February 13, 2010 at 4:20 pm

Etching: A Effective Theft Deterrent

Throughout the past few years, people have been etching their car windows with the car’s VIN number or “Vehicle Identification Number“. 

This has been proven as an effective theft deterrent for your car, because it leaves a permanent marking in the glass.  This allows a police officer to easily check a similar looking car to see if it has been stolen. 

Thefts would have to remove the windows and replace them if they wanted to use the car and not get found or else they would be putting them at an even higher risk of being caught.   Most thieves would rather steal a car that doesn’t have any noticeable identification that the car is someone else’s.  because it can be expensive replacing all the windows in a car.

So the main goal isn’t to raise flags to the police after its been stolen, but to prevent a thieve from wanting to steal it from the begin with.

The police throughout multiple counties have stated that this is an effective way to prevent theft.  But is it?

Well, its not a perfect way to prevent theft, but its definitely a simple and easy way to prevent it to some degree.  Some police stations have been known to do this free for areas that have high grand theft auto incidents.

Or maybe you can do it yourself with some cheap glass etching creme and a stencil used from a hobby store.  This could also be a business opportunity if you operate a car shop or do mechanic work.  This can bring in some extra business when times are slow and people are concerned about their car.

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