Foolproof way to not get wheels stolen?
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Originally Posted by SubyN00by
wheel locks are useless, I've used my channel locks to get soooo many wheel locks off...it's so simple.
admission of guilt?
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Originally Posted by NorCalBugEye
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Naw, that car only has been to a shop once for an alignment, and that was like 20 miles away. And I know that guy personally.
My wheels got stolen a year ago at a different address, IN A GARAGE! Ridiculous.. I hate thieves.
I haven't been driving the Mustang a bunch lately because I got the WRX
, so I'm guessing they probably have been scoping it out. I'll probably end up storing it at my father's house when I get some new wheels.
I'm not sure why my pager didn't wake me up, it woke me up last time this happened, I just didn't get outside in time.
My wheels got stolen a year ago at a different address, IN A GARAGE! Ridiculous.. I hate thieves.
I haven't been driving the Mustang a bunch lately because I got the WRX
, so I'm guessing they probably have been scoping it out. I'll probably end up storing it at my father's house when I get some new wheels.I'm not sure why my pager didn't wake me up, it woke me up last time this happened, I just didn't get outside in time.
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Originally Posted by matsui56
I just didn't get outside in time.
how long does it take to do you hair?
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I'm assuming they must have been doing it pretty slowly the last time, careful not to set off the motion sensor, but rushed the last wheel and set it off.
I actually haven't checked to see if they might have clipped the alarm or drilled the battery this time.
I actually haven't checked to see if they might have clipped the alarm or drilled the battery this time.
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Mount your spare wheel to one corner whenever you park? I guess that'll discourage theives from stealing an incomplete set of wheels, then worrying about having to find a matching 4th.
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The shock sensor won't do anything for you! You need to buy a tilt sensor to be added with your alarm system so when they jack up your car it will go off and also page you. My neighbor bought a $500 alarm system with 2 way paging but we tested it by jacking it up and it never went off.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-alarm1.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-alarm1.htm
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Originally Posted by edkwon
Mount your spare wheel to one corner whenever you park? I guess that'll discourage theives from stealing an incomplete set of wheels, then worrying about having to find a matching 4th.
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