Just take the motor with you when you leave your car. Like those expensive car radios back in the early 2000s.

It's so satisfying that the thief went through so much effort tearing apart the car only to have to give up.

From my experience a simple hidden switch that you have to click before starting works amazing. Hide it in reach of the driver seat but not in eye sight. Say under the seat or in the ceiling of a pocket cubby in the dash. IMO momentary switch work best that you hold when starting as a toggle you have to remember to toggle off when you leave the car. For tracking we always used apple airtags but remove the speaker first. Worst case the thief gets a notice on their iphone "AirTag found moving with you" but they wont be able to make it beep so they cant find it to remove it without spending hours. Hiding it well is important, I say hide it under the carpet or epoxy it somewhere under the car and paint it so you cant tell.

The old 'pocket the fuel pump relay' has never failed me

if that potato would’ve worked, that dude would’ve been so mad 😂

Now we know how Donut keeps getting these "$500" project cars

As someone with a car in which you can push the driver side window down with your hands (and no interest in fixing it), this video was still a fun watch.

1:26 "Stealing² !" That cracked me up. 😂

Best thing to do is a 1-2$ switch hidden on your fuel pump power wire

If there is ever a part 2, we need Lock Picking Lawyer on it! I'd love to see what vulnerabilities he would find. Richard still did great as he noted the weak points actual thieves would attack. Lock Picking Lawyer will show us how unsecure these products really are. I have a feeling that the lock cylinders on most of these products can be raked or bumped.

I've always heard that "the opportunity makes the thief", meaning most crimes or theft is not pre-planned, they simply take advantage of an opportunity. Most won't be walking around with bolt cutters or power saws.

Something that I didn't see them touch on about the Revelco car immobilizer that really should have been mentioned is that these plugs have over 100,000 combinations. This means that any other plug, or a dummy plug, will most likely fry something before it actually allows a thief to get away with the car. The plugs that comes with the one installed for your vehicle have a 1 in 100,000 chance of being replicated in another vehicle which makes this a fairly strong deterrent over all. Save for a thief just cutting it off and rewiring all the leads together to steal your car, it isn't a bad option I'd say. Personally, I'd still have a hidden dummy switch as well just to have two steps all the same.

What I like about The Club style devices is they fulfill the idea that: 'Your car doesn't have to be IMPOSSIBLE to steal, just HARDER to steal than the OTHER GUY'S car.' (And the club fufills that because it can be seen by potential thieves.) Just like how a thief will walk around trying door handles until they find an unlocked car, and THAT is the one that'll get ransacked (or slept/pissed in, etc).

"Aw damn dude, stealing squared" lol. That was perfect.

I appreciate the GI Joe Parody Vid references. "Imma computa!" "Stop all the down loadin!"

Best solutions are for Anti-Theft is: Add a immobilizer / hidden kill switch. And for tracking: Buy a cheap smartphone, buy the cheapest 5g internet plan, add a tracker app to the phone, hide it under a panels with a permanent charger attached to it. The tracking should last until the car battery drains + 5~10days from the phone battery in standby mode. A alternative is hide a apple airtag on the car. Its not as precise as a smartphone with GPS but last ~1 year before you have to change the battery. You can also use both options for redundancy.

Can't believe they didn't review the trunk monkey. Best anti-theft device.

The Eric Andre "Google, show me this guy's balls" soundbite was so funny 😂

Poor Henry and his Suburban 😂 at least it didn’t get stolen this time! Thanks for including the anecdote! Crazy timing on that lmao

The ol' school method is a few kill-switches. My uncle has an old Ford pickup that they built into a rock crawler. The kill-switches prevented it from being stolen a long time ago. I know there are 3 on the truck. 2 are accessible by the driver or passenger, and 1 is accessible outside in case of emergency. It also has a weird ignition system so the thieves just stole his radio and his emergency gear from behind his seat. Good ol' truck. My uncle still has the ol' beast. It doesn't run anymore; but it is a cool yard ornament.

The simplest way to defeat those pedal to wheel locks is simply to stamp on the pedal and bend the steering wheel. You don't even need tools. The real advantage to any of these devices is as a deterrent - if your car is slightly harder to steal than the one next to it, it's way less likely to get stolen. One good idea I've used, especially on older cars, is to run the ignition wire through a separate switch, like a foglight switch or something on the dashboard. Without hitting that switch, the ignition won't activate.

2G making all the birds illiterate 🤣🤣🤣. I love James

When I lived in California in 2008 and car thefts went up, my father heard a story about Ravelco and had it installed on all three of our cars. The way it is installed ties it into all of the electronics of the engine, and they tape over it. Unless you know the wires used, it is really difficult to remove. They wrap all the wires together to make it even more difficult.

I have an air tag I put in the frame of my truck (even if I told you good luck getting it out). I also have seen kill switches that are so funny like one guy installed on the bottom of a cup holder (he would also have a hydro in his car) so when he put the hydro in the cup holder it completed the circuit. I’ve seen other funny ones like they put a normally open button on glovebox latch…essentially you had to open the glovebox to start the vehicle but after starting you can close it. It's the really stupid ones like that that work. You can also do it through your ac controls, fog light switches, even wind shield wipers…just be creative with it. personally my truck is stick and the gas cap locks so im not too worried

I love that the revelco solution is literally just to add another key

What most car enthusiasts do is route the battery cable somewhere in the car and stick an isolator key in somewhere. Even if someone steals the keys if they don’t know where the isolator key is or where it goes, they’re not going anywhere. I’ve already had that system tested when my house was broken into. The thieves managed to find the main keys and the isolator key but couldn’t figure out where that key went and they gave up on that.

You have the best theft deterrent walking around behind you. We kind need a spotlight of the dogs of Donut. It would be nice to be up to speed on the crew’s pet life!

The ideal aftermarket car tracking device would be an Apple AirTag but which can be kept fully charged with wireless charging, then you just need any old cheap wireless charger wired in to the system to keep it working.

A simple hidden switch in your car somewhere that turns off something important will work wonders.

2G dosent work anymore AT&T discontinued service on that network in 2017, while Verizon shuttered its 2G network around 2020. T-Mobile said earlier this year it would turn off its 2G GSM network on April 2, 2024.

Disklok works on smaller vehicles where the arm hits the screen or dashboard. The lock spins if you try to drill it and you can't cut the steering wheel. Test it again on am appropriate vehicle!

I love getting all of my car theft tips from Donut

If you have a hot car, hidden kill switch is your friend. Especially if it's something like steering wheel button combinations. If you are going away for extended periods you should take your battery out, or pull an engine bay fuse.

One of the things I actually like about UKposts car advertisements is that their short enough (and specifically in donuts case, well made and enjoyable enough) but long enough to actually go over the details of the cars rather than just throwing words up on a screen or having someone famous drive in it with no emotion. It’s such a boring concept, but to allow UKpostsrs to advertise their cars, they have creative people, who aren’t afraid to rip a car apart, attest to what they like most. I’m glad some companies are smart enough to work with creators; and they better be paying well lol

That 70mai is a dashcam, and it's actually a pretty good one I've been using for 6 months. Not sure who sold it as a rear facing camera especially considering it has collision detection listed as one of the features where it saves the current video clip in an accident folder automatically

Glad your reviews are unbiased - you really put each product through its paces.

The heavy duty clutch pedal lock is not primarily designed for theft. A 988 loader requires a semi truck to move. It’s designed to keep people from joy riding or messing with equipment. I’ve seen people do lots of damage by joy riding in a loader.

"stop all the downloading!" got me so good, what a reference ahahah

One anti theft device that comes to mind comes from the made for TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood where Bo Duke uses a potato sack filled with rattlesnakes as anti-theft device. LOL. Another anti-theft device from the movies is the "Detroit Jock strap" from the 3rd Naked Gun movie and high voltage device from the 2nd Robocop movie called "Magnavolt".

On the first lock you drilled, I would have turned the key way to the opposite side so you only see the back of the lock, the best of a cheap way his to put a cut out switch from the coil or diesel pump where mine was at the back of a ash tray Colin from England ❤

I used a club in one of my cars way back in the day but I used to mount it on the backside so the lock faced the gauges.

Totally right about the tracker, thing until you say ok I’ll handle it myself, then they start to freak out a little.

I remember an early Top Gear episode where they referred to these devices as "crock locks."😂 I've been calling them that ever since.

One thing you missed here is the way you put the club on was amateur hour. You put the club on backwards so the lock is facing towards the cluster. This makes it an absolute bitch to drill out. In some cars it just is not possible to do because it is too tight. I'm shocked I don't see more people put the clubs this way, it seems the way it is intended to work.

I've removed plug wires when parking my old Hondas- of course, then I have to try and remember how they route to drive off. However, my new product, Seat Lethal, combines a car alarm and lethality because who doesn't love a dead body in the car. Seat Lethal uses a CO2 cartridge that when triggered, sends a stainless spike upwards thru the seat, impaling the car thief. Mind you, now I don't want to drive my car over bumps....I'm still working on it :)

The Lock Picking Lawyer also previously covered Equipment Lock Co's products. They can be good but you want one that comes with an actual keyed lock and not a combination lock as combo locks are much easier to bypass.

The Revelco key reminds me of a "key" I used to make for breaking into vending machines in the 90s, you basically just bent a few wires or bobby pins into the right shape, then twisted them all together on the back end to keep them in place.

I had a friend once...yup, only once...with a Datsun 510 that kept getting stolen from his apartment parking garage. He taped razor blades under the dash as back in the 1980s, azoles car thieves were reaching under the dash to hotwire cars. He also put a sharp, pointed screwdriver facing up into the driver's seat cushion that he had to remember to take out every time he got in. One morning, the door was open and there was blood all over the seat and parkade floor. He got 'em. 2 weeks later at 3 in the morning the fire department was putting out a car fire in his parkade..

For me a quick release steering wheel, a hidden battery killswitch, immobilizer and a manual transmission all in one are the best theft deterrent.

The GI JOE PSA quote at 8:59 is legendary. Edit: and again at 13:14 lol.

That Ravelco plug and cap idea is so obvious i can't believe it took me 45 years to see it implemented. Too bad that's about $30 worth of off the shelf electrical and an hour of simple spicing they're charging $800 for. Anyone can do the same thing with a $5 weatherpak connector and a few random wires if looks isn't the #1 concern.

Love the content, you guys are great. Another consumer episode suggestion, sorry if you might have done this one, but how about comparing all of the grades of aftermarket LED light bulbs. You could stick to just low beams or you could go crazy and cover every light on a vehicle... Ey? What do you all think?

The cartel tried to take his truck for sure

When I was moving across the country with everything I own in one U-Haul, I just took a photo of the fuse box and removed every fuse. Temporary sabotage is the only way. My biggest fear by that point was a tow-away theft. You kind of need to chain the front and rear axel together, if not chain it to a solid object or ground anchor. Using Abus’ thickest chain and insurance lock.

Nothing beats a killswitch under the seat, or what my buddy does, he lives in a bad area, so whenever he goes somewhere for more than a few minutes or when he’s parking it for the night he wants to keep it, so he cut one of the battery leads short and made himself an extension that he takes with him, can’t start the car if it has no power😊

I installed a JDi Industry Ghost key on my Hyundai Veloster to deal with the “easy theft” problem they have! They make that same product for Hondas as well, you guys should definitely try one of those out!

Would be interested in seeing more high-tech stuff. That actual car people would use. Like the Cobb anti-theft mode that changes fuel maps on the car. Or a hidden kill switch wired to the fuel pump.

Back when I lived in a high car theft area of Arizona, I just installed a $3 toggle switch that cut out the connection between the ignition coil and the distributor. It stopped at least 2 attempted thefts of the vehicle. (I installed it in the first place because the car had been stolen twice before, then it was gifted to me)

The Ravelco costs $700 for a device I could do for $40 in 45 minutes that would be completely hidden I'd probably splice into the wiring harness that opens and closes the fuel pump relay with the switch engaged the engine can't receive fuel and won't start.

9:00 that sound bite is wild and I’m sure it went over peoples heads 😅😂

They used to sell a battery with a key fob to turn it on/off. Of course you lose any car alarm, plus all your radio presets, and whatever else the car needs. You’d need to put a different battery in to start/steal the car, assuming you knew it was a “trick” battery. Otherwise, a kill switch works well. Shout out to Cobb - back in 2004 their newly released AccessPort tuner had an anti-theft feature. You could park it with a real time map that allowed the car to start but it would die at over 1k rpm, so you couldn’t drive it. You could still tow it away. There was a bypass for that, but then Suby owners figured a defeat for the bypass - so you could essentially just lock out your ecu and you’d need to swap the ecu in order to start the car. Cobb also had a valet mode that limited rpm and boost. Just be sure to take the AccessPort with you when you park, and not hide it under the seat or in the trunk - you lazy lazy owners! Hahaha

I love how someone just happened to break into the producer’s car while they were making this video. 😭

I’ve got a buddy with that first dash cam! Works great as a regular old dash cam.

8:57 the sound clips got me rollin 😂😂

The ECU keylogger killswitches for more modern cars are pretty neat. You set a combination of any of the buttons in your car that go through your ecu... so audio controls, windows, any headlights, wipers etc... and your car wont start unless you run that combination

Man made it, man can break it. No security device in infallible

I can't believe you didnt have Drone Mobile in this, the best gps tracker i've ever used. and still use, live updates, incar temp, remote locking abilities and more.

I think, and could be wrong, that the disklok is supposed to be installed with the arm on it downward towards the seat so that it will come in contact with the theft while driving/turning and supposed to grip onto the wheel depending on the size of the wheel. Kind of like the same premise as the Club.

8:57 LMAO

If I was ever parked somewhere I was honestly worried about leaving my car overnight I would just take my fuel pump relay out and put it in my pocket lol

I think you'd have to keep the potato in place to connect all the pins between them. It's not just about filling the holes. Still, unlinkely to work.

You both need to do more videos together 😂 I love this channel but I finally got to see this duo they probably have more together but this made my night

The Disklok works on many other vehicles with a lower roofline / windshield angle. Would love to see you guys redo this and try to bypass this instead of just discrediting it. I doubt you can get a drill to drill the lock at a good angle if the center console is in the way, nor cutting apart the steerlng wheel would be any easier.

Having a manual car with a quick release wheel and taking the steering wheel with you would honestly do a lot to prevent theft. Plus these are things that you already want for your car in the first place lol

4:17 this is cool, except instead of a key, it should be an RF thing-a-majiggour, just put the fob on your keychain and then tap to unlock. and if it needs power, you could plug it into the cigarette lighter or USB port. And use a solid core steel bar, 1/2 inch, and maybe the end telescopes a bit to adjust to your car. But the pipe would have to be like really thick too.

If you guys do a part 2, can you check out the NRG quick lock? That's what I'm using on my car. When you take an aftermarket steering wheel off from the NRG quick release, the lock goes in its place. To prevent thieves from just using this lock as a small steering wheel, I turn off my engine, turn the steering wheel to the right until it clicks into place, then remove the steering wheel and install the lock. Since you are now dealing with a much smaller diameter, it takes 2 hands and a lot of force to overcome that steering column lock to be able to get the ignition switch to turn to the ACC or ON position. This seems like enough of a deterrent to me since it would probably take 2 people just to get the ignition switch turned using something like a screwdriver jammed in there.

I get that steering wheel looks, especially on the budget friendly end, are not a full solution; but the added time and tools an opportunist might need can make all the difference. Last year my Kia was attempted on. The would be thieves smashed the darkly tinted window just to find The Club on the steering wheel. Upon seeing that I guess they didn’t have the skill, tools, or time to steal it. They rummaged through my glove box real quick and took off. When I reviewed the tapes from security, it was really just a group of teenagers, they didn’t have a Sawsall or power drill. It did suck to deal with the headache of having my window replaced, but my car survived.

What i learned as a volunteer firefighter is that it is way faster to just cut the steering wheel with a sawzall or similar cutting tool right by the steering wheel hook on the club and force it through the cut than messing with anything like trying to drill out the lock etc..

Thank you for giving me ideas on how to overcome those objects 🤩🤙🏽

James saying "I love you" always makes me smile

The 70mai dashcam is actually awesome! I have one. Not if your car gets stolen, but it is a really good value for a regular dashcam!

Just take the steering column with you when you leave that way no one can steal it

18:36 kinda reminds me of resetting an oil light on a BMW Z3 , looks almost exactly the same 🤣

The potato trick COULD work if the immobilizer has the PINS exposed instead of the socket. But the Ravelco can also be copied by a thief and held in a little case where they just pull the male plug out, plug it in and drive away after hotwiring in 15 seconds...

This was by far the best anti-theft or not video Donut has done! I would love to see other anti-theft specialists appear with their designs and whatever else you find and see who does the best!

If I had to look for anti theft solutions, I think I would go for a kill switch or a removable steering wheel

The "im a computer" line at 8:58 blew me away. Who references gi joe psa youtube poops in 2024?! So obscure and so awesome lmao.

The funny thing about the seatbelt lock is if you have any vehicle built from the 80s or 90s with exposed bolts seat belt anchors you could just take a wrench to it and unbolt the whole seat belt or something from the 60s or 70s where the seat belt buckle was a strap you could cut with a pair of scissors

A small hidden switch is all it takes, as long as it's connected properly.

One of these days, Donut is just gunna post a full hotwiring tutorial 😂

All need is car -stopper it is coded kill switch costs$100. Can get a series of buttons and then set your code sequence. Buttons can be anwhere and separate from Each other Free pull fuses to starter , fuel pump, take out battery

I’ve always added kill switches to my cars in hidden locations. On my truck I added one underneath the cupholders and upside down toward the back end.

One thing you can do that is absolutely free although it is mainly for older cars is disconnecting the battery and switching around at least two distributor cables

Best anti theft in my experince: •Manual transmission with a J shift •Hidden kill switch.

In my old truck the easy anti theft was simply taking the primary off the distributor. Not many car thieves take spark plug wires with them.

My dad had one of those revelco plugs in his B2200 truck in the 90s, but he almost never took it off unless we parked downtown.

That 70Mai M300 is the same dash cam I use! I've tried several that cost up to $100 but that one works the best, and has the clearest picture in the videos

2 Jeeps, both with Ravelcos, 4 years in San Diego, no issues, I recommend them to everyone.

Really informative video for anyone concerned with vehicle security.

the fuse related anti theft method can be used with electronics that is beneath the hood (bonnet for UK audience) - I believe that you can easily disable some stuff and make car un-drivable :D