Attempted truck theft - I hate thieves
I hate thieves. I really do. Had a break in of my truck some time since Friday. They tried very hard to steal the truck, but thankfully failed. But wow did they ever make a mess of my steering c...
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Well, I picked up all the parts today - new ignition cylinder and the housing it goes into because they trashed that too. New drivers door handle, lock cylinder for it. 2 new keys for it all, coded to factory original.
Also bought 4 new toolbox locks because they have the key.
Going to get into it tomorrow. I'm a bit leery of pulling the airbag out of the steering wheel, the wheel has to come off to change the ignition lock housing..... The rest should be easy enough.
Sad thing about all this is my alarm has been in valet mode for a couple years because when it rains and things get wet the stupid thing goes off, most always in the middle of the night. Never really did figure out why, so I disabled the alarm until I could get it figured out....
I am thinking that my mag switches in the toolboxes are too far apart, the magnet is not strong enough and maybe with the rain it gets wet and somehow loses it's pull when it cools off into the night, tripping the thing.
Yeah I know, long shot but it's all I can come up with.
I'm looking online for better mag switches that will work up to 1 1/2" gap. I have to have a space in there due to flexing when I drive down the road.
Also bought 4 new toolbox locks because they have the key.
Going to get into it tomorrow. I'm a bit leery of pulling the airbag out of the steering wheel, the wheel has to come off to change the ignition lock housing..... The rest should be easy enough.
Sad thing about all this is my alarm has been in valet mode for a couple years because when it rains and things get wet the stupid thing goes off, most always in the middle of the night. Never really did figure out why, so I disabled the alarm until I could get it figured out....
I am thinking that my mag switches in the toolboxes are too far apart, the magnet is not strong enough and maybe with the rain it gets wet and somehow loses it's pull when it cools off into the night, tripping the thing.
Yeah I know, long shot but it's all I can come up with.
I'm looking online for better mag switches that will work up to 1 1/2" gap. I have to have a space in there due to flexing when I drive down the road.
