that is real, but it is in Africa. it is legal to install there becuase of the extreme high crime rate and amount car jackings that go on. they also have another one that has these samurai looking sword blades that pivot out from under the sides of the car and chop the jacker's feet off above the ankles. that would be a funny site, car jacker trying to run home on stumps holding his feet in in his hands. my only concern with that is what if you accidently trip your own alarm one day getting in the car. not good

 

um no, especially the older ones. very esy to get into. my friend showed me on the 88-91 models all you have to do is lay on the ground reach up through the engine compartment and pop the hood. bye bye unbolted engine components. and the doors arent much harder, the coat hanger trick does work.

 

more post whorishness. i forgot to add... i lost the key to my hatchback. called the local locksmith. rekeying is possible but it costs around 90.00 to make a new one. dayum. but, someone suggested i call a honda dealership to get a new key. i thought that was kind of a dumb idea since the only one near me was not the one my car came from. i called anyway out of desperation. amazingly they carry every key for every damn honda made, in stock! all i had to do was bring them the vin number, proof of insurance and registration, and my license to prove it is my car. it only cost 5.00 and the had it ready for me in 3 minutes. they also told me there were only 15 different key styles for my car, dont know about any other generation. so that means my key will unlock one in every 15 honda civics from 1991.

 

Man, this topic brings back some painful memories.[:@] In 2001 my wife and I went away on vacation to Colorado Springs only to come back to no Civic. I didn't have an alarm (was going to get one next week) so the guy that jacked it had a universal Honda key and just hopped in, started it up and took off. He was pulled over for speeding and went to jail. I had to pay $220 to get it out of impound, only to have it stolen the next day again!![:@] This time the cops found it on the southside with no wheels, stereo, speakers, door panels, odometer, they even took my jack and spare tire, even my wax and vacuum in the trunk. Insurance company had to cut me a $4500 check and I still couldn't get everything fixed. I guess the first theif called his homeboys to get the job done.

Edit: Oh and they jacked up my steering column too. Had to get a come along to straighten it back out. My steering wheel will not lock anymore. Not to mention my window lining being all chewed up from them sticking whatever it was in my door trying to get in.[:@]

 

Is your friend Mr. Fantastic or something? Does he have children sized hands? What tools did he use? I'm very curious because I spent an hour trying to to that when my hood latch got disconnected from the cable. I determined it was impossible. Secondly, with such a low profile, how did he fit underneath, or did he use a jack?

 

ha ha, yes he is a munchkin. seriously, i dont remember. have to look at the car to tell you. when i get home i'll get back with you on that. sorry

 

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this reminds me of all those horror movies when the lady gets in the car and starts driving, and then some creepy guy pops up in the back seat.

i'm lucky, on my street there are a lot of si's and nice accords, most of which don't have alarms. if anyone ever came after my sohc rice rod i probably wouldn't have to worry about much, they'd have to be pretty retarded to steal the slowest, most obscene cop-attracting honda on the block.

 

Immobilizer! Best bang for the buck.

 

like someone said earlier, i think a civic is the #3 stolen car. i learned that in drivers ed this summer!! i have got to get an alarm for my car....