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Dfw Area Wheel Theft And Security System Questions.

rmoncello

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Wednesday morning after labor day a neighbor knocked on my door to ask why my truck was up on blocks. :-(

 

I went out to find the wheel well liner smashed, battery cables cut, and wheels gone.

 

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Nobody I've spoken with understands the cut battery cables. Two of three were cut.

 

Of course, I'm looking into more security and the truck is also packed in the garage now. I've read prior threads here on aftermarket alarm systems (ie: http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=122197) that are coming up on a year old.

 

My truck already has remote start. According to a Car Toys installer I spoke with, adding a Clifford (or any other) remote start security system does NOT work with the factory remote start. I'd be adding a second remote start system to the truck. (Haven't been by the local Best Buy yet to check out the Viper 5901).

 

Do I care about redundant remote starts? Do I care that it doesn't work with the factory alarm? What's the drawbacks to having duplicate systems in the truck?

 

BTW: Insurance has already replaced the wheels and fixed the other damage. Dealership threw in a complimentary set of wheel locks for me. Here's my plug for Stonebriar Chevy. :-)

 

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/advice on this.

 

Rick.

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Battery cables were likely cut because GM offers a tilt sensor now as a way to prevent wheel theft. Cutting the cables would likely disable the alarm. Bummer about the truck, here's to hoping the next guy they try this on empties a 12 gauge at them.

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what a damn shame, i hate hearing about shit like this. good to hear that your insurance company and dealer are taking good care of you. best thing i can suggest is getting wheel locks and keeping the key inside your house, not in the glove box etc. of course, getting around wheel locks is not exactly rocket science...but it may slow them down if there's a next time.

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The Car Toys installer is right about the remote start. There is a way to make it work with an aftermarket alarm system (DEI 5901), but it is a bigger hassle, and a lot more wiring and digging around your truck for the installer. There is really no point in doing that, since the alarm system has that integrated already. I've had my 5901 for a few years now, and reliability has been great. It starts every time, and it performs just as good/better than the OEM system. I ended up selling my remotes since I didn't need them. Having the OEM remote start module will not hurt anything. It will simply be an unused part. Given that they cut your battery cables, you might want to look into the battery backup for the alarm system. It will allow the alarm to keep working in the event that they cut the battery cable again. You can get a very good deal on these extras on Amazon and Ebay. I hope those bastards get caught.

rmoncello Enthusiast

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Thanks to those who've responded already.

 

The cut battery cables wouldn't have effected the alarm. Accessories were still active. Could lock/unlock the truck via remote. :-)

 

I'm also considering adding a second, backup/accessory battery and putting a nice power inverter on it. This would also serve as a backup for any alarm system.

 

Rick.

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks to those who've responded already.

 

The cut battery cables wouldn't have effected the alarm. Accessories were still active. Could lock/unlock the truck via remote. :-)

 

I'm also considering adding a second, backup/accessory battery and putting a nice power inverter on it. This would also serve as a backup for any alarm system.

 

Rick.

Maybe you could rig a sawed off shot gun behind the wheel well liner so when someone tugs enough you can set a pulley system up and BAM! Blow their face to shit. Harsh but they took the risk in theft lol

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man thats nuts, my truck was sitting on the exact same blocks about 2 weeks ago. They didnt do any of the battery stuff though. However they did manage to ruin all four of my brakes as well. Looking at your picture im shocked your truck didnt fall off the blocks, thats a decent slop its sitting on. Well sorry to hear about that, best of luck with the alarm thing.

 

I hate low lifes

rmoncello Enthusiast

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man thats nuts, my truck was sitting on the exact same blocks about 2 weeks ago. They didnt do any of the battery stuff though. However they did manage to ruin all four of my brakes as well. Looking at your picture im shocked your truck didnt fall off the blocks, thats a decent slop its sitting on. Well sorry to hear about that, best of luck with the alarm thing.

 

I hate low lifes

 

 

Yeah, I have a new respect for the strength of my landscaping blocks. It was a bit hairy jacking the truck up off the blocks at that angle.

 

Fortunately, these guys placed the blocks just right and I had no brake damage.

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