I want a buggy, however, i want to make sure that I have every aspect sorted out.

One major one is security.

Being a convertible with a soft top, I worry that stupid 1d1ots will jump in, deface the interior (vandalise) and possibly steal the tacho, speakers, CD-Player or even the seats!!!
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So how can I get security so I don't have to pay hundreds/thousands replacing stolen or damaged equipment every weekend.
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Any tips would really be useful. thanks,
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Chris, (mynameischris88@hotmail.com)

rotweiller/snake/armed guard/wasp nest, or a proximity warning device connected to your alarm system:party

lol. Thanks, those should be a good idea. (Especially the rotweiller and the wasp nest, can snatch plenty of those around the place)

Just leave a dirty bandaid on the passenger seat and a syringe (make it look dirty and used) on the drivers seat. No more problems....:duh

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under the seat or even on the dash smells like a dead rat came out of a dead cats u no watt lol

keep it in a tupperware thing and open it every time you park.

Leave a Doberman in the Passenger seat....normally keeps things intact.

Seriously though, when I owned a Moke the best thing to do was to remove the Dizzy Rotor, put it in your poocket and the car would always be were you left it. There were even a few lock up panels for special items in the sides of the car. Never had a radio, just a tranny radio attached by rubber bands to the roof support. It worked great. I actually use an mp3 player now with the FM radio in my Beetle. Don't need no radio in the car this way.

Portable MP3 player is the way to go!! Hidden Kill switches, rotor removal.
But nothing will stop the determined thief.

My favorite is a machine gun tower at each corner....

You could get a GPS computer fitted with an ignition kill switch on one of the outputs.
So when those idiots steal the car you call the monitoring company ask where your car is and tell them to turn it off. Then you go and pick your car up with the local police.

( GPS will put you with in 20m off your car i think the cost is about $1000)

i think he is more worried about items being stolen from the parked car than the car being stolen its easy to take the rotor button out to fix that.

i guess its a matter of keeping things simple in the buggy. set your guages in your dash where its not east to nick them and have a detachable face on your stereo or dont have a stereo and dont leave anything of value in your car. u could get an alarm but that wont really stop them.

if you want more security forget about your buggy and get a baja.

Just leave a notice on the dash saying "Please steal me!" They'll either be too confused or worried as to what would happen next.... but on the other hand they might just nick it:duh Just double it up as a kennel and leave the biggest dog dish you can find in the back.

a tin ammo box from the army surplus store bolted in the back with a padlock on it to keep your stuff in. Other than that an alarm with proximity sensors and immobiliser is the best you can do.

Hey your in Queensland, go a little further north and a little trip into your local estuary and grab yourself a little pet Croc, it will grow as does the worth of your buggy...

Hey my buggy is in sydney and well if you think about it what theif will steal a car so conspicuous and worth so little as parts..
Joy riders will be the only takers..

No rotor no start up, even less will discourage a joy rider..

And well if it can be seen it can be stolen, Hey they should make that into a Slogan

These are all good ideas, (And funny, I wonder what I would name that new pet croc, perhaps Snappy or BigTooth)

Anyways, thanks for the advice. Once I put on all the security features, those features would probably be worth more than the car itself, but at least it won't get stolen.

So thanks to all those that have contributed to this topic.

I guess the answering question to your question would be "what do you want a buggy for?" If like most of us its cause they are the best offroader out there simply on fit what you need for your car to operate effectively- eg no stezza, only gauges you need (and not top shelf items) and seats that dont hurt ya bum! On the other hand you might want a buggy for cruising the strip- then you've got a whole diff outlook... and you need a really good alarm and good parking sense. In other words dont give em anything to steal:thumb