...anyone have any 'chop-shop' connections in TJ???

that thing wont be hard to spot if its there

...thanks for sorting the picture,,,
,,,,,yeh the van's very baja-style,,,will fit right in pretty quick

...I can only hope there's some compassion when they see how simply I was living

......where do I find a canadian consulate,,,passport was in van,,,I'm hoping for the best,,,but preparing for otherwise

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Canadian Embassy/Consulate info

...any other forums specific for TJ??.......need some 'eyes' out there,,just in case the van's waiting to be found

Posters

aaaah Mannnn,,,,I don't 'recommend' anyone gets their vehicle swiped in TJ
,,,,,,,,I've got 2 local friends driving and translating,so it's as 'good as it gets',,
,,,but still the process to fully register a police report for this is ~4-5 copshop visits ,,AND 3 days!!!!!....DO keep at least details of car serial #,,and basic insurance inf with you,,not in the car,,,,,,,,DON'T EVER stop in TJ

.....Have t'wait 4 days for emergency passport to be issued,,,well enough time to lose hope in finding th'baby..........been spending m'time passing out 'rewardo' fliers to cabbies,,funny-a lot of them don't seem too interested t'get a flyer from some gringo,till I hold it up and they see 'recompensa $1000u.s.',,then their eyes bulge,,,they take the flyer,,,read -very- carefully,,,then carefully fold it and put usually in shirt pocket.....I figure if each poster generates ~3-4 sets of 'eyes' keen to find this,,,and cabbies know the 'underbelly' of any city well,,,,,at least there's some hope .....................definitely a surreal experience overall

..........apparently there's been DOZENS of carthefts in Playas Tijuana alone over the past couple of weeks,,,,daytime at the shopping centre is -regular-

...definitely, do NOT even THINK about naming your Baja-van 'Chxcacxbra'..(don't even -think- the word now),,,,the damn things will claim whatEVER's associated to them in ANY way!!!!!!

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Originally posted by micah202 aaaah Mannnn,,,,I don't 'recommend' anyone gets their vehicle swiped in TJ ,,,,,,,,I've got 2 local friends driving and translating,so it's as 'good as it gets',, ,,,but still the process to fully register a police report for this is ~4-5 copshop visits ,,AND 3 days!!!!!....DO keep at least details of car serial #,,and basic insurance inf with you,,not in the car,,,,,,,,DON'T EVER stop in TJ .....Have t'wait 4 days for emergency passport to be issued,,,well enough time to lose hope in finding th'baby..........been spending m'time passing out 'rewardo' fliers to cabbies,,funny-a lot of them don't seem too interested t'get a flyer from some gringo,till I hold it up and they see 'recompensa $1000u.s.',,then their eyes bulge,,,they take the flyer,,,read -very- carefully,,,then carefully fold it and put usually in shirt pocket.....I figure if each poster generates ~3-4 sets of 'eyes' keen to find this,,,and cabbies know the 'underbelly' of any city well,,,,,at least there's some hope .....................definitely a surreal experience overall ..........apparently there's been DOZENS of carthefts in Playas Tijuana alone over the past couple of weeks,,,,daytime at the shopping centre is -regular- ...definitely, do NOT even THINK about naming your Baja-van 'Chxcacxbra'..(don't even -think- the word now),,,,the damn things will claim whatEVER's associated to them in ANY way!!!!!!

....at least I got my baja adventure in!!!,,though a short trip this time,,it was a great and mystic baja adventure as usual!!
..just check-out the full picture set ....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59103003@N05/

...not sure why the whole link doesn't go live,,just copy/paste the whole link...

.........I'll be back

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chop shop in TJ

On those older cars, like yours, which have a distributor, you need to use a Mexican anti-theft device. Pull the high voltage wire that runs from the distributor to the spark coil and take it to bed with you. You still would have lost your passports and valuables, but at least your car would still be there in the morning.

The newest cars don't have that set up. In that case, open the fuse box (usually under the hood) and remove the relay labeled "starter" and take it with you. Given enough time, the thieves will figure out why the car won't start and fix it. But they usually don't have the time to do that.

Forget about a car alarm. Everybody ignores them. The schematic that shows where the relay is is usually on the inside of the fuse box lid. This is what a typical one looks like:

...my car had a hidden kill switch as well as 'club' in place.,not to mention the -visual deterrant- of mismatched doors
.....that's the extent of insurance available for that age of vehicle in mex

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Originally posted by micah202 ...my car had a hidden kill switch as well as 'club' in place.,not to mention the -visual deterrant- of mismatched doors .....that's the extent of insurance available for that age of vehicle in mex

One quick cut of the soft steel in the steering wheel and the CLUB will be on the floor. Highly overrated as a theft deterrent, but I'll bet you know that by now.
Sorry for your loss.

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Originally posted by DENNIS Quote: Originally posted by micah202 ...my car had a hidden kill switch as well as 'club' in place.,not to mention the -visual deterrant- of mismatched doors .....that's the extent of insurance available for that age of vehicle in mex One quick cut of the soft steel in the steering wheel and the CLUB will be on the floor. Highly overrated as a theft deterrent, but I'll bet you know that by now. Sorry for your loss.

was walking about playasTJ today,handing out more 'recompense' flyers.........came across on already posted in a place I hadn't been yet.......it helped a bit!

...a propane guy says he 'thinks' he saw it somewhere,,,yer never know

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Originally posted by DENNIS Quote: Originally posted by micah202 ...my car had a hidden kill switch as well as 'club' in place.,not to mention the -visual deterrant- of mismatched doors .....that's the extent of insurance available for that age of vehicle in mex One quick cut of the soft steel in the steering wheel and the CLUB will be on the floor. Highly overrated as a theft deterrent, but I'll bet you know that by now. Sorry for your loss.

"The Club" may stop or deter amateurs or joy-riders, but is useless against pros, as most everything else is. I must admit I use The Club on all my vehicles, and none of them has ever been stolen--------------PROOF that they work, eh????

They are cheap at garage sales.

Barry

A word of caution and an ide.....

Here's a good forum for posting on...

This can happen anywhere

Nomad 'TW' totalled his Toyota in Mexicali, and I parked my Rubicon in front of the OXXO to talk with Police on his behalf.

As my Jeep sat, filled with camping gear - a lowrider pulled into the parking lot, and two men inside scanned the parking lot for the owner of MY Jeep.

They looked across the street and saw me STARING BACK AT THEM as I spoke to the POLICE.

Hmmm, "Not a good idea" they must have thought as they quickly drove off.

My Jeep has the RAVELCO kill system installed.