Trunks Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 was thinking of getting one for my ride. just wondering if its any good or just a waste of money. i'll be using this with my fuel cut off switch and my alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 seams like the idea would be good but you'd think if you really wanted the car you could just cut through it. i'm assuming your talking about one of those things that you put under the pedal. they say that you can't cut through it with a saw but i bet with a little heat you could make it brittle enough to shatter. it would really deter most theifs though and with the other stuff you've got you should be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 you wanna do somim fun , put line locks on the rear wheels , lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 can't do that, most of those are electronic, and would drain your battery in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trunks Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 yeah im talking about those club devices. it prevents the clutch or brake pedal from being pressed. supposedly unbreakable unless the thieves carry blow torches wit em. anyone got any experiences wit this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 im sure you could gear somin up pyro. i mean the car would be running when you use linelocks , you know whats funny pyro , im wondering if anyone knows what were talking about , lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat467 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 lol I'm lost. Share your knowledge cranny and pyro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 line lock, roll control, um... there are a bunch of names for them. they are for locking the front tires in a RWD car so you can burn out, and holding you at the line when your ready to launch. you flip a momentary switch, pump your brakes. its like a gate valve that holds pressure on your front brakes, even when you let off of the pedal, via a solenoid. then you can burn out. release switch, and it opens the valve and releases all pressure. found this on a VW site.... link! its a manual line lock, used for parking brakes. NOT for use in place of a cable brake tho. EDIT: nothing to do with line locks, but when I first read this page i was like.... he wants to put a clutch brake on his honda...? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 i dont think you can put a trans brake(what i assume you guys are calling clutch brake) on a manual anyways. its an auto thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat467 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Oh yea. I've heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 nope lol, i mean clutch brake like the big rigs have. press in the clutch the whole way to the floor and it is a brake for the clutch, cause it takes to long for them to stop without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Line locks were good for three things: destroying tires, annoying the neighbors and killing u-joints. I could see how the concept would be easily converted to something for antitheft. A lock for the parking brake wouldn't work so well as most cars can drive with the brake fully engaged. The brakes will smoke and get hot after a bit, but not before the thiefs are long gone with the car anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 your talking about an engine brake i think pyro. its not a pedal , its a handle on the steering column , when you pull it , it uses the compression of the engine to slow down. im sure everybody has heard them , truck slowing down , and all the sudden youl hear it GRRRRRRRRRRRR , thats engine brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 A lock for the parking brake wouldn't work so well as most cars can drive with the brake fully engaged. The brakes will smoke and get hot after a bit, but not before the thiefs are long gone with the car anyway. I dunno about you, but my parking brake locks my tires. and cranny, no not a jake brake, a clutch brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Brand new rear parking pads on my cherokee and my buddy drove the thing 40 miles back to my house with the parking brake fully engaged. By the time he got there they were shot, glowing red, and billowing smoke too. I would guess it depends on the car. My little dx brake will hold the car still, but won't keep the wheels locked if I gas it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 need to adjust those cables then. About 3-5 clicks should lock up the rears, not slow them down, lock them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I guess I drove the jeep so long like that I got used to it and thought it was "norm" I'll look into it when the weather breaks. I would think that the best anti-theft setup wouldn't involve the brakes at all. Thinking more on the lines of an independant starter kill. Something that spliced into the power feed for the starter. You set off the alarm and it blows the in-line fuse. Doesn't matter if the thief cut the alarm wires or even gets under the hood unless he has an entire section of cable to reroute the starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 starter or fuel cut, either one is nice. plus half of the alarms have a starter kill built right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 They are somewhat easy to bypass if you can get under the car though. The cut out would have to be independant system from the alarm to really enhance security and not be dependant on being powered, like a fuse. Something that reacted to fluctuation in the electrical, like someone cutting the lines. Only problem would be if you're a goon and set off your alarm by accident all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 put it behind your dash, that takes a heck of a lot longer to get into than under your hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Last car had a $1500 dash and a $400 window ruined to get to a $199 installed JVC cdplayer My preferred ultimate anti-theft device: Don't have anything to steal. Keep nothing in the car, leave all the doors unlocked and only carry liability insurance. I figure if I leave myself wide open and tempt fate that nothing is going to happen to it. I would like to find out about a brake lock though. Since I will be putting some cash into my motor I want to see about a way to lock it when I want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 geez that sucks big time.... I'm glad i live in the boonies. Rarely do i ever lock my doors to the bug. and it has over 2k worth of audio stuff in there. well now that i told everyone that, i'm gonna have to lock it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 What part of the country are you from anyway? Think it's possible to mount a park brake anywhere else in the car? Maybe under the seat. Somewhere any theifs wouldn't be looking. Keep the original, just disconnect it and it wouldn't do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Central Pa. and by central, i mean dead center. can't, that would be illegal, since the stock one needs to be in working order. but you could use something like I posted above tho. have to reroute some brake lines, but no biggie there. That thief wouldn't know what was going on if he jumped in it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 can't, that would be illegal, since the stock one needs to be in working order. Not like most of the other things we've done to our cars arn't Hrm, I just sold a 13 year old 100mhz laptop for $31. I can't believe these people. Anyway, may look into that. I would prefer a mechanical setup as opposed to an electronic one. Less to mess with once it is set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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