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Originally Posted by Seaver
Alarm systems are rediculously easy to foil, but I guess better than nothing.
One favorite trick is to wait for a thunderstorm, they will scratch off paint on a section of the car to allow a closed circut. They pop open the hood after a lightning crash (many car alarms go off by those so people ignore) and connect the battery with the car (ground). This blows the breakers and thus the power to the alarm. They can then steal whatever, or replace the breakers after disconnecting the alarm and/or hotwiring.
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If I were a car thief, that would be very valuable information.
When I think about it, though, that's rather interesting because once-- During some hurricane a few years back (I can't remember the name of it)-- A couple of thieves smashed in a window to my dad's Lexus without activating the car alarm and tried to steal the CD player as well as a few other things. Luckily, they were unable to strip the car and were eventually caught. I never knew why they would try to steal a car during a hurricane, but after reading your post it kinda' makes sense.