 OT: ECU/EMS Theft, 1994 Civic Si |
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| yeahmag |
 Jan 3 2008, 10:29 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,422 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California 
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My daily driver since new has been broken in to now twice in 6 months in front of my house! This time I came out to find the car with the seat partially reclined and the dome light off. No big deal except it wouldn't start. I diagnosed it as a faulty coil/ignitor which I had had replaced by my local Honda guy. No big deal - off I went for vacation anyway...
I come home two weeks later and have it towed to him. He calls me to tell me that the ECU had been stolen and this is the 3rd one in 3 months he has seen! I'm gonna fix this and get rid of the car. It's old and I feel like its marked now. I still have no idea how they got in. They locked the door and put all the panels back so I wouldn't know! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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| orange914 |
Jan 3 2008, 11:07 PM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(yeahmag @ Jan 3 2008, 08:29 PM)  My daily driver since new has been broken in to now twice in 6 months in front of my house! This time I came out to find the car with the seat partially reclined and the dome light off. No big deal except it wouldn't start. I diagnosed it as a faulty coil/ignitor which I had had replaced by my local Honda guy. No big deal - off I went for vacation anyway... I come home two weeks later and have it towed to him. He calls me to tell me that the ECU had been stolen and this is the 3rd one in 3 months he has seen! I'm gonna fix this and get rid of the car. It's old and I feel like its marked now. I still have no idea how they got in. They locked the door and put all the panels back so I wouldn't know! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) that stinx! my 21 year old is into the civic scene, its amazing how easily stolen those are. the big thing they do is shave a key down and stick it in any honda, wiggle and turn - that easy. buy a gun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fighting19.gif) wish you well with it. mike |
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| rick 918-S |
Jan 3 2008, 11:14 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,470 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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A little packing tape wrapped around the ECU with some razor blades sticking out from the edges and that will never happen again. Of course you'll never get all the blood out of the car either.
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| Sleepin |
Jan 3 2008, 11:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,647 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Grand Junction, Co. Member No.: 8,357 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
My second day in my house I had my old turbo Civic broke into...the only thing stolen, my Hondata EMS. Since then my wife has been under instruction that if she hears and catches anyone in my car while I am gone to simply unload my 40 round clip into the car! Screw the car...I hate thieves!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| yeahmag |
Jan 3 2008, 11:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,422 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California
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Seeing as I had no sign of forced entry I'd guess it was something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g11d_d1CQZE...feature=related ...this is way screwed up. -Aaron |
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| highways |
Jan 4 2008, 12:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 18-June 05 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 4,296 |
QUOTE(yeahmag @ Jan 3 2008, 09:30 PM) Seeing as I had no sign of forced entry I'd guess it was something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g11d_d1CQZE...feature=related ...this is way screwed up. -Aaron Or something like this: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/815372/unloc..._a_tennis_ball/ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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