need help for weird request - Toyota Yaris Forums

uncleyaris · 05-13-2007, 10:46 PM

I'm gonna buy a name brand 2DIN dvd player. Have thought anout it alot and think I may have a way to deter theft. I was gonna pain stakingly paint it black to give a OEM look, but what to know if I can buy or get made little toyota stickers like that are on the stock deck to perhaps deter a thief. I know it is a going on a limb, but it sounds reasonable to help minimize a loss. Comments are welcomed, thanks

blacksan · 05-13-2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by uncleyaris

I'm gonna buy a name brand 2DIN dvd player. Have thought anout it alot and think I may have a way to deter theft. I was gonna pain stakingly paint it black to give a OEM look, but what to know if I can buy or get made little toyota stickers like that are on the stock deck to perhaps deter a thief. I know it is a going on a limb, but it sounds reasonable to help minimize a loss. Comments are welcomed, thanks

If the bad guy knows what he is looking for then it would not make much difference (IMO). As the old saying goes "locks only keep honest people out". Your best bet would be something with a disabling feature like a removable face plate if such a thing is made.

Sabretooth · 05-13-2007, 10:50 PM

would be just cool when people think its an OEM thing, and bam...DVD!

uncleyaris · 05-13-2007, 10:59 PM

blacksan, great colour for your car, and i do agree, just thinking it may deter.

PetersRedYaris · 05-13-2007, 11:00 PM

If a thief thought it was Toyota specific he may leave it. I think it's a good idea but have no info on little tiny Toyota stickers.

blacksan · 05-13-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by uncleyaris

blacksan, great colour for your car, and i do agree, just thinking it may deter.

You are referring to black? I had a black pickup before and it drove me crazy keeping it clean.

Is there any system out there that can make your unit partially, or fully disabled when you are parked in a bad area?

uncleyaris · 05-13-2007, 11:08 PM

no the BAYOU! and thanks PRY, I agree thats why I'm asking around.

blacksan · 05-13-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by uncleyaris

no the BAYOU! and thanks PRY, I agree thats why I'm asking around.

Ops, I agree. The longer I own the car the more I like the color. The best part about the Yaris is every time I stop people want to ask me what it is, and how many MPG's it gets. They are not that common here and I guess I get no grief (like some mention) driving it as I am a middle age guy.

mygfdrivesayaris · 05-14-2007, 10:23 AM

In my old S-10 I took the factory deck, pulled the face off, glued the knobs and buttons back onto it, then put a hommade bracket on the back and put it on top of the aftermarket headunit whenever i parked my car.

uncleyaris · 05-14-2007, 06:15 PM

great idea!!

Vanderkitten · 05-14-2007, 07:43 PM

The crappier looking the stereo the better... but stay fac-turd-ry looking so some crackhead doesn't see "JVC" and bust your window. Even a crappy aftermarket headunit with a name brand has percieved value to the desperate!

churp · 05-14-2007, 08:08 PM

Everytime I here this I remember why I live in Amishland!!!!! (Land of the cowtippers!)

blacksan · 05-14-2007, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by churp

Everytime I here this I remember why I live in Amishland!!!!! (Land of the cowtippers!)

Ahhhh, I live in rural VA just a stones throw from WV! Only the urban cowboys assault cows. We chase possums and pick em up by there tails.

uncleyaris · 05-14-2007, 10:12 PM

I guess I may change strategies then. I choose not to get tint, rims or anything flashy except the JDM tails to not draw to much attention, but I guess a dvd is a dvd right to a theif. I did like the suggestion of ripping the stock deck face off and using it as a dumby plate when not in the car. I wonder how hard it would be?

Black Yaris · 05-15-2007, 01:57 AM

what if the theif drove a Toyota, and needed a new radio.... Bam... you would be the first one he would hit, cause you got the badest one on the block

05-13-2007, 10:46 PM	#1
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	need help for weird request I'm gonna buy a name brand 2DIN dvd player. Have thought anout it alot and think I may have a way to deter theft. I was gonna pain stakingly paint it black to give a OEM look, but what to know if I can buy or get made little toyota stickers like that are on the stock deck to perhaps deter a thief. I know it is a going on a limb, but it sounds reasonable to help minimize a loss. Comments are welcomed, thanks

05-13-2007, 10:50 PM	#3
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	would be just cool when people think its an OEM thing, and bam...DVD! __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

05-13-2007, 10:59 PM	#4
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	blacksan, great colour for your car, and i do agree, just thinking it may deter. Last edited by uncleyaris; 05-13-2007 at 10:59 PM. Reason: spelling

05-14-2007, 07:43 PM	#11
Vanderkitten Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 243	The crappier looking the stereo the better... but stay fac-turd-ry looking so some crackhead doesn't see "JVC" and bust your window. Even a crappy aftermarket headunit with a name brand has percieved value to the desperate! __________________ Dave V- Creator-Vanderkitten- Clothing for Women Who Kick Ass! Many thanks to our sponsors: Weapon-R http://weapon-r.com Megan Racing http://www.meganracing.com Les Schwab Tires http://www.lesschwab.com 317 graphics http://www.317graphics.com

05-14-2007, 08:08 PM	#12
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Everytime I here this I remember why I live in Amishland!!!!! (Land of the cowtippers!) __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

05-13-2007, 11:00 PM	#5
PetersRedYaris View User's Garage Drives: 2005 Scion xB Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Black Hills of South Dakota Posts: 1,059	If a thief thought it was Toyota specific he may leave it. I think it's a good idea but have no info on little tiny Toyota stickers.

05-13-2007, 11:08 PM	#7
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	no the BAYOU! and thanks PRY, I agree thats why I'm asking around.

05-14-2007, 10:23 AM	#9
mygfdrivesayaris Drives: 2006 Scion XB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Des Moines, IA Posts: 33	In my old S-10 I took the factory deck, pulled the face off, glued the knobs and buttons back onto it, then put a hommade bracket on the back and put it on top of the aftermarket headunit whenever i parked my car.

05-14-2007, 06:15 PM	#10
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	great idea!!

05-14-2007, 10:12 PM	#14
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	I guess I may change strategies then. I choose not to get tint, rims or anything flashy except the JDM tails to not draw to much attention, but I guess a dvd is a dvd right to a theif. I did like the suggestion of ripping the stock deck face off and using it as a dumby plate when not in the car. I wonder how hard it would be?

05-15-2007, 01:57 AM	#15
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	what if the theif drove a Toyota, and needed a new radio.... Bam... you would be the first one he would hit, cause you got the badest one on the block __________________

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