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LandRoverAnorak



Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
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Post #890201 9th Mar 2021 1:44pm
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nitram17



Member Since: 08 Jun 2014
Location: newcastle
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Re: Security enhancements
Speedytrail wrote:
So my first 90 was stolen within 3 months of ownership and 15 yrs later i have bought another (took nearly that long for me to get over it) so what are the best security enhancements? I am thinking trackers/GPS transmitters, as any alarm type solution is too easy to overcome so if they are going to nick it then so be it but tracking it down has to be the best option these days?


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Post #890216 9th Mar 2021 3:34pm
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jaygti



Member Since: 04 Nov 2012
Location: essex
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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Epsom Green
Also if your going to do something sneaky and clever, don’t plaster it all over a public forum like this.
Thieves are all over sites like this looking for info.
They’re probably members too😔😔 2002 td5 90 county hardtop
Post #890242 9th Mar 2021 5:06pm
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nitram17



Member Since: 08 Jun 2014
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Beware buying stuff from e bay for defenders from private sellers .....you might get a bargain............ But they also get your address!now im doing it Embarassed defender ownership makes you paranoid Big Cry Big Cry WE need to spread good ideas around somehow!or do we keep everything to ourselves?

Landover security have made a bit of money out of selling security products but some might argue they have made the thieves smarter and aware of typical anti theft tricks.....I personally think if i was nicking a car and it wouldn't start the first place I would look would be the inertia switch! I dont know what the answer is to this security conundrum but i do know without the defender 2 forum i would be driving around thinking that my defender had a pretty good stock alarm system......and how mad is that thought!
Post #890248 9th Mar 2021 5:26pm
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cee-b



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Post #890304 9th Mar 2021 8:48pm
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andydef90



Member Since: 09 Feb 2015
Location: yorkshire
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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey
just to say no he could not legal aid he made a lot of threats against me but the locals put paid to that pays to be nice to the kids at school
i agree with jaygti too defender security is a big issue some members are reluctant to share there items that's fair enough has iv suggested the more the better there is plenty of stuff out there from the basic to advanced have a look at some mags there is load of adverts


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Post #890316 9th Mar 2021 9:25pm
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bear100



Member Since: 22 Mar 2010
Location: South Wales
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Wales 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
I can highly recommend the Optimill removable steering wheel boss and lock
The Arrdercase pedal lock
The Xeng ignition barrel lock
Layers is probably the sensible approach, relocate live and earth cables, inline fuses to indicators, relocate OBD, bonnet cable guard, relocate bonnet cable all do all you can to slow them down and put them off yours.
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Post #890317 9th Mar 2021 9:31pm
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Stacey007



Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
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I didn't know they were quite so steal-able when I bought mine,

Over the time I now have...

CCTV
Pull up post
Steering lock
Pedal lock
tracker
can block in with other cars


Even so almost each morning I open the curtains and hope, A) its still there and B) the doors, bonnet etc are still on it...


So I'm now building a workshop and I will leave it in their also when not being used (alarmed)


Only so much you can do with most power tools now cordless grinders etc... if they want it... they will
Post #890320 9th Mar 2021 9:43pm
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lohr500



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
I've mentioned it before, but if you have a wireless house alarm system add an extra wireless PIR, paint it black and place it in the driver's footwell.

Very difficult to see until the door is opened or the vehicle is broken into. Put the PIR on a separate alarm partition or zone so it can be armed whilst the house is occupied.

Just need to remember to unarm the zone or partition before opening the door Whistle

Also, once disarmed, best to leave the PIR in the house as many systems will trigger an alarm if the communication signal from the wireless PIR is lost.
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Leamreject



Member Since: 19 Dec 2020
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Italy 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Fuji White
After reading some of the concerns about security on here, I decided I needed an expensive security device to save loosing my cherished defender.

So bought a 70k E53 AMG to block it in.... hope that does the trick Thumbs Up




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Post #898342 15th Apr 2021 5:48am
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Grenadier



Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
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France 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey
You think 70k is a lot on a deterrent, I moved to a quiet, low crime part of France and spent hundreds of thousands on my house just to keep the DC safe. Fortunately Mrs Grenadier decided to join me.

That may, or may not, be true...... Whistle Thumbs Up Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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Post #898352 15th Apr 2021 7:15am
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ChrisCSL



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Post #898417 15th Apr 2021 11:26am
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blackwolf



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Leamreject wrote:
After reading some of the concerns about security on here, I decided I needed an expensive security device ....


Is the black/silver number plate part of the deterrent too, intended to make it more likely they'll get pulled over? Rolling with laughter
Post #898423 15th Apr 2021 12:01pm
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