any recommendations for keeping your Rav4 safe ?
anti theft devices
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schinia
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Depends on how much you want to spend.
Some recommend adding an addition manual engine kill switch, hiding it where you know where it is so they can't start the car without flipping it.
Lojack would be another way, no monthly service, but does require a rough annual check and a level of pre-spending to have it installed. It will be installed somewhere on your car, which they won't tell you for security reasons (More for not letting the thieves figure out where it is and remove it), but you can reference the lojack number you are given for the cops to activate and track it.
You can try Carlock, which is a GPS tracker that can be put in the OBD on your car, which is usually available, but also makes it easy to find by thieves to remove. This does require a subscription as it uses a cellular network to help keep track of it.
There is also this - https://www.usnews.com/360-reviews/technology/best-car-gps-trackers for ideas.
Also, you may need to consider:
Wheel locks - Specialized lug nuts so thieves can't really steal your rims
Tinting - Tint the back windows so it is harder to see inside, especially if you tend to put stuff in the back, you want to tint as dark as the state will allow for the rear windows and keep stuff in the back, not front seat (Literally a person broke into a car in broad daylight near where I worked, because someone foolishly left their iphone visible in the car)
And generally, try not to call too much attention to your car in general. Like:
Some stickers/identifying things you will have difficulty in not avoiding, which is understandable since it is often Parking Permit Stickers. But if you can avoid them, the less information that attracts thieves from appropriating your car or stuff on it.
Some recommend adding an addition manual engine kill switch, hiding it where you know where it is so they can't start the car without flipping it.
Lojack would be another way, no monthly service, but does require a rough annual check and a level of pre-spending to have it installed. It will be installed somewhere on your car, which they won't tell you for security reasons (More for not letting the thieves figure out where it is and remove it), but you can reference the lojack number you are given for the cops to activate and track it.
You can try Carlock, which is a GPS tracker that can be put in the OBD on your car, which is usually available, but also makes it easy to find by thieves to remove. This does require a subscription as it uses a cellular network to help keep track of it.
There is also this - https://www.usnews.com/360-reviews/technology/best-car-gps-trackers for ideas.
Also, you may need to consider:
Wheel locks - Specialized lug nuts so thieves can't really steal your rims
Tinting - Tint the back windows so it is harder to see inside, especially if you tend to put stuff in the back, you want to tint as dark as the state will allow for the rear windows and keep stuff in the back, not front seat (Literally a person broke into a car in broad daylight near where I worked, because someone foolishly left their iphone visible in the car)
And generally, try not to call too much attention to your car in general. Like:
- Personalized Plates
- Stickers
- Fancy Fixtures
Some stickers/identifying things you will have difficulty in not avoiding, which is understandable since it is often Parking Permit Stickers. But if you can avoid them, the less information that attracts thieves from appropriating your car or stuff on it.
Car comes already with engine immobilizer; can't start engine unless a registered key is present, i.e. one cannot "hot wire" modern cars.
Steering wheel lock so steering wheel cannot be turned unless it is unlocked with a registered key.
Some trim levels have an intrusion warning system that honks the horn if someone tries to open the hood or a door without a key. Some RAV4 with out the intrusion warning system can be upgraded by adding a switch to the hood latch and enabling the system via TechStream. Search the forum for how to do that.
Safety Connect (SOS) button in overhead provides stolen vehicle tracker.
That leaves the only way to take a RAV4 is the Can Bus Invader attack (search the forum on that issue) (Toyota may be working on a solution to that), and dragging the vehicle onto a flat bed truck; that is how they impound cars that are illegally parked.
My philosophy is to do what I can to prevent damage from people trying to break in: don't leave anything in sight, use the OEM cargo cover, don't park in high crime areas, etc.
Steering wheel lock so steering wheel cannot be turned unless it is unlocked with a registered key.
Some trim levels have an intrusion warning system that honks the horn if someone tries to open the hood or a door without a key. Some RAV4 with out the intrusion warning system can be upgraded by adding a switch to the hood latch and enabling the system via TechStream. Search the forum for how to do that.
Safety Connect (SOS) button in overhead provides stolen vehicle tracker.
That leaves the only way to take a RAV4 is the Can Bus Invader attack (search the forum on that issue) (Toyota may be working on a solution to that), and dragging the vehicle onto a flat bed truck; that is how they impound cars that are illegally parked.
My philosophy is to do what I can to prevent damage from people trying to break in: don't leave anything in sight, use the OEM cargo cover, don't park in high crime areas, etc.
Install IGLA or Starline i96 (or something similar) - they prevent Can Bus Invader attack. Use club like addition to repel them from your car.
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100%. Local company was using a manufacture on the Toyota's at my local dealership. There was lots of complaints on dead 12V batteries. They have switched to a different manufacture. Honestly don't know what brand etc.
Or park beside a car that has the most likelihood of being stolen: https://www.cars.com/articles/report-these-are-the-vehicles-most-likely-to-be-stolen-470867/Park beside a Highlander.
Curious how you would relate modern cars to the Kia / Hyundai youtube challenge. As an engineer - and I am looking at you automaker engineers - your canbus systems are wide open to hacking. I'm not a gambling man, but I will guarantee you organized crime involvement paying people like me to break into the systems. Think about it...
for the record, I don't hack anything. But if I needed to, I'd go through these systems like a hot knife through butter. That said, don't be stupid. 99% of the car thefts fall to stupidity not some super hacker. For super hackers, buy insurance.
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