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Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by tacanon, Mar 17, 2025.

  1. Mar 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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    Speedytech7

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    That's a miserable bit of work, I've gotten pretty good at using my Flipper for good to find skimmers and trackers now though. Just sucks we have to think about this type of shit.
     
  2. Mar 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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    I am curious who parks there, too.
     
  3. Mar 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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    OP, If a taco also parks there, maybe this was a crime of passion. You were just the wrong target.
     
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  4. Mar 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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    Damn that suck big time man.
     
  5. Mar 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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    Now are you sure that you didn't piss off somebody's girlfriend/boyfriend :eek:. That's some pretty extreme acts right there cutting the battery cables and ground wires. I'd be looking to see who parks in that space after you move the truck. And make sure that same vehicle parks there for a couple of days. Then I'd plan to have a face to face with them. Be polite, and see what their reaction is when asked about what happened to your truck. Or you could just write this off as just one of those bullshit things that happen and just carry on with life.
     
  6. Mar 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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    It's not that big a deal. Just get new cables from your FLAPS. That cable coming out of the box is usually bolted inside and you can just remove it and have someone make you a new one. Just don't use residential wire. Use a high strand count automotive wire of the same or larger size. The positive will be a little trickier than the negative which just ends at either your block or the frame. The positive probably ends at your alternator.

    I wouldn't even mess with the harness. Just find where they terminate and measure. Get the length you need with the ends you need and bolt them on. Then zipstrip them to the harness or at least away from anything hot or that will rub through them.
     
  7. Mar 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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    Factory cables. :rofl:
     
  8. Mar 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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    People are the worst. hopefully it doesn't get trashed.
    Yeah im gonna keep an eye out. Ive narrowed down to a few suspects but I don't want to make the situation worse especially if theyre already doing some shit head stuff.
     
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  9. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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    Best thing to do is not retaliate, but be ready to get evidence the next time they do something which I'm betting is never. They did what they came to do. Did you say you lived at apartments? Might be worth asking around and seeing if other people had problems. Sometimes kids get bored. God knows I did some shitty things when I was a bored teenager. I would be looking for blood if someone touched my rig, even though I know nothing good would come from it.
     
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  10. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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    But if he doesn't file with the insurance co and finds hidden/further attempts at possible theft of (I'm gonna have to say the Taco and not the battery) the ins co might look at the OP sideways about why he DIDN'T report. Just throwing that out there
     
  11. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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    That sucks dude! And the main reason I don't want one of those damn fob things! Give me good old fashioned jingle keys.
     
  12. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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    Yeah don't wanna make it worse, but I would soooo wanna
     
  13. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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    That's about 3 cans of whoop ass right there.
     
  14. Mar 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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    Damn who did you slight? How did they open the hood. Sounds catfishy
     
  15. Mar 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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    Report the vandalism to your insurance company immediately. Can't hurt. The damage should be covered under Comprehensive (unless you don't have any Comprehensive coverage).
     

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