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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: thebadhatter on January 11, 2010, 03:31:27 PM

Title: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: thebadhatter on January 11, 2010, 03:31:27 PM
Hi folks,

I got burgled last night and the thieving ?$%£ got one set of keys (key and remote fob) for my '04 Cherokee KJ.

Not satisfied with seeing me robbed once, my local Jeep stealership has just quoted me 600 quid (and a ten day wait) to fit new locks.

Any thoughts on how to solve this for less cash, so I might be able to avoid an insurance claim and keep my no claims intact for a while longer?

Cheers, Andy
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: wildrover on January 11, 2010, 05:10:15 PM
The first thing to do is move the Jeep to a secure location...they have taken those keys for a reason....!
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: greggmo on January 11, 2010, 05:10:39 PM
the bastards will be back for the motor for sure. you need to imobalise it some way or another. better still sleep in the back with a shotgun and get some pay back. sorry to hear about your situation mate there are some real shit heads out there.
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: Mike Pavelin on January 11, 2010, 05:28:04 PM
Only a Jeep dealer has the kit to program the SKIS immobiliser system to accept replacement keys.  I'd get quotes from nsom other dealers though.
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: Nosebolt on January 11, 2010, 05:40:45 PM
sleep in the back with a shotgun and get some pay back.

 :iagree: :violent-smiley-007:
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: Dave69 on January 11, 2010, 05:47:42 PM
isn't the cost covered by house or car insurance ?
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: thebadhatter on January 11, 2010, 05:53:36 PM
Cheers for your answers. Missus has taken car with her to work, so it is now 200 miles away for the rest of the week.....

Sounds like I had better start ringing round the nice friendly franchised dealers...
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: gazjeep on January 11, 2010, 09:28:22 PM
isn't the cost covered by house or car insurance ?

House insurance should cover it I would have thought, might be worth a phone call at the very least  :icon_winkle:
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: BOP on January 11, 2010, 10:52:14 PM
the bastards will be back for the motor for sure. you need to imobalise it some way or another. better still sleep in the back with a shotgun and get some pay back. sorry to hear about your situation mate there are some real shit heads out there.
:imwitstupid: move it fast, I had one of my bikes nicked an the mofo's came back 5 months later and broke in again to see what I replaced it with, when I was living with parents a coupla years back they broke a small window,put a fishing pole through window and had the keys off the side in the kitchen and drove off in the car,in the same week another house was done an car stolen in same way! definately sleep in car with shotgun, but be sporting an just take the knee caps off!  as you can tell I really dislike scummy  :wsmile:'s that thief!
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: scrw on January 11, 2010, 11:46:52 PM
 :imwitstupid:

one has this waiting for em, not that my jeep is worth nicking

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Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: Dave69 on January 12, 2010, 10:17:58 AM
i had a motorbike sotlen from my parents house, they moved two cars which were almost touching the garage door. picked the bike up and carried it out due to locks etc. somehow they didin't manage to set the car alarms off. the daft thing is my brother in law had his over stocked snap on tool kit and air tools in the same garage which was worth more than the bike but they decided to leave that
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: Tragic on January 12, 2010, 07:01:07 PM
A friend of mine had his workshop broken into, once they were in they tried ramming their way out through his security door with a customers Range Rover. They failed :098:
He also had his toolboxes welded to the building's framework, so the couldn't take those either :098:

















So they torched the place :097: :097: :097:
Poor bastard lost everything he'd built up over 40 years hard work, his livelyhood, his premises, 8 or 9 customer's vehicles and his workshop cat :010:

He committed suicide weeks later :jpshakehead: :jpshakehead:
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: ferretjuggler on January 12, 2010, 07:51:01 PM
With the attitude of the police force in this country you'd do better just letting them take it :017:

Any action taken one your part will result in you doing far more time than they would get for robbing 100 vehicles.

If you're really vindictive, fit a tracking device to the jeep (an unofficial one)

You'll lose the jeep but at least you'll be able to get your revenge :098: :098: :098:
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: isle of man on January 12, 2010, 07:58:40 PM
If the jeep goes west you could call the Lithuanian!!!!!
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: Bulldog67 on January 12, 2010, 08:02:37 PM
..............  If you're really vindictive, fit a tracking device to the jeep (an unofficial one)

You'll lose the jeep but at least you'll be able to get your revenge :098: :098: :098:

word up Juggler, will be doin that before the mothballs are off, and i dont see why i wont get the truck back, and some revenge with it  :headhack:
Title: Re: Cherokee KJ - Stolen Key
Post by: momos on January 12, 2010, 08:34:54 PM
A friend of mine had his workshop broken into, once they were in they tried ramming their way out through his security door with a customers Range Rover. They failed :098:
He also had his toolboxes welded to the building's framework, so the couldn't take those either :098:

oh thats awful, god i miss my jeep now

when we were in kent one of the mk1's was stolen and dad looked for it for 2 weeks, he had it since he was 19

bastards
what about the tracking device idea, just incase?















So they torched the place :097: :097: :097:
Poor bastard lost everything he'd built up over 40 years hard work, his livelyhood, his premises, 8 or 9 customer's vehicles and his workshop cat :010:

He committed suicide weeks later :jpshakehead: :jpshakehead: