Steering column destroyed from attempted theft.
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Steering column destroyed from attempted theft.
***I know this isn't a super duty question but hopefully some one can give me a ball park estimate on this. Didn't get any response in the general question section. ***
Just found out in the last 48 hours someone tried to steal our 99 dodge ram quad cab. They punched the door and the column and it literally looks like the column just exploded. They damaged the electronics around the column as well.
Just curious what I may be looking at to have it repaired? On my daughters car last year we just junked it when they did this, but I just bought the truck and I'm curious what I might get for quotes to replace the column and wiring? I can add pics tomorrow.
What a way to cap off the 4th.
I'd love to find the person or persons who did it and I'd like just 2 minutes alone with them. It would be the last time they would ever touch someone else's stuff.
Just found out in the last 48 hours someone tried to steal our 99 dodge ram quad cab. They punched the door and the column and it literally looks like the column just exploded. They damaged the electronics around the column as well.
Just curious what I may be looking at to have it repaired? On my daughters car last year we just junked it when they did this, but I just bought the truck and I'm curious what I might get for quotes to replace the column and wiring? I can add pics tomorrow.
What a way to cap off the 4th.
I'd love to find the person or persons who did it and I'd like just 2 minutes alone with them. It would be the last time they would ever touch someone else's stuff.
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That is a fairly common truck (I had one before I bought my SD). I would go to a salvage yard and get a whole column with keys and go that direction. I had the dash out of mine once and don't remember it being that hard to deal with. I would think used parts would be plentiful and the only practical way to go on a truck that old.
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Thanks guys.
Well it turned out a steering column place that I had heard of a few times did the work for me and it was only $300 including them fixing the area in the door where they punched it open.
It's still keyed with the original keys so that really helps.
Here is what the thief's did.
The repair place said there has been a rash lately. He just had a chevy avalanche stolen two weeks ago. They came back a few days ago and stole it again and stole a bunch of parts off of it. Did cross my mind they might come back and try to get it. One more piece is all they needed to get out and it would have started.
Dealer wanted about 5 times that much to fix it.
Well it turned out a steering column place that I had heard of a few times did the work for me and it was only $300 including them fixing the area in the door where they punched it open.
It's still keyed with the original keys so that really helps.
Here is what the thief's did.
The repair place said there has been a rash lately. He just had a chevy avalanche stolen two weeks ago. They came back a few days ago and stole it again and stole a bunch of parts off of it. Did cross my mind they might come back and try to get it. One more piece is all they needed to get out and it would have started.
Dealer wanted about 5 times that much to fix it.
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