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haha, yeah. They are and were dealing with it. I wrote long winded replies elsewhere but because it was a repo it wasn't entirely stock. I did thoroughly voice my concerns and they were heard. I think I even got an adjustor fired in the process.
omg thank you for your reply.
thank you, this is very helpful. I was just really lost on what it could be and I didn't see anything loose anywhere, and the shop didn't see anything. I will assume whatever it was I don't need and was running something you mentioned. And I live outside of edmonton by Elk Island Park.
True. This has been a ****show from the beginning. I basically had to be
I was curious about kill switches. The guy I walk my dog with was telling me about doing that. So far I got a club, as my neighbour said it was enough to deter from his truck getting stolen again. Although with his it wasn't targeted, it was for riding around and doing crimes and they totaled it. I got cameras, of course. It was then egged like two weeks ago (damaging the freshly re-painted door) so I literally just parked it like one foot from my house because I am sick of **** going so damn wrong. Thankfully it was going right back to the shop to be polished and have the paint fixed from the initial theft like two days after the egg. I am also slightly straying from the ABDR cult and making my truck less desirable, hopefully, to steal. Girling it out so that people hopefully think all I do is hit curbs and cry. I don't want to put things on it but I am considering decals for my business, since I have to go to farms and whatever, and I thought matte black on the shiny black would be nice but very subtle and maybe annoying enough of a feat to take off without too much damage? I don't know. I got a signal blocking envelope for my fob. And, most importantly, I hunted down the ones who did it. I still have one guy left, but the other ones are dealt with and their boss is now my client.Welcome to Ram Forum, Satyrnine.
That's unfortunate to hear about your truck being stolen & stripped, hopefully, the members here can assist with whatever you have planned to get things properly restored.
As already mentioned, we need to know much more information.
Is the truck currently drivable?
Do you plan to fix it yourself or pay a private shop or dealership to complete the work?
@Wild one, or Rick, lives in Alberta. He likely has good suggestions on where to get parts and/or repairs completed.
Many of us have taken steps to reduce the likelihood of theft, ignition kill switches, aftermarket alarms, steering wheel clubs, etc.
You might want to explore those opportunities, too.
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@JW2 Innovations makes a plug-n-play kill switch for the trucks,they're a good addition,i've added kill switches to all my Chrysler products.
Been many years since i've been up north east of Edmonton to Elk Island,but i do know where it is.
If it was a former repo, maybe the previous owner had a tracker in it and stole it to get his “stuff” back?
It's a real shop and some of the family are my clients, which is why I chose them, and they also happen to be the shop my insurance has a contract with. They had a reputation and I assumed it was just a bunch of karens. I was wrong. It's definitely them. But, whatever, in the end it worked out. Just frustrating to deal with, especially since I didn't do anything wrong. The police don't do anything. They were all aware when I gave names on who I thought it was, but, if a person is caught in a stolen vehicle, it proves nothing except that they were in possession of a stolen vehicle. And even though anyone could catch them on camera, it's not admissible in court, so there's no point. I believe what they do instead is add up all the crimes for a while and then make a bigger bust. They seem to enjoy going after chop shops. That's why I just went and dealt with it myself, and will continue to. In my experience, most people back down immediately from confrontation because they don't expect it, especially from a girl, and, honestly, they're ******* drug addicts. They're more afraid of me than I would ever be of them. One guy was too afraid to even look at me and would not get out of his vehicle until I was walking away. He got out and he was like twice my size. Idk. It isn't even like I'm mad anymore, I just want an apology and for them to teach me how they started my truck. And maybe give me an inventory list. Maybe I will suggest to them that they start leaving one in these situations because that would be helpful.
nah, he took whatever he wanted. would be very odd to steal stock items for no reason. It also would have made sense to do it on a warm night, not -20 with insane wind making massive drifts. one of the dealerships mentioned there could be a tracker in it but it's too much work to take out, so they just disable them. Would be nice to re-enable it for myself. I did put a tracker in it, but it relies on pinging off of phones.
well you aren't missing much. just farmers and wildfires. I only ended up here because I needed to leave where I was previously living, and found anywhere in Alberta I could afford to rent a house and have dogs. Ended up here. Not bad, since my business does quite well, but I didn't intend to stay so long. This is the longest I have lived anywhere. 7 years now.
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@Satyrnine When you get to a point where you need a kill switch you can PM me here or email at [email protected] if you have any questions or additional ideas on how to help keep your truck from being stolen again. Tons of good ideas already shared here and layering different approaches like a club, kill switch, where you park, etc are all great ways to add layers to your overall solution. It's sad we all have to think about keeping our vehicles where we park them to the degree we do, but unfortunately that is the world we live in.I installed one of Jeff's (JW2 Innovations) No-splice kill switch harnesses and am very pleased to have it. The harness is functional, well built and looks the same as most of the wiring under the dash, it doesn't stand out in the least
I also use a newer version of the club almost every time I leave my vehicle. I slack off when bringing in the groceries, but I live in the country and still have the kill switch set.
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