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HID equipment is valuable because they are still relatively new to the common driver. Its popularity due to its classy color look, brightness and wide field of vision for the night time makes it very popular.
People familiar with HID, but do not have them in their vehicle know how great they are on the road.
The first thing they look up is the internet to get some information on how to acquire them. Check out E-Bay and bingo lots of HID bulbs, ballasts and projectors. These headlamps whole runs $1,200-$3,000 at a dealership however; on E-bay it runs $200-$400 max.
To criminals stealing HID equipment for free and selling them back to the 'black market" is a profitable business.
this is what i'm waiting for to get my projector retro fit from the '06 coupes. Originally Posted by Birdhouse
They run rampant in the east coast....especially in NEW JERSEY. That's basically where the true HID "steal & run" came about.HID equipment is valuable because they are still relatively new to the common driver. Its popularity due to its classy color look, brightness and wide field of vision for the night time makes it very popular.
People familiar with HID, but do not have them in their vehicle know how great they are on the road.
The first thing they look up is the internet to get some information on how to acquire them. Check out E-Bay and bingo lots of HID bulbs, ballasts and projectors. These headlamps whole runs $1,200-$3,000 at a dealership however; on E-bay it runs $200-$400 max.
To criminals stealing HID equipment for free and selling them back to the 'black market" is a profitable business.
i don't want to pay full price for projectors.
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Shouldn't you be turning those "guys" in?Originally Posted by seddon
Bro the guys who tried to steal your HID's were amatuers, I live in the Bronx and I know alot of guys who steal car and stuff and they said it's easier to steal the whole car.
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Originally Posted by geeman49
Shouldn't you be turning those "guys" in?
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around my way dont care if they damage the car. they just want those headlights out. i think they could care less if they damage my car. and as far as turning them in, they didnt actually commit the crime cause my neighbor stopped them before they could even start.
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Nah..Originally Posted by seddon
Bro the guys who tried to steal your HID's were amatuers, I live in the Bronx and I know alot of guys who steal car and stuff and they said it's easier to steal the whole car. The 05 G35 is one of the hardest Hid's to steal. I know for a fact because I changed the bulb from white to the Hella blues and to do that the entire front bumper has to come off. If you try to just yank out the light you'll just damage everything.
They just pop them out with a bar (snaps the tabs off) 10 sec per light.
They don't care about the light just the HID parts.
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I did not know this car has the same problem as my 02 Maxima I got rid of. If I knew this I may have optioned for something else or kkep my Titan. I hate the fact that they make these headlights so easily to steal.
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its like that with audi,bimmers & benz. its crazy free for all, thats why so many peeps have these projections to do retro's.. they didnt buy them they stole them.
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You took off the whole front bumper??? why??? all you gotta do is turn the wheel and take off the dust cover and bam! there's full access to the fogs and the HID's. But if you wanna do it the hard way be my geustOriginally Posted by seddon
Bro the guys who tried to steal your HID's were amatuers, I live in the Bronx and I know alot of guys who steal car and stuff and they said it's easier to steal the whole car. The 05 G35 is one of the hardest Hid's to steal. I know for a fact because I changed the bulb from white to the Hella blues and to do that the entire front bumper has to come off. If you try to just yank out the light you'll just damage everything.
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anyway i was wodering if anyone else has this problem and if they figured a good way to prevent it.
Get a $400 viper alarm with dual piezo horns, once that alarm goes off those guys will be bleeding out the ears and they wont wanna fu*k with your $hit again. Originally Posted by apintojr
dont know about anyone else but where i'm from hid theft is very high and very annoying. i mean even the infiniti dealer i bought my car have to move all there cars with hid out the show lot and inside the warehouse to prevent theft. now i new it was gonna be a little hassle but i had the safe of mind that i had a parking spot in the back of my apt building, well that was until this past firday where at 5:30 in the afternoon while i was home some 2 ****ers try to take my lights. granted that my neighbor noticed them and scared them off. she did take down the license plate number of the car they got into. now i just have to pass that off to my cuz whos a cop and run the plates for address.anyway i was wodering if anyone else has this problem and if they figured a good way to prevent it.
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A $400 Clifford G5 is also loud as hell. It honks your horn in unison with its own siren. It sent car thieves running from my Civic on more than one occasion. I'm trying to convince myself to buy one BEFORE I buy rims for the G.Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan
Get a $400 viper alarm with dual piezo horns, once that alarm goes off those guys will be bleeding out the ears and they wont wanna fu*k with your $hit again.
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alarms do nothing, when was the last time u heard a car alarm go off and someone cared, more of a nuisance then deterent..they could pop out the headlites and begone with in a few secounds, alarm will do nothing,,or they pop ur hood and disconnect ur alarm before going in to doors. no alarm is safe for a theef.
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Just had a satellite tracking system installed in my '05 G. If the alarm goes off the tracking company calls my cell phone and me and my Remmington 870 (holds 6 in the tube) greet the thieves.
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They just pop them out with a bar (snaps the tabs off) 10 sec per light.
They don't care about the light just the HID parts.
Bingo.. we have a winner.. I had my HIDs stolen.. and its literally a one minute job for both of them.. the damage cost $4500 to fix Originally Posted by inTgr8r
Nah..They just pop them out with a bar (snaps the tabs off) 10 sec per light.
They don't care about the light just the HID parts.
I stuck a Viper alarm on with Proximity.. since then (knock on wood) it's all good.
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Your only half right. If the thieves try to take the car or headlights when the owner is near by (like his driveway) then it will help. And the alarm will sound if the hood is released. Now if you're in a movie theatre when someone tries to take the headlights...you're screwed.Originally Posted by killerlexus
alarms do nothing, when was the last time u heard a car alarm go off and someone cared, more of a nuisance then deterent..they could pop out the headlites and begone with in a few secounds, alarm will do nothing,,or they pop ur hood and disconnect ur alarm before going in to doors. no alarm is safe for a theef.