Happened last Sunday, in Viento State Park, I84, 60 miles East of Portland OR, a few miles west of Hood River.
I was in a parking lot close to the Columbia River were I was windsurfing. The parking is within the State Park, so one would think it is safe with the camp host rangers and windsurfing friends all around. It isn't. And I heard that it happens a lot in parks and parkings near trails and sightseeing sites in the Northwest.
My PM was locked, but not with with the FOB key, since I didn't want to bring it in the water.
They tried to force the door lock, broke it, but it didn't work, so they smashed the driver fixed windows and opened the door. Stole my two computers and the removable disk that contained my backups. Good thing they didn't find my wallet.
Went to the Chrysler dealer at The Dalles the next morning. Lucky for me, a replacing window was available in Portland, they would get it the next day and fix it Wednesday.
Got there at 1 PM today, they told me they didn't know how to fix it, so the refered me to a place called Action Auto Glass in The Dalles. Of course, the guy never replaced that type of window on a PM but didn't think it was a problem , so hegave me an appointment at 5, same day.
I went back to the dealer to get more information on how to remove the fixed window. He went on internet, printed a few pages that were helpful to my guy.
Asked if that site was available to us, it isn't. So I asked him if a technical manual for the PM was available, it is, $700 he said.
The window cost $115 and the guy at Action Auto Glass charged me $65.
What will cost more is the lock replacement. According to the Chrysler dealer, you have to replace the whole lock mechanism, including the FOB keys. Parts are in the $600 range. I'll get it fixed when I go back to Montreal.
Took pictures while the guy was replacing the window. Will post them later.
I was in a parking lot close to the Columbia River were I was windsurfing. The parking is within the State Park, so one would think it is safe with the camp host rangers and windsurfing friends all around. It isn't. And I heard that it happens a lot in parks and parkings near trails and sightseeing sites in the Northwest.
My PM was locked, but not with with the FOB key, since I didn't want to bring it in the water.
They tried to force the door lock, broke it, but it didn't work, so they smashed the driver fixed windows and opened the door. Stole my two computers and the removable disk that contained my backups. Good thing they didn't find my wallet.
Went to the Chrysler dealer at The Dalles the next morning. Lucky for me, a replacing window was available in Portland, they would get it the next day and fix it Wednesday.
Got there at 1 PM today, they told me they didn't know how to fix it, so the refered me to a place called Action Auto Glass in The Dalles. Of course, the guy never replaced that type of window on a PM but didn't think it was a problem , so hegave me an appointment at 5, same day.
I went back to the dealer to get more information on how to remove the fixed window. He went on internet, printed a few pages that were helpful to my guy.
Asked if that site was available to us, it isn't. So I asked him if a technical manual for the PM was available, it is, $700 he said.
The window cost $115 and the guy at Action Auto Glass charged me $65.
What will cost more is the lock replacement. According to the Chrysler dealer, you have to replace the whole lock mechanism, including the FOB keys. Parts are in the $600 range. I'll get it fixed when I go back to Montreal.
Took pictures while the guy was replacing the window. Will post them later.