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Old 11-18-2006, 11:28 AM
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Radio stolen, now what?

Allright, long story short, the radio was stolen. They took the bezel, broke part of the dash, stole the box that I made, and the speakers in that box. I had like 20 hours into that damn thing...


the also broke part of the bezel in the trofeo.

my door was open on the trofeo, then I noticed my gloves were on the ground under my truck.

It's an XLT, so it's got an extreamly hard to find bezel.

I had the doors unlocked, and keys in both cars... that will be changing... Dammit

God help the theif if I find them... I hate theifs.


Going outside to grab the keys out of both cars, and lock the doors.

I'll be checking the pawn shops and stuff monday. I filled out the police report online, bla bla bla... I doubt anything will happen...

what a god damn time to have this happen.
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Old 11-18-2006, 11:31 AM
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so you leave your cars unlocked and leave the keys in them all the time... dude you were just asking for something like that to happen. every time i go to surf's house.. which is in the middle of nowhere i still lock my doors...
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Old 11-18-2006, 11:35 AM
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just asking?

I know it's be easy to steal from me, but I havent really made anybody mad at me.


Not a blame the victim fan, and besides, they could have gone in through the back glass on the truck if they werent too big...


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Old 11-18-2006, 11:40 AM
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first thing a theif always checks is if the doors are locked.. easiest way in .. no offense to ya but dude..but thats how it happens
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Old 11-18-2006, 12:20 PM
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first thing a theif always checks is if the doors are locked.. easiest way in .. no offense to ya but dude..but thats how it happens
Not always. My first car was a 79 cutlass. I always left that car unlocked. (still do) They smashed a window to get in. Ripped apart the dash. Pried the glove box open(also unlocked) breaking the dash above it.
All this in a parking garage in milwaukee 3 cars away from the lot attendant booth. He saw and heard nothing.
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Old 11-18-2006, 01:09 PM
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Not always. My first car was a 79 cutlass. I always left that car unlocked. (still do) They smashed a window to get in. Ripped apart the dash. Pried the glove box open(also unlocked) breaking the dash above it.
All this in a parking garage in milwaukee 3 cars away from the lot attendant booth. He saw and heard nothing.
Either he did it or his buddy did!
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Old 11-18-2006, 01:56 PM
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just asking?

I know it's be easy to steal from me, but I havent really made anybody mad at me.


Not a blame the victim fan, and besides, they could have gone in through the back glass on the truck if they werent too big...


~Nate
do you really belive that only the people mad at you will steal from you?

theives dont care who you are. my brother brought home a lowered/ bagged truck and within 24 hours somone was trying to break into it.
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Old 11-18-2006, 02:55 PM
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Drunk Friend

Went with some friends to a bar the other night. Before we went to bar we got some dinner. The friend that drove his car manages to eat very little food and I noticed him pounding back the scotch whiskey like water.

I asked him if he was getting a jump start on the evening? To which he kept on drinking while we ate our dinner. After 1 hour waiting for our table, and his drinking at the bar and drinking during OUR dinner, he was plastered. We finished dinner around 10pm and it was still raining outside. Our drunk friend got beligerent and insisted that he drive to the bar. I refused to ride with his drunk *ss and told him as agreed beforehand that I would be the DD for the night. He walked toward the car and slurred out that he would just pull the car up, since it was raining, and I could drive them the rest of the night.

We waited, and waited and waited till finally he comes running back to us screaming "call the police they have stolen everything." I was thinking sure. He slurrs out that they had stolen the radio, dash, and steering wheel. Suspicious of his alarm, I told him to go to the car and wait till the police arrived and I would be there in a second. I didnt call the police either.

I walk to the car, in the rain, and find him sitting in the backseat waiting for the cops to come. "Jerry, the next time it might help if you get in the front seat to look for the steering wheel." He hasnt lived that one down since the night it happened.
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Old 11-18-2006, 05:38 PM
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That sucks, hopefully they didn't damage the dash to bad. Is your insurance going to cover it?

You never want to have any nice equipment, like subs, head units, DVD players ect showing. Thats just asking to get the car broken into, hide all that stuff. Thats why head units have face plates.
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Old 11-18-2006, 01:12 PM
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Sorry to hear you got ripped.

Hope you catch the ba*terds. Had the same problem in our neighborhood for about a year. Somebody always getting hit, broken windows etc to get in. I finally put an alarm in my jeep, that thing went off at least once a week, always at 2:00 in the morning. Neighbor finally caught them, they sliced the soft top on his Wrangler. He caught the kid sitting inside trying to rip the radio out of it. Couple of 18 year olds. They are in jail now.
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