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Hmmm I just texted the guy and slyly asked what brand/sizes the tires are. The offset might be correct Mustang, mine were +38 but I ran spacers with them so they would be really sunken in on a coupe. They do look like 20s though, they are pretty big.
Son, let's wait to see how the guy responds. If they are the same as my tires we'll take a ride tonight if you're available lol. I'll bring my .40........
Son, let's wait to see how the guy responds. If they are the same as my tires we'll take a ride tonight if you're available lol. I'll bring my .40........
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Hmmm I just texted the guy and slyly asked what brand/sizes the tires are. The offset might be correct Mustang, mine were +38 but I ran spacers with them so they would be really sunken in on a coupe. They do look like 20s though, they are pretty big.
Son, let's wait to see how the guy responds. If they are the same as my tires we'll take a ride tonight if you're available lol. I'll bring my .40........
Son, let's wait to see how the guy responds. If they are the same as my tires we'll take a ride tonight if you're available lol. I'll bring my .40........
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OK all so here is the deal. Went to see the car last night and lo and behold THEY ARE MY WHEELS!! The tires are exactly what I had on them and one of the front rims was welded a couple of years ago to repair a small crack on the inner barrel and the weld is there. The car is owned by a college girl of all people, and I met her and her Dad. They both mentioned separately that she had only had the car a couple of months, they are the kind of family that buys and sells cars all the time. I have really good people radar and I feel like they are telling the truth.
On the way to see the car, I called the Constable's office that investigated my initial theft and explained what mission I was on and asked for advice on how to handle the situation. I was told to not mention or give the impression I was there looking for stolen wheels, just to act like an interested buyer of the car, get as much information as I could about the people who owned it and take as many pictures as I could without raising any suspicions. Then I was to leave and the constable who investigated my original theft would contact me this morning and we'd go from there. I should have been an actor because I sold the whole buyer story like a ****, even dickered with the Dad on the price. I got pics of the car, the house, the vin plate on the dash, the license plate, and individual pics of the wheels/tires on one side of the car to show they had the exact tires on them that were on there when the wheels were stolen.
So now I can't sleep waiting for Deputy Harris to call this morning and let me know what's coming next. Big, big thanks go out to Syl_Man for the link to the Craigslist ad, w/o that I would have never found them. I'm a little disappointed I didn't find them myself because I have 2 websites that claim to search all Craigslist postings in the US and neither of them found this ad.
So get the popcorn out, today should be interesting to say the least. And thanks Drew, I really like the new wheels as well but the story seems to have a happy ending, I'll just have 2 sets of shiny wheels to swap out whenever I feel the need! I'll update this thread of course as things continue to develop.....
EDIT: Looking back at the ad it never mentioned Gravis1s which is why my search engines didn't find the ad.........
On the way to see the car, I called the Constable's office that investigated my initial theft and explained what mission I was on and asked for advice on how to handle the situation. I was told to not mention or give the impression I was there looking for stolen wheels, just to act like an interested buyer of the car, get as much information as I could about the people who owned it and take as many pictures as I could without raising any suspicions. Then I was to leave and the constable who investigated my original theft would contact me this morning and we'd go from there. I should have been an actor because I sold the whole buyer story like a ****, even dickered with the Dad on the price. I got pics of the car, the house, the vin plate on the dash, the license plate, and individual pics of the wheels/tires on one side of the car to show they had the exact tires on them that were on there when the wheels were stolen.
So now I can't sleep waiting for Deputy Harris to call this morning and let me know what's coming next. Big, big thanks go out to Syl_Man for the link to the Craigslist ad, w/o that I would have never found them. I'm a little disappointed I didn't find them myself because I have 2 websites that claim to search all Craigslist postings in the US and neither of them found this ad.
So get the popcorn out, today should be interesting to say the least. And thanks Drew, I really like the new wheels as well but the story seems to have a happy ending, I'll just have 2 sets of shiny wheels to swap out whenever I feel the need! I'll update this thread of course as things continue to develop.....
EDIT: Looking back at the ad it never mentioned Gravis1s which is why my search engines didn't find the ad.........
Last edited by Blue Dream; 09-04-2013 at 09:47 AM.
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