Pedal Jack Anti-Theft Device

[Tengun]

Does anyone have any experience with this device?

http://www.autosportcatalog.com/home-and-vehicle-security/pedal-jack-anti-theft-device.cfm

I am looking for something a bit harder to defeat than a Club. The intent is a more security on shorter runs - like trips the grocery store, kids to the pool - basically daytime errands.

Thanks

[Baldwinvette77]

I put a kill switch under my dash, only i know where it is, and it kills power from the battery, before that, i just pulled my coil wire 

[Nwcharger]

I would do both kill switch and pedal lock. The steering wheel club is way too easy to get threw.

[RallyeMike]

First, I don't think that add is truthful when it comes to an older car: The brake pedal steel is actually softer to cut through than the steering wheel core. Also, on an older car you don't have to step on the brake to release the shift or ignition interlock, so the "ulitimate protection for an automatic car" is just plain false unless the car is newer.

Even so, do you want the guy with the saw working down low on the floor where he can't be seen, or on the steering wheel club where he is visible?

Lastly, a car can be driven with a working gas pedal and a parking brake. If the regular brake pedal won't compress - no big deal, your car is gone.

[Old Moparz]

Don't ever forget that thing is locked on or you will not like the results.  

I once had a 1966 Newport, that for whatever reason, the brake pedal would sink when the car was parked for a few hours. It would gradually sink to where the brake lights came on & drained the battery. The previous owner decided that a coffee can under the pedal was the cheapest fix. Me being young, dumb & poor, I agreed with his idea & used that same method. So one day I backed into a parking space somewhere & put the can under the pedal. When I went to leave later on, & since I had backed into the parking space, I just put the car in drive & pulled out. When I got to the end of the driveway I had to stop at the stop sign so I hit the brakes, but they didn't work.    

I had just enough time to quickly remember the coffee can & kicked it out from under the pedal. Almost s**t myself.  

[myk]

I was taught before I got my license to never turn the ignition key unless my foot was firmly on the brake pedal.

In any case, brake pedal locks have been around for at least a decade; I've been using them on my cars since 2009...

[XH29N0G]

A friend of mine was the DD and it was my VW.  he got in, started it up and drove it in a curved arc right into a snow bank.  The steering wheel look wasn't obvious and connected to the brake pedal.  Once moving, it was difficult to stop and steer.

[ws23rt]

Don't ever forget that thing is locked on or you will not like the results.  

I once had a 1966 Newport, that for whatever reason, the brake pedal would sink when the car was parked for a few hours. It would gradually sink to where the brake lights came on & drained the battery. The previous owner decided that a coffee can under the pedal was the cheapest fix. Me being young, dumb & poor, I agreed with his idea & used that same method. So one day I backed into a parking space somewhere & put the can under the pedal. When I went to leave later on, & since I had backed into the parking space, I just put the car in drive & pulled out. When I got to the end of the driveway I had to stop at the stop sign so I hit the brakes, but they didn't work.    

I had just enough time to quickly remember the coffee can & kicked it out from under the pedal. Almost s**t myself.  

Speaking of locks, a friend told me about his adventure. He was traveling long distance somewhere and their was a long down grade. He was low on gas so decided to turn the ignition off on the down hill to save some.  When came time to turn for a curve the steering lock would not let that happen.  It was a close call crossing the road heading for a cliff.

[myk]

I guess I'm the only one that pushes the brake pedal before turning the ignition key...

[JB400]

I do as well.  Especially on manual trans vehicles.  Never know if it's in gear when turning the key especially in vehicles your not used to driving.

[RallyeMike]

I guess I'm the only one that pushes the brake pedal before turning the ignition key... shruggy

There are probably more people here from the "pump the gas twice" generation.

[Tilar]

I guess I'm the only one that pushes the brake pedal before turning the ignition key... shruggy

There are probably more people here from the "pump the gas twice" generation.

Guilty as charged.


I think if I were going to put something like a brake lock on my car, I would use something like this. It would leave the pedal up so the brake lights don't come on, but it would have the brakes locked down as long as there were no leaks. You hold your brake pedal down to lock down the brakes, and then set the valve to hold pressure.

http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS-Performance-Products/JEGS-Hydraulic-Brake-Lock/1769685/10002/-1

[AKcharger]

Seems like another layer of protection

Oh and to the "kill switch" guys: all ya need is a jumper from the + of the batt to the + of the coil, screw driver to the started and your done 

[myk]

That's assuming that a car thief is going to take the time to pop the hood, assess the engine bay and then make the necessary hot wiring.  I doubt a modern car thief would have the inclination or even the skill to pull something like that off before a .45 ACP round punched a hole through his butt...

[Ghoste]

I think you're right Myk, the vast majority of them are amateurs really and typically want to go the punch a screwdriver in the lock method.

[AKcharger]

...And Amateurs wouldn't mess with a pedal brake or Club either