theft prevention

Now that I'm using my 75 CJ5 for my regular driver, I'm a little worried about it being stolen. These CJ's are so basic..no locks on the doors, no steering wheel lock, simple ignition switches, etc , that it worries me that it would be an easy target for a car thief. Of course once he got it on the road at about sixty mph he might reconsider !

Is there a simple and inexpensive theft deterrent that works ?
Bout the simpliest one I can think of is a locking steering wheel bar. Looking for suggestions.......thanks !!

 

take your pick...
http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/search.php?searchid=296025

 

thanks for the link......transfer case in neutral looks like a good start !

 

What about an ignition cutout switch under the dash. That would be simple enough.

It would have to be a hard up car thief to start stealing older Jeeps like we all drive.

High5

 

I used a cable type gun lock and locked the wheel threw an eye on the steering column. I also pulled the dizzy power wire off.

 

i dont see why this wouldn't work for a CJ although it says for TJ only

http://www.quadratec.com/products/15008_02.htm

 

Most products that lock the steering wheel can easily be defeated (in just a few moments) by hacksawing the steering wheel itself (rather than the product).

 

I can see myself after someone has tried to steal my Jeep spending days trying to figure out why I can't start it only to find it was a blown fuse R)

 

Years ago, I fabricated a hinged stainless bracket that went around the brake and clutch pedal levers. It also had a post that came out of the bottomside in the center that was just shy of hitting the floor. Once clasped around the pedal levers, it could be padlocked. It took about 15 seconds to put on or take off. Now granted, anything can be cut if someone wants it bad enough, but stainless is pretty tough stuff, and there's not much room to move down there. A very determined thief would have to work his a** off to succeed.
Basically, it prevented the pedals from being operable.

 

I was thinking about this the other day. Rather then a hidden switch in the coil line...How about a series of 4 or so switches in the coil line, all right next to each other, right there on the dash. A couple of the switches would be flipped so down was on and up was off and others would be on when they were up. there would be no labels. This way you could make a combination. Say the first and last switch have to be up and the middle two have to be down for juice to the coil. Then you label em, heat, horn, lights, etc.

 

I like that idea. I probably wouldnt label them at all, but its a great idea!