21 replies to this topic

[Rob Himself]

At the moment all the Mini has is standard door locks.

I'd like central locking & immobiliser as a minimum... what else could/should I go for?

Suggestions & £££ ?

Cheers!
R

[stardude]

alarm? u can get very good insurance approved ones, fitted for about £300-£400

[Matt]

sticky film on the windows.. stops people being able to smash the window.

[mike.]

Where can you get that sort of stuff matt?

[Matt]

urrrm here..

taaada

[Rob.Finney]

do they actually work?????

[insamoufonyx]

yep it does same as alot of window tints help stop windwos breaking

[Puddings]

But then the fire men cant smash the window to pull you out when you are knocked out and under water not worth it i say

[redhotmini]

But then the fire men cant smash the window to pull you out when you are knocked out and under water not worth it i say

its a catch 22 situation, do i do it for improved security, and risk being unconsious and under water? (its unlikely to happen, unless you plan a top gear style channel crossing) ive had it done on my car, and tried it out on a spare window - it will break if you use one of those special pointy glass hammers, once it tears from the pointy bit you can pull the glass out. it does stop someone putting a brick through your window, and theres a lot less mess afterwards.

[Rob Himself]

Hmm.

I'm meaning in terms of alarms ...... there's bugger all to build on, other than a simply key lock lol

[mike.]

I'd start with a dis-car-nect device. They're a really clever immobiliser and dead cheap! Its basically equivilant to taking you battery with you when you park your car.

http://www.minispare....aspx?pid=36489

[redhotmini]

I'd start with a dis-car-nect device. They're a really clever immobiliser and dead cheap! Its basically equivilant to taking you battery with you when you park your car.

http://www.minispare....aspx?pid=36489

they work really well, although to put most opportunist thieves off, you need something that is blatantly obvious, like a disklok that covers the entire steering wheel. ok so its bulky and gets in the way when you remove it, but its a really good deterrent. i use a pedal clamp in mine, which locks all 3 pedals together, and stops them being pushed to the floor. i like that, but its really annoying when you forget its fitted.

[mike.]

Yeah i want something like that on mine - something obvious.

[yorkshirechris]

The dis-car-nect would put the medicure (not opportunist but not quite made it big time - dya like my description?) thief off because he wouldn't think to look in the boot of the car when the engine don't start...

[redhotmini]

basically, anything bright yellow, has got a lock on it is good. so an alsatian, painted bright yellow with a padlock round its neck would be ideal.