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From: mhg@wjh12.UUCP (Goldstein)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: Protecting Car Stereos
Message-ID: <609@wjh12.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 21:59:54 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  2 21:59:54 1985
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> While I haven't tried this (never have had a car stereo anyone
> would want to steal :-) ), I read about the following technique.
> 
> Mount a thick steel strap from the back of the stereo to a heavy
> piece of metal under the dash at the back.  File the heads of the
> nuts or bolts down, or fill the screw slot with solder, or 
> otherwise make it very time consuming (for *anyone*) to get the
> stereo out.  I was under the impression professional installers
> will do this if requested (maybe extra charge).
> Since you will rarely be removing your stereo for any reason
> this is very cheap insurance.  (Do get one that doesn't immediately
> break...)
> 
> This won't solve the dash damage if they get irritated
> (or are just too dumb to notice it won't come out!).
> 
> A. Lester Buck @ Shell Development Co.
> {ihnp4, pur-ee, ut-sally}!shell!buck

Well, even though I have quite a nice car stereo, I have removed it
quite a number of times: to replace speaker wires, and to clean and
adjust the tape transport.
I use the decoy method. Plus my stereo is mounted sideways!!
(the car is a chevy Citation) so noone expects there to
be adecent radio anyway.

Mike Goldstein.