Someone tried to break into my car....again. Pics

[tomato]

Sorry to hear that! I can see the damage on the picture!! A...holes broke into my old car so many times, broke the lock, and everything I know how you feel.

I had a car alarm installed at the dealership when I bought my 2007 Yaris. They installed keyless entry on the driver's side with the alarm. It's an aftermarket part called KS-2040, by Karr Security Systems. You can set it up so it locks and alarms goes on automatically when you exit the car, or you can do it yourself manually with a little remote.

Shop around, though, I'm pretty sure I got ripped off having it done at the dealership. But around here, where I live, they'll break the window if they see a quarter on the floor, so I wanted it done right away.

Hope that helps.

[SIPNGAS]

Originally Posted by tomato

Sorry to hear that! I can see the damage on the picture!! A...holes broke into my old car so many times, broke the lock, and everything I know how you feel.

I had a car alarm installed at the dealership when I bought my 2007 Yaris. They installed keyless entry on the driver's side with the alarm. It's an aftermarket part called KS-2040, by Karr Security Systems. You can set it up so it locks and alarms goes on automatically when you exit the car, or you can do it yourself manually with a little remote.

Shop around, though, I'm pretty sure I got ripped off having it done at the dealership. But around here, where I live, they'll break the window if they see a quarter on the floor, so I wanted it done right away.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the info!!

I am definitely looking into SOMETHING.

[SilverBack]

I'm sorry to hear that. People are so stupid.

May I offer a solution?:

[tomato]

Originally Posted by SIPNGAS

Thanks for the info!!

I am definitely looking into SOMETHING.

People will tell you that alarms go off all the time and nobody pays attention anymore, but I don't know, I feel it's worth it. Alarms may not deter a professional thief but it will deter some and people usually look when an alarm goes off in a parking lot. I think it's worth the money. I've seen more broken windows in the last couple of months, than I've ever seen before. This economy is not helping any.

Hope your insurance covers some of the repairs.

[auxmike]

Does'nt look worth taking to a bodyshop for such small damage. I'd invest in a bottle of touchup myself.
I had some D!ck steal my SONY MiniDisc deck from my '93 Saturn years ago.
They twisted the lock cylinder with a real big screwdriver to get in. I had to completly disassemble the whole lock cylinder and bend everything back into shape bit by bit.
I think I knew who did it too!

[SIPNGAS]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Does'nt look worth taking to a bodyshop for such small damage. I'd invest in a bottle of touchup myself.
I had some D!ck steal my SONY MiniDisc deck from my '93 Saturn years ago.
They twisted the lock cylinder with a real big screwdriver to get in. I had to completly disassemble the whole lock cylinder and bend everything back into shape bit by bit.
I think I knew who did it too!

What you can't really see in the picture is the dent created by whatever they were trying to pry the door open with. It's very noticable and won't look good with just touch up paint, I'm afraid. That and my friend tonight noticed the door must be bent, because it doesn't sit flush with the frame. This is going to be a fairly costly repair.