Jul 10, 2016 · 5,843 recorded views
This was an important video for us. In it I show how we found the weak point in Ford's factory fitted alarm: it simply would not detect a door-folding attack, and it would not detect entry at all if a thief cut a hole in the roof or side panels of the van, so someone could remove the contents without the alarm ever sounding or detecting the entry. I developed a way to add a high-position door switch and a PIR detector to the load area, and integrate both into the factory alarm itself, so it would sound if a thief gained entry by either of those methods.
They're trying to peel the door back, and actually that alarm isn't gonna go off, so you won't notice it.
Doing it this way meant we could offer that additional protection at a far lower cost than fitting a whole new alarm system plus those sensors, giving the van owner the maximum security improvement for their money rather than the most expensive possible option. We combined it with physical security upgrades too, replacing the vulnerable Ford Tibbe barrel, Thatcham approved T-Series deadlocks with our hook bolt on the side load door, and an extra plate on the front door, so the manufacturer's weak points were addressed physically as well as electronically, not just one or the other.
Here we fitted a range of items to this Ford Transit to help protect it from tool theft and to improve the drivers reversing experience.
1) We upgraded the factory Ford Transit alarm to detect load area intrusion by fitting a PIR in the cargo area.
2) We fitted a switch to the top of the side load door to provide and linked it into the factory alarm to provide an early alert in the case that a thief attempts a break in by folding the side load door down (this is a brutal attack that can circumvent the existing alarm system and cause an expensive repair bill for the van owner).
3) We replaced the extremely vulnerable Ford Tibbe lock barrel on the drivers door with our high security replacement lock, this will prevent thieves simply unlocking the entire van and dissarming the factory alarm with the Ford Tibbe lock picking keys that are so readily available now.
4) We fitted our Thatcham approved T Series Deadlocks to the load area incase the thieves manage to breach the factory locking system (We installed our hook bolt system on the side load door to make the deadlocks as resistive as possible to crowbar attacks).
5) We also fitted a reversing camera system with mirror monitor to help the driver to easily reverse his van into tight spots with confidence!!
Please contact us via our website http://www.sussexinstallations.co.uk to find out what security or reversing camera systems we can offer for your vehicle.
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It would not detect a door-folding attack on the side load door, and it would not detect entry at all if a thief cut a hole in the roof or side panels, so tools could be removed without the alarm ever sounding or detecting the intrusion.
By adding a high-position switch to the top of the side load door and a PIR detector in the load area, and integrating both directly into the factory fitted alarm, so it would sound if a thief gained entry by folding the door or cutting into the van.
Integrating a door switch and PIR into the existing factory alarm gave the extra protection at a far lower cost than fitting a complete new alarm system plus those sensors, giving the van owner the maximum security improvement for their money.
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