Change key cylinders...

^^ why would i be in jail for waiting to beat them up and hiding in my own truck? and what fishy about this story?

 

First break in I reported, second break in there was nothing stolen so why would I call the police for?

after the first break I started to be cautious and put a steering wheel lock. Beside I don't think whoever breaking in my truck he just wants to find stuff that easy to grab and not take the whole car with him...

how is it assault and battery against the thief trying to break into my car?

 

what if that guy has my key in his hand and I gave him a good whooping and cops gets there?

 

that's stupid...but I already reported the key was lost and stuff were stolen out of my truck so there no way that guy can walk away free

 

ok...what's the best option I have? videotape them? how is the cop gonna see their face even if they're caught in the act?

 

rekey the truck is way too expensive, I'm having second thought on that unless I can call around junk yard and be able to find a used set of key then that would be great

 

so my insurance won't cover it if my car was stolen/damaged by the thief?

 

I've got to ask, how old are you? No offense, but you don't seem too far on the maturity scale and I'm willing to bet you aren't making the payments on the truck either - as anyone who is forking out their hard earned cash would have been more proactive.

I've been following this closely since you first posted your problem last week and have been offering you legitimate advice throughout the whole ordeal, as have others. Anyone with half a clue and any motivation at all would have done something to rectify the problem by now - even if it meant parking the truck across town at a friend or family members home, where the thieves wouldn't find it.

This whole scenario has been dragging out now for over a week, and you continue to ask for the same advice over and over and over.

When you originally posted last week that you lost a key and was worried, lots of people gave you advice - you ignored it and the truck was broken into.

When you posted that the truck was broken into and your CB radio was stolen, you were given advice and you ignored it - the truck was entered AGAIN.

This brings us to the present and you are still asking for advice trying to find a $5 fix to solve YOUR problem. If you don't have the cash in hand, contact your insurance company. If you don't want to go through your insurance company, park the f---ing truck somewhere where they won't find it. Take a bus, walk, do something. Explain the situation, leave it at the dealer, anything. Is there another vehicle in your home? Why not park the truck really close to an object on one side where the door cannot be opened even a hair. Take the second vehicle and park it super close to the other door so it can't be opened either. The next morning move the second vehicle, climb into your truck and drive away.

There are literally dozens of things you could do to temporarily aid your situation if you would bother to think outside the box and engage your brain. I for one have spent lots of time thinking and posting advice for you on the subject - but no more. I call TROLL because I really don't think anyone is this stupid.

Good day gentleman, and Happy Holidays!

 

Seriously, laying in wait for.. thieves, hungry or not is potentially life threatening. You've no idea if they have weapons. Forget who's right/wrong as it's hard to defend/explain to police with a knife in your belly or maybe you simply fall out of the truck in the fight and hit your head, HARD and get left on the ground with head injuries.
Please, don't go looking for trouble.
If someone has a key you have several probs; they can ENTER your cab untill you rekey your door locks, they can START the vehicle until you reprogram. As I understand it.. you should not have to rekey the ignition. It might be nice to do so (you get 1 key that does it all but there is significant cost I believe.. in rekeying your ignition and it's not needed to prevent them from starting the vehicle). If you don't rekey the ignition, you'll end up with 1 new key for the doors and your original key for your ignition. This is probably the cheapest solution. You should still have the dealer erase all key codes from the ignition computer and then reprogram it to your remaining keys. I suspect if you buy a new spare from them, they'll erase/reprogram for the cost of the key. If not, I think any locksmith can. Call and see. Hell, probably $300 total?
Your lost key will no longer operate your new door locks but IF you were to leave a door open the worst they should be able to do is put the key in and turn the ignition to ON. It should not start as the dealer/locksmith will wipe ALL key codes and them reprogram it. They can listen to your radio, but not start the motor.
The proper.. thing to do though is expensive, it's to rekey both the doors and the ignition locks. It's just expensive. Insurance claim. Dealer work. $500 deductible? Do it right. $200 difference between half-ass job and two keys or having it done right and one key does it all and with guarantees? No brainer for me.. But do something. Good luck. Keep us posted? Regards, Bill

 

I think you should listen to tigerfan00 and Chris4x4 they know alot about vehicles and the laws. Espicaly tigerfan. If it was a big deal, you probably would have done something besides park your truck in the same spot every night.