well i had LoJack installed on my TL when i purchased the car so it would lower my insurance rates and it sure did help a lot(15%) also came along with the Early Warning System.

My question is, Is it easy for a TL to be stolen? And how often...i hope they're not like integras =(

 

"Early Warning System"? Let me guess, it alerts if your car *might* be stolen? :wink:

Seriously, how does that work?


In ~4 months here I haven't heard about anyone having their TL stolen - some loose change and some rims is about it.

I don't think it's easy, given the engine immobilizer and key - I guess joy-riders are out, but for a professional, I'd guess it's possible.


National Insurance Crime Bureau Top 10:

https://www.nicb.org/cps/rde/xchg/nicb/hs.xsl/211.htm




By State:

https://www.nicb.org/cps/rde/xchg/nicb/hs.xsl/218.htm


All from 2004 - 2005 stats

 

Pros dont need keys- they tow the car away and strip it for parts or ship it overseas

Dont ever drive your TL into Mexico and think its coming home with you

The headlights are a valuable item- keep low deduct on comp damage because they destroy the fender and hood to get the entire assembly- just for the bulbs!!!
in 60 seconds!! and wont even trip the alarm in the process!

LoJack is good theft prevention- thieves want unprotected targets- and having nice wheels and drops are a good indication there is stereo eqiupment inside too

 

I agree about the immobilizer and key

Hard to do unless it's an inside job or a professional

 

The best anti theft device I have ever seen was when finding a place to park in a big city, found a little alley by the bar and a homeless guy selling their homeless newletter sitting out there.
I asked if this was "his spot"
Yep! Sure is
Ok Here is 2 bucks- and 3 more when I get back- you keep an eye on the car for me?
Yes Sir! No one will get near it
And no one did- better than valet, and assisting someone feeling good about themself too

 

The Early Warning System came with the LoJack package, it just notifies you by calling your phone(add up to 5 phone numbers) when your car is being moved without the key.

LoJack Early Warning System:
LoJack early warning system alerts you if someone has moved your car without your permission. This means the police can begin tracking your stolen vehicle without any lost time.

 

LOL ... good one ... now if I can only find one whenever I need to park my car somewhere ...

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=stolen+TL

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=stolen+TL

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=stolen+TL

 

I had my 2G TL stolen recently ...got a used 3G and put in lojack w/ early warning

 

Good finds.

Forgot about the one in the first link.

The other 2 were just about or just before my joining.


Still, based soley on post count, theft of the TL seems less common than, say, "The Thump in the Trunk" -

 

man, this makes me thankful that lojack was isntalled today, about an hour ago too!

is it more common for a 6mt TL to be stolen than a 5at?

 

how much are lojacks?

 

How true!! Right next to the salvation army office is a big parking lot where many homeless people hang out. They always offer to "watch your car" for you when you park there. Since the lot is across the street from the criminal court and the district attorney's office, I tend to decline their services, unless it is on a weekend and at night where the govt offices are closed.

 

I can start your car in 2 mins. What do you think of proffesional? Immobilizer and key are noobs. I think getting a club or anti-theft gas pedal lock, they works better.

 

I like lojack, but even better, I love mobileguardian. Instead of using lojacks normal cellphone signal, Mobile Guardian uses GPS systems to track the car, you can disable ignition, track and trace the car, set speed traps, turn of ignition and lock the car. As well you can do this all. I love it and use it on the MDX. Benefit of it too is that it was cheaper. just my

 

NO WAY near as much as Integras. Integras take the crown, hands down, PERIOD, anywhere they're available. I had just about the fugliest, stock aside from Si wheels 95 sedan, and yet someone still broke into it.

 

what if someone offers him a higher price to not tell where your car will be after ???

 

No prob- these guys have honor and are loyal to the original bidder- they even have someone cover for them on bathroom breaks! A lot of them have military backgrounds,
and no one is living on the street because its fun and good for the soul

Parking across from criminal court- you bet I want security on my ride!- There are criminals in there!!!- come out needing bail money for a buddy, or a ride...and there sits your baby...

If you live in America you can find these "personal security consultants" everywhere, you dont have to look for them, just open your eyes

Side note- I take bags of clothing and ask if they "can help distribute them"
Never ask- do you need these?- its about dignity

 

that's gotta be frisco right?... let me guess the Tender Loin district?... $5 is a good donation for homeless security...

 

agreed, i love mobileguardin also, though no one has every tried stealing the car so i'm not sure if i know how it works... all i know is, the police do not track your car... you do... which in turn means i can go get my friends, jump in the tahoe, and get to the guys before the cops do... The ghetto inside me doesn't do well with authority... plus, i love my aim... pay backs a bitch

 

I would like to have one in my trunk, so that when I park, I pull him out to watch my car!!!

 

emergency homeless guy?... sounds good to me...

 

You guys ever see those trunk monkey commercials?

 

That's what I was thinking.

The Trunk Security!

 

How can you start my car in two minutes without the key? I was saying not your average crackhead could come up, break the window and hotwire the car. They would have to know what they were doing. It would take some knowledge of the way our systems work (which you probably have) to be able to steal them, without just putting it on a flatbed to strip somewhere else.

 

I was quoted ( IMmobil _+KEy). I think breaking a window take 1 sec?

Yes, when they want to steal your car. I think they do some little research.

Proffesional used higher ends technology which is TOWing and deactivate blah blah blah your system.? lolzz

 

I had a 2008 Acura TL type S beautiful... it was stolen from mi condo parking lot. no traces of broken glass. when I checked the security cameras from the condo, we found out it was a towing truck and a crew of three. it took them only 76 seconds to hook it and flee. I guess there's nothing that can be done against a towing truck. I did not have the lo jack installed, as I thought that the acuralink real time traffic info from the GPS would be useful. it was not. I miss my car

 

thanks for sharing. i have to look more into that. that's what i think im going to get because my neighborhood is madd crazy out here....

 

omg i so laughed my butt off when i read this lol!!!! thanks for the laugh at 3.30am haha!!!1

 

I know its not a TL, but I thought the funniest thing about the ITRs that had the immobilizer key was that you could simply swap an ecu in from an LS integra and the car would start right up by breaking the steeting column lock and a screwdriver in the ignition.

I know the towing cars away issue has gotten bigger and most of the guys that do it can haphazardly grab and go. If it lets go, who cares? It wasnt your car anyways.

However, I think especially in light of the current economy, that over half of the "reported stolen" vehicles are most likely insurance fraud by the owners themselves. It's typically more common in an arson case though, as the car is then quickly recovered and insurance pays faster.

 

hahhaha.... thats so great, agreed so much better than valet