18 replies to this topic

[998dave]

Re: the topic about breaking into mini's, Please don't shove this on the internet, making it easier for anyone who may want to steal your mini, or my mini, everymini!

I removed the topic, please dont start another.

[The_Mistro]

thnks dave! i did PM jammy about it a few mins ago!

[998dave]

np, saw a report, possibly yours?

[minidan]

can i just say that i asked this in a way that would not disclose ways of stealing minis. i also removed the text minutes after posting it.

i asked for a PM rather than a reply as i would NEVER EVER want any one to have their mini stolen. my mini means everything to me as it does 99.9% of people on this forum. i know that.

anyway i went out and picked up my keys. lol

[stormintrooper]

if this was more of a topic to be told of ways to break into a mini in order to try and prevent it..also the hotwiring bit i would also like to know because apart from an imobiliser and alarm i'd love to know of any other way of making my henry safer

[paulrockliffe]

If you read your Haynes Manual and figure out the wiring diagram, understand what's going on when you start the car, then add in the fact that the main battery feed goes straight to the starter motor, you should be able to see why hot wiring a mini is the work of a few moments, especially with a little preparation.

[stormintrooper]

yh

[lrostoke]

If you worried about ways of protecting your mini then for me 1st thing I'd do is fit a battery isolator in the boot.

This will stop any power going to the engine bay, where once its there it doesn't take long to use that power to start the car.

Then you need some way of stop it being steered, crooklok or similar.

[widerim_pickup]

After removing my faulty imobiliser i wouldn't bother fitting another one after how easy it was to bypass.

Best way IMO is to fit a pedal lock and a battery isolator. If you think about ways to get a mini to start there is one easy way that most people miss if you have a colomn drop bracket.

If you can weld you can make up your own pedal lock. 2 bits of box section approx 8 inches long and a bit of 30mm tube about 6 inches long with a 10mm hole one end, simple's.

[998dave]

I wasn't having a go at anybody, simply removed the thread.

Number one is fit a battery isolator int he boot, as mentioned, you can get them with fused bypasses so they keep any alarm/immobiliser/stereo settings going, but the extra current draw used in trying to start/drive the car causes the fuse to blow, and cuts all power!

Dave

[stevo-1991]

what about a secret kill swith to the engine ?

or i was told of a way to stop people stealing your car just open the bonnet and take your rotor arm out and then its going no where really is it bit of a effort tho haha

[arnie]

im sure years ago my old man put a tap in the brake line, press peddle an turn the tap so the brakes locked on, access from under the carpet.
suppose a tap in the fuel line would work aswell.

[stickycreambun]

Im sure there was a link a while back on a switch that was on when reverse was selected, so you could only start the car in reverse. Sorry im not any good with wiring I cant explain any better than that!

[mars red mike]

Ive got one of these hidden away on my brothers mini

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=310106506055

[DaveRob]

im sure years ago my old man put a tap in the brake line, press peddle an turn the tap so the brakes locked on, access from under the carpet.
suppose a tap in the fuel line would work aswell.

Please dont mess with brakes..............