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Immobiliser security system

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65notch

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anybody ever heard of the Immobiliser security system made by Quorum? If not, Its like a little computer chip you insert into a slot wired in the car. you can program up to 6 different components it. I pretty much is a kill switch.

if youve heard of it, used it or use it...what do you think about it? i have one that im thinking of wiring in my 65 coupe. thanks
 
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The stock PATS security beats any aftermarket immobilizer systems. If you want added security, put in an alarm so it will make noise.
 
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Problem is that many cars now are getting taken by a tow truck. Happened to a friend last summer in his driveway. You need a system that lets you know when the car has gone outside of a pre-programed boundry and/or gets set off by the slighest movement.
 

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i have an alarm. its a two way pager. i was going to wire kill switches but then a guy that works for ford got me this thing for free. so i have it already, free of charge, i just wanna know if its any good.

whats a PATS?
 

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PATS system is "Passive Anti-Theft System." Ford started using this system I believe back in 1999. Your key sends a signal to your car letting it know that it's a legit key and will allow the car to start. If the incorrect key is there sending off the wrong signal or no signal, your car will not start.

I just got the Lo-Jack system installed today. I was interested in a kill-switch as well, but I believe both together nicely. If a tow-truck ever steals your car, at least police can track it's location with the Lo-Jack.
 

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my car is parked in a garage right out my window so im not to worried about when im home. when im at school and work its out in the open, school has cameras which is a help. i also have the grant steering wheel system, so i always take my wheel with me, i never back in. i always pull in and turn my wheels so that if they try to pull it back it will pull into the curb, another car, pole ect. thats my fight againts tow trucks. unfortunatly a tow truck has alot of 'wenching' torque.
my car is extremly easy to hot wire and drive away, and an alarm is easy to get around. and if they get by the steering wheel then they gotta get by this immobiliser system( which has like 12 black wires comming out the pack so it would be hard to jump i would think. take a while anyways.
im in phoenix, az and cars get jacked constantly, and this is my pride and joy so whatever i can do to keep her, i hope to do.


Seraphitia102 said:
PATS system is "Passive Anti-Theft System." Ford started using this system I believe back in 1999. Your key sends a signal to your car letting it know that it's a legit key and will allow the car to start. If the incorrect key is there sending off the wrong signal or no signal, your car will not start.

I just got the Lo-Jack system installed today. I was interested in a kill-switch as well, but I believe both together nicely. If a tow-truck ever steals your car, at least police can track it's location with the Lo-Jack.
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65notch said:
my car is parked in a garage right out my window so im not to worried about when im home. when im at school and work its out in the open, school has cameras which is a help. i also have the grant steering wheel system, so i always take my wheel with me, i never back in. i always pull in and turn my wheels so that if they try to pull it back it will pull into the curb, another car, pole ect. thats my fight againts tow trucks. unfortunatly a tow truck has alot of 'wenching' torque.
my car is extremly easy to hot wire and drive away, and an alarm is easy to get around. and if they get by the steering wheel then they gotta get by this immobiliser system( which has like 12 black wires comming out the pack so it would be hard to jump i would think. take a while anyways.
im in phoenix, az and cars get jacked constantly, and this is my pride and joy so whatever i can do to keep her, i hope to do.
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I've heard of something about many cars being stolen in AZ. You might want to visit www.ravelco.com as they claim that no car has been stolen under the ravelco system (kill-switch) and get a lo-jack system as well www.lojack.com or Force Tracker www.forcetracker.org, so incase your car does get stolen, you can file a police report and have them track where your car is to recover it as soon as possible before they damage and/or strip the car down for its parts.
 

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Seraphitia102 said:
PATS system is "Passive Anti-Theft System." Ford started using this system I believe back in 1999. Your key sends a signal to your car letting it know that it's a legit key and will allow the car to start. If the incorrect key is there sending off the wrong signal or no signal, your car will not start.
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That is true (well, except I think GT's had it early than '99)...

Isn't the PATS system the same as a "kill switch"?
 

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GT-03 said:
That is true (well, except I think GT's had it early than '99)...

Isn't the PATS system the same as a "kill switch"?
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I would believe that it's similar to a kill-switch. The main difference between a kill switch is that once you switch it off, the car shouldn't start at all whether or not you have the right key. The PATS system will start the car however with the right key, so in a sense, there is a chance of someone hot-wiring the car.
 
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