jonmach12

weird thing is.... the car was found less then half a mile from my house

toeveryhour

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man that sucks you're out of the rims. people are idiots. i can't believe they stole your battery of all things....

08SWbox

i would go absolutly ape poop if someone just stole my wheels. If youre going to steal my car, take it somewhere and destroy it, i dont want it back.

Now its just going to cost you $500 for your insurance to put a battery and some 16" steel wheels on your car. Pretty stupid if you ask me.

Heres what you should do, go to the dealership and ask if they will write you an estimate that says you had 18" wheels on there before.. that way you get atleast a little money back..

lil_will

When my car got broken into (multiple times) State Farm reimbursed me for everything that was stolen even if I didn't have receipts. Good luck with everything!

jonmach12

to late for that, police reeport states 20's....... another thing... no finger prints where found

BBN-Boys

Your pics just breaks my heart......

silverx

you have to register your rims to the insurance company???
thats stupid...

in vancouver (ICBC) if you have receipt and photo of it on the car then they will insure it (up to a certain amount)

BBN-Boys

I'm planning on getting some wheels also.
I think I'll check with my insurer (State Farm) to see if its covered.

okcook

I have progressive and they cover up to $3K in additional equipment. Anything more and you have to pay extra. Every insurance company is different.

Sorry about the box. Your pics just ____ me off. Hope everything works out alright.

Ray18

damn it hurts me when i see that pic i remember when they stole my Dad's truck just for the rims but almost totaled it in the process so whats the best insurance in SoCal then bec. i need 2 cover my things but my insurance(mercury) said they could only cover up 2 10% of the cost of my car which is 2k

jonmach12

yea i have state farm, hoping they will cover them.... even though i really dont want the car back, not after all this. It's just not the same, sure not proud to own it anymore

okcook

It'll be alright. As long as it drives the same, looks the same, and no vagrants used it as a toilet you should be good. If your insurance covers more than just the wheels, tell them you had an alarm, "Which is why they stole the battery" ;) Then hook it up so it won't get stolen again. Again, sorry about the PITA all this crap is.

If it helps, the thieves probably just drove it down the street to get it out from in front of your house and give themselves time to get the wheels off. So no weirdos were probably in it for very long.

Get the wheels replaced and you'll love it again soon enough.

*car thieves*

jonmach12

not sure how it drive, have to wait and see once they replace the battery wires and the battery.... not sure how hard they drove it, pretty sure not to hard if they only drove up the street with it... if they even drove it..... there was no visible damage to the door, no visible damage to the ignition..... beats me how the jack it

jonmach12

Why couldnt they just finished the job??I'm just so bitter and full of anger right now..... need to vent

Ray18

i remember my Dad said that when he got his truck back let some time pass you cant blame your car for that its all these lowlife's that have no heart i got lojack on my car but still want 2 insure my stuff let some time go by i know that feeling my Dad still cant forget it since he saw who stole his truck and chased them for a while even tough the feeling wont go away give it some time

okcook

Do you have a five speed or auto? If it's a stick they could just hit the e-brake handle and push it.

jonmach12

auto

Sirashley

Well, You'll get your ride back.. Sucks they the rims, but it could be worse. I'll tell you a quick story cause I'm bored and drunk....

A buddy of mine had his system ripped off right out of his front yard, luckily, his insurance covered it as he had declared it. Anyway, when he got replacement gear, he put razor blades behind the radio and near the rear subs. Well, sure enough, lightning struck twice and they broke into his truck again. While the idea of the razor blades seemed good at the time, his entire front cab was covered in blood...LOL... I found it funny. but it cost him a fortune to have the blood steam cleaned out. Although I felt like he was vindicated, he felt screwed because they did get the radio and he had to pay to have the cab cleaned. I thought it would be worth the cost of the cleaning to know that the guy that ripped you off got F-ed up....

Zsanz

what kind of rims were they ill keep an eye out

redline8k

sad thing is its most likely someone you know or who had worked on the car. maybe they cut a key and just drove it a way. Im not sure about the battey though, thats a new one on me. spent the cash and get a good alarm with paging technology. its good for up to a mile and you will know if anything is going on with the car. Glad to see your getting your car back. hope everything else goes well.
-nick