So what do you guys do to prevent other Toyota keys from starting your rig and possibly getting stolen?

I knew about how many other keys did this but I ordered a gas door lid with lock/key from eBay and painted the lid to match then placed it on my truck. I was going to have the key matched to ignition but then thought it is better if when my wife is in the car, and myself, if we are out and about that we have the gas key separate for handing out while filling up. This way we still have the ignition key in an emergency or something crazy happening in the middle of nowhereville (which has happened btw).

Well if I'd be a monkies uncle that dang gas key starts my rig without any sort of wiggling. It also opens the doors but needs to be wiggled to do so...When out in the woods and away from my truck I always take my main distributor wire and one other with me figuring that is a decent deterrent.

So how about some options anyone?

 

Your situation is pretty typical for a 30 year old truck. You can get new cylinders re-keyed so they are fresh if you want security. One thing for sure is I would hate having multiple keys for the same vehicle. If you want to have another key for the wife just make a copy of your regular key, not sure why it needs to be different. So what's your question?

 

I like a separate key for the gas door lock so the ignition key does not have to be given to the person pumping gas. That is safer for the occupants in shady areas out in the middle of no where.

Are you talking about just rekeying the existing cylinders or having all new ones installed?

 

Install a hidden kill switch so even if they have your key its not going to start.

 

this saved my bacon a few times
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f105...system-240126/
and i also did this
and i had a series of kill switches

 

I am sure glad I don`t live where you all Live !!

I leave my keys in the ignition pretty much all the time it is a habit.

It seems your lock cylinders are just worn out that way just about any correct key blank no matter the cuts will work on all your lock cylinders

 

Yea pretty much what the locksmith guy told me. Thought it would be a bigger deal.

A professional will get it no doubt if they want it but there are quite a few yahoo's out an about where our gold mines are also when we prospect. I just don't need the aggravation or make it easy.

I usually use high decibel magnetic alarms when the magnets separate it really blast out the noise. I do this when working the mine or out away from the truck in the woods prospecting. It chased away one transient when I left my door unlocked once. He started moving a bit faster when he saw me come down the hill with my AR in hand Josephine County, Oregon is a shoot first ask questions later type of place - still very wild.

 

i want to get this, put a sleeve on it, wrap it around and thru the front wheel/spring/axle:
http://www.westechrigging.com/pewag-...716-kit-4.html