George2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- New Hampshire
Merry Christmas, Y'All!
PLEASE beware- there's asshats around who are managing to pick up the OE plastic "jumper keys" that the factory gives out with the original owner's package... those damn things work in a WHOLE BUNCH of applicable models folks!
I can't believe that DC would have given such as pass key out to so many owners- there's only 5 "master" keying combinations. It's basically a plastic key blank of YOUR key pattern, and all you have to do is turn the blank to cut new "keying" into the blank- they gave them out as part of the OE package!
My 1991 was stolen, from some "punk" who got ahold of the cheap "credit-card" tear-out of the master key. I hid mine some 10 years ago, and forgot about it... STUPID ME! AFTER my recovery, I had time to "play" with the stupid passkey, and found I could start several of my friends heeps using my "self-cut" plastic key. What a dumbass idea, huh?
There were 5 series of "cards", and the same of locks for the steering column. Usually, using the "key" once would junk your ignition switch- but I've done some playing around, and I could use the cheap plastic cut copy to get my stuff running, and down the road. 1991-1993 are some pretty easy marks for thieves.
The friggin' punk who stole my stuff was the same POS that gave me a big "Thumbs up!" when he watched me filling the gas tank at the local station- yeah, I recognized the POS! I don't know his name (yet), but I WILL!
Grand Theft Auto should come with life imprisonment. Fuck what kinds of heros we are "creating" with the stupid video games... Better idea- leave ME alone with the POS in a room for 30 minutes. Problem solved. Bring in the body bag, because that piece of crap has no idea how much blood, sweat and tears I have invested- and how willing I am to restore the universal balance of "karma". You steal my crap, you will feel the same pain I suffered building this mess of metal. Damn, I hate that asspipe, and I hope some big, angry XJ owner in the hole makes him his "BITCH".
In MY eyes, he's one step above a child-molester, and needs to be delt with in the same fashion... leave ME alone with him for 30 minutes, then return with a BIG trash bag, because that's all that will be left.
Take home idea- remove/lose those plastic "keys", because they're nothing but trouble! They were innocently meant for the ORIGINAL owner to be able to get home, should something horrible happen- but that was WAY back when locking yourself out was a horrible thing; today, we have to worry about pieces of human garbage who use whatever means they can get to remove you from something you love dearly. PLEASE, do NOT ever offer your plastic passkey to anyone, even if they offer you big$$ on E-Bay! Once you've "cut" the key to fit the door, it ALSO will fit the ignition. Then you have one Punk-Ass in baggy pants who has YOUR stuff. Die, Wigga', DIE! That POS didn't even APPRECIATE what he stole- he just took it!
Your friends, and those you care about will thank you- I SURE DO!
Thanks for listening/reading. Whew! I was wound up pretty tight- sorry!
I have my baby back, and I'm SERIOUSLY happy and grateful! She wasn't hurt, and I have much to be thankful for- and MANY plans to prevent this from happening again.
Bless all you guys, and thanks for letting me cry out loud a little, without making fun. Yeah, I cried- my XJ is my "mid-life" project, and means EVERYTHING to me. I have no little red sportscar, or blonde half my age...
But DAMN, I got's me one HELL of an XJ- and I intend to KEEP that thing!
Happy blessings to all of you- and especially to all of you who have patiently guided me along to where I am. We'd be serious JUNK without the advice you guys have shared! I learned more HERE in 2 years, than I learned about "cars in general" in 45 years...
2006 will be different- my Christmas present to myself is to insure my "junk" for TWICE it's quoted replacement price (HELLO, it's a 1991!) If I get ripped off again, I want at LEAST what I need to buy an acceptable "starting point"!
PLEASE beware- there's asshats around who are managing to pick up the OE plastic "jumper keys" that the factory gives out with the original owner's package... those damn things work in a WHOLE BUNCH of applicable models folks!
I can't believe that DC would have given such as pass key out to so many owners- there's only 5 "master" keying combinations. It's basically a plastic key blank of YOUR key pattern, and all you have to do is turn the blank to cut new "keying" into the blank- they gave them out as part of the OE package!
My 1991 was stolen, from some "punk" who got ahold of the cheap "credit-card" tear-out of the master key. I hid mine some 10 years ago, and forgot about it... STUPID ME! AFTER my recovery, I had time to "play" with the stupid passkey, and found I could start several of my friends heeps using my "self-cut" plastic key. What a dumbass idea, huh?
There were 5 series of "cards", and the same of locks for the steering column. Usually, using the "key" once would junk your ignition switch- but I've done some playing around, and I could use the cheap plastic cut copy to get my stuff running, and down the road. 1991-1993 are some pretty easy marks for thieves.
The friggin' punk who stole my stuff was the same POS that gave me a big "Thumbs up!" when he watched me filling the gas tank at the local station- yeah, I recognized the POS! I don't know his name (yet), but I WILL!
Grand Theft Auto should come with life imprisonment. Fuck what kinds of heros we are "creating" with the stupid video games... Better idea- leave ME alone with the POS in a room for 30 minutes. Problem solved. Bring in the body bag, because that piece of crap has no idea how much blood, sweat and tears I have invested- and how willing I am to restore the universal balance of "karma". You steal my crap, you will feel the same pain I suffered building this mess of metal. Damn, I hate that asspipe, and I hope some big, angry XJ owner in the hole makes him his "BITCH".
In MY eyes, he's one step above a child-molester, and needs to be delt with in the same fashion... leave ME alone with him for 30 minutes, then return with a BIG trash bag, because that's all that will be left.
Take home idea- remove/lose those plastic "keys", because they're nothing but trouble! They were innocently meant for the ORIGINAL owner to be able to get home, should something horrible happen- but that was WAY back when locking yourself out was a horrible thing; today, we have to worry about pieces of human garbage who use whatever means they can get to remove you from something you love dearly. PLEASE, do NOT ever offer your plastic passkey to anyone, even if they offer you big$$ on E-Bay! Once you've "cut" the key to fit the door, it ALSO will fit the ignition. Then you have one Punk-Ass in baggy pants who has YOUR stuff. Die, Wigga', DIE! That POS didn't even APPRECIATE what he stole- he just took it!
Your friends, and those you care about will thank you- I SURE DO!
Thanks for listening/reading. Whew! I was wound up pretty tight- sorry!
I have my baby back, and I'm SERIOUSLY happy and grateful! She wasn't hurt, and I have much to be thankful for- and MANY plans to prevent this from happening again.
Bless all you guys, and thanks for letting me cry out loud a little, without making fun. Yeah, I cried- my XJ is my "mid-life" project, and means EVERYTHING to me. I have no little red sportscar, or blonde half my age...
But DAMN, I got's me one HELL of an XJ- and I intend to KEEP that thing!
Happy blessings to all of you- and especially to all of you who have patiently guided me along to where I am. We'd be serious JUNK without the advice you guys have shared! I learned more HERE in 2 years, than I learned about "cars in general" in 45 years...
2006 will be different- my Christmas present to myself is to insure my "junk" for TWICE it's quoted replacement price (HELLO, it's a 1991!) If I get ripped off again, I want at LEAST what I need to buy an acceptable "starting point"!