›› Vehicle security should offer multiple things. Devices should follow these guidelines.

1) Highly Effective to completely prevent vehicle theft and react the way designed
2) Reliability as in proper function, control of starting or hotwiring, and false alarming
3) Ease of Use as in toggle switches, settings and confusions
4) Warranties or total costs whether it is per month or not

 

›› Other Security Systems Downfalls

* For our full article on Lojack click here
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* For our full information on heavy equipment protection click here

Alarm Systems
Who has not heard and ignored an alarm? "Code grabbers" can disable any alarm system can be purchased for less than $100 on the Internet. Even the more expensive systems that claim to have Anti-Scan or Code Grabbing Technology can still be defeated, as demonstrated on CBS' The Early Show and 48 Hours. One aspect of any alarm system is the location of the "brain".
The brain of the alarms are installed under your dash and connected to various wires there. Right where the thief goes to work on hotwiring vehicles! Todays technology on the internet allows you to visit various websites to find the right wire colors any alarm system connects to. The power of the internet helps out this way so we do not pay expensive stores to do what we can do ourselves. However the flip side is when bad people use this information the wrong way, on your Investment! See Ravelco news media for information about paging alarms.

Tracking, GPS, Locator Systems
These come into play only after the vehicle has been stolen. By the time the victim reports their vehicle stolen, (which is usually the next day, if not on vacation) it has already been stripped and dumped. If the owner of the stolen vehicle is lucky, the thief will not have found and removed the tracking transponder while stripping the vehicle and the tracking system will lead the police to the abandoned shell of the vehicle. One point they do not tell you is that if a vehicle crosses any border as in Mexico, the tracking device cannot be retrieved. Furthermore, they are expensive ($795 and up) and some even require a monthly monitoring and ping fee. Many people in the security industry call the system "after the fact jack" rather than "LoJack". General Motors offers a system called the "OnStar" which are defeated by the thief breaking the antenna off of the roof. Now available on the internet are devices that scramble the GPS signal and totally makes the vehicle un-trackable which means NO SECURITY. 

Immobilizers Killswitch Devices
The Immobilizer name is used by many different anti theft device companies globally. Many foreign car companies install this system as standard equipment on their vehicles. This system consists of a tiny radio transmitter embedded in the ignition key which sends a signal much like the GM, FORD and CHRYSLER systems. A variation of this system involves the use of a plug, rather than an embedded chip in the ignition key, but all are connected under the dash and all are very easy to locate and bypass. Killswitches or toggle switches are easily found and connected inder the dash. Many foreign cars have these installed connected to plain view circuits. All Ravelco connections are in the engine compartment as mentioned before and keyed specifically to each vehicle.

Club Devices
See video section of lock picking. Period

Other Devices
If you have any questions regarding any other anti theft devices currently installed or debating on, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

 ›› A $20,000 vehicle can be stripped and sold into $30,000 parts.

 ›› It takes a thief less than 8 minutes to strip a vehicle of the parts they want.

 ›› If your vehicle is recovered and is "repairable," its value is significantly diminished during future sales due to history reports.

 ›› Most vehicles that are found by police are usually already picked over with valuable parts first to go.

 ›› Consider the personal time and money if a theft occurs.

Now that you are understanding the theft world a bit! You can see why the Ravelco is the only one that stops it at the source!
They cannot hotwire it, break it, bypass it, or destroy it!