I read somewhere, that they though they knew who was doing it, but couldnt get any evidence on these guys. It was on some honda board, I think? The guy that had a major pat in taking them, got on there talking **** about he will never be caught, etc.

 

Pretty easy to steal an Evo these days with the ECU modability we have available.

Advice I can give you guys is to layer the security. Thieves are not gonna spend extra time in your car once they put their ECU in and manipulate the ignition wires and it still will not start.

Other then towing or dragging my car it will not be stolen by starting it and driving away. Sometimes it pays to be an old Honda owner.

Sorry to hear about your car man

 

Any chance these are some of the parts?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/pts/2122723852.html

 

and this is exactly why i want a GPS tracking on my car... thats the only thing worth buying.

No matter what you install in your car as far as security... if someone wants it, they will move it, whether it be a flat bed, a tow, or just straight up jack your car and get around security.

A GPS on the other hand, if they dont know where its located, they wont find it #1... and #2, as soon as your car is moved from its location, you're contacted via "txt msg(option1)" on your cell phone, and you know your cars gone, immediately. Then just follow the person that jacked your ****, and rip their head it, then call it a day.

tracking gps ftfw!

 

Yea. Everytime I buy a car, the first thing I do is install a good 2-way alarm system. I've already put in close to $2000 in just the alarm system itself (including labor costs).

I would love to have a GPS tracking system in my car, unfortunately LoJack isn't available/supported in the city I'm living. What are some other GPS systems you guys have and recommend?

 

just reading this thread gives me goose-bumps...couple months ago, some bastards tried stealing my evo. Unfortunately, they are unsuccessful though they damaged and stole some stuff from my car.

 

sorry about your loss

 

Exactly. Mine was stolen and found next morning and the details of how it was done was all so obvious.

-Rear small window broken and taped up with black duck tape.
-ECU plug wires hanging unplugged from the ecu.
-Ignition key housing and trim around it ripped off. And can be turned to ON position with a flat head screw driver.

Why else would they leave my car at some random location nicely parked ? I'm suspecting they are doing it in case the car has Lo-Jack or GPS tracking theft device. Leaving it behind for a day gives some insurance it is free from any tracking devices.

The cops told me that the neighbors called because they saw kids messing with my car. So either the thieves were checking it out for specific mods or neighborhood kids were checking it out because it was an Evo and the doors were left unlocked.

 

This may be a stupid question but say you have an evo with an aem ecu, does it not matter what chip is in your key then?

 

The $hitty part is who ever is behind it is probably a member on this forum.....

 

Yup, probably is...

 

and you know all these details because? dosent anyone find this a little odd?


ahh.. nevermind, just red the post above.

 

I find this post a little odd

 

beware of the "zero post" posters.........It sucks that youre car has been stolen. but it seems kinda odd that you come here first. ( I found evom 6 months after buying an evo )

also search the midwest forum here to find pages of evo thefts

 

^^Doesnt matter too much on the zero posts. They could be very active as well with 100+ positive feed backs. After all they have to sell the parts right?

I'm just curious where exactly are they selling these parts? They would be too afraid to post sale threads, probably they wait for a Want-to-buy thread or local word. Craigslist, the owners would be looking too often for them to get away with.

Well if you come across buying OEM parts with the serials shaved off, that should be a little self warning...