Vehicle Security System

[Vic Roma]

I received a Marti report and it shows I had (have?) a Vehicle Security system installed. There’s a window sticker that says the same, only I never received a fob or any information about an alarm etc.

I haven’t pulled the dash on this one (yet) and I couldn’t see anything extraordinary from looking underneath.

Does anyone have experience in detecting the detection system?

[kramttocs]

Subscribed as I've never heard of this.
Could you add a photo of the relevant section on the report and the window sticker? Would be interesting to see.
This on the 84 or 86?

[Gary Lewis]

I've never seen one, but the 1986 accessories catalog shows this system:

[Vic Roma]

The report shows:

- Protection Group
- Security Lock Group

And this is the sticker on the LH hardtop window:



The report also lists some options I don’t have and I have not heard of but I’ll create another post for this.

[Vic Roma]

For the sake of clarity, the hardtop color matches the Marti report and seems to have original Carlite glass, as does the rest of the truck except one of the quarter glasses. The point being, it seems original.

Is the “Security Lock Group” merely power door locks?

[salans7]

The security lock group usually means locking hood release, locking gloxe box, locking spare tire, locking gas cap, etc. It's not an alarm system.

Protection group usually consists of things like door edge trim, bumperettes, inpact strips on the trim moldings, etc.

[Vic Roma]

Thanks for clarifying. The truck has locking everything except the centre console which seemingly was replaced by a bench seat but in fabric matching the rear seat. Either Marti messed up, or the POs messed around.

So that window sticker simply means the vehicle is protected by all these key locks? That’s it? What a waste of a sticker. You could see for yourself what the vehicle has simply by looking through the untinted glass .

[Vic Roma]

I was expecting something like this factory system, which was available for our vehicles.

[Littlebeefy]

My 84 came equipped with the security equipment group. Locking gas cap and this cool Ford padlock for the spare:

[salans7]

Vic Roma wrote

So that window sticker simply means the vehicle is protected by all these key locks? That’s it? What a waste of a sticker. You could see for yourself what the vehicle has simply by looking through the untinted glass .

No, vehicles with those two groups did not get a sticker. Only vehicles with an actual security system would see any kind of sticker. So either your truck did come with a security system, or somebody put the sticker there for whatever reason.

[Vic Roma]

That’s reassuring, which brings me back to my original question, how would I go about finding it?

Are these security boxes located under the dash? I don’t see an alarm (the siren/speaker) beneath the truck anywhere, or other signs of a security system.

[salans7]

The control box could be mounted in a few different places, like under the seat or it could be behind the dash. One would think it should be close to the ignition wiring, so more than likely it would be on the driver's side somewhere.

[Vic Roma]

I found an old '82 Bronco brochure which describes the contents of the packages. Shaun already mentioned some, and here's the full list.

Protection
- Skid plates.
- Dual electric horns.
- Fog lamps (include plastic covers and bright front bumper guards).
- Exterior Protection Group includes bright door edge guards, front bumper guards and rub strip.
- Color-keyed floor mat (XLS only).
- Security Lock Group includes locking gas cap, and locks on inside hood release, glove box and inside spare tire.
Bumpers:
- Chrome front, or front and rear.
- Chrome rear step bumper.
- Argent rear step bumper.
- Black rear step bumper (XLS only).

[Vic Roma]

Nada. Not under the dash on the driver’s side, or the bench and rear seat (had to check). I suppose it could be on the pax side, wedged between the ductwork. Won’t know for sure until I pull it all off but that won’t be for a while.