Doug phillips Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 With all the talk of cars being pinched ……… how about starting a full caterlog of all owners cars. I have a digital camera, with witch I can take all kind of shoots of a car ( serial numbers/ parts etc) which can be dumped onto a cd-rom. I am more that happy to do this for club owners in my patch, If we can document all local cars…….. then if one does go amiss……. We would stand a good chance of finding it. I’ am sure that this could be done all over the country. Any comments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I live in Carshalton in Surrey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilsjuke Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 IT would make it worse the ringers would love this info to clone cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 I'd be happy to do the same in my area. Keep flying low The Mole @ the molehill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 A removable steering wheel is a great deterant (as well as making entry/exit easier!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Watson Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 I agree, but you do get funny looks, walking around with a steering wheel in your hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 We were walking round Bicester Village a couple of years ago and bumped into a couple who were also clutching their steering wheel blush.gif At least it was a momentary talking point between we normally reserved Brits wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 FH, Had Arr.....r sold their car as well? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 The only part of Bicester that I used to frequent was the retail clothing outlet wink.gif Exits stage left and puts lid firmly back on can of worms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Better to look like a muppet carrying your steering wheel than walking round the streets crying. Having said that I would have thought that bugglers who take the full trailer/car etc. will fully realise that a wheel and boss isn't going to set them back that much (so is only really any good for the opportunist crim). What worries me a fair bit is that the Caterham community is pretty small, yet there seem to be increasing occurrences of theft (which would indicate "theft to order"). Surely stolen ones appear somewhere pretty sharpish. Best bet is to keep your own records and make (secret) note of any particular blemishes your car may have. These could be imperfections in the bodywork/interior, odd spec's, oddities in the way standard items have been implemented etc. I'm sure I could spot my car easily if it was stolen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Birtwisle Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Did anyone see on Tomorrow's World the spray with millions of "micro dots" that each contained a unique piece of information? You spray it on the important bits of your car (it is colourless) so should the car get stolen and dismantled, it is possible to identify the original car from any component by the code on the micro dot ..... (at least that is how I interpreted what the article was about!... TW can be a bit over simplistic sometimes!) Alex Edited by - abirtwisle on 25 Jun 2002 18:33:55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Den Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Alex - The microdot technology you mention is used by Honda (and possibly other motorcycle manufacturers) to identify a bike down to its component parts. I believe that they started using it on the current model CBR600, although I will probably end up being corrected about that! wink.gif Whether you can have it applied at a later date, I don't know... Den teeth.gif - Self portrait - still unable to remove the smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Birtwisle Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 I wonder who the manufacturer of the stuff is and I wonder how much it costs...? If we approached them as a group of however many we are I wonder what they could do for us? If word got around that we had done such a thing it may act as deterant to the brain dead criminals who steal our cars. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Microdot is available from Fowlers Motor Cycles . Don`t know what it costs or whats involved in its application. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 Pretty sure micro-dot is also available from Halfords. teeth.gif21,000 miles in less than a year! cool.gifthumbsup.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Den Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 I had a chat with a bike owning colleague, who suggested this, as he's had this applied to his bike (a condition imposed by his insurers): here The motorbike DIY kit is 50 quid according to the website. Den teeth.gif - Self portrait - still unable to remove the smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Birtwisle Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 Den, it's a bit of a microsoft publisher "wonder-website" but the product looks interesting enough! Think I might have to do it though.... every little helps as they say! Alex Edited by - abirtwisle on 26 Jun 2002 19:41:08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Purdie Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 Halfords stock the micro-dot kit (the one in Inverness, so most would). It looks like a touch up paint pen. apply a small blob to every bit of your car, then register the kit. easy.... I cant remember the price! I just need a 7 now to put it on!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 M&P are a bike mail order house, they do Data Tag, Alpha Dot and clear water taging kits for bikes, all are sub £60. There web site is www.mandp.com Demon Tweeks also do bike bits and should sell the same kind of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted June 26, 2002 Area Representative Share Posted June 26, 2002 Using a cycle lock to secure the steering wheel to the roll bar seems a good idea to save carrying it - and with a full cage you can even leave it in situ and lock it on to a leg teeth.gif Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 I read an article in the Evening Standard last night about how kids torch 10,000 cars per year in London and play chicken with them. By this, the game is as follows - 4 kids get in a stolen car. THe car is then set light and the first person with enough sense to jump out is branded a chicken. Personally I'd lock the doors and throw away the keys!!!! Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Den Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Alex - If you go for the Datatag system, I'd be interested to know how you get on.. wink.gif Den teeth.gif - Self portrait - still unable to remove the smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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