That...is...brilliant!!!

I think the best location would be right behind the driver's seat, inside a
steel cage (to prevent just yanking the wires off the speaker). Which list
member will be the first to assemble this as a kit and offer it for sale? ;-)

Tim

At 07:15 PM 10/16/2006 -0700, Pensioner wrote:
>One of my friends has the one of the usual annoyingly loud car alarm
>devices, the kind with an external speaker.  He put the 135dbA speaker
>inside the car.  It is virtually impossible to stay in the car with the
>alarm at full chat, unless one is deaf or soon to be.  With the doors closed
>the alarm sound is noticeable at some distance but not bloody annoyingly
>loud.  After a period of time shredding the eardrums of the mice that may
>have hooked a ride on your last camping excursion the alarm resets and waits
>patiently like a cobra for the unwary to return.  To get an idea of what it
>sounds like, find someone with an alarm system, put your ear next to the
>speaker and have them set it off.
>
>Doesn't stop the break in by a determined thief but does dissuade further
>theft of property or further damage.