NZ Classic Car

THWARTING THIEVES

TWO-PIECE BATTERY TERMINAL

A convenient theft prevention device is the two-piece battery terminal. The part of the terminal that grips the battery post is insulated from the piece that goes to the cable by a thick piece of plastic. Connecting them together to allow you to start the car is a removable knob that you take out and pop into your pocket when you leave the vehicle. This device will certainly fluster a drunk, but it is pretty easy to defeat if a thief carries his own knob or can scrounge up a correct-size bolt.

Two-piece battery terminals do make disconnecting your battery a breeze though, and that’s

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