Originally Posted by Too Stroked

I feel your pain, but remember this. If you "theft proof" one area of your vehicle, the average thief will just move on to the next way to get in - and possibly cause even more expensive damage. In your specific instance, you've already noted that the thieves apparently have no problem breaking glass to get in. (Personally, I'd prefer to have my glass broken as opposed to messing up my door locks though. Glass is easier to fix.)

On a related note, I used to work at a large marina where we winter stored a number of pretty large cruisers. We always instructed our customers to take everything valuable out for the winter and leave all the cabin doors open. Why? Because thieves trying to steal things will cause all sorts of more expensive damage busting through cabin doors.

As an old friend of mine in law enforcement once told me, "You can do whatever you want to theft proof something, and the best you can hope for is to deter the amateur thief. If a professional really wants what you have, they have the means to get it no matter what you do."

I hope that helps.

Originally Posted by Salvo Jimmy

My Granpappy always said, a lock only keeps an honest thief out.lol

Originally Posted by 2021nightshade4x4

Range Rovers have a key hole but it’s covered by a solid cap so it appears you don’t have one.

On Toyotas, I wonder if you could keep the driver side cylinder but put a cap from the passenger side on it that you could pop off if you needed.

Originally Posted by gakattack

If you don't need the door lock cylinders on the front doors, an idea (from the old Jetta/Golf days) is to see if you can get a set of rear door handles to work on the front doors. Of course, the one on the tailgate is still exposed, but you'll have two less locks for them to mess with.

Originally Posted by thinkviv

These peel and stick plastic covers that go over the key portion could do the trick, certainly not fool proof and easily removed but might confuse thieves enough that they don't try to remove it and stick a screwdriver in. They are pretty cheap and you'd probably have to paint or wrap them to match your paint Exterior Door Handle Overlays For 4Runner (2010-2023) — 4Runner Lifestyle

Originally Posted by TRD PANTHER

Put a dummy that looks like it’s taking a nap in the front seat. Hopefully they don’t rape the dummy. Angeles Forest has changed a lot since I first started driving there in ‘75. Taking the assault rifles and hiking all over the place. Designated shooting areas. Four wheeling on some great open trails all over. Skiing at Waterman and Baldy. Even fishing in the back streams north of Buckhorn It was a local paradise. Then in the late 80’s it started to change. Break ins, littering, shooting and hunting in illegal areas by illegals.

Originally Posted by DesertCanyons

I've been camping and hiking in Angeles National Forest since the 1970s. I remember some of these freedoms. My fist car was a 36 hp VW bug that didn't lock and I never had a problem way back then.

Now there are break-ins every day. Illegal dumping of all kinds of hard to get rid of trash is filling the landscape. And police enforcement is non-existent. The LA County Sheriff is responsible for crime enforcement but I never see them on the highway.

I'm tempted to wait in the bushes with a gun and shoot the vandals when they appear. Only two problems with that. I don't own a gun and laying in weight to shoot someone is a very serious crime if you get caught.

Originally Posted by TRD PANTHER

It really is a shame how nice it use to be and that there isn’t any enforcement. But, without ethics, morals and especially consequences, it won’t get better.