VP broken into, attempted theft

[yogi_b]

So over the weekend my beloved VP was at my missus' house and overnight someone smashed the rear door quarter window to break in, smashed the ignition switch off the back of the barrel to get it started. They got 3ft before the steering wheel locked so they contented themselves with trying to steal all my electronics but its all wired in so deep they only got my crappy old GPS.

I've read over the guide on how to replace the window which is pretty straight forward, what I wanted to know is it fine to simply super glue the ignition switch back to the barrel face? And is there any way to make it more secure so my car can't simply be started with the heater switch.

Cheers

J.

[Krisp]

where are you located?

[yogi_b]

I'm in Melbourne

[Stan003]

ive got a metal jacket surrounding my ignition barrel and wiring... unless they bring grinder with them, they aint getting through! lol

[hi_ryder]

dosent your vp have factory alarm with immobiliser? car shouldnt start unless they bypass the override lock in the door jamb.... dosent matter how much they chew up the ignition and steering column... the fuel pump wont turn on without the remote...

[V85000i]

ive got a metal jacket surrounding my ignition barrel and wiring... unless they bring grinder with them, they aint getting through! lol

i have the same on my VP, i went to U-Pull it and got one off a VN, heaps of them have it, it's a decent cheap thing to do that would make it a hell of a lot harder to steal a car

although they can still just cut the wires and twitch them maybe, hmmm i might cover the loom in some braided stuff that will work.

[calais24/7]

steering lock $15, only a deterrent, but will deter amauter joy riders.
Kill switch $3

[mischa]

dosent your vp have factory alarm with immobiliser? car shouldnt start unless they bypass the override lock in the door jamb.... dosent matter how much they chew up the ignition and steering column... the fuel pump wont turn on without the remote...

Oh ive stared a VP with a paperclip and the factory immobiliser without keys only accessing the steering column so its possible.

[Brett_jjj]

Oh ive stared a VP with a paperclip and the factory immobiliser without keys only accessing the steering column so its possible.

The immobiliser wiring on VP's doesnt even go into the steering column,it goes from the override switch in the left door jamb,to the BCM or TDM under the dash,so Id love to know how you started it just by accessing the steering column..Maybe the immobilser override keylock was turned off when you started it..

[buhfee]

Hey, I was just wondering what activates the security system? Sometimes when I get in my car it asks me to press remote but other times it doesnt? Just curious. Thanks

[yogi_b]

steering lock $15, only a deterrent, but will deter amauter joy riders.
Kill switch $3

Since I have to fix some of the wiring they trashed anyway i think I'll just wire in a discrete kill switch under the seat or something. I glued all the plastic back together yesterday and replaced the window ($25 less $5 "they stole all your change" discount) from Commodore Spares.

Thanks for all your input

[hi_ryder]

those steering locks are a joke, 30 seconds to hack saw through the steering wheel and pop that shit right off...

[stockyvrcalais]

my remote doesnt even work, replaced the batteries but nothing wtf?

[votality]

My cars ignition switch broke at a servo with the steering lock on.. like f#$k I was going to pay a locksmith $150 to break into my car.

Got the missus to get my metal drill bits. took about 2 minutes to drill the lock past the steering wheel lock and to where i could turn the barrel without a key, the metal is very very soft. Got a new barrel... easy peasy...

Conclusion:

Any idiot with 2 free minutes and a cordless drill and a metal bit can steal your car.

[bogan_vk]

ive used a cordless drill on an old vn calais i bought without keys, couple of minutes drilling out the ignition and job done.but i didnt need to start it just get the steering lock off so i could tow it.

[Hangman]

Hey, I was just wondering what activates the security system? Sometimes when I get in my car it asks me to press remote but other times it doesnt? Just curious. Thanks

When you push the button to lock the car activates it, and it will activate itself after a certain period of time after turning the car off. Don't know the exact time but it's not ages. 15mins or so?

[Braydenreid]

those steering locks are a joke, 30 seconds to hack saw through the steering wheel and pop that shit right off...

ive heard that they are pre easy to break just from turning the steering wheel with excesive force

[Brett_jjj]

ive heard that they are pre easy to break just from turning the steering wheel with excesive force

Yeah,right,Weve tried to break steering locks before with brute force and we just ended up ripping the whole steering column from its mountings,so whoever says they are weak,doesnt know what they are talking about..

[mr calais 5.0]

I'm in Melbourne

which suburb if you dont mind me asking? Just had a mate turn uptoday and his roof is caved in from some wanker jumping on it.. It now has to have the whole roof cut off and new put on and the bonnet painted too..Its a wagon as well..

[mischa]

The immobiliser wiring on VP's doesnt even go into the steering column,it goes from the override switch in the left door jamb,to the BCM or TDM under the dash,so Id love to know how you started it just by accessing the steering column..Maybe the immobilser override keylock was turned off when you started it..

No it wasent in override and I would like to know to. It was reds on off, on off for a while tell it did it tho.

[calais24/7]

those steering locks are a joke, 30 seconds to hack saw through the steering wheel and pop that shit right off...

there a deterrent and means extra time to get around it, with a bit of luck they'll move on to the car next to yours. its just extra shit that will slow them down, most people won't bother. Who's going to carry around a hacksaw? They won't becuase they no they can get cars without them. And obviously if someone wants your car bad enough they will get it. But for 15 bucks why not

[yogi_b]

which suburb if you dont mind me asking? Just had a mate turn uptoday and his roof is caved in from some wanker jumping on it.. It now has to have the whole roof cut off and new put on and the bonnet painted too..Its a wagon as well..

Just near Chadstone shopping center is where it happened. Just off Warrigal Road.

After going through everything that I took out of my car I've since discovered that they also took the key socket for the lock nuts on my wheels... Guess I'm lucky they didn't have any bricks on them. =\

[vps231]

Just near Chadstone shopping center is where it happened. Just off Warrigal Road.

After going through everything that I took out of my car I've since discovered that they also took the key socket for the lock nuts on my wheels... Guess I'm lucky they didn't have any bricks on them. =\

Get new lock nuts asap!

[hi_ryder]

there a deterrent and means extra time to get around it, with a bit of luck they'll move on to the car next to yours. its just extra shit that will slow them down, most people won't bother. Who's going to carry around a hacksaw? They won't becuase they no they can get cars without them. And obviously if someone wants your car bad enough they will get it. But for 15 bucks why not

9 of 10 car thrives that carry a backpack, along with hammer, screw driver, slim jim, and other weapons that might deter someone from interfering with their criminal efforts... ive seen a dude in the states break a window hack trough a steering wheel and screw driver the ignition in under a minute.... your better off using a brake lock...

[Morticia]

Vp and VN are always going to get broken into sadly. they are just too easy, make your own immobiliser tuck it somewhere where no one can see or are going to think is there and maybe get some after market locks and maybe alarm system.

Or alternatively just dont park it in the open in bad areas if you dont have the money for that kind of thing.