I know mine is!

Went to the movies last night and walked out to the truck...everything looked normal. And then, I unlocked my door.









Photos of passenger side lock and subsequent damage.

This happened in San Antonio.

FML.

 

In San Antone your lucky your truck was still there. Superdutys have a bad habit of wandering across the border from texas.

still sorry that happened to you though , Mine was broken in to couple of years ago and has had an alarm ever since.

 

Are you going to have to replace the lock? Was it a factory stereo? I am hoping that because I have a factory stereo they won't bother stealing it. Mine is the AM/FM/CD/Cassette so I will just leave an old cassette sticking out of it. Hopefully the thief will see that and move on to the next rig.

 

They don't care. It was aftermarket, but it sure was easy for that high quality individual to get in. Jimmie Jammer's and a very effective alarm with lockouts in the near future.

 

That'll just make them do more damage getting in...

If the reward inside is good enough, they'll find a way inside, unfortunately.

 

yea if they want in, they'll just blow teh window out of it and get in..

thieves SUK...

 

I had two trucks broken into in San Antonio. July 2008 they got into my F150 at Blanco/1604. May 2009 they got into my F350 at work (on the old Kelly AFB, which is patrolled, but not well...). Both in broad daylight, both got through via the key hole. Got my backpack (with passport) from the F150 and Kenwood stereo from the F350. Had an alarm on the F150--didn't stop them, it only told me someone had broken in when I got into the truck. About a month and half ago, they got into my daughter's Mustang. all they got were her glasses, that she had only had since November. The cops come out, and hand you a card with a police report number. On my F350, he didn't even get out of his cruiser...

I put the factory radio back in the F350, and now use a portable XM receiver that I take with me, and don't leave ANYTHING of value in it now....it's sad. These little scumbags need to be shot on sight.

 

On my old diesel, I had someone attempt that and not get in. So I removed the drivers side door handle and put non-lock one on it. I did, however rig a manual switch to get in just in case the remotes had issues.

 

Here in NM these trucks are real popular for theives. I put an alarm on mine as soon as possible, at the suggestion of 2 friends that are cops. It wont stop the pros but it might make them look at an easier target. Around here they will shoot the trucks with bb guns or throw rocks as they drive by to test for alarms. One more benifit for the alarm if you have an XL without door locks like mine, you can have them added with the alarm.

 

I got a pair of lock cylinders for about $50 aftermarket.

Rekeying it is an additional $10 or $20 per cylinder from your local lock smith.


Your best defense is a $100 stereo that someone would be nuts to steal.

 

my 200 lb mastiff works real good.just have to clean a lot of dog spit off the glass.

 

Thats just funny rite thar, I would avoid the truck.

 

Do jimmy jammers prevent them getting in by punching out the lock? And does anyone know if the new anti-theft ignition key can be defeated? On the newer trucks the factory nav. center with the 6 cd player costs over $2500.00 from the dealer but they are a little harder to take out than the older style radios.

 

Run for President. I'd vote for you.

 

Here's a funny story for ya. Bought my used F250 FX4 here in san antonio and took a trip south with it shortly after. I was only driving 5 miles over the speed limit so there was no reason for troopers to stop me. I was going 75 when a trooper traveling in the opposite direction came across a grass median and started driving the same speed right behind me, then slowly came into my blind spot off my left shoulder. Twenty miles later i was pulled over and asked to step out of my truck. Turns out the ford dealer i bought the truck from issued me the wrong plates and they didnt match my truck. How lucky was that? Anyway the trooper said the only reason he came across the highway is because they suspect any 4X4 F250 heading south might be stolen. Got a warning after proving i was who i said i was and proceeded to chew some *** at the dealership. It's pretty funny now but it sucked then. I thanked the trooper for looking out for my truck.