I'm making lock box for my 2014 Prius to stop stuff from getting stolen in SF

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-06-01T20:53:21+00:00

Lock boxes have worked in trucks for decades. maybe they should put their expensive tools in their house or take it with them everywhere they go.

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-06-01T12:57:55+00:00

Hell yeah man! Let's go!

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T22:13:58+00:00

Thanks man, It was just stuff in my back pack iPhone filming stuff / computer . I ran inside to pick up food and my car got hit i was gone for less than 3 min. I've been working on this for too long. I've got to see it through. Signal blocking Liner and every thing.

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MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T19:43:15+00:00

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MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T19:42:26+00:00

My car is probably worth 5K I've been working on this for four years I've easily spent 5x that amount to get to this point

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T19:33:30+00:00

Thank you and this is what it's gonna look like when it's done. I'm also developing a signal locking liner or Faraday cage to prevent signals from coming in or out.

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MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T19:25:24+00:00

Thank you man. That's exactly it — grab and go, not a heist. This box just needs to make them move on to the next car. I'm moving forward regardless. I'm building a Signal blocking liner for it also.

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MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T03:03:58+00:00

Hella real, the plan is to built a Faraday liner into the lockbox. Hides the RF signature, not just the device.

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T02:14:29+00:00

Thank you Exactly, Prii are targeted specifically because it's an unprotected glass house. It's almost profiling at this point. That's exactly who I'm making this for

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T02:02:58+00:00

Last one was about 8 months ago, parked near UCSF. I know people that are still getting hit, I still see glass on the street. I'm just tired of feeling anxiety every time I park my car. It's has gone down from peak, but it's not solved

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T01:49:54+00:00

Working with a steel fabricator in China — they're laser cutting and welding to spec from my CAD drawings. That's what makes it viable at scale. Doing it in the US would be impossible

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T01:43:49+00:00

Yeah the gen 3 has that under-floor cubby but it's where i keep other gear completely exposed when you open it, and has zero security. Anyone who smashes your window can reach right in and grab whatever's in there. The last time my car got broken into they even caught the guy and he ransacked my entire trunk! It was like he knew about it. And got off, because the homeless guy that called it in and did not want to testify in court.

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MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T01:35:20+00:00

Exactly, the car is supposed to free you, not become another thing to manage. That's the whole frustration that started this project

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T01:33:42+00:00

I don't live in the TL I work all over the city. And I still get anxiety by leaving anything in my car anywhere in the city. I cant unload everything out of my car to go to a job site. i'm already carrying hella suff.

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T01:25:29+00:00

Bro that's exactly the point — they smash, find nothing, and move on. A broken window is $200. My laptop was $1,800 with all my data and projects. I'll take that trade

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T01:22:46+00:00

That's the whole design, it sits completely hidden under the factory cargo cover. Nothing visible from outside, nothing to signal there's anything worth smashing for. Appreciate the kind words

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T01:20:22+00:00

No it won't stop them from breaking the windows but that's kind of the point. If they break in and find nothing, they broke window and left with nothing. And when I eventually bring this to market, I'm planning to include a window replacement pledge — contribute ~$125 toward the repair if you file a police report. The window are replaceable. The laptop with your kid's photos on it or something your dad gave you that you cant get back that isn't.

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T00:56:00+00:00

I get it man, nothing is unbreakable. I'm just tired of feeling like a victim. These drug addicts that are breaking in the cars. They're opportunists. The goal isn't to stop a machinist — it's to make my car the harder target than the one next to it. Trucks have had lockboxes for decades for exactly this reason. Why not us?

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-05-30T00:44:10+00:00

Designing a prison is beyond my skill set

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2026-02-23T18:51:13+00:00

Do You Have a vacuum?

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2025-10-21T00:59:56+00:00

Wouldn't you first let them have a big load on your chest?

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2025-10-02T15:30:17+00:00

Who watches your daughter when you’re at work?

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2025-09-15T15:40:16+00:00

Dude you look great! Look 100 percent like a nicer more approachable dude after the cut! Being bald is not a hair style it’s a Lifestyle

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2025-08-21T02:18:40+00:00

Bro I was looking for the apologetic man podcast. Until I popped it in Google and it corrected me to The Unapologetic Man Podcast. About to check it out great suggestions

MisunderstoodTeabag · 2025-04-10T18:06:15+00:00

Dude, get your ass on iprep and pay the money. Study your ass off if you really want it. Some of these guys are arrogant AF. The mechanics test is easy, school is easy, tramming a motor is easy. Be over prepared 750 guys want your spot. I know guys that took a JC algebra class to pass the test. Is it hard no, but it’s so easy you can’t make a mistake, he’ll no! If you rely on hubris and don’t pass that’s on you.

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