they stole my stock rims!
11-10-2006, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jwaggz82
^ I read what you wrote wrong. sorry.
Hey I got to drive a tC the other day - man talk about weird going from an xB to a tC and back to my xB. It was dark and rainy then I had to back up my xB up by friends narrow curved tree and shrub lined driveway in the dark and ya know them backup lights do Nothing through the dark tinted windows going backupwards up a really steep driveway.
I was showing my buddy (it has 52k on it) how to drive for better gas mileage with a Scangauge. To the store he drove and got about 26mpg. I drove back and got 36mpg . . . sort of blew him away.
11-10-2006, 01:29 AM
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Dude, sorry to hear it, but welcome to the stolen stock rims club bro. My stock wheels were stolen too.
I bought some better looking aftermarket rims + a 2-way alarm system with proximity and tilt with my insurance money. Hell, the 18's I put on look much better on my car than the stock wheels could every hope to look anyway.
So, after the 500 dollar deductible was taken off my insurance payout, I had plenty of cash to buy decent rims, tires, and an alarm. After thinking about it again, it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
By the way, I'm sure they use the blocks to keep the car from making noise when they move around with jacks quickly. Do yourself a HUGE favor and get a 2-way paging system with a tilt sensor, proximity, some wheel locks to stop newb thieves, and a nice bat. Be prepared to beat someone's b1tch as$ if you see them trying to jack your $hit.
I bought some better looking aftermarket rims + a 2-way alarm system with proximity and tilt with my insurance money. Hell, the 18's I put on look much better on my car than the stock wheels could every hope to look anyway.
So, after the 500 dollar deductible was taken off my insurance payout, I had plenty of cash to buy decent rims, tires, and an alarm. After thinking about it again, it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
By the way, I'm sure they use the blocks to keep the car from making noise when they move around with jacks quickly. Do yourself a HUGE favor and get a 2-way paging system with a tilt sensor, proximity, some wheel locks to stop newb thieves, and a nice bat. Be prepared to beat someone's b1tch as$ if you see them trying to jack your $hit.
11-21-2006, 01:35 AM
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They use the cinder blocks as jacks. They put them on your car then relieve your tires of air giving them le-way. Then they take your front or back tires off first, then pivot the car to take the other set off. Happened to my bro's car also. Sux big time.
11-21-2006, 02:23 AM
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lol nah, just figured it out when they jacked ours. Its easier then using jacks also if you think about it. You don't have to worry about lifting the jacks off and on the truck, and they don't hold finger prints, so you can just leave them there.
11-21-2006, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Jan06xB
Maybe the cops should stake out the cinder block stores to see who is buying them . . . unless they steal the bocks too!
11-21-2006, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 06smith
They use the cinder blocks as jacks. They put them on your car then relieve your tires of air giving them le-way. Then they take your front or back tires off first, then pivot the car to take the other set off. Happened to my bro's car also. Sux big time.
sucks how easy it is
Originally Posted by 20tCDude05
Wheel locks don't do anything. If they want it, they'll get it
11-22-2006, 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ehj
Get yourself some wheel locks. They're like $15 a set.
Go to wheelmax.com
Go to wheelmax.com
11-22-2006, 02:01 AM
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In the state of Florida you can shoot anyone trying to break into your car (a felony) and it is within your right to do so.
I don't think car alarms are any good... unless you have one that disables the ignition via a hidden method... that should work as far as people not actually stealing the vehicle. Consider we already have engine immobilizes, that point is rather moot.
Most scumbags these days just steal stuff like the OP's rims
I don't think car alarms are any good... unless you have one that disables the ignition via a hidden method... that should work as far as people not actually stealing the vehicle. Consider we already have engine immobilizes, that point is rather moot.
Most scumbags these days just steal stuff like the OP's rims
11-22-2006, 03:21 PM
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does it really suck that bad? u said they got stolen and u got a new set of rims new tires and an alarm with the payout on your insurance? so what u dont have the stock rims...arent the new ones sicker?