Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 793451)
at least they left the car.
we had our 98 civic stolen and they took the drag wheels (sportmax equivlanet) and left the car on a rock like that. it also had spline lugnuts.... which are totally worthless for security because you can buy the adapter key anywhere. they did not take the used lugnuts. |
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 793451)
it also had spline lugnuts.... which are totally worthless for security because you can buy the adapter key anywhere.
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Originally Posted by Gearhead_318
(Post 793480)
Yep. If somebody decides they want to start stealing wheels all they have to do is go to the local autozone or wherever, puck up a few sets of those spline lugnuts, and there in business. The only thing is, they have to sell them somehow. I'd check with local pawn shops too.
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I'm in a similar (but less costly) boat. Someone stole the sidemarkers off of my S2000. I'm in a very nice neighborhood but not far from a less-nice neighborhood. My car is parked on the street, but right under a bright street light at a very open intersection.
Luckily, they were removed very cleanly and not cut - and they are like $30 shipped for OEM units. Time to rotate the wife's car out to the street and the Honda in to the garage, I guess. |
Originally Posted by Scrappy Jack
(Post 793505)
I'm in a similar (but less costly) boat. Someone stole the sidemarkers off of my S2000. I'm in a very nice neighborhood but not far from a less-nice neighborhood. My car is parked on the street, but right under a bright street light at a very open intersection.
Luckily, they were removed very cleanly and not cut - and they are like $30 shipped for OEM units. Time to rotate the wife's car out to the street and the Honda in to the garage, I guess. |
You can bash a crappy $3 socket on a splined nut to get it off. Works if you loose your key. Although most of the time the socket and nut become one. With enough practice I'm sure you could make the socket reusable once you've formed it over one.
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you think wheel thieves aren't above socket theft?
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Originally Posted by coastertrav
(Post 793520)
What neighborhood? I'm right behind UCF, and sounds like you described my place.
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Well, that majorly sucks. Happens in college towns, though. Some dickhead stole the K-Mart radio out of my '71 Beetle.
Originally Posted by coastertrav
(Post 793358)
trying to figure out what the next step is.
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Originally Posted by Scrappy Jack
(Post 793725)
More like downtown - think Thornton/College/Baldwin Park.
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 793740)
Well, that majorly sucks. Happens in college towns, though. Some dickhead stole the K-Mart radio out of my '71 Beetle.
Buy new wheels. When I called my dad about it, he retold me the story of having his WalMart tape deck stolen out of his Alfa ten years ago. Slashed the top on an unlocked car to take a $20 radio. |
Originally Posted by coastertrav
(Post 793743)
I've got my stockers I'm going to roll around on for a bit. I'd hate to spend the money on new wheels only to have them jacked again. I'l wait a few years till I move.
When I called my dad about it, he retold me the story of having his WalMart tape deck stolen out of his Alfa ten years ago. Slashed the top on an unlocked car to take a $20 radio. |
stop cleaning brake dust = instant anti-theft.
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Looks like the local cops where I live had some wheels stolen to. Here is the article.
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I also have felt that pain. Some A-hole smashed the windows on my F150, in my drive way, and took whole stereo system, PSP and a bunch of Xmas presents.
Let us know if you find the guy and what kind of ass whoopin he gets. |
Years ago, I dropped off my FC to get painted. They parked it behind the shop in a fanced/barbwired lot. Got a call two days later that my car was on blocks and they took my nice 17" VOLK GT-Ns...it's teh suckage. I still think it was an inside job.
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Sheeyit.... the cops' wheels are getting jacked here: http://www.wyff4.com/news/29723778/detail.html
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 793747)
Well there ya go. Nothing wrong with the Daisys, just put a set of Star Specs on 'em.
Originally Posted by soviet
(Post 793753)
stop cleaning brake dust = instant anti-theft.
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