Ravelco Unit on Keychain

About The Ravelco

Here is how the RAVELCO Anti Theft Device works ... The RAVELCO is installed in an easily accessible place under or flush mounted in the dashboard. A removable 16 pin plug (which when not in use connects to your key chain) makes all the electronic connections. A hidden armored steel cable protects the wires from the rear of the RAVELCO base on through to the engine compartment where all the connections are made and camouflaged. When the plug is removed from the RAVELCO, the vehicle cannot be started. An impossible obstacle for even the most persistent thief!

Facts

  • A car or truck is stolen in the United States every 30 seconds.
    • Over 1,000,000 stolen last year, and over 40,000 in Arizona alone!
  • There are more than 100,000 different combinations. Every Ravelco has its own unique code. NO MASTER PLUGS! Two plugs are included, one a spare.
  • Only your individually coded plug plus your ignition key will allow your vehicle to start.
  • IT CAN NOT BE HOT WIRED!
  • The RAVELCO can be installed on all cars, trucks, big rigs, motor homes and powerboats.
  • THE RAVELCO WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR NEW CAR OR TRUCK'S WARRANTY IN ANY WAY.
    • A Federal Law (Magnulson - Moss Act) protects you against a car dealer voiding your warranty.
  • NOT ONE VEHICLE EVER STOLEN SINCE THE RAVELCO'S DEBUT IN 1976.

TRACKING SYSTEMS

Although they sound good on paper, these costly systems are not very effective. They come into play only after the vehicle has been stolen, as reported by the Boston Police Department, the city in which the idea originated. By the time the victim reports their vehicle stolen, (which is usually the next day) it has already been stripped and dumped. If the owner of the stolen vehicle is lucky, the thief will not have found and removed the tracking transponder while stripping the vehicle and the tracking system will lead the police to the abandoned shell of the vehicle. Nowadays though, the thieves are using sophisticated debugging equipment to find, remove and discard the tracking transponder. Sadly, law enforcement officers continue to track the signal thinking it is coming from the stolen vehicle when actually it leads them to a trash dumpster in a back alley somewhere! These systems are not available in all areas, and they are not very practical in big cities. Furthermore, they are very expensive and some even require a monthly monitoring fee. Many people in the security industry refer to this system as "after the fact jack." General Motors offers a system called the "OnStar System" these systems are also easily defeated by the thief breaking the antenna off of the roof of the vehicle. To make matters even worse there is now a GPS Scrambler available on the Internet that plugs into the cigarette lighter of the vehicle that scrambles the GPS signal and totally makes the vehicle un-trackable resulting in NO SECURITY WHAT SO EVER!

FACTORY TRANSPONDER KEY SYSTEMS

This anti theft system is factory installed on almost every new vehicle manufactured today. Most every manufacturer, whether domestic or foreign uses this type system. Embedded in the head of the vehicle's ignition key is a miniature RFID Transponder Chip which contains one of a trillion possible electronic codes. When the key is inserted into the vehicle's ignition, the transponder sends a signal to a disc shaped antenna surrounding the key cylinder housing behind the shroud on the steering column. The antenna then relays a signal to the control module and if the signal is correctly recognized, the vehicle is allowed to start. If access is attempted without the correct code, critical systems (ignition, starter) remain inoperable. This all sounds good on paper but all this system does is keep honest people honest, because it is very easy to bypass. The thieves are now using laptop computers with recorded RF codes to bypass them in about 20 seconds, which is probably why the factory installs these systems for free. Sadly, many car dealers tell their customers that because of this special transponder chip in their key ... they do not need any extra security for their vehicle, but this is NOT TRUE!

ALARM SYSTEMS

These systems have just about run their course. They are totally ineffective in deterring auto theft. Who hasn't heard and ignored an alarm? To make matters worse, a "code grabber - scanner box" that will open up the vehicle's doors and disable any alarm system can be purchased for less than $100 on the Internet. Even the more expensive systems that claim to have Anti-Scan or Code Grabbing Technology can still be defeated, as demonstrated on CBS' The Early Show and 48 Hours. Just ask anyone who has or has had an alarm if they would ever get another one ... THEIR ANSWER WILL BE A DEFINITE NO!

AUTO THEFT PREVENTION...NOT REACTION.