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From: daveh@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
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Subject: Re: Stealth audio system
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Date: Fri, 27-Jun-86 11:27:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 27 11:27:22 1986
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>I need help from fellow netters,
>
>I live in the New York City area, so I am very concerned about car
>stereo theft.  I want to by an Alpine stereo system for my car, but I don't
>want to buy it for a thief's enjoyment.  I have heard about
>something called a stealth system for your car stereo.  The premise is 
>that your expensive equipment is hidden from view, while the stock radio
>is visible( to discourage thieves).  Does any one have any idea about how to 
>go about installing such a system?  Are there any places in the Metro-New
>York area that perform such installations?  
>
>                         Thank you,
>                               Lindon Archer

I've seen two solutions to this problem.  The first is a simple device 
designed to fit over the exposed section of your high-quality car stereo
when you're not using it.  This device looks like a cheap AM radio, and you
of course have your high-quality speakers either hidden or behind the 
grilles that your car came with.  I don't know if this is enough to fool
a New York City Car Stereo Thief (I had a Pioneer Supertuner ripped out of
my old Toyota in Manhattan several years ago, but it wasn't camoflaged),
but its certainly better than leaving the $800 Alpine unit exposed.

The other solution sounds a bit like your "stealth" device.  I know that
Sony makes a CD version of this, I'm not sure who else does.  Essentially,
the entire stereo system is mounted in your trunk or in some other safe
place.  At least in the case of the Sony unit, the main reason may be more 
size than security, but the effect is that you're probably not going to
have the unit stolen unless they steal your whole car.  The controls for
the unit are in a small remote box which you could probably have put in
your glove box or maybe even mounted with a quick-disconnect style cable
somewhere on your dash (hidden from outside view).  I think that many
of the dealers, at least in NJ, will install the unit if you buy it from 
them -- probably not Crazy Eddie, but certainly one of the more full-service
audio dealers.


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