Guy Selling his TL Because of HIDs Getting Stolen
01-28-2002, 06:54 PM
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Guy Selling his TL Because of HIDs Getting Stolen
Is this problem still rampant?
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From: Gary Quiring <gquiring@msn.com>
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Subject: Sold my 2000 TL today - Was too frustrated with HID lights being stolen
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I just had a 2nd pair of HID headlights stolen from my 2000 TL. Each repair cost about $3200 bucks. They destroy the bumper and side fenders to get these popular lights out.
The 'kids' are paying upward to $500 dollars for a stolen pair to
house in their Honda Accords.
What finally made me sell my car was a friend who just got her TL back from the auto body shop for stolen headlights. She had the car for less than 48 hours and they were stolen again!!!!!!!! Then I spoke with my neighbor today and he said a co-worker just had his HID's stolen from his TL last week. It's an epidemic!!!!!!!
I just felt 'cornered'. I need a car for commuting and some
occasional mall parking. I can't deal with parking a car and
wondering what condition it will be in when I get back.
Acura has even admitted that they are going to redesign the lights to be harder to steal in future models.
I gave up my dream car today, for something as stupid as headlights. What a way to shop for a new car "I'll take anything that does not have HID's"!!!!!
Here's an article:
http://www.bergen.com/bcoast/highbeam200112314.htm
Gary Q
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From: Gary Quiring <gquiring@msn.com>
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Subject: Sold my 2000 TL today - Was too frustrated with HID lights being stolen
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I just had a 2nd pair of HID headlights stolen from my 2000 TL. Each repair cost about $3200 bucks. They destroy the bumper and side fenders to get these popular lights out.
The 'kids' are paying upward to $500 dollars for a stolen pair to
house in their Honda Accords.
What finally made me sell my car was a friend who just got her TL back from the auto body shop for stolen headlights. She had the car for less than 48 hours and they were stolen again!!!!!!!! Then I spoke with my neighbor today and he said a co-worker just had his HID's stolen from his TL last week. It's an epidemic!!!!!!!
I just felt 'cornered'. I need a car for commuting and some
occasional mall parking. I can't deal with parking a car and
wondering what condition it will be in when I get back.
Acura has even admitted that they are going to redesign the lights to be harder to steal in future models.
I gave up my dream car today, for something as stupid as headlights. What a way to shop for a new car "I'll take anything that does not have HID's"!!!!!
Here's an article:
http://www.bergen.com/bcoast/highbeam200112314.htm
Gary Q
01-28-2002, 06:58 PM
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Hell you can PUSH the bumper down with your hands WTF, this is a DESIGN problem, not a buyer problem......
Another cost cutting design to make the car cheap but fast!
Another cost cutting design to make the car cheap but fast!
01-28-2002, 08:14 PM
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People are paying up to $500 for a pair of HID's from a innocent victim that can't fit into their housing properly?! WTF! They must be smoking some good greens...I can get a set of Phillips HID for $350!!!!! those losers are paying so much for a pair of stolen lights..when they can get it legit and it will fit! :shakehd: :thumbsdn:
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Originally posted by ElegantTL-S
People are paying up to $500 for a pair of HID's from a innocent victim that can't fit into their housing properly?! WTF! They must be smoking some good greens...I can get a set of Phillips HID for $350!!!!! those losers are paying so much for a pair of stolen lights..when they can get it legit and it will fit! :shakehd: :thumbsdn:
People are paying up to $500 for a pair of HID's from a innocent victim that can't fit into their housing properly?! WTF! They must be smoking some good greens...I can get a set of Phillips HID for $350!!!!! those losers are paying so much for a pair of stolen lights..when they can get it legit and it will fit! :shakehd: :thumbsdn:
Like the guy in Home Alons said... Kids are stupid!
01-28-2002, 08:45 PM
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Re: Guy Selling his TL Because of HIDs Getting Stolen
Originally posted by Gary Q
Acura has even admitted that they are going to redesign the lights to be harder to steal in future models.
Acura has even admitted that they are going to redesign the lights to be harder to steal in future models.
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