Stolen Prado- Brisbane bayside

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

This really annoys me. I know of several cars that have been taken recently up here. One was 4 minutes after the owners left, busted in, stole the keys and a some valuables and drove off. Bastards. Hope it all works out for you.

[peril Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close peril]

Phew

Kids no doubt.

[Bidla Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bidla]

Sozjot,

Yes mate the keys were left in the ignition but we've changed all the locks and installed a security system

[Micknic Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Micknic]

My brother lives in Cleveland and same thing happened 2 months ago although it was his motorbike. Last known whereabouts was the photo taken of the bike on the logan motorway heading towards Ipswich!!!!! - The low lifes out there.

He had to pay the toll or get fined.

[yowie Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close yowie]

My Prado keys stay in the bedside table beside me when I am sleeping, hidden under other things that will make a noise if anyone opens it, and I am a very light sleeper. The keys are hidden if the Prado stays home and I am out without it (not too often)

[Fronty Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fronty]

Glad you got your Prado back.

We've been broken into before - whilst we were asleep. It wasn't a pleasant experience. It didn't all go the crooks way as I caught him in our driveway as he re-entered the house. Enough said. From that point on, I always take all my keys with me to work. Never help them out or present opportunities for them.

[vk2ss55 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vk2ss55]

Sorry to hear that your car was stolen but good news to hear that it was found . My 120 was stolen 2 yrs ago from outside my house then parts of it were found 18 months later in Perth . Another 120 was stolen from Qld , taken to Perth and the two of them were rebirthed but the cops busted them .
I had a good chat with a copper from the motor squad about this theft and he reckoned that they must have used a tilt tray to take my car . Blowed if I know how they managed to do that outside my house as it's a very quite neighbourhood . Maybe they rolled it down the street and put it on a tilt tray around the corner ? These days it's parked in a very difficult spot where it can't be rolled away .
I'd like to investigate a seperate immobilizer arrangement , maybe a fuel cutoff . I'm told that statistics show that 70% of car thefts are by amateurs kids etc and 30% is by the pro's . I'd reckon that the kids wouldn't bother if you've got something to slow them down like a club lock as they could go for another one that's easier but the pro's.....if they want it they'll get it one way or another .
Cheers Ross
Tojo sidestepped the issue when I questioned them re the effectiveness of the alarm and immobilizer etc .

[brooksy78 Member Find all posts View Profile Close brooksy78]

I'm looking for a good alarm that integrates with the standard system (my prado doesn't have an alarm). Any tips???

[macaroon1 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close macaroon1]

Sozjot,

Yes mate the keys were left in the ignition but we've changed all the locks and installed a security system

Glad you got your Prado back, never nice when something of yours is stolen but I'd never recommend the above!

I'm looking for a good alarm that integrates with the standard system (my prado doesn't have an alarm). Any tips???

This Crew make vehicle security especially for Toyota Vehicles post 2009 (Canbus system):

http://mongoose.com.au/products/vehi...ty/toyota.html

GPS tracking through your smart phone (if u have one) looks the way ahead???:

http://mongoose.com.au/products/gps-tracking.html

Like anything you can just spend infinitely on your 'pride and joy', hence it's best 'just to make it extra hard for them"!!

[yowie Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close yowie]

I have an upgraded alarm integrated with the factory one on my 150 (movement/jacking detection, glass breakage, bonnet opening)

A bit far for you to drive brooksy (to Sydney) but there should be a decent alarm shop over your way. Look for one that has what I have mentioned (and more), will set you back several hundred dollars. Don't buy a cheap alarm, you get what you pay for.

And I don't use the buttons on the alarm fob to unlock/lock the doors, I only grab the door handles or press the button on the back door. This way is so that any crook sitting in a nearby car cannot scan the electronic frequency of my alarm fob. The signal from the alarm fob can travel 100 metres or so.

[brooksy78 Member Find all posts View Profile Close brooksy78]

Unfortunately Mongoose is only good for the post 2009 and I'm a 2004. Looks like it means extra fobs...