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short_dustin
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What's that do?
keeps the car from starting until you touch two places at the same time.
short_dustin
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Call me stupid but, I don't get it. Is it on Kirban's website?
yes, under misc.
87Turbolimited
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Nice im thinking of getting one since my alarm went out
! would it matter if my car has alarm can you post a video of how it works.thxs
This was posted about in the lounge a while ago. You litterally touch 2 different metal parts in the car to be able to get the starter to work. If you don't touch those specific metal parts it won't work. It has a valet switch so you don't have to tell anyone and the metal can be as small as a screw head.
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sounds pretty interesting, I'll look into it a little more....
scot w.
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The Extender line of chips had valet mode and even a theft deterrent built right into them where you had to program/move certain parts to start the car...
decaturforlife
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It a kill switch. There are many good places to put it. We use to install this in the early 90's before this kit.
Bruce Urie
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I see.....so let me get this straight.....as Charlie said....you have to touch two metal surfaces at once, so that's the left hand and the right hand.........then, possibly use your tongue or nose to push the switch or turn the key in the switch in order to start it....OK, but what if I had a cold? Snot ruins electrical circuits, you know. And suppose the starter switch is on the floor or in the glovebox? Then I would have to be like Gumby in order to contort into a "starter position."
Bruce '87 Grand National
Snot ruins electrical circuits, you know. And suppose the starter switch is on the floor or in the glovebox? Then I would have to be like Gumby in order to contort into a "starter position." Bruce '87 Grand National
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Kinda curious if the key has to be in the ignition and switched foward for this system to work... and if not how do you shut the car off once its running
you touch the 2 spots then turn the key to start as normal.
decaturforlife
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Everything is the same u just have to touch what ever you put the wire at to start the car. It the same thing like the alarms that have a starter shut down. If the alarm is going off the car will not start.
Dennis Kirban
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Appreciate all the postings on this slick alarm system it is basically not an alarm as no siren is in this kit.
The product is nothing new we have been selling it since around 1991 when my son must have done about 20 turbo cars at one of our reunion events. This system has many advantages because no switch is involved for a theft to locate. Also installing it ONLY requires you to cut one of your factory wires...most systems require several wires to be cut. Point being if something was to fail, all you have to do is reconnect your one cut wire in your stock harness.
It has a valet setting meaning you can not have it set at all for example when you take your car to a garage to be worked on. You basically are touching one small metal screw with one finger and bare metal like the spoke on your steering wheel with a finger from your other hand. Once the little LD lite goes off you turn your key and car cranks and starts.
If you fail to do this you turn the key and you get nothing not even a click....frustrating for a thief....while nothing is fool proof this system has stopped several owners cars over the years from being stolen.
Cheap insurance if the game plan is to take precautions to retaining possession of your car. This will work virtually on any car prior to air bags long as you can locate the proper wire to cut. I had one in our Syclone years ago as well.
Our part number is 7230 if you go to our website and type in that part number. Years ago we used to sell the metal steering wheel collar when they were about $50 each....today companies get $150 for them on ereason we do not offer them any more.
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The product is nothing new we have been selling it since around 1991 when my son must have done about 20 turbo cars at one of our reunion events. This system has many advantages because no switch is involved for a theft to locate. Also installing it ONLY requires you to cut one of your factory wires...most systems require several wires to be cut. Point being if something was to fail, all you have to do is reconnect your one cut wire in your stock harness.
It has a valet setting meaning you can not have it set at all for example when you take your car to a garage to be worked on. You basically are touching one small metal screw with one finger and bare metal like the spoke on your steering wheel with a finger from your other hand. Once the little LD lite goes off you turn your key and car cranks and starts.
If you fail to do this you turn the key and you get nothing not even a click....frustrating for a thief....while nothing is fool proof this system has stopped several owners cars over the years from being stolen.
Cheap insurance if the game plan is to take precautions to retaining possession of your car. This will work virtually on any car prior to air bags long as you can locate the proper wire to cut. I had one in our Syclone years ago as well.
Our part number is 7230 if you go to our website and type in that part number. Years ago we used to sell the metal steering wheel collar when they were about $50 each....today companies get $150 for them on ereason we do not offer them any more.
denniskirban@yahoo.com
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Let's say you are using the steering wheel spoke as one of the metal "touch" surfaces. Does that mean you have to attach a wire to the steering wheel to hook it up? That's the part I don't understand.
nope, but you have to hook a wire to the other spot you choose.
Dennis Kirban
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As someone earlier stated a wire goes to one small regular looking metal screw generally you can put this along the bottom trim panel. You want this within easy reach. With your other hand (finger) all you need to do to complete the circuit is touch ANY METAL part of your car at the same time. No wire goes to this other metal part in your car. Simplest item to touch would be one of the spokes on your steering wheel. Once you touch that and the one screw mentioned earlier the led lite goes out, and you can crank the car and it will start.
That is what makes it clever, the fact no switch is involved and thives at least the ones not reading this thread have no idea how to QUICKLY bypass this clever "kill switch idea" Remember most thieves want to avoid being caught in the act....they want a quick get away. Our cars are an easy target lets face it getting to the door lock is easy heck the door glass hardly fits snug to start with making it easy to enter the car in mere seconds....you want to slow the thief down from starting and driving your car away.
As I stated earlier this method has "saved" several members cars over the years. I have bought as readers know numereous cars and usually pull out all the various theft devices as half of them fail over time, or you get no directions, or they have cut so many wires in the car making diagnoses tough to do if something fails.
This system if something fails all you have cut is one wire in your car....Just one single wire. Everything else goes to your fuse box block under the dash and the control box is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
I can't take credit for the product someone else developed it many years ago made it for us and then (I forget why exactly) I think was he could not spare the time or get the parts stoped supplying us with them. For about 5 years we did not have them until we hooked up with the guy that makes the LED lite sticks that do a superior job of illuminating our poorly lite analog dash. Same guy makes both of these products for us.
You can't beat the system for the money, ease of operation, the fact it sets automatically when you shut the car off so its not something you have to remember to do each time I don't know of a better system that meets those requirements.
denniskirban@yahoo.com
That is what makes it clever, the fact no switch is involved and thives at least the ones not reading this thread have no idea how to QUICKLY bypass this clever "kill switch idea" Remember most thieves want to avoid being caught in the act....they want a quick get away. Our cars are an easy target lets face it getting to the door lock is easy heck the door glass hardly fits snug to start with making it easy to enter the car in mere seconds....you want to slow the thief down from starting and driving your car away.
As I stated earlier this method has "saved" several members cars over the years. I have bought as readers know numereous cars and usually pull out all the various theft devices as half of them fail over time, or you get no directions, or they have cut so many wires in the car making diagnoses tough to do if something fails.
This system if something fails all you have cut is one wire in your car....Just one single wire. Everything else goes to your fuse box block under the dash and the control box is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
I can't take credit for the product someone else developed it many years ago made it for us and then (I forget why exactly) I think was he could not spare the time or get the parts stoped supplying us with them. For about 5 years we did not have them until we hooked up with the guy that makes the LED lite sticks that do a superior job of illuminating our poorly lite analog dash. Same guy makes both of these products for us.
You can't beat the system for the money, ease of operation, the fact it sets automatically when you shut the car off so its not something you have to remember to do each time I don't know of a better system that meets those requirements.
denniskirban@yahoo.com
