Northern California is exactly like this. I saw someone with the wheel jack thing just the other day and was like what the hell is that.
They tell visitors here in CA to leave cars unlocked and take your belongings so at least the windows don't get broken into when the burglars break into your rental vehicle.
I do this anyway, not for anti-theft reasons I just hate shit in my car, and I hate having to unlock it. So I leave the car empty and unlocked
Actually I believe it does from memory. Never gave that a thought. Did cars around in the 90s not commonly do this?
Took off the head and hid it under the seat. Like 90% of the people did in the late 90s early 00s. Lol.
I might be a bit dumb here, but I never got the detachable radio idea/need?
The radio interfaces were not exchangeable between different brands, right? Or was there an universal interface that I am unaware of?
Wouldn't a bad actor need to dismantle the entire radio head as well, for the interface part to be of any good use?
Thieves would also steal the entire stereo head unit -- so many had an additional anti-theft feature.
If you wanted to remove the head unit you had to enter a code using the front plate buttons before you uninstalled it. If you didn't it would "brick" itself to discourage theft.
I still use the rotater for door glass