Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!cord!pierce!topaz!quint From: quint@topaz.ARPA (Amqueue) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Protecting Car Stereos Message-ID: <2463@topaz.ARPA> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 14:17:49 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.2463 Posted: Mon Jul 1 14:17:49 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jul-85 06:23:06 EDT References: <110@emacs.uucp> <124@shell.UUCP> Reply-To: quint@topaz.UUCP (Amqueue) Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 20 In article <124@shell.UUCP> buck@shell.UUCP (Lester Buck) writes: >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). >A. Lester Buck @ Shell Development Co. dont bet on it. My roommate had her stereo ripped off once... when she finally put another in, she had it done with the strap method, in addition to having and alarm installed. Well, the activation button for the alarm broke, they didnt go through that part of the car anyway, and she *still* lost the radio..... they just took bolt cutters (or something equally monstrous and destructive) and Cut The Strap. very discouraging. /amqueue