theft

I know there have been a number of vehicle theft and security threads in the past and maybe I missed this question being asked or answered. How effective is the OEM alarm at preventing theft? Has someone on here with a working OEM alarm that was set had their vehicle stolen? Is it truly easy...

Any regular on the forum surely has seen the slight uprising in FJ60 Thefts. I wanted to start a thread for Ideas/Solutions that any at home mechanical newbie can do to prevent FJ60 theft. If the thief has a tow truck then your pretty much outta luck for most of these. Please don't post...

Hey IH8MUD, First time poster here, but I have really enjoyed reading these forums the last 5 years. This desperate post is a bit of a hail mary--I just found out today that my LC was stolen. And I'm pretty gutted. I had been parking/storing my 1989 FJ62 at my work's private garage in...

Introducing rust Magnets, the best way to protect your ride from the casual thief. These easily removable Magnets will make that that opportunistic car thief reconsider your rust bucket behind the fence. Take them off for cars and coffee; slap them on when you head downtown to avoid carjackers...

Auto theft on the rise in Toronto area, and a security expert thinks he knows why | CBC News " Key fobs are constantly broadcasting a signal that communicates with a specific vehicle, he said, and when it comes into a close enough range, the vehicle will open and start. "The way that the...

Not sure if this is appropriate for this section of the forum, if not I apologize. Tonight I arrived in the train station and routinely tried to start my truck. The key didn't hit the ignition, and the ring didn't light up either. I soon found out why: Someone tried, and failed, to take...

Hello All. Not on Mud here often, but recently my TDS remote was broken and I ordered a new one. Needless to say, the valet switch was bad, so I got a new one of those(This is needed to program new remote). Everything is in working order now and I can honestly say I did not know the black button...