What’s behind the glove box? Stolen Jeep

[Horde]

Hi Everyone

my Jeep Gladiator was stolen and by some miracle it was recovered. However the thieves removed the glove box and unhooked something from behind it. Any ideas? Thanks

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[ecidiego]

Those are can bus junction boxes I believe.

 

[Hootbro]

Unless the tabs are broken off it should go back on that ledge next to the white colored block.

Just wondering, was there any other damage or missing items from the theft?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I wonder - is it possible to access the ability to program other FOBs in that area?
I'd be curious as to not only what they accessed, but why, and did they make any changes?
You never know what could have been installed.

Like Hootbro, I'd be looking for what might have been accessed or taken, but also what could have been added.

 

[kevman65]

WOW, you guys missed that huge gaping hole?

Your passenger side airbag is gone, that is where that factory connector goes.

 

[IanNubbit]

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WOW, you guys missed that huge gaping hole?

Your passenger side airbag is gone, that is where that factory connector goes.

Air bag would not be visable from this view

 

[IanNubbit]

I wonder - is it possible to access the ability to program other FOBs in that area?
I'd be curious as to not only what they accessed, but why, and did they make any changes?
You never know what could have been installed.

Like Hootbro, I'd be looking for what might have been accessed or taken, but also what could have been added.

They are called Star connectors. They are used to connect the Can-IHS circuits together at one box, ans the Can-C circuits on the ither box. Pretty common way to steal Rams for the last 2 generations, bypasses the SGW

 

[ShadowsPapa]

WOW, you guys missed that huge gaping hole?

Your passenger side airbag is gone, that is where that factory connector goes.

That's the view when you remo e the glovebox. That is way below air bag

 

[WILDHOBO]

I’m just glad you got it back. Sorry it happened though. How’d they find it?

 

[Minty JL]

Lock your glove box and hood....cheap insurance

 

[Rahkmalla]

Lock your glove box and hood....cheap insurance

I used to lock my glove box and center console. But realizing that a very small pry bar can defeat those locks (and damage the jeep in the process) I find it safer to leave them unlocked and empty when im parking with no doors on. I now keep my registration and insurance behind my locked rear driver's side seat. Going to be a bit of a conversation if i ever get pulled over... but I haven't been pulled over in probably over a decade so it's a risk I'm willing to take.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

They are called Star connectors. They are used to connect the Can-IHS circuits together at one box, ans the Can-C circuits on the ither box. Pretty common way to steal Rams for the last 2 generations, bypasses the SGW

Yeah, understand what they are, and that they are after the firewall, and that's why I wondered if there was a way to quickly connect to add fobs - or other changes.
They have full access to the system and can do almost anything from there.

That's the area that caused my CANbus errors last summer, communication issues and so on.
If I recall, there were changes made about 2018 that made it harder to add "keys" to these.

 

[The Welsh Griffin]

The air bag is above the glove box

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The air bag is above the glove box

Good photo. Thanks. How difficult is it to pull forward if a person wanted to run some wires or access something up high?

 

[Casique]

What are the thieves doing with all those Canada stolen Jeeps? Keeping them in Canada or shipping them south to Latin America? I worked lots of counter drug mission when in the DoD, and saw a lot of vehicles (Harleys & F-150s) with the Vins filed away, even in the dealers...

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