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My friend who lives around Great Mall called me today and said that all the stuffs from his 2000 Civic got stolen by someone today in front of his garage. Someone cut off his front grill, opened the hood, and jacked the alarm first. Then his driver side window was broken and the following stuffs were jacked.

Alpine speakers front&back ($300)
Sony CD deck ($250)
Two amps ($200)
Alarm system ($150)

After all there is a $900 loss and there is nothing he could do since these are not covered by insurance. He called the police and guess what? The police told him to file a claim online and they are not even coming to his house and file a report! I just want to tell all you guys to watch out about suspious people that might be following you sometimes. My friend told me there was a white truck following him when he was on the way back home from Great Mall. Our civics...I should say Hondas are the easiest and the most popular cars to jack. Anyway, I hope everyone would be more cautious after my friend's nightmare happened!

 
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Ah man that sux...If ur friend saw a white truck following him couldnt he have put his car in his garage?

 
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He did and SOMEONE JACKED HIS CAR WHILE HIS CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE!!! His house doesn't have garage door though because it's like a townhouse and the community does not allow any house owners to have garage doors somehow. He already contacted the community and request to have garage doors now and will have to see what they responded. However, I'm sure his audio components would not come back...

 
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its true how civics are common stolen cars or sumwhat in that nature. i went to a videostore and these group of 4 in their oldschool caddy or buick seemed like they were waiting for me til i leave the store. so i stayed for few min. n they left. i was assuming they waited til i went home so they know where i live? so that way they can visit my housing area n steal my **** in my ride.
im pretty sure everyone knows that civics are common stolen cars. if not, beware

 
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cuz civic are easy to break into

 
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Not my civic. Getting an alarm just won't cut it these days. You have to do more to protect your stuff, especially if you have a pimped out civic. This tells thieves you have $$$, and they'll assume your stereo stuff is upgraded.

 
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a alarm wont scare theives away, if they really want it, they will take it , even with a alarm

our car is so easy to get to hood, and disconnect the battery, all u gotta do is break the grill, which isnt that strong, and pull the cable latch for the hood

 
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If i saw a truck following me home, i would GO home, i would just run him around a random block in circles, but that's just me.

 
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thats is why you save all your sales invoice's from what you buy so you can claim it on insurance ....

and if someone is following you ..... DUH !

 
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damm sucks to hear that, well for me my alarm is on the max out sensor so it chips all day long and at night i park it out side but my room is next to my car so its all good, but dang that sucks oh well better things come to things that go wrong its a matter of time.

 
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ur right dude, when i reported my car stolen, the police officer asked if i had an alarm... i said no, and then he said, "well, it wouldnt have mattered anywayz, if they wanted ur car they would have taken it w/ the alarm."

and another thing, its so easy to get a master key these days. and i have a friend who has a friend who showed us how easy it is to break into cars. HIS car key opened both my car and my friends car w/ no problem. all he did was stick it in the doorhandle as if it was his car and turned it a few times and the car opened. the car didnt start up w/ his key, but that another easy thing to get around.

 
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even if you have an alsrm it does not mean a thing...my car was broken into when i first got it and stole my system and never set off my alarm, when i went to my car in the morning it was set and when i got inside i noticed what happened...no broken glass, just forced the window...

 
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that all SUCKS.

Every year, it's not the big $$$ cars that get stolen, it's the most popular car for the 5 years or so... why? Because there are a lot of them, and these cars are the most in need of parts and repair.

If I"m ever driving and I see someone following me, I always make wrong turns and go other places, of course my car isn't as riced out as many others...

A few nights ago I had a dream that a bunch of stuff got stolen from my car...

 
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LOL I have to admit that my friend is kinda stupid that he didn't care when he felt like someone was following him earlier. Do you get paid by insurance companies if you happen to save all the sales receipt? I mean don't you have to contact the insurance company and pay a little bit more for something that you added onto your car? My friend doesn't save these anyways but I'm just curious. Heard there is something called "back up alarm" which has its own battery to operate. I'm not sure how that works but it will definitely help a little bit.

 
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I'll give you one scenario as to what a good security system consists of, step by step as someone tries to steal your audio. Most thieves will follow these steps, although some are smarter.

1) The first thing a thief wants to do is disable your alarm. So if you have one, you're already one step ahead. He is either going to open the door and pop the hood, or break the grill from outside.

2) Next thing he will do is cut the cables going to the siren to shut it up. But WAIT! You have a second siren hidden under the hood, and the thief doesn't know where.

3) Now he is forced to disconnect the battery, all the while time is passing and the siren keeps going. He disconnects the battery and it still doesn't work. That's because your sirens are hooked up to a backup battery inside the car.

4) Now the theif decides whether it's worth it to continue or get caught. If continuing, the theif must now cut all the cables around the positive ternimal in order to finally disable power to the second siren. This takes more time and assumes the theif has wire cutters.

5) Finally the siren is off and it's time to go for the goods in the trunk. He goes inside the car and pulls the trunk release. But the trunk doesn't pop open! That's because you've disabled it.

6) Now assuming the theif has a crowbar, he will have to try and pry the trunk open. He succeeds, but the trunk will only open an inch. The theif takes a peek inside and sees your sweet amps and sub. Unfortunately, there is a thick cable that ties the trunk to the floor. If he doesn't have wire cutters, too bad.

7) One last hope! Maybe he can try and break down the locked rear seats. So he gets the crowbar and starts hacking away at the lock.

8) Yay! finally he gets to the audio. Overjoyed, he pulls out the equipment and starts loading it in his car while the car is messed up from having the hood and trunk opened.

Now unless you're parked in an abandoned warehouse, someone will see this going on and call the cops or yell something. Most stupid theives will give up after trying the first couple things on the list. Alot of them won't even bring more than a screwdriver and a rock with them.

UInfortunately, the center console and deck can be removed and cleanly unplugged within 10 seconds.

Hope this helps some of you doing security to your cars.

 
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THIS IS DEFINITELY A GREAT INFORMATION! It sounds like the 2nd back up alarm is a must have if you have a super sound system. How much does it cost though and how hard is the installation? By the way nice sedan you have!=) Love the OEM kit on sedan, and if there is a chance I might decide to go for a sedan instead of a coupe!

 
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Thanks for the comments. I have one backup battery for powering two separate sirens (one visible, one hidden). Both sirens are coming off the same wire lead, but there are too many wires to tell which one. Backup battery was between $20-40. Had most of it installed by circuit city, except for the second siren.

When I first got my sedan, I was always wanting a coupe. Now I like my sedan much better after everything.

 
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very nice info gearbox! The only steps I did to protect my car in order for thieves to not break into to it for a 2nd time is, I got a viper alarm, and a hood lock. The viper alarm for its sensitivity, and the hood lock so they just cant pop open the hook to cut the wire for the alarm (like the thieves did before). I now always have my hood locked, as well as my trunk. I do like that idea of having a hidden backup battery for the alarm. I might have to consider that, nice idea!

 
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sorry for my noobiness, how is a hood lock installed and how much does it cost? can it be done by urself?

 
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I would also like to know about the hood lock. That would confuse them even more.