Nbs trucks aren't exactly all the rage when it comes to theft. I wouldn't worry about it.

But if some one wants your truck bad enough. A hidden kill switch wouldn't stop them, and if it did, you would have a mangled truck after they gave up on it.

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I'm considering just installing an independent noisy alarm horn outside and inside the truck should any of the electrical systems be activated.

 

I have an after market alarm that flashes a blue light every 2 seconds, and is sensitive enough that closing the tailgate while locked makes It go off. I live in the city so I like knowing that a sensitive system will alert me if my truck was to be messed with.

But, if I leave town for a few days and take the girlfriends car or the beater, ill disconnect the fuel injection fuse pin so that if someone were to not just break in, but try to steal the truck, that it would not start for them.

 

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I have this steering lock and I also relocated my OBD connector which is the way thieves are able to hack in. Nothing is fool proof but there are gonna need a big grinder and a lot of patience :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

I put a hose clamp on the hinge of my tailgate. Lol

These new trucks having a locking tailgate but sometimes I forget to lock the tailgate.

 

I have a power tailgate lock (Pop N Lock kit) and I still put a hose clamp on the hinge. :lol:

 

I just make sure I have good insurance coverage and dont worry over it.

 

Nbs trucks aren't exactly all the rage when it comes to theft. I wouldn't worry about it.

But if some one wants your truck bad enough. A hidden kill switch wouldn't stop them, and if it did, you would have a mangled truck after they gave up on it.

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Someone should tell that to the, um, shall we say, tax-free, tuition free, welfare collecting people who live on their own designated land up here :roll: those trucks get stolen like hotcakes up here, especially if they're modified. Super easy to get into, so they drive it away where the Ontario police aren't allowed to patrol, take all the aftermarket goodies off to sell, and burn the truck. Happens way too often. Just ask Rich (05Canuck)...guaranteed that's what happened to his '05

 

High res camouflaged cameras recording my driveway.
Mix that with the family reputation... "Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius."

 

Nbs trucks aren't exactly all the rage when it comes to theft. I wouldn't worry about it.

But if some one wants your truck bad enough. A hidden kill switch wouldn't stop them, and if it did, you would have a mangled truck after they gave up on it.

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Someone should tell that to the, um, shall we say, tax-free, tuition free, welfare collecting people who live on their own designated land up here :roll: those trucks get stolen like hotcakes up here, especially if they're modified. Super easy to get into, so they drive it away where the Ontario police aren't allowed to patrol, take all the aftermarket goodies off to sell, and burn the truck. Happens way too often. Just ask Rich (05Canuck)...guaranteed that's what happened to his '05

Where and why are Ontario police not allowed to patrol???

 

On the reservations for First Nations. Pretty much once the stolen vehicle is on the reserve, "regular" OPP officers don't touch it. They essentially have their own police force on there and good luck going in there and saying, "there's a stolen vehicle here" because it's their own people so they won't do anything about it.

I don't know the nitty gritty details of how it all works, because "officially" the two forces work together, but we all know how that works...it's too bad that a stolen vehicle is pretty much considered "petty" once it crosses those lines.

 

"First Nations"??? I assume that is what we call "Navtive Americans"???

 

Yessir

 

High res camouflaged cameras recording my driveway.

I like a mix of camouflaged and obvious cameras. Having only camouflaged cameras isn't a deterrent.

 

Sleeping on my porch with a shotgun is a deterrent.

 

my 2003 Silverado was stolen in may. The one time I park it on the street and not in my garage. :evil: I heard the alarm go off at 4:30 am. Ran downstairs and out he front door in record time, by the time I reached the sidewalk they already peeled off. My experience, Yes they are very to steal. I would look into a Lojack system. My buddy's El Camino was stolen in front of his office and it was recovered within 2 hours sitting on a side street a few towns over. I am having it installed next week.

 

"Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius."

"Kill them all! God will sort them out"
I have a motion flood light on the driveway and a German Shepard that loves to hang out in the garage. Has her own chair, an oversized camp style that she absolutely loves. When you let her out, she B lines to that chair. She stays out all night by her choice. Garage is wood heated for the cold season. The fire box can get things really warm so I leave the door open like 6" or so and it's screened so rain and snow doesn't come inside too easily. If a pin drops out of place, she is on it. She is my alarm and has very very few false alarms. I can see the driveway from my bedroom.

 

She looks happy. Probably would look even happier hanging off some thieve's backside however.

 

Sleeping on my porch with a shotgun is a deterrent.

Actually, staying awake on your porch would be more effective. :lol:

 

With the shotgun???

 

"Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius."

"Kill them all! God will sort them out"
I have a motion flood light on the driveway and a German Shepard that loves to hang out in the garage. Has her own chair, an oversized camp style that she absolutely loves. When you let her out, she B lines to that chair. She stays out all night by her choice. Garage is wood heated for the cold season. The fire box can get things really warm so I leave the door open like 6" or so and it's screened so rain and snow doesn't come inside too easily. If a pin drops out of place, she is on it. She is my alarm and has very very few false alarms. I can see the driveway from my bedroom.
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The literal translation is "Kill them. For the Lord knows those that are His own." Very early 13th century supposedly said by the papal Legate to his military leaders just prior to the Beziers Massacre in 1209.
The US Marines are a bit more down and dirty but the sentiment is correct IMHO. :mrgreen:

 

High res camouflaged cameras recording my driveway.

I like a mix of camouflaged and obvious cameras. Having only camouflaged cameras isn't a deterrent.

The deterrent is the fact that I have a vehicle locator with a geofence and I will retrieve my property. I will not be pleasant about it either.

You folks that know where your vehicle is that won't retrieve it from said location deserve to have the vermin keep it.
There's no law against driving out to the res and looking around.
You have the keys. Go and get it at zero dark thirty with several truckloads of rednecks.

YES! I have retrieved stolen vehicles. The critters don't offer resistance when 10-20 rednecks show up with shotguns. They don't come back for a second bite of the apple either.
My father's friend in Noxen PA had some questions and comments about the critters when I was living in that area as a kid...
Don't they have crops and buildings that can be burned or animals and livestock that can be poisoned?

Unfortunately the police would spend more time and effort tracking him down if he followed through on those comments than they do in finding these vermin.
Once upon a time they hung horsethieves... Vehicle thieves are no better class of critter.

 

Yes its true my 05 ....gulp....was stolen from my drive way by some fine upstanding Native Canadians, to which seem to be on a "untouchable" level as far as the law and stolen vehicles go. Without spending 47 paragraphs explaining the issues between the local law enforcement, reservation law enforcement (oxymoron) and the rest of Canada and how the dicks that steal thousands of vehicles per year relate, I'll just help the OP with my take on theft deterrence.
If you want to protect against the hook and haul guys, you should park in a garage..lol...there is no real way to protect against those guys. Those guys work for bigger rings that will get them come hell or high water and make it look easy. You can deter them, a little, like if you have a 4x4 pull into a spot leave the truck in 4WD and they will lift the ass end and squeal your locked up tires down the street. For the most part they will get the truck 9 times out of 10 if they want it. They are pros. Unless you have a highly modified 06 that's a show truck, they have their eyes on bigger items.
The smash and grabbers are the ones that like this style of truck. So easy to steal. For the most part they joy ride them to do there B&E's or their drug drops and p/u's, till they find the next one. Usually someone reports an abandoned truck on their street just to find out their neighbours has reported his stolen. I combed the city looking for mine based on that intel. I wasn't so lucky mine went to the Rez. My 92 lb German Sheppard slept like a baby 25 feet from where my truck was stolen. I'm on call 24/7 so its nothing for me to leave the house in the middle of the night. So the neighbour who heard my truck thought I was off to work. But I digress.
Get your self a club...I know tacky...but they are a big deterrent. Any kind of kill switch/imobilizer will help but they will still pop the door handle out and smash the top of the steering column push the tumbler bar forward and jamb a screwdriver in the ignition. You will have to replace all that but at least your truck will still be in your driveway. A aftermarket alarm with any kind of blinky light will help as well. Go with all three and you will keep your truck, maybe they will even pass it by, remember they want draw as little attention as possible. Anything that will make it look difficult usually keeps the knobs away.
Like I said, if your worried about the hook and haulers, park inside!

 

I like a mix of camouflaged and obvious cameras. Having only camouflaged cameras isn't a deterrent.

The deterrent is the fact that I have a vehicle locator with a geofence and I will retrieve my property. I will not be pleasant about it either blah blah blah

Yeah that's great and all but I have better things to do. I'd rather have an actual deterrent, meaning prevent the theft and hassle to begin with. But you be you.