hid theft
#16
08-30-2005 | 12:21 PM
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From: fayetteville, nc
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.
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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08-30-2005 | 12:25 PM
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#21
08-30-2005 | 05:06 PM
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From: Toronto, GTA north
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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08-30-2005 | 06:14 PM
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09-09-2005 | 03:15 AM
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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.
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09-09-2005 | 03:18 AM
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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.
anyway i was wodering if anyone else has this problem and if they figured a good way to prevent it.
#26
09-09-2005 | 02:38 PM
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.
#27
09-09-2005 | 03:28 PM
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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09-09-2005 | 05:00 PM
#29
09-09-2005 | 05:41 PM
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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.
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.
#30
09-09-2005 | 05:42 PM
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.