[DeTomaso] Something to think about....

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Fri Dec 24 14:36:58 EST 2010


Hi guys,

Many of us have installed non-standard wiring and/or hidden anti-theft 
devices on our cars.   When complete, we stand back and fold our arms and gaze 
with pride at the car, secure in the knowledge that nobody is going to take 
it who doesn't know it intimately.

BAM!   You get struck by lightening, or your brain explodes.   Now, how are 
your loved ones going to deal with the car?

Bill Taylor and I are working with a grieving family at the moment with 
just this situation.   The very clever owner of the Pantera died without 
informing anybody what he did to the car.   The family wants to be able to 
start/move (and maybe sell) his Pantera, but it is completely immobilized due to 
his undocumented cleverness.   They are in North Carolina, a million miles 
away from any help, and none of them are mechanically (much less electrically) 
savvy anyway.

There's only so much we can do for them.   Chances are, it is going to take 
a lengthy and expensive electrical exorcism to find the cause.

Lesson to be learned here is, do whatever it is you want to do, BUT take 
the time to document the changes fully and leave the documentation in a place 
where others who might need to access it will be able to do so.   It's hard 
enough on families dealing with the stress of a sudden death, there's no 
need to add further stress with a nuisance like this.

Mike



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