Vehicle theft deterrent apparatus and method

A vehicle theft deterrent apparatus, comprising:

• a flashing light emitting diode having a pair of electrical terminals;
• a power source;
• an elongate, flexible conductor interconnecting said pair of electrical terminals and said power source;
• said flashing light emitting diode being positioned at a preselected location within a passenger compartment of a vehicle so that it is visible from the outside of the vehicle;
• said power source being positioned remote from said flashing light emitting diode in a preselected location that is hidden from view;
• said conductor having a remote distal end connected to said power supply;
• said conductor having a proximal end connected directly to said pair of terminals;
• said conductor being positioned along its extent from said power supply to said pair of terminals in a preselected location that is hidden from view;
• said conductor having a transverse cross section of sufficiently small size to enable its proximal end to extend through a small preselected space within said vehicle passenger compartment and to connect directly to said pair of terminals;
• whereby said flashing light emitting diode is the only part of said apparatus that is visible to an individual outside of said passenger compartment;
• whereby said flashing light emitting diode simulates a flashing light emitting diode of an armed vehicle theft deterrent apparatus;
• and
• whereby installation of said flashing light emitting diode requires no alteration of said passenger compartment, because the direct connection of said conductor to said pair of terminals eliminates the need for an alteration-requiring housing.