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- Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
- Path: sparky!uunet!portal!v3!don
- From: don@vestek.com (Don Labutay)
- Subject: Re: [W] Flashing LED on stereo
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.174158.14853@vestek.com>
- Organization: Vestek Systems, San Francisco
- References: <1993Jan20.194457.17631@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 17:41:58 GMT
- Lines: 31
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- In article <1993Jan20.194457.17631@leland.Stanford.EDU> edwilson@leland.Stanford.EDU (Edward Wilson) writes:
- >Is the flashing LED on stock stereos (in late model VWs) an effective
- >deterrent? Is it common knowledge among thieves that the stereo will
- >not work without the code? Does this strategy work well for Mercedes?
- >
- >A friend of mine lives in a place (SF) where cars get broken into
- >frequently. When she bought her Golf, she intended to replace the
- >stock stereo with a pull out, so she removed it, but found that she
- >can use it as a pull out. She just hooks up the three connections
- >in the back and slides it in.
- >
- >Her car was recently broken into, and the guess is that they expected
- >to find the pull out under a seat or in the trunk (they didn't). But
- >several other new VWs park in the same area, all with the stock stereo
- >left in the car - and they decided to target hers.
- >
- >Based on this, she might start leaving it in there, in plain view. Is
- >this a good idea, or are the other cars just lucky?
- >
- >
- >Anyone have similar experiences?
- >
- >Ed Wilson
- >ed@sun-valley.stanford.edu
- She's lucky. My previous car a Datsun 510 was completely stripped and burned to
- the ground, also in S.F. I think it would be better if she leaves the stock
- radio in there, at least the thief will know what kind you have. If they
- just see the open slot, they'll think that you might have very expensive
- pull-out.
-
- don
-