Dark Alley Dan
Member
Hello, folks.
Our '99 is a wonderful car - simple, sturdy, reliable. 150K km, barely broken in. And some idiot decided it was worth stealing last night. Tore off the bottom cover of the column, then the keyway, immobilizer ring, and associated bits. Likely tried turning it over with a screwdriver but the fact she was still there this morning indicates a non-start.
She's with my mechanic now. Have any of you had to "rebuild" after something like this? I assume if I get a fresh immobilizer, I'll need keys to match. Or can keys be programmed to the car afterward?
Have ordered a "Club", and am considering a supplementary blinking dash light because Genius was too dumb to note the one on the door. I'd like to wire a cutoff as per other threads here (fuel pump most likely). Have any of you tried wiring the cutoff to an existing switch? I'm thinking the power window lock switch might be a good candidate.
Open to ideas here. She deserves better than what she's getting, and I really don't want this happening again.
Thanks,
Dan
Our '99 is a wonderful car - simple, sturdy, reliable. 150K km, barely broken in. And some idiot decided it was worth stealing last night. Tore off the bottom cover of the column, then the keyway, immobilizer ring, and associated bits. Likely tried turning it over with a screwdriver but the fact she was still there this morning indicates a non-start.
She's with my mechanic now. Have any of you had to "rebuild" after something like this? I assume if I get a fresh immobilizer, I'll need keys to match. Or can keys be programmed to the car afterward?
Have ordered a "Club", and am considering a supplementary blinking dash light because Genius was too dumb to note the one on the door. I'd like to wire a cutoff as per other threads here (fuel pump most likely). Have any of you tried wiring the cutoff to an existing switch? I'm thinking the power window lock switch might be a good candidate.
Open to ideas here. She deserves better than what she's getting, and I really don't want this happening again.
Thanks,
Dan