shorting alarm thru parking lights

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Topic: shorting alarm thru parking lights

Posted By: mrcllusb
Subject: shorting alarm thru parking lights
Date Posted: July 12, 2006 at 8:24 PM

Anyone remember when this idea came out about theifs shorting the alarm out by sticking a screwdriver in the parking light socket?Wouldn't that just blow the parking light fuse and not short the alarm??

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"ole blake"

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Posted By: mrcllusb
Date Posted: July 12, 2006 at 9:13 PM

Ya know i thought of it for just a sec since alot of the alarms now have everything onboard like the relays and stuff..

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"ole blake"

Posted By: JWorm
Date Posted: July 13, 2006 at 12:40 AM

The parking light output on an alarm is usually fused at 10 amps. The alarm brain is usually fused at 15 amps. The 10 amp fuse blows first.

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: July 13, 2006 at 8:21 AM

They get it from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: dualsport
Date Posted: July 13, 2006 at 9:55 AM

Probably from the same people that claim to be able to transmit an RF code through their cell phone to unlock their car... funny that some might actually try it too- It has enough problem with voices, nevermind RF- "can you hear me now?" posted_image

Posted By: Custom_Jim
Date Posted: July 13, 2006 at 10:42 AM

This was on AOL today:

https://autos.aol.com/article/general/v2/_a/laptop-thieves/20060707145709990001

I remember years ago when transmitter's were on a single code and frequency and a local news show here did an article about code grabbers and they were disarming all kinds of factory and aftermarket systems on a mall parking lot. They did run into one at the time they couldn't disarm. Was a Clifford.

I tried the shorting out of a parking light years ago and with it flashing the fuse did not blow right away. I do like how the better companies thought ahead years ago and did put seperate fusing on things like the parking light outputs.

Jim

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1968 Chevy II Nova Garage Find 2012
1973 Nova Custom
1974 Spirit of America Nova
1973 Nova Pro-Street

Posted By: meltingplastic
Date Posted: July 13, 2006 at 12:39 PM

the reason why the whole screwdriver thing worked was cause people would break the bulb short it with the screw driver then set off the alarm. My understanding was that the old parking light circuits werent fused for alarms which is why this would work..

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Driving a Bagged, Caddied 02 s10

Posted By: Custom_Jim
Date Posted: July 13, 2006 at 3:00 PM

nouseforaname wrote:

so jim, you like the novas i see.

Yep, I have a few. I bought my first one in 1977 (the red 1973 Custom I bought completely stock and did a few things to it over the years). Here is a link to my cars and stuff:

https://members.aol.com/krystaldesigns/page1.html

If you go towards the bottom of the page to 2005 work and more photo's it take you to some webshot albums.

Jim

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1968 Chevy II Nova Garage Find 2012
1973 Nova Custom
1974 Spirit of America Nova
1973 Nova Pro-Street