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#1 ·
Guys,

Someone has stolen my F-250 King Ranch a month ago. :mad:
The good news is that I had no other choice but to order a new Overland WK2... :)
...My wife said yes...after some negotiation... :thumbsup:lol

OK, how do I secure my new Cherokee from thieves in the future?
Did anyone add a security system to the actual one from the factory?
Any tricks? Dead switch? Any extra security? Smith & Wesson antitheft devices? :rolleyes:

Thanks
 
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#4 ·
I purchased lojack for mine. Had it installed yesterday. I think it was like seven hundred installed. There is a version that has an engine disable feature as well

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#6 ·
nothing will scare somebody off your place more than the sound of a pump action shot gun being cock'd.. lol

seriously scares the fockers
 
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I was wondering about that myself. I'm mostly concerned with break-in, rather than outright theft.
I keep looking at Mopar's Electronic Vehical Tracking System (EVTS). Comparable to Lojax, I guess. The thing I like about the EVTS is you buy it ($459 MSRP) and there's not stinking subscription fee. So, you can call in the center to get tracking on a missing vehical. But there are premium subscriptions available for tracking you other drivers and getting alerts.
I guess, for what I want, I'd have to pony-up a subscription to get instant alerts (sent to my mobile phone). Not sure, but I'd assume if the alarm went off, I'd be notfied immediately.
No factory-installed, but since it's a Mopar part, dealer installation should be straightfoward.
 
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#10 ·
Lo-Jack and similar systems will not do much to keep your vehicle from being stolen but they will help in disabling and finding it after it's gone. For the professional thief, he will get your vehicle if he wants it.

For the weekend joy rider types my thinking is the standard Jeep system will do as good job as any. One thing I would like to see on the factory system is some sort of pager system to alert you if the alarm activates.
 
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#11 ·
I was not aware Chrysler offered the EVTS system. It seems like a good unit. If I were to get this I would go with the Silver Plan for $150 a year. That plan has Automatic Theft Notification. Depending how fast the response time is that would be like having a pager system.
 
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If a professional thief wants your car there is absolutly nothing you can do to stop him short of seeing him in the act. Every theft deterrent system like EVTS, Lojack, engine immobilizer,etc,etc all are easily circumvented by a halfway decent thief. Unless you are dealing with a moron or a teen looking for a joyride none of these are really a viable alternative.
 
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#13 ·
they have to KNOW its there to disable it.

so dont let them know. NO WINDOW stickers or signs of lojack or evts anywhere. then YOUR pro gets a few blocks and the lojack shuts him down. DONE DEAL. just let them think they are HOME FREE THEN BANG
 
#14 ·
Do you guys realize that it's much harder to steal a new car than it used to be? Back in the day, a thief could pop the door lock out, smash the steering column, and pull a small rod to start the vehicle and drive it away (don't ask me how I know).

These days it's a different story. Without a key, a thief pretty much has to tow a new car away in order to steal it. So that in itself makes a new car much less likely to be stolen. But of course it can still happen.
 
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#16 ·
The "professional" car thief has electronic devices which can and will defeat the keyless or "chipped" key systems. Professional thiefs will also have an area to take the vehicle which will block the Lojack signal.

Locks are to keep honest people out. Security systems will prevent joy riders and street punks looking for a thrill. If the professional thief wants your car "they will get it".
 
#24 · (Edited)
This is pretty much the only thing you can do for somebody who seriously wants your vehicle.

There just aren't that many "professional" car thieves out there. For a mass produced vehicle there's just no margin in it aside from parting it out (and even then it's just not going to happen for the WK2... too new). Nobody wants to buy a stolen car that can't be licensed and required elaborate measures to circumvent the ignition code system. Too much trouble, not enough payoff.

Which pretty much leaves us with the usual thugs and joyriders. For them, just secure the vehicle by rolling up windows, locking it, and taking the keys. If you have a garage, use it for your cars and not for boxes.

The supply of thieves capable of taking a WK2 is pretty small, and they aren't going to be looking for these things. If you have to go to the same amount of trouble, may as well try to steal a Mercedes or something like that. If they just want a joyride, easier to rip off an older vehicle.

For that one in a million incident, that's why we have insurance. I'd be pissed, I'd be angry, I'd be mad I had to get another iPod (about the only thing of value in mine aside from the vehicle itself), but the local dealer would be happy to sell me another one. Worst case, I'd have to drive my truck until the new one came in.
 
#28 ·
Ill leave a portion out of this so as to not sound like an even more broken record...

Now, I am no car thief so I dont know if there are tools out there to get around security items on a new chrysler product, but without a programmed key the pcm wont wake up, no pcm alive it doesnt matter what relays you jump and wires you tap together (sorry for the cheasy movie cliche) the car is not going to start...

That said, lock your doors, and keep your keys with you ;)
 
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#31 ·
The more sophisticated thieves around here are trolling the mall parking lots with an electronic device that records the electronic remote signals from key fobs when the vehicles' doors are locked. Once the driver leaves the vehicle the thieves use their device to unlock the doors and enter the vehicle.

The police are recommending not using the key fob or Keyless Go™ in public areas, and to use the lock bottom on the inside of the door instead. The inside lock button doesn't send a remote signal, so the thieves can't pick it up.
 
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#32 ·
A competent vehicle system has a rolling code system- it's nothing new, garage door openers have been doing it for years. Recording the code used to lock the vehicle won't get it started. All they'd have is access to the interior, where they can only steal what is left inside. Even then, people just standing around inside a 30 foot circle are pretty obvious; I'd worry more about them preparing for some rubber hose cryptanalysis over them using technological gizmos to steal iPods (when a hammer would get them inside ANY vehicle).
 
#35 ·
Stop being stupid guys!

The cat asked a serious question.

I think some sort of exo-skeleton would be the go... Build an exo-cage around it and fill fill between the bars with hinge cage doors with big F-off padlocks.
 
#36 ·
If its outside....Deterrence is the best approach. Install a bunch of motion detection lights. If you want to add false security add a fake video surveillance camera... but as cheap as they are you could probably install a real one.
 
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#40 ·
i had a cat 325 excavator taken from a job site. the thiefs showed up with a low-boy and everything and just took it, witnesses say. if you look official like you know what youre doing and you're allowed to be doing it, nobody will ask.
 
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