Okay , so 4 weeks ago , someone had the nerve to steal my truck .. well i figured $hit happens.. now someone tried stealing my car.. " tried" .. now i know nothing about car theives .. how close were they? ..

 

one more pic

 

okay .. no pic maybe now?

 

looks like the same thing that happened to me 2 years ago to my camaro, and the same thing that happened to the guy in the other thread just below yours.

you know that little black security chip on your key? well that is the reason that they did not succeed. hope you have insurance, they should cover everything deductible and premium inflation free since it has to do with theft.

 

Unhook the coat hanger and let them take it... I'm sure they'll have fun when the rear axle folds under and pollvaults them into space

 

Theres no chip on my key.. its just a plain old key .. hmm should it have a chip? it looks like any other key ..

I used to have a bonnville ssei , ( 94) and it had a back bump on the key i am figuring that is the chip you mean i have no chip on my key now

 

NOT funny =).. i think the coat hanger gave way .. i am going to the junk yards tomarow :lala:

 

well i've only owned 91 and 92 camaros so mine all had the security chip on the key. hehe

as far as them cracking the left side of the steering column... strange... mine was cracked on the right side and top if i remember correctly.

 

what coat hanger are you guys talking about

 

the coat hanger holding my " torque arm" up... it isnt bolted into anything and doesnt have the bracket that goes the tip of it ..

 

did you have insurance on the car?

 

oh no wonder i can't find a coat hanger in any of those pictures

 

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nope no insurance, and wouldnt it require full coverage to cover it if it is stolen? ..

and who the hell can afford full coverage insurance now a days!

 

i have full coverage

 

I have Full coverage on both of my cars....

 

I would too if my thirdgen was in a mint like condition such as yours. Mine isn't worth the extra 1000 a year for full coverage. If someone steals my car, then I will just go out and buy another 3rdgen, a 350 TPI this time.


On the chip thing 91 was the first year the option was available for thirdgens.

 

are you sure 91 was the first year i have a 89 formula with a chiped key. (or keyed key?)

 

I'm pretty sure the pontiacs got them before the camaros

 

i don't think 91 was the first year

i know 90 iroc i drove had the key too....

and i think a few 88-89s had them as well. this would be a good question to go ask in the history board

 

ahh crap, that scary.. my car dosent have that chip either but i do have a trans am doner car that has it.... how hard do you guys think it would be to swap that into my firebird from the TA? worth it??

 

'89 was the first year for the pass key system (the chip on the key),thats why I was looking for an '89 or '90 iroc when I bought my car....

 

actually 88 was the first year that the pass key system was offered. standard equipment on gta's and other thirdgens

 

I got it from the book "Camaro Performance Handbook" where it says they started using it in 1989....

 

if they had time to get into the car and break the steering column im supprised they didnt get it started. The previous owner of my car had it stolen, one of the main reasons i got it for so cheap. Thats one of the reasons i havnt painted my car, looks all ghetto so no one would want it neway, my advice keep the factory paint with the clear coat peeling off :P

 

sorry to hear about that dude, i guess it's time to install an alarm system. and about the chip thing, is it the little black thing with the silver piece in the middle of it, if so yeah 91 wasn't the first year for camaro's b/c i have one on my 89 IROC.

 

It was still an option right? I mean it wasn't standard equipment so some thirdgens don't have it from 88-90.

 

alright alright just to clear things up, the security key was started in 89, if your 88 has one then its using the steering columm out of an 89 because thats the year they STARTED it

 

It was standard equipment on fbodies starting in 1989,was never an option..

 

ohhhh devian whats a matter, cant accept that you are wrong on this one? j/k man 4ever is right though, every dealership that i have every talked to always told me it was standard starting in 89, so now everyone knows

 

My 88 GTA has the chip, and I KNOW FOR A FACT it's the original column.

I've had people try to steal my car. One time, somebody tries to PULL the door handle off! It did some damage to the door panel which still exists today. Also one time I caught somebody in the back yard trying to steal my car. They were attempting to do the same thing that happened to your car, but I chased him away. Almost was able to grab him. He was lucky, next time I'll run faster.

 

all GTAs got the passkey in 88... and it was so sucessful that GM used it in all cars in 89..

 

sorry about your car!!

 

thats weird then...why only use them on GTA's in 88??? Dont camaros and firebirds pretty much share almost everything??
I searched a bit on the internet and found this page:
http://www.sethirdgen.org/tpi1.htm
read near the bottom where it says
"Also note that if you are using an '89 or later chip, you will need to address the VATS/PassKey issue."

but i found this as well...
http://retro.co.za/efi/DIY_EFI/1997/efi2-228.txt
"Getting around those messy passive anti-theft systems (VATS/PASSkey/PassLock& so on)
If you drive a 85 1/2 Vette or '88 1/2 Camaro/Firebird and you
want to keep your wheels, equip it with a delayed kill switch for when someone sticks a gun in your face and says gimmee."

So maybe some '88's do have it(the later built ones) but it was standard equipment on ALL fbodies in '89
Anyone here have an '88 that doesn't have it??

 

a pic of the key with the chip for those who want to see

its from an 89 TA

 

From gtasourcepage.com

from Thirdgen.org tech articles about the 89 Pontiacs

 

Sorry for your misfortune, but this is not appearance related.