Security with the hard top
JK Newbie
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: VT
Just to add to the post...I'm probably the first JK hardtop to be broken into so far. Had it three weeks and 2 windows were smashed out, trying to get out a christmas present. Still waiting to get my car back a week later. That said they left the door windows alone and never bothered to try to unlock the door. Even better they couldn't get anything through the windows, so in the end nothing was stolen, but my windows are still broken. To repeat, locks, windows, tops, etc. only keep honest people honest.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Boxford, MA
Just to add to the post...I'm probably the first JK hardtop to be broken into so far. Had it three weeks and 2 windows were smashed out, trying to get out a christmas present. Still waiting to get my car back a week later. That said they left the door windows alone and never bothered to try to unlock the door. Even better they couldn't get anything through the windows, so in the end nothing was stolen, but my windows are still broken. To repeat, locks, windows, tops, etc. only keep honest people honest.
Had a friend with a softtop years ago and because he was always taking his doors off an alarm sys was useless... He was sick of getting CD's or cheap sunglasses etc stolen... and did not like always having to carry everything with him...so just for deterrent he had a ..... forget what it was called, but if anyone walked up to the jeep and bumped it to hard it would chirp. So if someone jumped in, it would chrip and send them running. There was no alarm attached just the warning chrip and it worked like a charm. Wind, thunder other cars never set it off.... and even if they did it was just a split second chrip...
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Montreal, Canada
I've been broken into with my TJ. They unzipped the window and stole a bunch of copied MP3 CDs. Nothin major, just creepy.
I don't lock the glove boxe or center console. My dealer, a good friend of mine, told me that they see a lot of busted gloveboxes and center consoles. She recommended strongly that I leave those unlocked and just clear the Jeep of anything valuable. Sucks, but that's the way I've always done it. Radio face in my pocket, only 1 mp3 CD in the vehicle at a time (under the seat).
As an aside, I knew someone with a programmable alarm that would talk. You know, order people to "Step away from the vehicle, alarm activating!" and that sort of thing, in a deep voice. I would record something like "Cabin bomb to detonate in 10 seconds...."
I don't lock the glove boxe or center console. My dealer, a good friend of mine, told me that they see a lot of busted gloveboxes and center consoles. She recommended strongly that I leave those unlocked and just clear the Jeep of anything valuable. Sucks, but that's the way I've always done it. Radio face in my pocket, only 1 mp3 CD in the vehicle at a time (under the seat).
As an aside, I knew someone with a programmable alarm that would talk. You know, order people to "Step away from the vehicle, alarm activating!" and that sort of thing, in a deep voice. I would record something like "Cabin bomb to detonate in 10 seconds...."
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 125
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From: OKC
I'm ordering a Rubi unlimited with the hard top (maybe dual tops). After my last few vehicles being broken into, I don't leave anything of value in my vehicle now. An alarm is a must though!
...and I agree about the S&W
...and I agree about the S&W