Serious problem, anyone had this happen before?

[bruner1981jpce]

Its been a while since I've been around here. I'm surprised to see IFSJA is still up and running, I'll try to drop in more.

Anyways, I got up this morning and went out to my jeep to drive to class and the first thing I find is my driver's wing window open, driver's window rolled down, door unlocked and open slightly. Some low-life broke the latch off of my wing window, unlocked the door and made off with a bunch of my stuff. Among the things that were taken were the whole center console that was resting on the bench, my most recent proof of registration, my hunter's license and validations, a lock box from the back filled with tools, my great grandpa's old tool box filled with a bunch of old tools including tools he made himself, and my harbor freight winch that I had mounted on a receiver plate. I'm getting kind of annoyed at people taking stuff that isn't theirs. I've already filed a police report and i'm meeting with my landlord for the apartment complex this afternoon. I know they've got some security cameras up so hopefully we can catch them. In the meantime i have to start searching for a replacement wing window as I now have no way of securely locking my jeep. so has anyone else had this happen before? Are there any ways to avoid it in the future? Thanks!

[goldhammer]

Other than not keeping anything of value in the rig when you are not in it, an alarm system that would wake the dead a hundred miles away. You can't keep it up for long, but night watch with a .357 as a deterent works well in some parts of the country.

You can always say it was a gang drive by when the cops do show up.........

[JeepWrencher]

That is a very very common thing to do with vehicles that have vent windows. In fact on our fleet of older work vans that was a trick we would do ourselves to leave the truck running while locking the doors.

Just get a locking storage solution that bolts to the metal dash/floor/rear cab and call it a day. Pretend like any vehicle that has a vent window is a topless baby jeep. In fact search out products for those baby jeeps and they will work perfect for you.

After that you can just leave the door unlocked so they won't break anything. If you are woried about them stealing the whole FSJ then install an ignition interrupter switch that cuts the voltage off to the ignition. Lable the switch something random or stick it in a hard to see spot and no one will know.

[bruner1981jpce]

Other than not keeping anything of value in the rig when you are not in it, an alarm system that would wake the dead a hundred miles away. You can't keep it up for long, but night watch with a .357 as a deterent works well in some parts of the country.

You can always say it was a gang drive by when the cops do show up.........

I like your thinking with the .357. I'm only 19 so I'm not old enough to buy a handgun yet, but I sure do like shotguns. I may look in to an alarm system, considering it wouldn't dent my college budget too much.

[hookedup50]

Like others stated, a bolted down lock box that they sell for a baby jeep is what I got. It doesn't do much for the aftermarket stereo though. Last time someone broke into my jeep I was turkey hunting and heard my door open from across the ridge. I had a mature gobbler coming in and was in the field when I left to catch the criminal. Had standoff with game warden snoopin in my GW. They have no search and seizure restrictions, so he was within his right. After the pointing of firearms at each other, he actually put me on different birds. Didn't get bird I scared off till next season. Its actually faster to slim jim the door button than screwin up the vent window. Hope you catch the crooks on film. Good luck

[Tripwire]

give us a pic of the broken wing window latch parts still on the window, maybe it can be repaired without replacing the entire window ( its a serious PITA)

[bruner1981jpce]

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This is what the wing window looks like now. I don't believe it is repairable, but I wouldn't know for sure, the whole latch was broken off of the frame

[Tripwire]

cant see the image and the link no workie, if the shaft from the window frame is still intact then there is hope....

[bruner1981jpce]

Sorry, i grabbed the wrong code from the website. this one should work


2013-09-27 11.21.14 by bruner1981jpce, on Flickr

sadly the shaft is not still intact. it was the shaft that got broken

[Tripwire]

OK - ouch

In my opinion you have two evils to choose from, you can find someone to sawsall off a shaft and have one tac welded on..........................................


OR, remove all the innards of the door, regulator, door lock mech, and remove all the main windoe regulator channel screws so you can dislocate the big window so it sits aside....

then remove the screws along the door frame holding the triangle frame and work it out thru the top - you will trash the upper wipes - so order new ones...

if you go this route i suggest - suggest - - you may want to concider new wipe sets and vent window and felt channel felt seals from BJ's or TGW....it GONNA COST YA...

Once you see how much of a PITA it is to remove the wing frame and window - dont be suprised if a seller asks for a hundred + shipped

i just did mine recently - so feel free to ask questions...

[bruner1981jpce]

I was just talking to SCNEBFSJ who is parting a jeep right now and said $40 for the wing window assembly. I didn't realize it would be that much work though. Now I want to find those thieves and ring their necks at the very least . If I could find out how to actually remove the glass for the window from the frame, I could probably fix what I've got now. I took a closer look at the shaft and all that happened to it was one of the edges broke off at the end of the shaft. If I could get a spacer or something in there and epoxy or JB weld it in place, it could work. I was able to get the latch back into the frame, but it was too loose because one of the edges was broken. Do you think that could work?

[blazer3664]

I feel you. I hate these idiots that mess with our vehicles.

If you are worried about them stealing the whole FSJ then install an ignition interrupter switch that cuts the voltage off to the ignition.

This makes me laugh, I had a solution a bit more ....... painful years ago.

Keyless entry unit on a truck W/O power locks.
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What?? you ask?

Loudest horn I could find mounted in the cab, lock unlock wires to solenoid that only needs momentary juice to switch (dont recall what it was from, something for a boat) .

Works like this.....
Unlocked = all is normal.
Locked = turn on key (or hotwire) BEEEEEEEP Mother........ by the way, no power to anything else until you figure it out, and I'll be there by then to educate you.

I had earplugs in when I tested it, and knew it was coming, and still near broke my wrist on the steering wheel (reactive jerk away instincts suck sometimes) when it went off.

Thats gona suck to fix. Thats also why I am going the "dont lock it, just lock up all my stuff inside " route.

Hope you get it fixed, and they catch the idiots that did it.

Jim

[gsmikie]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vent-window-lock-set-wing-window-lock-for-Peterbilt-Kenworth-Freightliner-IHC-/190905100888?pt=Other_Vehicle_Parts&hash=item2c72d4aa58&vxp=mtr

[bruner1981jpce]

I feel you. I hate these idiots that mess with our vehicles.



This makes me laugh, I had a solution a bit more ....... painful years ago.

Keyless entry unit on a truck W/O power locks.
.
.
.
.
What?? you ask?

Loudest horn I could find mounted in the cab, lock unlock wires to solenoid that only needs momentary juice to switch (dont recall what it was from, something for a boat) .

Works like this.....
Unlocked = all is normal.
Locked = turn on key (or hotwire) BEEEEEEEP Mother........ by the way, no power to anything else until you figure it out, and I'll be there by then to educate you.

I had earplugs in when I tested it, and knew it was coming, and still near broke my wrist on the steering wheel (reactive jerk away instincts suck sometimes) when it went off.

Thats gona suck to fix. Thats also why I am going the "dont lock it, just lock up all my stuff inside " route.

Hope you get it fixed, and they catch the idiots that did it.

Jim

I LOVE this idea! I want to do it right now! I'm gonna look in to that. Maybe even wire it to the door switch that triggers the interior lights.

gsmikie, you are awesome! I'm ordering one right now!

[bruner1981jpce]

Probably should have ordered 2 at once to cut back on shipping. Oh well