ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

97guns · 07-04-2006, 08:39 PM

because im assuming that like myself your just taking a liability coverage on your truck so if it gets stolen we will lose the whole ball of wax.? ive just had my truck for a few days and its not a daily driver so all im doing right now is chaining down the hood on a disconected battery. im wondering if i should get a club. just wondering what you all do to make sure your investment stays home.

byrd · 07-04-2006, 08:51 PM

you can install a inside the cab hood latch release, but rally if they want it bad enough they will get it... my .02

72freak · 07-04-2006, 10:17 PM

Not much will stop them if they want it......"The Club" is a joke...they just cut the steering wheel is 5 seconds and pull it off.

I had one stolen 20 feet from my bedroom window with a utility trailer hooked to it and didnt hear a thing and they had to back it out the driveway

Hood lock
hidden battery shut off
Hidden coil cut off

These will only slow them down but might deter a novice

**special-K** · 07-04-2006, 10:21 PM

Leave the keys in the ignition and a note on the seat reading,"Go ahead,PUNK.Make my day."

kelsfine69 · 07-04-2006, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

Leave the keys in the ignition and a note on the seat reading,"Go ahead,PUNK.Make my day."

Also add " Dont let nothin but fear and common sense stop ya "

Nelson · 07-04-2006, 11:49 PM

At night , I park my daily driver(95 eagle summit) behind my truck.

gangforward · 07-04-2006, 11:49 PM

Best Theft protection I have had - called her PDQ (Psycho Dog Queen!) passed away in 2000. God I miss her.

She once tree'd a punk that thought he'd help himself to some of my stuff. She lept off our back deck (2nd floor!) to go after him. I made him stay in the tree till the cops arrived.

Get a dog - they work!

68haywagon · 07-05-2006, 12:29 AM

Keep it looking like this

Mike

tom71 · 07-05-2006, 12:38 AM

i added an alarm with a back up battery i really hate alarms but ive had enough of my stuff stolen out of my previous cars and windows broken my alarm is extra sensitive , fireworks make it warn people (couple of beeps)
and this is on a blazer with the top off im going to get a perimeter sensor next so i can turn down the sensitivity . the perimeter sensor works like a virtual bubble around the car .

blaserman · 07-05-2006, 12:59 AM

move to a better neighbor hood. I have left my keys in the truck and car with the windows down and have a couple of the neighbor hood kids knock on the door to let me know. Been in the house 11 years and nothing has been taken in the area. Guess I'm lucky.

69-350 · 07-05-2006, 01:25 AM

it probably helps me that I live up here in North Dakota, and in this city, thievery isn't anywhere near the most popular crime. I have had one case of stolen property, though. I used to not lock my old S-10 Blazer, and somebody one night stole about a grand's worth of stereo stuff and a radar detector out of there. I got the subs and the two amps back, but not my 6x9's or my radar detector. Needless to say, I was really ...well...let's just say angry. I was quite ready to slaughter somebody, but I never did actually learn who stole my stuff. Now I lock my truck, with my 97, since I have my guns, my Sirius, my nice CD player, my subs and amp, and a few other valuable things in there. As for my 69, I leave my keys in there any everything, I don't even get complaints from my neighbors about my loudass truck, and I know all of them, so I figure my neighborhood's safe.

wibilly · 07-05-2006, 02:46 AM

yup leave the keys in it then it's concidered unautherized use and not theft i think locks only stop honest people and thives will do whatever it takes to get what they want

hogrocket · 07-05-2006, 02:58 AM

I always change my gas tank switch to the no tank position. If they do get it they won't go far before it runs out of gas. If they hook up a tow truck to it your out of luck. As mentioned above, parking another vehicle behind it is a good idea too.

**truckdude239** · 07-05-2006, 04:00 AM

i leave the door unlocked and the keyin it lol all i do in tyake the face plate off thecd player and take it in the apartment

Putter · 07-05-2006, 09:58 AM

Sleep in it. Other than that, all you can do is slow a thief down.

5150 · 07-05-2006, 10:11 AM

Try this:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=141268

My truck is in the garage, but I still did it. It only cost like $5, can't hurt!!

*MisterMan* · 07-05-2006, 04:50 PM

ALARM!!!! haha, its worth the money. mine dosent run, so i really have no worries with it sitting there, besides, thses trucks have no steering lock, all it takes it go get underneath the truck and pull down the shift linkage in the tranny and push er away. unless ya set the parking brake. but /w/ a smil jim it takes me 10 secnds to pop the lock. so eaither way its all over. they r gonna get it. all i can think of is putting a quick disconnect on the igniton switch inside the cab. or like others said..... yanking the negitive. a club is really just an eye catcher and makes it look like something worth seeling. these stock steering wheels are nothing to cut. saftey sizzors will do the job

invest in an alarm.

67ChevyRedneck · 07-05-2006, 04:52 PM

I'll be facing the same dilamma soon. I live in an apartment complex and the truck should be done in a couple months.....

cdowns · 07-05-2006, 05:14 PM

well for trucks that don't run or aren't being used often the ideal thing is to put them on jackstands with no wheels

ratfreak88 · 07-05-2006, 05:16 PM

remington magnum with a 3" turkey load

bouncytruck · 07-05-2006, 05:25 PM

Park my wife's car behind my truck, security lights, and other precautions I don't want to post in a public forum.

Right around Christmas, someone tried to get my truck. My wife heard a car idling outside and looked out the window. Saw the lights of the car so she grabbed her glasses and looked again. Saw a guy trying to jimmy open the door on my truck. She whipped the window open and started yelling at the guy. I jumped out of bed, and yelled at him too. As soon as he heard me, he started running and jumped into the waiting car. Security measures have since been added to the cars and the whole house.

mtndewmaniac66 · 07-05-2006, 05:29 PM

If a thief really wants your truck, there is nothing you can do except: no wheels, park something else behind it, or what ever. My brother-in-law is gun poor, and his truck still got stolen.

IGOR · 07-05-2006, 05:37 PM

Wow - bouncy - that sucks -

I'd get a big dog if I was you - do you not have a garage to park that Blazer in?

**yote1234** · 07-05-2006, 05:47 PM

my solution is I N S U R A N C E ! COVER IT FOR TWICE THE VALUE! if thats not an option buy two,that way you have a back up!

Primered_69 · 07-05-2006, 06:33 PM

I was thinking into getting one of the tire boots like they use for parking tickets

http://www.tirelock.com/product.php?cid=1

07-04-2006, 08:39 PM	#1
97guns Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: san jose Posts: 54	ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? because im assuming that like myself your just taking a liability coverage on your truck so if it gets stolen we will lose the whole ball of wax.? ive just had my truck for a few days and its not a daily driver so all im doing right now is chaining down the hood on a disconected battery. im wondering if i should get a club. just wondering what you all do to make sure your investment stays home.

07-04-2006, 10:17 PM	#3
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Not much will stop them if they want it......"The Club" is a joke...they just cut the steering wheel is 5 seconds and pull it off. I had one stolen 20 feet from my bedroom window with a utility trailer hooked to it and didnt hear a thing and they had to back it out the driveway Hood lock hidden battery shut off Hidden coil cut off These will only slow them down but might deter a novice

07-04-2006, 10:21 PM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Leave the keys in the ignition and a note on the seat reading,"Go ahead,PUNK.Make my day." __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

07-04-2006, 11:49 PM	#6
Nelson Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: cambridge,ont,canada Posts: 128	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? At night , I park my daily driver(95 eagle summit) behind my truck. __________________ Nelson 1970 C10 350 Auto. A/C not Working

07-04-2006, 11:49 PM	#7
gangforward Hootis is as Hootis does... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Southern Georgia Posts: 500	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Best Theft protection I have had - called her PDQ (Psycho Dog Queen!) passed away in 2000. God I miss her. She once tree'd a punk that thought he'd help himself to some of my stuff. She lept off our back deck (2nd floor!) to go after him. I made him stay in the tree till the cops arrived. Get a dog - they work! __________________ 67 C10 LWB Fleet, 383, TH400, PS, 4BL-Holley, Headers & 3" Exhaust, 3" drop front, 4" rear springs, ECI shock relocate, Panhard Bar kit, wheels & tires 1995 Z28 Convertible - Borla, K&N, Lingenfelter Motor, C6 Wheels & Tires 1990 2500 4x4 Suburban 3" Catbac System, K&N, 2" Lift, Wheels, Tires

07-05-2006, 12:29 AM	#8
68haywagon I'm watching you! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Levittown, PA Posts: 1,822	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Keep it looking like this Mike Attached Images __________________ 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 4WD 1993 Chevrolet C-1500 W/T - Blue - 4.3L V-6, 4 speed auto - Dad's (RIP) 1992 Chevrolet S10 - LS swap project 1968 Chevrolet C-10 longbed fleetside - sold

07-05-2006, 12:38 AM	#9
tom71 what happened to flint mi Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 436	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? i added an alarm with a back up battery i really hate alarms but ive had enough of my stuff stolen out of my previous cars and windows broken my alarm is extra sensitive , fireworks make it warn people (couple of beeps) and this is on a blazer with the top off im going to get a perimeter sensor next so i can turn down the sensitivity . the perimeter sensor works like a virtual bubble around the car . __________________ 71 swb 2wd fleet frame off in progress 72 4x4 blazer daily driver 70 olds cutlass s mint condition owned by a grandma 56 gmc 2wd project waitng 97 fiance mobile

07-05-2006, 12:59 AM	#10
blaserman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: glen burnie md Posts: 447	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? move to a better neighbor hood. I have left my keys in the truck and car with the windows down and have a couple of the neighbor hood kids knock on the door to let me know. Been in the house 11 years and nothing has been taken in the area. Guess I'm lucky. __________________ This is my best friend

07-05-2006, 01:25 AM	#11
69-350 Oil trash and damn proud of it Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Williston, ND Posts: 1,993	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? it probably helps me that I live up here in North Dakota, and in this city, thievery isn't anywhere near the most popular crime. I have had one case of stolen property, though. I used to not lock my old S-10 Blazer, and somebody one night stole about a grand's worth of stereo stuff and a radar detector out of there. I got the subs and the two amps back, but not my 6x9's or my radar detector. Needless to say, I was really ...well...let's just say angry. I was quite ready to slaughter somebody, but I never did actually learn who stole my stuff. Now I lock my truck, with my 97, since I have my guns, my Sirius, my nice CD player, my subs and amp, and a few other valuable things in there. As for my 69, I leave my keys in there any everything, I don't even get complaints from my neighbors about my loudass truck, and I know all of them, so I figure my neighborhood's safe. __________________ Mark 1997 K1500 Z71, 14 bolt SF 3.73 posi, Bright Blue Metallic. 6" Superlift 1972 C-10, toolbox, p/s, 350/TH350/3.73 open, black int., bronze 2008 Dodge MegaCab. H&S tuned 6.7 Cummins. Fast Four Tons Some of my pics http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/69-350/

07-05-2006, 02:46 AM	#12
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? yup leave the keys in it then it's concidered unautherized use and not theft i think locks only stop honest people and thives will do whatever it takes to get what they want __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

07-05-2006, 02:58 AM	#13
hogrocket Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 100	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? I always change my gas tank switch to the no tank position. If they do get it they won't go far before it runs out of gas. If they hook up a tow truck to it your out of luck. As mentioned above, parking another vehicle behind it is a good idea too.

07-05-2006, 04:00 AM	#14
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,238	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? i leave the door unlocked and the keyin it lol all i do in tyake the face plate off thecd player and take it in the apartment __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

07-05-2006, 09:58 AM	#15
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Sleep in it. Other than that, all you can do is slow a thief down. __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

07-05-2006, 10:11 AM	#16
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Try this: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=141268 My truck is in the garage, but I still did it. It only cost like $5, can't hurt!! __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

07-05-2006, 04:50 PM	#17
MisterMan Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Visalia, California Posts: 286	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? ALARM!!!! haha, its worth the money. mine dosent run, so i really have no worries with it sitting there, besides, thses trucks have no steering lock, all it takes it go get underneath the truck and pull down the shift linkage in the tranny and push er away. unless ya set the parking brake. but /w/ a smil jim it takes me 10 secnds to pop the lock. so eaither way its all over. they r gonna get it. all i can think of is putting a quick disconnect on the igniton switch inside the cab. or like others said..... yanking the negitive. a club is really just an eye catcher and makes it look like something worth seeling. these stock steering wheels are nothing to cut. saftey sizzors will do the job invest in an alarm.



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07-05-2006, 04:52 PM	#18
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? I'll be facing the same dilamma soon. I live in an apartment complex and the truck should be done in a couple months..... __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

07-05-2006, 05:14 PM	#19
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? well for trucks that don't run or aren't being used often the ideal thing is to put them on jackstands with no wheels __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

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ratfreak88 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 17	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? remington magnum with a 3" turkey load

07-05-2006, 05:25 PM	#21
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Park my wife's car behind my truck, security lights, and other precautions I don't want to post in a public forum. Right around Christmas, someone tried to get my truck. My wife heard a car idling outside and looked out the window. Saw the lights of the car so she grabbed her glasses and looked again. Saw a guy trying to jimmy open the door on my truck. She whipped the window open and started yelling at the guy. I jumped out of bed, and yelled at him too. As soon as he heard me, he started running and jumped into the waiting car. Security measures have since been added to the cars and the whole house. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

07-05-2006, 05:29 PM	#22
mtndewmaniac66 Do the Dew! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vernal, Utah Posts: 191	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? If a thief really wants your truck, there is nothing you can do except: no wheels, park something else behind it, or what ever. My brother-in-law is gun poor, and his truck still got stolen.

07-05-2006, 05:37 PM	#23
IGOR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 260	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? Wow - bouncy - that sucks - I'd get a big dog if I was you - do you not have a garage to park that Blazer in? __________________ -Ben 1972 CST K5 - Undergoing frame off, 8.1/4L80E/NP205, 3/4 ton, 8" lift, currently a pile of parts that when assembled resemble a Blazer 1972 K10 - Rust Bucket, TBD 1976 C10 SWB, 350 / T350 My blazer build thread: https://ck5.com/forums/builds/72-k5-...17-update.410/

07-05-2006, 05:47 PM	#24
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,407	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? my solution is I N S U R A N C E ! COVER IT FOR TWICE THE VALUE! if thats not an option buy two,that way you have a back up! __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

07-05-2006, 06:33 PM	#25
Primered_69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 1,409	Re: ungaraged trucks - what do you do to detour theft..............? I was thinking into getting one of the tire boots like they use for parking tickets http://www.tirelock.com/product.php?cid=1 __________________ 1969 Chevy LWB - with shaved handles; 3 1/2 front/ 5 1/2 rear drop; (waiting to be put back together)

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