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3 defenders stolen in a few months

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landylass2a:
:(mad): several yrs ago, not long after buying "dolly" 300tdi disco, the "spider " unit ceased to function, at the time you could not get them for love nor money. Each time she was parked up and the immobiliser activated she would not restart, I had one on order directly from LR but they kept on missing delivery dates week after week, I was making daily phone calls to them to try to gee them up but all to no avail. As the weeks wore on the immobiliser started to stop working more frequently, making it almost impossible to use her, as we never knew if she would re-start after having the key removed from the ignition, and then quite by chance, I had left her at the top of the farm yard and locked her up, because the milk wagon was lower down the yard. The yard has quite a slope on it, sure enough when I came to restart her...nothing.. but she could not be left at the top of the yard, so I switched her on sure enough she didnt start, but she Bump started!!
I was then told by one of the tech guys at LR, that this was a sure fire way to over ride the engine immobiliser, but obviously they did not broadcast it. So if you just unlock the central locking, put in a similar shaped key that will turn the barrel they will bump start!!!!! To all intents and purpose the engine should still be immobilised but it aint. So beware. This is why most insurance companies do not recognise the factory fitted immobiliser.  And the spider unit.....I eventually got one from a garge in far north of scotland who for what ever reason had a few in stock, It was then me who kept recieving calls from LR to ask where I had managed to find it, they also paid for it + postage+fitting at local LR dealers and courtesy car for the time she was off rd( she wasnt new when I bought her, and I didnt buy her from a LR dealers)  :D

Ja1983:
apparently toyotas are been nicked aswell as landy`s, reason been the USA has been bombing the **** out of a part of the world where they are the main vehicles used, so.. one night a motor goes missing, over night its stripped down to core componants, packed in a container, often in between other goods, and the next day it could be well on its way to help mr bin laden!

be wary, use common sense, look out for others!

Jimbo:
Thieving little scumbags - they should have their bo**ocks removed with blunt bolt croppers........that's if they ever get caught  :evil:

It dawned on me the other day (whilst fitting new horns to the Defender), how easy it was to get to the alarm siren - I guess the trick is to move it somewhere that's not accessed by removing the headlight, or how about replacing the headlight fixings with those 'security' screws - might make the little sh1ts think twice about trying to nick it !

thumbs:
had a few 90s diaspper round this area as well lately - bedfordshire

a few of farms and some from driveways

will keep my eyes open, and encourage evryone to make sure there landrovers are secure as possible

mines got factory fit imboliser and alarm, extra cat 1 imboliser (insurance requsted it) one of them steering bar things, kept behind locked 6 ft gates with security lights - and a old lady living next door that misses nothing lol

BIG UGLY PERSON:
ther are some scum round this area too- northampton, couple of lads i know have had there 90s nicked, with great skill to, as there was only a couple of inches front and rear to move the 90!!!!!! :evil:  :evil:

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