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Thomas wrote:

OldCannon wrote:

Thomas wrote: Give me access to a vehicle with one of these, I could probably figure out a simple way to quickly bypass the system on other vehicles. What can I say? I'm an engineer that loves challenges, and I'm intrigued with Locksport.

I doubt it. If you're in Austin, come to my place and try. I'll give you 10 minutes. That's well outside the "quickly" timeframe. I'd be intrigued if you could succeed.

"on other vehicles" because I'll need the first one to study for awhile. Studying includes understanding the limitations and potential uses for the device so that I can quickly assess in any vehicle how it would be used. In addition to some screwdrivers and Allen wrenches, I would need a multimeter to check continuity in the electrical systems of the vehicle to quickly figure out what has been bypassed with the Ravelco. Perhaps some extra wires with alligator clips would be helpful in case I needed it to quickly bypass the Ravelco.

Each Ravelco is wired differently. Seriously. Both the physical wiring and the computer chip sequencing. Studying one only teaches you how to defeat THAT vehicle, not another Ravelco-equipped vehicle.

Thieves aren't going to bother with a system like that. There's LOTS of people that think LoJack or a car alarm or a Club will do the job, and those are all easily defeated. Thieves are opportunistic, and a Ravelco removes the opportunity.

I was reading a recent article (and I'm sorry I can't find the link, I tried) where there was a specific vehicle in 2009 that was one of the most-stolen, then in 2010 it went to one of the least stolen. The reason: Ignition interlock system. I'm not talking a simple hidden on/off switch (although that can work wonders as well if you hide it right), but a real, complicated, chip-controlled system. I'll have to try digging that information up (I think it was a eurocar of some sort).

Thomas wrote: Give me access to a vehicle with one of these, I could probably figure out a simple way to quickly bypass the system on other vehicles. What can I say? I'm an engineer that loves challenges, and I'm intrigued with Locksport.

I doubt it. If you're in Austin, come to my place and try. I'll give you 10 minutes. That's well outside the "quickly" timeframe. I'd be intrigued if you could succeed.

Dave2 wrote:

OldCannon wrote:Kind of after-the-fact, but if any of you have truck worth stealing in Texas (i.e., pretty much all of them), this works wonders: http://www.ravelco.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I've got a friend — one of those "can do anything" handyman types — who swears by those, and has put them in all his work and (I think) personal vehicles.

I've never heard of a car being stolen that had a Ravelco defeated. I have one. It's MUCH cheaper than a LoJack too (which is pretty useless, IMHO).

Kind of after-the-fact, but if any of you have truck worth stealing in Texas (i.e., pretty much all of them), this works wonders: http://www.ravelco.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;