

 

[--weezl--]

Yeah what is up with these crappy ignition switches? What was ford THINKING? The switch assemblies have four tangs one per corner, and as you use the switch the aluminum tangs eventually open up, once spread far enough open your switch falls apart! Requiring you to put it back together(if you didn't loose the pieces) and bend the tangs back.

I always carry a spare.

lol, really? both my other trucks were 250 000+ trucks, and actually i think the 150 was closer to 350 000, the more expensive of the 2 i paid $460 for... so i'm not too worried about it, it was easy enough to run the new wires, and much cheaper... plus like i said, it prevented my truck from being stolen on atleast 1 occasion...

 

[Brandon12]

If you got a 4x4 just put your transfer case in neutral. No one usually thinks of checking that. by the time they figure it out you would have heard your truck outside revving up.

 

[wakingtowinter]

that's a really good idea actually, and it's so easy too. Problem is I have an electronically shifted transfer case. I think I would have to take the shift motor off the tcase and put it into neutral from down there. How difficult is it to convert to manually shifted transfer case? That would be another reason to go manual.

 

[--weezl--]

not easy enough to make it worth your while for theft deturance... it would be cheaper and easier to a)have an electronic imobilizer installed B)put a boot on the wheel C)buy a trunk monkey

 

[PaleBlue90]

Step 1. Join NRA
Step 2. Affix membership decal to back window of pickup.

Joyriders and such don't want to mess around with someone's pickup who may be a nut job with lots of guns.

+1 i had a "Protected by smith and wesson" decal on my 89, i had subs and everything and noone ever messed with it. i caught a guy at kmart looking in till he saw my decal.

 

[press 1 for english]

The amount of vehicle thefts involving Ford Rangers is miniscule so I don't worry. The hispanics and white trash where I live wouldn't even spit on a Ranger much less steal it.......they are attracted to cars with big wheels and high dollar sound systems.
I don't leave anything of value in the vehicle that can be easily seen.
Hondas are the #1 most stolen vehicles and the insurance rates reflect this.