Stolen Headlights
08-03-2004, 02:15 PM
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Stolen Headlights
Some punk stole my headlights. My alarm on my key chain went off and by the time I got outside the guy jumped in his truck and speed off. Right now my car is in the shop waiting on an estimate from the ins, co.
I am not stressing it, because next time I shall be waiting and this is a warning, because I know that the guys who steal the headlights are possibly the same guys that be on this forum. No disrespect to the honest hardwworking tl owners on this forum, but the punks ass thieves know themselves.
I SHALL BE WAITING
NUFF SAID :sqntfawk:
I am not stressing it, because next time I shall be waiting and this is a warning, because I know that the guys who steal the headlights are possibly the same guys that be on this forum. No disrespect to the honest hardwworking tl owners on this forum, but the punks ass thieves know themselves.
I SHALL BE WAITING
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08-03-2004, 02:28 PM
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how would you know they are members?
and why didnt you chase those ***holes in your TL untill the police stopped you both?
did they rip apart your hood and bumer to get to headlights?
and why didnt you chase those ***holes in your TL untill the police stopped you both?
did they rip apart your hood and bumer to get to headlights?
08-03-2004, 02:30 PM
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i would have got into my TL and chased them, I bet they were probably in some cheap slow car. Call the cops while driving or at least be able to get a plate number. Sorry to hear this happened, good luck and let us know what happens.
08-03-2004, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by goldendragon576
i would have got into my TL and chased them, I bet they were probably in some cheap slow car. Call the cops while driving or at least be able to get a plate number. Sorry to hear this happened, good luck and let us know what happens.
where in NY are you?
08-03-2004, 03:30 PM
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They Punctured My Front Tires So I Could Not Do Shit. They Had A Black Suburban An Easy Catch If I Had Wheels And My Keys In Hand. My Home Is Sound Proof So All I Heard Was My Keychain Going Off And Not The Car Alram Itself (which I Did Not Want To Waste Time Looking For) By The Time I Got Outside The Guy Jumped In His Truck And Drove Off.
08-03-2004, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by natismati
yea why didnt you do that?
where in NY are you?
where in NY are you?
08-03-2004, 04:13 PM
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dats fukked up how grimey people can be my brother boy took his car to the dub series car show in englishtown saturday and got his takin and his car is leased so let me kno wat your insurance says im interested to see how his and your situation with the insurance works out......sorry to hear dat
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08-03-2004, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Da_iLLeSt_TL973
dats fukked up how grimey people can be my brother boy took his car to the dub series car show in englishtown saturday and got his takin and his car is leased so let me kno wat your insurance says im interested to see how his and your situation with the insurance works out......sorry to hear dat
08-03-2004, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Da_iLLeSt_TL973
dats fukked up how grimey people can be my brother boy took his car to the dub series car show in englishtown saturday and got his takin and his car is leased so let me kno wat your insurance says im interested to see how his and your situation with the insurance works out......sorry to hear dat
08-03-2004, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by natismati
speak fukkin english.
who is u to tell me how to speak i speak how i want i wasnt talkin to u so mind your buisness
08-03-2004, 04:47 PM
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These suckers come around 2~3 AM, and they are looking especially for 99-01 TL headlights which are parked on the street.
Mine was almost stolen, HID was still there, but the damage was made!! :sqntfawk:
Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx... everywhere. I hear this many times!!
Mine was almost stolen, HID was still there, but the damage was made!! :sqntfawk:
Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx... everywhere. I hear this many times!!
08-03-2004, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by NICEUP
They Punctured My Front Tires So I Could Not Do Shit. They Had A Black Suburban An Easy Catch If I Had Wheels And My Keys In Hand. My Home Is Sound Proof So All I Heard Was My Keychain Going Off And Not The Car Alram Itself (which I Did Not Want To Waste Time Looking For) By The Time I Got Outside The Guy Jumped In His Truck And Drove Off.
08-03-2004, 06:06 PM
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Thats a damn shame man... Anyone who steals headlights off a car must really be a bum, and need the money for crack or meth to bang up.. How'd you get your keychain to go off along with your alarm?? Do you have one of those Clifford remote starts? I gotta get one now!
08-03-2004, 07:52 PM
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Thats a damn shame man... Anyone who steals headlights off a car must really be a bum, and need the money for crack or meth to bang up.. How'd you get your keychain to go off along with your alarm?? Do you have one of those Clifford remote starts? I gotta get one now!
08-03-2004, 08:28 PM
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where im about to move to in MD im scared of this kind of shit happenin. im sorry to hear that this happened. i went to a security shop and they said that hood locks are hard to put in our cars. is this tru?!?!
08-03-2004, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ProbyOne
all you have to have is a 2 way remote for your alarm... if you buy any good aftermarket alarm (really helpful by the way) it will come with one (most will anyway).
I have a viper 2 way pager. But these guys knew what they were doing and they did it fast. They took the light in less than a minute. The pager went off, but it was to late.They bent both sides of the fender (the corner that meets the light) and broke the screws that hold it in place and after that they prised it out. The front bumper has little damage and the hood has little scratehes where it meets the light.
They did not take the complete light so I do not know what they are going to do with the rest of it. They just messed up my car for no reason.
My ins. said that they will cover it, I am just waiting for an estimate
If I knew how to post pics I would show you guys the damage
08-03-2004, 09:12 PM
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Dude, sorry to hear that, where in NY do you live?
thats why im always paranoid of parking my car on the street. and why are they chasing only 99-01?
thats why im always paranoid of parking my car on the street. and why are they chasing only 99-01?
08-03-2004, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by teknoking
Dude, sorry to hear that, where in NY do you live?
thats why im always paranoid of parking my car on the street. and why are they chasing only 99-01?
thats why im always paranoid of parking my car on the street. and why are they chasing only 99-01?
I REP BOTH QUEENS & BROOKLYN
BUT THIS HAPPENED IN QUEENS
08-03-2004, 09:34 PM
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freaken bastards, my maxima was stolen and ended up on ths streets of Canarsie stripped to the frame.
They should make a law, that if your car doenst come equippped with factory with HIDs, upon checkpoint or whatever, any other car that doesnt come with factory HIDs should be asked to present a receipt for purchased aftermarket HID..this way no one will buy stolen shit, thus stopping this crime.
The maximas, the new pathfinders and the TLs all are in trouble in NYC.
They should make a law, that if your car doenst come equippped with factory with HIDs, upon checkpoint or whatever, any other car that doesnt come with factory HIDs should be asked to present a receipt for purchased aftermarket HID..this way no one will buy stolen shit, thus stopping this crime.
The maximas, the new pathfinders and the TLs all are in trouble in NYC.
08-03-2004, 10:21 PM
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freaken bastards, my maxima was stolen and ended up on ths streets of Canarsie stripped to the frame.
08-03-2004, 10:52 PM
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I have a viper 2 way pager. But these guys knew what they were doing and they did it fast. They took the light in less than a minute. The pager went off, but it was to late.They bent both sides of the fender (the corner that meets the light) and broke the screws that hold it in place and after that they prised it out. The front bumper has little damage and the hood has little scratehes where it meets the light.
They did not take the complete light so I do not know what they are going to do with the rest of it. They just messed up my car for no reason.
My ins. said that they will cover it, I am just waiting for an estimate
If I knew how to post pics I would show you guys the damage
They did not take the complete light so I do not know what they are going to do with the rest of it. They just messed up my car for no reason.
My ins. said that they will cover it, I am just waiting for an estimate
If I knew how to post pics I would show you guys the damage
actually this is the first i have ever heard of someone targeting the TL headlights, or any headlights for that matter... mabe im just lucky it has never happens around here (knock on wood).
if only you knew who is was....
08-03-2004, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by NICEUP
I have a viper 2 way pager. But these guys knew what they were doing and they did it fast. They took the light in less than a minute. The pager went off, but it was to late.They bent both sides of the fender (the corner that meets the light) and broke the screws that hold it in place and after that they prised it out. The front bumper has little damage and the hood has little scratehes where it meets the light.
They did not take the complete light so I do not know what they are going to do with the rest of it. They just messed up my car for no reason.
My ins. said that they will cover it, I am just waiting for an estimate
If I knew how to post pics I would show you guys the damage
They did not take the complete light so I do not know what they are going to do with the rest of it. They just messed up my car for no reason.
My ins. said that they will cover it, I am just waiting for an estimate
If I knew how to post pics I would show you guys the damage
Take us some pics please.
08-03-2004, 11:32 PM
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So they took the bulbs and lenses but not the ballasts? The ballasts are the expensive stuff. If it's still there, take them off yourself and make the insurance pay for them as well. At least then you can have an extra set of ballasts for an HID retrofit for another car or maybe sell them and make back some of your deductible.
08-04-2004, 12:10 AM
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Mine got taken back in Nov. So I know that feeling, I just moved to a better neighborhood, and have been keeping the TL on the street UNTIL Last night, got home, and another TL that parks around the corner from me was sitting there missing its lights. My stomach twisted again like when I saw mine. Didnt take a chance, mine would probably have been last night, so its back in the garage, LOCKED DOWN!!!!
08-04-2004, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by TlsNavi03
Mine got taken back in Nov. So I know that feeling, I just moved to a better neighborhood, and have been keeping the TL on the street UNTIL Last night, got home, and another TL that parks around the corner from me was sitting there missing its lights. My stomach twisted again like when I saw mine. Didnt take a chance, mine would probably have been last night, so its back in the garage, LOCKED DOWN!!!!
08-04-2004, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by etxxz
so you say they only took the HID bulbs but not the casing? you know those bulbs sell for 136 at the dealership...they could get an easy $80each (2). $160 on a 3minute banger its not bad. I mean, i fell bad about this happening to you, its a pain the lower intestinal track to deal with this, but seriously this is one low shit to do.
Take us some pics please.
Take us some pics please.
08-04-2004, 08:20 AM
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What I find interesting about this whole HIDs being stolen trend is that there seems to be a whole lot more HIDs being stolen (TLs, Maximas, etc) than there are cars being retrofit with HIDs (Accords etc..). I understand the handful of entheusiests that add HIDs to their fixed up rides, but to me there seems to be way more being stolen than are being bought and used. I guess they end up on ebay or some other place that fences stolen parts. I just wouldn't think their would be that much of a market for HIDs..... 
08-04-2004, 11:47 AM
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just this morning i saw this TL with stolen headlights...i felt so bad for him. he was callin' the police (i assumed) when i was walkin' by him. and this is around my neighborhood in Flushing, Queens! first time i've seen this happen personally.
08-04-2004, 11:48 AM
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There is a big market - supposedly the TL lights from 99 - 01 fit very easily on the same year accords. They way to know they are stolen on ebay is if the clips are broken - that's usually a tell tale sign.
08-04-2004, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by SMF-TLS
There is a big market - supposedly the TL lights from 99 - 01 fit very easily on the same year accords. They way to know they are stolen on ebay is if the clips are broken - that's usually a tell tale sign.
08-04-2004, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Da_iLLeSt_TL973
who is u to tell me how to speak i speak how i want i wasnt talkin to u so mind your buisness
08-04-2004, 02:17 PM
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So they took the bulbs and lenses but not the ballasts? The ballasts are the expensive stuff. If it's still there, take them off yourself and make the insurance pay for them as well. At least then you can have an extra set of ballasts for an HID retrofit for another car or maybe sell them and make back some of your deductible.
This is probably the best post-trauma advice here. Must be a Berkeley thing.
What's sad is that the damage done is way more $$$ than the items stolen.
08-04-2004, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Alex23
nice- was your car a 99? Does anyone know if they target the 03 lights?
08-05-2004, 02:23 AM
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may i ask where in queens?? im getting a 02 TL next week and i am now scared... i always see this black TL on the corner in Bayside with its headlights missing for months now... i seen a bunch of maximas with missing headlights also around Rosedale.
08-05-2004, 04:06 PM
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Not that cheap!! I paid like $800 just for fixing the hood and getting a new headlamp. Mine hood was tore so badly. :angry: If they steal the whole thing, that's gonna hurt more!! Let say... $2000 each side!!!
PICZ...i wanna see exctly how they to your lights in 2minutes and disapeared!