Truck stolen.

darkness

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Well Friday my truck was stolen from work. Missed seeing it happen live by less than 10 minutes. Security pulled the tape and a guy was cruising the parking lot (general population) with a Jimmie key checking locks. Hit one truck (another Silverado) and then my truck. Opened right up and he was gone. It happened at 12:55 pm and I took some trash out to a dumpster right around 1:00 pm. Pretty torn about how I feel about it. I was about ready to pull the trigger on a trans, and I’m pretty sure it needed injectors. It had 320,000 miles on it. Quite frankly I don’t want it back. I’ve been looking at getting a medium duty truck for hauling my flatbed and future RV we are wanting to get. I was actually going to the bank that day to pull money and make an offer on one. Think that was a sign? Haha. Now I don’t know which way to go lol.
 

fl0w3n

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Shoot, well hopefully you can get it covered well enough through insurance to get what you want

That’s the second time in a week a stolen 06 has come up for me... I had already considered a kill switch after the first time...
You’re saying they were able to jimmy it and hot wire it in less than 5 minutes? Dang... are these trucks that easy to hot wire?
 

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These trucks are definitely not that easy to hot wire. Key must have worked in the ignition but how did he bypass the passlock/vats?
 

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These trucks are definitely not that easy to hot wire. Key must have worked in the ignition but how did he bypass the passlock/vats?
There's no chip. If the thief somehow had a key with the right cut to work, it would start right up.

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clrussell

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Must have been a weekend for theft.. we had 6 boats get shit stolen over the weekend at our lot which is well lit and under camera.
 

2004LB7

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There's no chip. If the thief somehow had a key with the right cut to work, it would start right up.

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That's weird. What year truck was this? I'm pretty sure my 04 had those keys with the little + symbol on them indicating some kind of security built in
 

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It wasn't until the LMM that GM started using chip keys in the Silveardo.
 

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Theft

the greater Columbus area has gotten hit with converter thefts hard this week. Myself have heard of close 20 vehicles that got hit.
 

clrussell

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the greater Columbus area has gotten hit with converter thefts hard this week. Myself have heard of close 20 vehicles that got hit.

damn,that’s been common here too. People going out and starting their rv and rawr race car exhaust
 

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So for the GMT-800 series trucks, what's the best anti-theft device? I have an '07 with 80k miles...2007 2500HD 1.jpg
 

gmduramax

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I disconnected the rods from the key lock to the lock mechanism. I figured that way it would make it a little harder to get in.
 

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if im in a place i dont feel right about, i take the starter relay with me. i usually load the trailer and hook it to the truck before trips too so it has to stay outside, i always take the relay then too. doesnt stop them from taking shit inside but atleast you keep the rig and the stuff attached to it.
 

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These GMT-800 are getting hit just as hard as the 99-07 superdutys up here. We install kill switches, and offer no start tunes for the DSP5 guys.

Kill switch has saved my 06 ZF6 twice already
 

fl0w3n

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I disconnected the rods from the key lock to the lock mechanism. I figured that way it would make it a little harder to get in.
I saw someone suggest a door handle off the rear of a crew cab for the driver door so there's no keyhole any more

But then you're kinda shooting yourself in the foot if your fob battery dies or gets fried
These GMT-800 are getting hit just as hard as the 99-07 superdutys up here. We install kill switches, and offer no start tunes for the DSP5 guys.

Kill switch has saved my 06 ZF6 twice already
What/how are you wiring up the kill switch to?
 

gmduramax

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I saw someone suggest a door handle off the rear of a crew cab for the driver door so there's no keyhole any more

But then you're kinda shooting yourself in the foot if your fob battery dies or gets fried

What/how are you wiring up the kill switch to?

Spare keys? I’ve owned a vehicle for 15 years and never had an issue. Worst comes to worse break a window to get in they’re cheap.
 

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if im in a place i dont feel right about, i take the starter relay with me. i usually load the trailer and hook it to the truck before trips too so it has to stay outside, i always take the relay then too. doesnt stop them from taking shit inside but atleast you keep the rig and the stuff attached to it.

That's not a bad idea. I'll have to barrow that one