Some FOCKERS stole the headlights off of the TL classic style, pushed in the edges of the fender edge, pushed down the bumper, ripped the lights off. What does it typically cost for replacement lights? I need to see now if it pays to claim it with insurance, or fix it myself. :bigun2:
Ed

 

Oh, man. That sucks donkey ba!!z. My heart's out to ya, man.

 

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat????????? Those FUkERS!!!!!!! So sorry to hear that Ed... You were away for 20 minutes and when you came back it was gone??? Where did it happen?

Rosh

 

damn ed... sorry to hear that... those bastards are stealing headlights off the TLs?

 

pisses me off. I'm really sorry to hear about this! I hate it for you, and I hope those bastards rot in prison for this. Hope your insurance crud works out OK, and you get a new pair of lights in and repairs done ASAP!


-Ryan
'99 SSM TL

 

Pisses me off to hear this. :banghead: Something has got to be done. They got me too. It looked like a smash and grab job. Long story short new hood and lights plus bumper and fender repair. Insurance est. $3500

Its ridiculous at this rate there will be more tl's hit than not for lights.

The lights need a feature that renders them useless if not uninstalled in a certain manner. That is the only thing that can stop this unless the fad just dies on its own.

 

Sorry to hear about that ed.

 

Sh*t 20 minutes. Last I heard is that they would spot a TL and wait 24 hours (if the car stays in one spot) and hit it the next night. Where in Brooklyn was this? I've got some time on my hands, if anyone is up for a sting I'm good to go to teach these bastards a lesson, maybe if word starts to go out that TL owners are fighting back, maybe the thieves will stop.

 

Man that sucks. $3,500 worth of damage? If they don't use them , they'll probably sell them for a couple of hundred bucks. It amazes me sometimes how there's such a lack of respect these days.

Hope your insurance takes good care of you and the repairs are as painless as possible.

 

Wish our headlights weren't that easy to steal....20 mins ummm

 

It happened right in front of our house, parked on the street. I got home from work around 8. My brother went downstairs about 20 minutes later, looks out the window to see black holes!
Ed

 

Damn Ed, sorry to hear about that. Hope you get it fix asap.

 

yikes!!! man, really sorry to hear that...that's terrible news.

 

DAMN THAT SUXS..THATS EXACTLY WHY I PARK MY CARS FRONT END LIKE 1 INCH AWAY FROM THE GARAGE DOOR OR ANY UNMOVEABLE OBJECT SO THOSE COCK SUXERS CANT GET ME...

 

ohh my god, that sucks, .... reading these headlamp theft post sfeels like reading the tranny posts, your just waiting for it to happen to you now....... i feel you bro.... i really do..

 

To discourage people from stealing TL HID and installing on other cars. Fck up their car whenever you see a non-TL having TL lights. When there's no market, there's no point of stealing.

 

Don't think the thought hasn't crossed my mind. W/ my luck id be the one busted and land in the tombs overnight etc.

 

I doubt they steal the lights for the headlight itself. The thief broke the light off the bracket. In most cases they are taking it only for the HID. Leave it up to Genuis Acura to mount all the HID hardware ON the light and not around the engine room. BTW, this is the first time it happened, after almost 4 years of ownership.
Ed

 

sorry to hear about your car, hated to hear those low life b@ster steal stuff from ppl and especially to our car. but hey maybe you can do the front end conversion like Njzprettyboy

 

those farkin thieves! broke ass idiots! they'll catcha cap in der ass if i ever catch them trying to jack anything off my ride!

 

What a bunch of mofos man...that seriously sucks ass.

 

Maybe there's a way to wire an alarm system to the headlights. As soon as they try to steel your headlights, that horn is blairing in their face. I don't think anyone would put up with 20 minutes of a loud horn in their face. Or even wire it so it turns on the headlights and high beams. They risk electrocuting themselves or at least get blinded while they do it.

 

LOL - I love that sticker "Warning, 25,000 Volts!!!" I think thats hilarious. I actually thought about wiring one of those shock detecting alarm systems around my lights and engine bay area... either that or park the TL in a spot where it is in jeopardy of getting its lights theived, and hide with a shotgun!!! pricks......


-Ryan
'99 SSM TL

 

Sorry to hear about that man!

Would a proximity sensor have helped in this case??

 

I cant stress to you all enough add a sensor to the headlights so that if anyone should bother them the alarm goes off. Its very easy to do and most thieves arent expecting and alarm to sound. Catch em off guard and you might save yourself some aggravation.

 

PS. The alarm also flashes the headlights... High voltage.....metal tools a thief is contemplating poking into the nearby vicinity...Hmmmmmmmmm.

 

I like the shotgun idea...

 

Sorry to hear that Ed. I will never forget the morning when I approached my car and saw that someone broke my window and stole **** from my car. The thieves will get it back to them one day

 

The idea of a trigger device of some kind sounds nice, but then again, they still have to pry apart your bumper causing damage that you'll have to pay for.

Proximity sensors are usually more annoying than anything else, but I think here they could be put to some good use. I am not too sure how they work exactly, but in theory it sounds like they would.

 

Damn Shoof that sucks

 

Damn Ed that sucks!!!!!!!!! Hope thos ****ers get into a nice fender bender on the way home and totally screw up their rides. What goes around comes around, I really do believe in Karma.

 

Any way of installing a sensor alarm that will go off on your key chain instead of the car? I know you'd need a pretty strong signal for that but can it be done?