Nav radio ripped off
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Had my NAV radio ripped out of my truck at work the other day along with another vehicle. Back drivers side window smashed out to gain entry without the alarm going off. Happened in a busy parking lot in broad daylight. Be careful with yours. I was heart broken because the truck only has 2500 miles on it. Scumbags..... I would like to catch them, tie cinder blocks to their ankles and take them for a nice little boat ride on Lake St. Clair.
Any recommendations on how else I can protect the truck over and above the factory alarm. I talked to one place that can install a shock sensor and sound sensor (breaking glass) to supplement the factory alarm system. I am thinking this is the way to go because it will not involve another remote and utilizes the factory alarm.
Ed
Any recommendations on how else I can protect the truck over and above the factory alarm. I talked to one place that can install a shock sensor and sound sensor (breaking glass) to supplement the factory alarm system. I am thinking this is the way to go because it will not involve another remote and utilizes the factory alarm.
Ed
man these damned theifs **** me off....OEM in the dash.......amazing. Bastards!
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Joined: Jan 2010
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From: St. Clair Shores, MI
Busted the back drivers side window. Destroyed the bezel around the stereo and did some damage to the dashboard. Luckily no damage to the leather. I do feel violated. Luckily the truck is at a place called AutoMetric. They do top-of-the line work and specialize in fixing BMW and Benz cars. I have had them do work before and it is top notch.
Thanks everyone.
Thanks everyone.
Captain
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Dayton, OH suburbs
Keep your eyes open on Craigslist and ebay for Nav radios for sale in your area. Some times you can find the thief that way. Sorry to hear about your unfortunate incident. I used to live in the Detroit area and the crime sucked pretty bad there. Good riddance MI!!!
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From: Detroit
Had my NAV radio ripped out of my truck at work the other day along with another vehicle. Back drivers side window smashed out to gain entry without the alarm going off. Happened in a busy parking lot in broad daylight. Be careful with yours. I was heart broken because the truck only has 2500 miles on it. Scumbags..... I would like to catch them, tie cinder blocks to their ankles and take them for a nice little boat ride on Lake St. Clair.
Any recommendations on how else I can protect the truck over and above the factory alarm. I talked to one place that can install a shock sensor and sound sensor (breaking glass) to supplement the factory alarm system. I am thinking this is the way to go because it will not involve another remote and utilizes the factory alarm.
Ed
Any recommendations on how else I can protect the truck over and above the factory alarm. I talked to one place that can install a shock sensor and sound sensor (breaking glass) to supplement the factory alarm system. I am thinking this is the way to go because it will not involve another remote and utilizes the factory alarm.
Ed
I took my 02 to AutoMetric when it was recovered....$15,000 in damage and it only had 8k miles on it. When I picked it up they had it back to brand new condition, they do great work over there.
Last edited by Busta1n2; Apr 17, 2010 at 04:55 PM.
Champion
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From: Ontario, Canada
You should post your esn for the satellite here and us guys who live nearby where you do or across the border can keep an eye out for it. Surely it is going for sale because it is useless unless they dont want to use the uconnect or satellite. Make sure Chrysler is informed because someone might come in with a radio wanting to get the unconnect working you never know there are stupid people.
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From: New Durham NH
Yeah that doesn't make a lot of sense at all. Like sking said the new nav radios are useless when taken out improperly I.e stolen. But I would look into oldjeeps idea for sure using the sat radio as a tracking device. If it is powered back up for sat use the serial # in your papers should match a signal. Its like Lo-Jack basically, im not 100% on it working but def worth a try. I hate that s**t, some a**hole looking for a quick buck doing damage to your new truck! I say get the bastards even if it is a pain in the ***. The cinder block swim is the right way to go with them! There are great alarms available but most have two way pagers that are big to have on your key ring. Sucks, sorry dude.
