Keep your car from being stolen

[staircast]

My friend got one of those stuck on his brake pedal, we had to grind the brake lock, we didnt know any better. Took forever too.

[hmwillow]

lol @ lot of smartass comments here to beat this system hahahahaha

[mugenpaawaa]

@hmwillow alot of damn car thieves



[drjd2real]

How do you stop tow truck thieves?

[scottykilmer]

@drjd2real you shoot them.

[manny9800]

So funny i really like your videos! Good job!

[Elementlmage]

Well, you could always be a massive dick and give the thief hope and remove the fuel pump fuse? That way he gets all of 10 feet away before the car stalls out and he is left with a really stupid look on his face.

Then, pop the fuse back in, prime the fuel line and you are off!

[Cytacon]

@Elementlmage Or you could loop a hidden switch into its power supply wire. Taking the fuse out every time would be a pain in the ass. I have one on the starter circuit.

[lordvader139]

I saw a guy that used a parking boot to keep his car from getting stolen. It seemed to work.

[MongooseFreeRider]

What about the handbrake it could be used for the brake :P

[scottykilmer]

@MongooseFreeRider they don't work very well to stop a car going fast. scotty

[stingray300m]

@scottykilmer if the thieve was smart thay would unbolt the break pedel from the firewall and angel the whole contraption so he can press the break pedel after rebolting it but that will take 15-20 min and thieves dont like talking that long or just slid it off at the end than rebolt it but its a time factor

[ih8suvz]

I just take out my fuel pump fuse.

[playstation2bigs]

Scotty you'r so young in this video !!

[bugsz328]

If you have a manual car you should get 2 of these pedal jack, one for the brakes and one for the clutch so the thieves cant start the car.

[automotiveDIY]

@bugsz328 if you look at the clutch, theres a little switch with two wires. you cut them and tie them together, then you can start the car in gear, and shift without the clutch after your moving.

[corysorrow]

When I am done fixing the Holden HQ may I send you the pics of the Aussie classic?

[corysorrow]

hi scotty what if i had a mad woman saw i could cut thought the pedal jack in 30 secound?

[scottykilmer]

@corysorrow ANY anti theft system can be bypassed somehow. The point is to make your car harder to steal than the one sitting next to it. Scotty

[corysorrow]

@scottykilmer you can do one on kill switches its quick and easy to install

[scottykilmer]

@corysorrow Yes, but often are easy to find, thieves know people use kill switches. Scotty

[corysorrow]

@scottykilmer Hey Scotty you're in the usa have you ever worked on a holden?

[scottykilmer]

@corysorrow No, they don't sell em here in Texas. Scotty

[ronen602]

I love how cheesy the old commercials were

[SAJCH]

Hey scotty, think i can get the pedal jack at auto zone or it is only mail delivered by the magazine? Thanx Bro

[scottykilmer]

@SAJCH ya got me, this video is old as the hills, don't even know if they make em anymore, just google it. Scotty

[aleblack4]

ha aall the comments about manuals are harder to steal are funny ,... theives will steal anything ,.. if they cant drive stick they will learn on yours ha and you DONT want that ,...

[Kinguto]

pretty cool, even though not too many thieves are eying my T-bird... What happens if u lose the key to open this? is there another way to remove it?

[scottykilmer]

@Kinguto yea, you can cut it off with an air grinder if you have one around, Takes a while though, Scotty

[katsumorymoto]

Are you that asshole who was on Fox News "debunking" the concept of HHO gas and the legitimacy of the Aquygen generator?

[scottykilmer]

@katsumorymoto No, ALL those gas mileage myth machines don't work, I would not give legitimacy on any of them. I did a clip years ago showing how HHO doesn't work, past that, I don't know what they added onto any clip they shot. And you don't need to swear. Scotty

[ismailbinumar]

Well, if you live in America, and you don't want your car to be stolen, just buy a manual car.

[13scott71]

Haha exposed position!!!

[JREAMdesign]

"No thief wants to find himself in this position" ROFL!!!!!!!! LOL!!!! Hahahaha... Man... Nice camaro too

[musclekid13]

What about a manual transmission? All you need to do to start it is to put in the clutch. Plus the beauty of hand brakes.

[scottykilmer]

@musclekid13 sure, try driving fast with a hand brake without crashing. Stealing a car, you'd be driving really fast. Scotty

[musclekid13]

@scottykilmer Down shifting has always worked great. I've had to do it before when my brake booster went out. It worked out pretty good.

[Gr33kExercises]

Scotty, could you please cite the month, year, volume, issue number, as well as the pages in the Popular Mechanic Magazine?

[scottykilmer]

@Gr33kExercises hey, I have no idea, I made this video almost ten years ago. Scotty

[FaKedandan]

umm thats not a good i dead gentally use a hand break

[bjoh2]

It needs to lock the brake on not off.

[gfsjames120]

If homey know how to steal a car, he knows how to drive stick.

[jetmoto120]

What about that one electrical deal that would shoot 100k volts if they messed with it LoL I used to see it in Auto stores as a kid?

[scottykilmer]

@jetmoto120 Yea, I've got one of those lying around from a TV shot years ago. but the stupid thing kept killing the battery, they were kind of dumb. Scotty

[oliff2002]

might be best just to install a hidden DIY killswitch to the ignition barrel so they cant plug it then invest in a non cheap ass immobliser system with a back up alarm thats wired to its own 9 volt battery 

[TheMaryjaneist]

just put a pitbull dog in your back seat

[KECOG]

@TheMaryjaneist Not a good idea, say, on a 110 degree Fahrenheit day. Or on one that dips below freezing. Dogs are not machines; they are beings that need love.

[TheMaryjaneist]

@KECOG ay i was bein sarcastic man i wouldnt put a dog in a back seat you stupid idiot

[jbsniperboy]

scotty they can take it off

[scottykilmer]

@jbsniperboy yes, you can take anything off, but takes a long time to do that. You're trying to make em steal the car next to yours that's easier to do. Thieves are lazy, otherwise they'd have jobs. Scotty

[outdoorsman310]

if you have a manual, you could just put it under the clutch pedal

[outdoorsman310]

just take out the battery lol

[KECOG]

@outdoorsman310 That is an idea, except where would you store it? Scotty, what about removing the fuel regulator? A mechanic showed me what the fuel regulator does; at least in the '93 Dodge Dakota (which I had then) it unplugs and plugs back in. I am inferring that they are all rather small, so can be put into a small baggie and stored in a desk drawer or purse until you go back out to your vehicle. Would that mess up the computer?

[outdoorsman310]

@KECOG i dont know about the computer probably not you could put the battery somewhere but that would be pretty hilarious and it definetly wouldnt get stolen because who walks around with a battery?

[carnut92506]

Hey Scotty, you might want to suggest what we in California call the "car lock" We splice into the headlight circuit and tie it into the starter circuit. So, in order to start the car, you have to pull the lever back that operates the high beam.

[scottykilmer]

@carnut92506 Yea, but everyone knows about that so it's not too safe anymore. Scotty

[Cruiseomatic1989]

This would work great on a NEW vehicle. On older ones where the brake/shifter mechanism no longer works, you don't even need to touch the brakes to put it in gear.

[MaPee1982]

You should do a video of how to set up a ignition kill switch. Keep up the good work by the way.

And to all the people who keep saying using the e-brake can stop the car really good, while driving very fast - good luck with that. I would love to see that happen without the car fish tailing or spinning out.

[2009gibran]

man !!!! try other stuff like wheel bout or something like that!!! because  they can use the hand brake or manual lock o whatever they call !!!!

[phindele]

That does not work in South Africa.

[200twistatwista]

@phindele Yeah lots of car thefts in Johannesburg and Cape town.

[itscody317]

Hey scotty, but would this work on the gas pedal?...i understand they are going really fast but if there stealing a car why would they want to slow down?

[Alxrez]

@itscody317 jeeze. They need the break pedal in order to shift from parking to drive

[itscody317]

@Alxrez jeez i forgot you dont need the break to start and drive a manual car...jeeze i also forgot that most cars worth stealing are manual

[dwnrety1]

@itscody317 it seems you also forgot that its a fact that your car is up to 75% safer from being stolen if its a manual.

[lordvader139]

@dwnrety1 Hmm. Just another reason to do that transmission swap that I have been planning.

[dwnrety1]

@lordvader139 yup. all my cars will always be manual. they're safer and more fun.

[julian675]

@dwnrety1 Statistics might show, but in reality, it's easier to steal manuals then matics.

[automotiveDIY]

@julian675 yup because even if you use the pedal lock on the clutch, you can jump the clutch interlock wires, adn just start it in gear and shift without using the clutch.

[WinVistaUser2]

How about removing a tire from your car? No one can go into my trunk anyway since there's a bunch of chairs in my trunk.

[lavid2006]

How about using the e-brake?

[scottykilmer]

@lavid2006 I've already commented on that, they don't stop very well and you generally drive REALLY fast stealing a car. Scotty

[lavid2006]

@scottykilmer Lol good call. I like your videos. I guarantee you wont remember but I asked you some questions while re-building my WRX a long time ago. The overhaul came out great : )

Thanks again.

[200twistatwista]

@lavid2006 You still have to use the Break to move and automatik transmission into drive mate and of course on a manual the thing would get in the way.

[tgkg]

I enjoy watching these video. Educational and funny:)

[audiocable]

someone stole my grand ams cat converter with a pocket torch, lol i was throwing the car out as well, could of asked if he really wanted it

[UpcomingJedi]

They can't stop...Theives don't think that far.

[phire07]

Use your brains a little people, majority of cars won't even come out of parka dn some won't even START without pressing down the brake pedal

[The18Jake]

@phire07 yes but some older cars don't work the same way.

[mynameiscot]

this invention is a waste cause the handbreak can be used as long as u dnt go ova a 100mph/kp and even if it srcap up where its going they dnt care thats the least

[shadowblack1987]

@mynameiscot Dude... moron...

[The18Jake]

@mynameiscot the handbrake is about 5% of the vehicles brakes,it wouldn't really do any good to use that to help the car to stop. It's meant to keep a car from rolling down a hill,not stop from 20-50 mph.

[TranceScene]

This reminds me. When I first got my '86 vette in '02 it came with no door keys so I could not lock it. Despite being VATS equipped (chip on key) I would remove the fuel pump fuse. Fuse was my key. And since the gas pedal was real easy to disconnect I would take the whole gas pedal with me lol.

I used to joke that with no gas pedal I could catch up with the theif as he slowly coasted under torque converter inertia if he managed to start it. Or at least help the cops catch up with a vette.

[sudan55]

thank i scotty

u r really helpful for me

thnx v.much

[LittleOso64]

Scotty Kilmer your my hero

[guayacan07]

How about we hide a switch that cuts power to the ignition?

[khaledmome]

very useful and cheap

thank you very much

[1968DodgePolara]

I bet you get alot of people tellling how they can steal the car with that brake lock and Yeah yeah the rule of thumb A thief can steal allmost anything if he wants it bad enough but most thieves wants to be fast get and go and with the break lock your percentage of getting your car stolen is greatly redused thanks for the Video

[MegaMoFUnk]

haha you should show us some more tips! i'm planing to get a honda and most of them are really easy to steal.

[platypusone]

Dear Scotty, The pedal Jack didn't work at all when I stole my slammed '81 Lincoln Continental. All we did was hotwire the car, and not use the breaking system. Instead, we loaded the car down with all 8 of my children and all six of theirs. The car was so heavy that it barely moved. When we needed to stop, Juan would jump out and fling himself in front of the tires. He said it hurt, but that it was okay because this was better than having to work.

[scottykilmer]

@platypusone  OK, a bit of humor, but some would find it racist. Scotty

[RacerE7773]

Nice info and also addition of The Stooges, Scotty. :)

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

If you do manage to disable this pedal jack by cutting the brake pedal, you can just use the handbrake to brake.

[scottykilmer]

@LOLDISNEYLAND You're not the first one to suggest that, read below. But you can't drive a car very fast with an emergency brake, they have very little stopping power. And generally thieves drive REALLY fast. Scotty

[diverseent]

@scottykilmer lol very true one time my brakes failed on me and i had to drive with the emergency brake. almost died a couple of times but it worked.... sort of lol

[Uncommonfern]

@scottykilmer hmmm my e-brake ( emergency brake ) locks my wheels right up, stops me pretty good, even when im driving REALLY fast.

[dogmusher]

NO GOOD because they use torch to cut that lock

[scottykilmer]

@dogmusher Hey, most thieves don't carry an oxygen torch around with them, they use lock pickers and screwdrivers. Scotty Kilmer

[TranceScene]

@dogmusher

Haha. A car theif isn't going to break into your car while dragging a bulky oxygen tank behind him to power a bright torch that will light up his position at night like a christmas tree.

Most theives look for easy cars of opportunity with little or no security so they won't likely bother with all that nonsense you speak. Car theives want to get in and get out fast not sit there wasting time.

[dogmusher]

@TranceScene use mini oxygen tank like 1 lb or more in bag or use battery grender to cut that lock

[dogmusher]

@TranceScene best thing to do disconnect little wire from starter but not battery wire just wire for key start use switch hidden somewhere inside or outside when u start with ur key trun it will not work unless u flip switch on then u trun ur key it will start ur engine

[ISAH23I]

yea u can sell it...u can use the hand brake to stop the car n not drive fast.. That is the stupided invention i have ever seen

[scottykilmer]

@ISAH23I Well, I've seen much dumber, and this thing does work quite well. And if you steal a car, and don't drive very fast, you'll get caught. Scotty Kilmer

[jonhannibalsmith]

@scottykilmer That was an awesome response to ISAH23I. Hey I wish channel 11 would bring back Crank it up, I missed watching it on saturdays.

[RacerE7773]

@scottykilmer And they've had people on Cops that were stopped for going slower than normal thinking they were DUI's while they'd stolen the car.

[habbousa01]

I think im gonna stick with my Detatchable steering wheel.

[martinez479]

is there a pedal jack for manual cars. i searched and i only found automatic transmission pedal jacks. would that work with my manual vehicle?

[scottykilmer]

Of course you could use the same device, you could hook it up to the clutch pedal and they couldn't drive the car that way. Scotty Kilmer

[xxdbriderklx110xx]

what if they use the emergency break to stop instead of the brakes?

[scottykilmer]

Did you ever try to stop a speeding car with an emergency brake? They don't work all that well. Scotty

[murto30]

Pretty cool. Well done.

[Lethalkill3r]

haha what if your car shifts gears without pushing on the brake?

I have a 95 chevy lumina that you can shift in and out of park without touching the brake.

I am not sure why it does that.

[scottykilmer]

Well, you can't really drive a car without having brakes. And your shift interlock is just broken in your car, the little device on the shifter would just be inoperative now. Be happy it isn't broken the other way so you couldn't put it into gear. Scotty Kilmer

[eltonype]

thanks Scotty your videos are very helpful I have a Jeep Cherokee 97 but I have a big question and I hope you could help me. I know my car uses a timing chain and I know is much better than if it use a timing belt, right?...Now my question is: Do I need to change the timing chain together with the water pump? Someone told me I need to change it and other person told me that my jeep doesn't need to have the timing chain replaced since is using chain and not belt it will last for longer. thanks :D

[scottykilmer]

Na, leave it alone, those chains last a LONG time. Just continue changing your oil and filter regularly to lubricate the chain with clean oil. IF the chain ever does wear, any mechanic can tell you in five seconds by hooking up a timing light and watching the result. scotty kilmer

[eltonype]

OK, Mr. Scotty I will trust you then. By the way my car have 163,5451 miles on it. What do you think? Do I still have Jeep for longer? I always change the engine oil and filter at every 3000 miles but what about the transmission fluid? How often do I have to flush it? Is it fair to pay 120 bucks for only flushing the transmission fluid? And is true that my Jeep Cherokee DOESN'T HAVE transmission filter, that's what the mechanic told me. I hope you could help me again and thanks 4 the videos!!

[scottykilmer]

The tranny fluid should be changed every thirty thousand miles. BUT, if you haven't done this regularly, leave it ALONE. flushing and changing the fluid in such an old tranny can make it stop working or slip. there is a filter, but it's only a small screen to most guys just clean it out and reuse it. Scotty Kilmer

[ezkeyboardkid58]

not if you got a masterlock steering lock

[scottykilmer]

Sure, there's more than one way to skin a mule. Scotty

[vintimv001]

without brakes can't u just use the e brake?

[scottykilmer]

Sure, but they don't stop very well, that's why they're called emergency brakes. Plus, if it's an automatic, you won't be able to get it out of park with the brake stuck off. Scotty Kilmer

[NehpetsK57]

hahahaha GENIUS!

[WEBTRAIN]

New cars are easier to get into the key switch..I used to have a 1967 Mustang that I wired the hot ignition wire (on the dash) to the interior light switch...put a fake dead wire to the iginition switch .I'd turn off the interior light switch and igintion switch was dead.

and when people would ask me if I wanted to sell it, I'd ask them for a name and number if I ever decided to sell..sure..

they'd be the first one I'd go looking for if my Tang were missing..

[holmesnmanning]

The only thing bad about this tool is the fact that it's relatively hard for a thief to see. They would be breaking the window before they realize it has this tool, thereby costing you to repair the window. Other than that, it's a great way to keep from having the car stolen at any rate.

[Timothayyy]

Nice Camaro. I might look into getting one of these for my car. Your videos are really well made too, im surprised you dont have more subscribers. Keep up the good work though!

[enemyracing]

wow yea it says how to keep your car from getting stolen... but if theres no other device to lock it for good you could just release it...

[scottykilmer]

Your comment doesn't make much sense. The device has a built in hard to pick lock with a special cerrated four cornered key. It ratchets in tight and can not be removed without inserting that key and unlocking the ratchet. Scotty Kilmer

[enemyracing]

oooooooooooooohhhh i was about to say it would be dumb to have it and not have a key

[hamburgercombat69]

I wonder how many seconds it would take a cold heat pen to slice through that federally approved tempered steel. Heck, another couple of seconds you could probably meld the foot petal right back on too.

[scottykilmer]

Hey, this is an anti theft device. Anyone who REALLY wants to steal a car and has experience in doing so will take that car. The point is to make your car a bigger pain to steal than the car next to yours. Then you've got better odds that it will be left alone. Scotty Kilmer

[redsamuraidragon]

Its like a window. It only stops an honest person.

[scottykilmer]

Ah, but it stops many thiefs because they are lazy and scared. It would take a LONG time to cut through that tempered steel with a hacksaw to remove the device. Speed is what a thief needs, he'll go on to the next car if yours is going to take time. Scotty Kilmer

[redsamuraidragon]

Im not disagreeing with you in anyway. Anything to slow them down. Thats why room in my house is keyed. :D when I leave I Lock them all. It wont stop anyone, but it will slow them down, and they will get tired of kick dooring about the 3rd door. Another trick was to always park next to a much nicer car. Peace. Have fun with it.

[momoeverywhere]

e-brake

[MiamiBeat7]

Yeah Guy, haven't you ever placed your car on emergency brake when you parked, and then came back you forgot about the e-brake and drove for a while a little slower than usual? The car still moves! PLUS on most cars you need to press the break down to shift gears, like from park to drive, reverse...

[TCreatorO]

@MiamiBeat7 ever heard of a little button called shiftlock?

[scottykilmer]

Ah, you don't know much about cars, do you? Emergency brakes apply very LITTLE power to the braking system. They are emergency brakes to hold a vehicle from rolling when parked on inclines, you could never seriously drive a car, especially fast, using just the emergency brakes.

[chr1s88blue]

they dont need a break u use the e-break idiot

[Tudds]

Learn to spell correctly before you call someone an idiot