LX570 trailhead car theft prevention?

[DenverLX]

The thought of a vehicle getting stolen from a trailhead has never occurred to me once. I have never heard of a car thief going to the mountains for stealing when they could just walk down the street in the city.

 

[ryanCA]

The thought of a vehicle getting stolen from a trailhead has never occurred to me once. I have never heard of a car thief going to the mountains for stealing when they could just walk down the street in the city.

your common sense and logical thoughts have no place in this thread of fantasies…

 

[biff44]

Interestingly I think the opposite.

Had Lancruisers since the 80s. NEVER in my life would take a RX for free. POS unibody junk.

My elderly mom bought a new 99 RX300> perfect car for the old lady. Cream color, mint condition. Once she passed away, it remained with me.

I slowly started driving it. Wow, kinda liked it. Nice ride, good torque, easy to park. Then left Land Cruiser at home, took RX to Mexico. RX to Canada, and did a 3500 mile road trip.

So much nicer than the LC in all aspects. Endearing.

It is our Prius.

i took that RX350 up thru Nova Scotia/Cape Bretton/Val D'Or in the winter with snow tires on it. Down to florida, out to California/Colorado. Lots of trips to Colorado, and brought back an Elk once to MA. It was just a nicely engineered car. Really its only drawback is that it is way too low to the ground to offroad (i tried once, and ended up backing out a long dirt road).

I have hauled 1 ton trailers, and had massive amounts of weight on the roof rack too.

 

[biff44]

i came to a realization. To START an LX, you need to hold down the brake pedal. IF you placed a stout steel box under that brake pedal, with a lock to hold it firmly in place, that LX is NOT GONNA START. And if they somehow did start it, good luck driving with no brakes.

So that is what i am looking at now, a heavy gauge steel box of some sort to add. There are a few custom shops that make a two piece plate in the UK, but the LX brake arm is a little weird, it is angled and thin....so i am thinking i might need to fab my own. have not found the right one available to buy yet.

here is the basic concept:



i am thinking something like this, but with a flat foot on the bottom of the bigger steel piece

 

[Nothinghead]

i came to a realization. To START an LX, you need to hold down the brake pedal. IF you placed a stout steel box under that brake pedal, with a lock to hold it firmly in place, that LX is NOT GONNA START. And if they somehow did start it, good luck driving with no brakes.

So that is what i am looking at now, a heavy gauge steel box of some sort to add. There are a few custom shops that make a two piece plate in the UK, but the LX brake arm is a little weird, it is angled and thin....so i am thinking i might need to fab my own. have not found the right one available to buy yet.

here is the basic concept:



i am thinking something like this, but with a flat foot on the bottom of the bigger steel piece

You can hold the start button for about 15-20 seconds and it starts without the pedal being touched. You’re right, though, you can’t really drive without operating the brakes

 

[gasman4u]

I didn't know about the holding down the start button for 15-20 seconds thing. Does that cause the oil pressure to rise by chance? I did a similar trick with my old EB f150 to try and stem the prevalent timing chain stretch issues they had. I'd imagine if you could raise oil pressure prior to cranking, that'd help longevity compared to going from zero oil pressure at startup.

You can hold the start button for about 15-20 seconds and it starts without the pedal being touched. You’re right, though, you can’t really drive without operating the brakes

Anyways, can you shift the transmission with the running engine from "Park" without depressing brake pedal?

 

[ryanCA]

i took that RX350 up thru Nova Scotia/Cape Bretton/Val D'Or in the winter with snow tires on it. Down to florida, out to California/Colorado. Lots of trips to Colorado, and brought back an Elk once to MA. It was just a nicely engineered car. Really its only drawback is that it is way too low to the ground to offroad (i tried once, and ended up backing out a long dirt road).

I have hauled 1 ton trailers, and had massive amounts of weight on the roof rack too.

mine did fine offroad

 

[Heckraiser]

I've taken the wife's RX350 for some light wheeling too. It did pretty good, but the look on her face told me it would be a one-time thing. I have a lot of experience "wheeling" old subarus, volvos and domestic passenger cars too.

 

[biff44]

^ i think the differnce is here in the north east, the trails are muddy and rutted. So just a short distance in I was dragging bottom.

if it were dry, you could thru careful driving, avoid bottoming out

 

[ryanCA]

I've taken the wife's RX350 for some light wheeling too. It did pretty good, but the look on her face told me it would be a one-time thing. I have a lot of experience "wheeling" old subarus, volvos and domestic passenger cars too.

my wife is opposite of yours

encourages it

i prefer my sports cars and motorcycles. i only offroad since my wife forces me to

 

[2021 LC200]

The trusted solution for those who know... Have a great weekend all



May come handy in this scenario as well and many others...

 

[FrazzledHunter]

The trusted solution for those who know... Have a great weekend all



May come handy in this scenario as well and many others...

This looks like it would also work with PhD student windshield washers.

 

[2021 LC200]

This looks like it would also work with PhD student windshield washers.

Yes, i think Suburban Chevy nailed it. Things are way to serious now for this to fly...

 

[FrazzledHunter]

You can hold the start button for about 15-20 seconds and it starts without the pedal being touched. You’re right, though, you can’t really drive without operating the brakes

Good grief I never knew this!
Edit: I mean the start button part LOL.

 

[biff44]

You can hold the start button for about 15-20 seconds and it starts without the pedal being touched. You’re right, though, you can’t really drive without operating the brakes

jeez, i did not know that. thought it was like a super imobilizer!