crazy3rdgen

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ALright so its friday and I leave saturday for a show (low rollers). This was a week ago btw. I just now have time to post this as some incentive for you guys to consider getting an alarm even if you dont have high quality audio. Alrigth back to the story on friday, I cleaned just about ever inch of the car and was all excited looking at it sit in the sun just perfect. Lock everything up , head inside, look at the car from the house and everything looks fine. So its now saturday (waking up at 5:30) get everything together (my bag of clothes and cleaning supplies) as I walk up to my car and see this



As I approached the car I got choked up knowing exactley what has happened and didn't want to go any further but I had to. So I walked around the other side. The picture explains it.



I saw the ground then the adrenaline started to hit me. Looked inside the car and It just got worse and worse and worse.









It just sucks so bad, So far I replaced the window to get me by. I estimated like 1500$ of damage/stolen audio.

Here's that box I told you guys I was going to build. About 5 hours estimated in just the top , front and back. It was hard. But yeah they took the hole box and the 300+$ alpine flip down headunit.





That headunit was the best I ever had. 3 weeks ago I had a rim fly off going 55 you guys may have seen that post. And then a year ago someone stole my dirt bike. No i'm not in the ghetto! damn it

Sickness91Z28

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Geeeeez man! I hate to see what happened to your car, that freakin sucks. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Any idea's on who did this?

Gunny Highway

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Man, that's BS.

I got into a rather heated discussion on another forum how thievery should be as severly punished at murder and rape. . .but I digress.

Good luck man, hopefully insurance will cover it.

Stevo

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un****ingbeilivable man...

this blows so much for you...all this **** happening.

Ill come up there and help you out all i can...u need some interiors parts...anything i can help.

If you need help finding out who it was...anything

im so angry stuff like that just gets to me. Your car is beautiful from seeing it in person and its so much work and effort just detroyed.

Let me know on aim.

talk to ya later take it easy...

sinister12c

dude thats sucks big time, i know how it feels, my first camaro got broken into 4 times, and they stole all my stereo equipment, my 5th camaro has been broken into 6 times, and yes they have alarms on them, so far my iroc-z hasnt been messed with, but i learned that no matter what you do they will get into your car, so i leave my doors unlocked to prevent damage to the windows and the door locks,let them take thes*it at least the car wont be damaged, there is nothing worse than some piece of trash breaking in your car, its the worst feeling.

Nikole

that sux man..i know how you feel tho..i have had 2 of my thirdgens broken into for my radio and related items.

GodSpeedGTA

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for some reason our cars are so incredibly easy to break into when your a theif but are hell to get into when youve locked your keys in the car

sucks man

@ZZKKER

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i know the feeling. ive been there done that, except they thorugh a rock throgh the back hath, but didnt take anything. then someone broke into mt formy and took my jvc headunit. here is a pic of the iroc, its been repainted now though. just waiting for the engine to be done.

good luck

ddn69

well your box was pretty noticable...

sorry to hear it...

JB22

Man that F***ing sucks

I feel for you...

My wife had her wallet stolen from her desk at work. ATM Card, Credit Card, Drivers License, SS Card.

They took a bunch of money outta the ATM.

Im convinced people suck...

Camaroguy18

all that **** for some electronics.....thats a damn shame, I feel for you...any way you can store that in a garage or something at night? Ever since I moved into downtown Minneapolis, Ive left my car up at the rent's place because I dont trust leaving my car out at night....ever

82firebird

That sucks man, but when you leave it sitting outside with an incredibly visible system like that- what do you expect? I know theives suck, but most of the time they're not as dumb as we think. If a car doesn't have an alarm or some type of security system, it seems as though we're just asking for trouble.

I hope you recoop everything you lost.

johnnyq5021

I had my Ta broken into twice in one year the first time i had my box and amp in my house due to alternater probs but the did get my $350 head unit
so i put an alram on it and then go figure the one night i forget to set it it gets it again that time i lost $600 worth of cds and (btw i know im stupid) about $700 in cash. left my stero though
oh yeah the first time they completey destroyed my radio pod and the wiring

crazy3rdgen

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damn, what a depressing thread. i dont really know what to say. This just sucks

firebirdjosh

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With such a nice car an alarm should be the first thing to get. Shiny rims, nice paint, loud stereo... thats going to draw attention.

Rick King

well a glock with the slincer would be nice, kinda not right thoug. I like some of the eastern countries if they catch a thief stealing with the left hand they cut of that hand if it is both hands they cut off both hands. sounds great to me as thiefs should be know just like pedifials

later and


GB

rk

kaseobeer2585

that is so ****ty man, why do people have to stoop so low?

Dark Mavis

Wow, I got pissed just reading that. The way you posted it with the pictures in the places they are, I felt as if I was actually walking out of my house and towards the car to inspect the damage myself.

I too had a lot of expensive equipment with no alarm. The only thing I probably did different was use locking nuts on everything that was bolted down (subs, amp) so it would be impossible to take my system without sawing or hacking everything out. There's a good chance that less theives are willing to spend that time or effort to get your equipment.

I really hope you get everything back and i'm tellin ya, if I had extra equipment laying around, I would pass it your way. Sorry bro.

Genopsyde

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i'd definately be making an insurance claim, do you have full coverage? if so it should cover just about everything but the sub box.

DanTheMan_smlk

wow...seeing these pics, makes my heart sink. I can imagine that feeling as you walk around and see more and more stuff messed up.....

those bastards

kretos

thats a shame man, get a paging alarm, they are worth every penny

Demon355

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Too bad you didn't hear them...there ain't nothing like seeing a "thief" running away from your car or whatever they was trying to get into with the look of pure terror on they're face. I've been there...left the windows open (duh) and saw them peeking around inside and just before they went to get in and do something, porch light flicked on and all you hear..."GET THE F*CK AWAY FROM MY CAR YOU STUPID PUNKS"

Yea, but it does no justice to the car at hand. Sorry to hear dude, such a loss. No worries tho mate, you'll come back with an even better setup than before.

84z28350

Wow, sucks to be you. if i were you, i would be walking around right now with a pump shotty trying to fund those little bastards.


With the ammount of theft and break-ins in this town im so surprised nobodys ever touched my car. Ive got a 12" & 15" subs and the 3 amps sitting in plain view in the rear seat and hatch. Im going to pull them soon before someone goes through my windows to get them.

I also had the same audio setup in my old 81 tercel and it never got touched!!!

JeffW

man that sucks.... seems like the only luck you have lately is bad..


Get a dog... even a small one makes enought noise to wake you up when someone is around. Also do you have motion lights outside your house? its a must for the drive way and car parking areas. not many theif will sit there in the light and steal your stuff. me and all my neighbors have them and no one messes with thie area. We once even seen people run from the arae when the next door lights popped on. its a simple approach that does work. flood lights on a motion dectector

good luck getting the car back together
jeff

ddn69

ya.. sux man. Id suggest putting the box in the back this time if u decide to make a new system. And always remove the faceplate....dont bump it near your house...all the preventable stuff...Ive never had an attempt on my stereo. Just my entire car at the registry. Some1 stole my cutlass a while back.

CrazyHawaiian

With the wheel thing and now this, I'm gonna say someone around you has it out for you. I would definately get one of those cheap mini wireless spy cams and some cheap recorder and start monitoring where you park.

crazy3rdgen

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thanks guys for the post I really appreciate them. My parents just went out to get some motion lights. Then my autopage720 should be here tomorrow and i'll get that installed in the car this coming week.

Crazyh-those set ups arent that cheap? Do you have one? I guess it would only work if someone went near the car and the motion light went on so the camera could see.

firebirdjosh

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You can rig something up like a shock sensor triggering a cheap digital camera that has record mode on it (like my Canon Powershot has 30 seconds of video). Everytime its bumped it'll turn on and get someone trying to open car, or something hitting and running.

crazy3rdgen

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how much $$ tho

firebirdjosh

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$20 for sensor + price of a digital camera that can do video (even the cheapest canon's have them). You'll need to rig the camera to take pictures from a signal via the shock sensor. So have the sensor trigger a motor to press the button, or have the sensor wired directly to the camera (if you have to ask then you can't do it).

crazy3rdgen

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or just do this, Get a vcr, long wired rca's, normal cam corder, wire it up to a tape in the vcr and have it run all the time.

NoTransistors

Get a sheet of leather, a package of those three-point fishing hooks, and a carpet-needle and thread.
Sew the hooks to the leather.
Drape the thing over the driver's seat.
Hide with a thin seatcover.

NEVER FORGET THAT IT IS THERE.

Seth

Demon355

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lol that works as well...prolly a hell of alot cheaper

smokefan

damn bro sorry about your ride. i read the post about the rim falling off also. maybe you should go play the lotto to see what happens. btw your ride looks good except for the damage donw by asses

firebirdjosh

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I'm talking when you're not at your house...

A simple flood light will protect a parked car in a driveway.

ssean92

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i am so sorry to hear about those thuggs taking your stuff. that is one reason i am so glad i have a garage and a alarm. sorry for you lose once again

crazy3rdgen

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yeah you guys with those car garages have it made.My parents spend money on other stuff like boats and crap. I even had to do all my body work outside, some days i would have a whole 1 side of the car sanded, numerous spots down to the bare metal and then a storm hits. then next day re do everything over. Its been tough oh well. Looks like i'm going to just shave my lock on the passenger side since its so discombobulated. Ya kno. wish i could find a cheap s10 beater and re do this car right now. that would be nice.

slammed_z

sorry to hear that man..i hate ppl who steal..they broke into my sisters car the same way with the lock..im considering shavin mine just so i dont have to worry as much

hope you find them or something works out

Rabbitt

Ha! Been there.. Flicked the porch light on, saw someone diggin in my Grand Am (back when i was 16) and taking out cds and stereo equip.. as soon as i turned the light on he bolted.. but he couldnt run 12 seconds in the 100 meter . I caught his ***, saw that he was in my American History class, and drug his *** to the fuzz.

pennylessz28

That sucks, some crack head busted into my get this 92 Astro Van and stole my get this 1994 Sony Tape Deck.... oh yeah, someone really needed some crack money that week.

CrazyHawaiian

LOL! Those damn crackheads!!!

Crazy, check out the X10 camera on E-Bay, sometimes you can get em used for cheap. I got a complete setup for $60, wireless and all. I installed a flood light with motion sensor ($20) and installed the camera sitting just behind the light, constant power from the power line to the light. In the house I have a VCR I got fo FREE with the wireless receiver hooked up. Only crappy part about this cheap ghetto rig setup is that an average VCR tape only records for 6 maybe 8 hours, so you gotta change the tape alot. But you can still watch the video during the day, tape it when you're away from home, and catches things at night when the light goes on.

I did all this to find out who was attempting to egg my car, but they were one timers, never came back. They must throw like girls because they missed from close range.

NoTransistors

I get much of my video security system supplies from www.supercircuits.com

They have cool stuff, great customer service, and ship fast.

Order a catalog.

Seth

venom

Ive had qiute a few systems stolen with/without alarms on my car.

Some things I have learned:
NEVER put stereo equipment stickers on your car, youre asking for it

Never bang your system near your home or at downtown cruises and hangouts. I knew a guy who blasted his brand new system for everyone that he spent tons of money on and showed it off to tons of people one night during cruise night. He left everything wide open for people to look at and even told everyone he didnt have an alarm on the car.The next morning it was gone. He was asking for it.

Flood lights and alarms with deter a lot of wanna be thugs and thieves

Anytime anyone sees a nice car all detailed with maybe nice rims or a super sweet paintjob is gonna automatically assume youve got a nice stereo to go with it

Maybe Im just gettin old (23 lol) but I dont need a booming system giving me headaches anymore. In fact, the first thing I did when I bought my new 92 RS was take out the speakers/amp and scraped off the stereo manufactures' logo off the windshield.
Some nice speakers and a decent headunit is all I need.

havoxRS

My input dont put your info on the net even this site dont tell people what you have , and always say you park your car in the garage and have an alarm . I know no one from this site had to do with it but u dont know not everyone like us is out to just help you there out to find these kinda sites seek out people that live in there area and look at all there posts, and see what they got and how to get into there cars. just the other week i saw a post about disabling the VATS now why would anyone in there right mind tell someone how to do that just my to cents. Coming from some one who lives in a nice area and had there car stolen and wrecked so now im stuck with a salvage titled car and no radio and mismatched rims, i guess i should have used the empty garage i had ya and i had liability so i had to bite the cost of everything.

Stevo

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sometimes in my opinion its almost better to not lock your doors...

Lots of **** isant gonna stop a thief..if he wants ur stuff lots of times hes gonna do whatever it takes to get it..

Simply opening a door would save alot right there...id always keep my headunit on me or very well hidden...dont have subs not worried about that

Stevo

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on top of that i would never leave expensive loose stuff visable...

lxcamaroxl

damn man,....sorry to hear that.

ddn69

backseat systems of practicly useless unless you never leave your car unatteneded..Theyre bound to get stolen unless you have tint on your windshield(which is illegal).

Hexane

Damn man, i'm sorry to hear that.. Last June, when my Camaro was owned by my brother (Rabbitt), someone baseball batted the windshield in broad day light. No one was home. No one in the area saw them... The fifteen minutes we were gone... ****ers.

ScottyRS

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Don't take this the wrong way, but I think those chrome wheels are crime magnets.

Sorry to hear about it though. It's never happened to me, but I can't imagine how I would feel.