Thieving ****s

Trojan · 28 Jan 2006 at 18:26

Went outside this morning to take the 172 for it's new exhaust fitting, and noticed something didn't look right at the front. As I got closer I realised what it was - some thieving *******s have stolen my front fogs and the casing :eek:

Must have happened sometime last night as they were definately there yesterday. Wish I'd have come across the scumbag(s) when I came in from the pub, I'd have loved to beat the living **** out of them. I'm just so angry right now, especially seeing as there is no chance whatsoever of finding out who did this

Has this happened to anyone on here before? It's not something I would have ever considered a target for thieves, but you can't have anything these days it seems :mad:

Firestar_3x · 28 Jan 2006 at 18:27

Will be someone with a lesser model or smashed fogs, they won't pay for new ones so they have had yours

cokker · 28 Jan 2006 at 18:31

I know how you feel, my mums motorbike got done over one night (twisted off the wing mirrors, pulled off the petrol pipe and drained the tank etc).

People like this should be hung up by their balls!

eidolon · 28 Jan 2006 at 18:41

I once had my R19 style grill nicked from my R5GTT. It happened during the night so I just thought I'd never see it again.

Then a week or so later I was walking along the road and I spotted a R5 GTT with a grille that looks suspiciously familiar. I walked towards the car but the owner spotted me and drove off. Oh well, never gonna see that again........

A few weeks later I was driving to the Metrocentre with my girlfriend and we'd taken a different route and guess who I saw? Yep, the very same R5GTT with my grille on it. I was fuming so I went over and pulled the driver out (much to my girlfriends dismay as the car had 3 passengers too). It was definitely my grille as you could even see where they'd snapped off the mounting lugs when they'd nicked it. Anyway, while I was argueing with the driver his passengers was phoning for backup. There were already 4 of them and 1 of me (doubt my gf wouldn't helped much) so I had to walk away.

I think I'd made my point though as his car was up in the Autotrader the very same week and it actually sold to somebody who lives in my mothers street, some 30 miles away from my house!

NathanE · 28 Jan 2006 at 18:52

Fog lights seem to be fashionable these days so I'd guess the thief owns a bog standard Clio and wanted a free upgrade.

Mic · 28 Jan 2006 at 18:57

eidolon said:
I think I'd made my point though as his car was up in the Autotrader the very same week and it actually sold to somebody who lives in my mothers street, some 30 miles away from my house!

Eh.did you not call the cops since you kneww where the owners lived then? Or gone around and knicked it back before he sold it?

eidolon · 28 Jan 2006 at 19:09

I never bothered, probably would've started a war as they obviously knew where I lived and I didn't have a garage at the time. I'd have just woken up one day to find my car trashed so it wasn't worth it for the sake of a £40 grille

ScoobyDoo69 · 28 Jan 2006 at 19:26

someone once stole the fogs off my days scooby! very expensive to replace, people in this world are such ********!!!

TripleT · 28 Jan 2006 at 19:30

Only have wipers and badges stolen (so far!)

Fogs?! :eek:

Christ, bit extreme, scum.

233 · 28 Jan 2006 at 19:31

shoulda got a m8 to phone about the 5gtt then went round his house with some cronies

Trojan · 28 Jan 2006 at 19:43

ScoobyDoo69 said:
someone once stole the fogs off my days scooby! very expensive to replace, people in this world are such ********!!!

Where'd you get the replacement fogs from?

TripleT said:
Only have wipers and badges stolen (so far!)

Fogs?! Christ, bit extreme, scum.

Wouldn't be that bothered if the wipers went missing as they aren't in the best conidtion. I'd be pretty peeved if my badges went though!

Oh and yep, scum indeed. I hope that they crash the car they've stolen them for, and that it explodes on impact.

6thElement · 28 Jan 2006 at 20:03

I had my metal valve caps stolen, cost me £1.20 to replace from BMW

thebrasso · 28 Jan 2006 at 20:17

Things like this really make me angry :mad:

I've not experienced it myself yet but I don't own anything too exotic or with any custom parts so I'm hoping it'll stay that way.

If you see them put them in a nice chokehold

Edit: Although a 172 isn't exotic really. Bar stewards.

Dogbreath · 28 Jan 2006 at 20:17

A whole £1.20? Must have been an agonising decision wether or not to claim on insurance for them

Sorry, just kiding I know exactly what having bits of your car nicked is like.

S@njay · 28 Jan 2006 at 21:57

But surely you need a "fog light" button too to operate the fogs? And a wiring loom?

Feel sorry for ya

As soon as i move back home from uni this year, i so am going to get some security cammeras installed for my parents house, i'll be a geek about it too, and have it hooked up to the pc for recording.

I think everyone should have a cammeras around thier housing parameters. So we can catch these scumbags.

Mic · 28 Jan 2006 at 22:41

Nah, you could just bodge wire them to the headlights, so they come on with that switch.

TripleT · 28 Jan 2006 at 23:21

a lot of the time the wiring may actually be in place already, easier to put together then plus what does a peice of wire cost to put in?

shimy182 · 29 Jan 2006 at 00:05

this may sound nothing but i got a bicycle stollen from park and ride once...... that bicycle meant everything to me! i saved up 400 pounds spending absolutely AGGISSS.
when i got it stolen i didnt cry but i stayed in my room for days as all i pretty much done was go round parks and jump over things.
well atleast this helped me pass my gcses

ScoobyDoo69 · 29 Jan 2006 at 01:58

Trojan said:
Where'd you get the replacement fogs from?

Subaru wanted £300 i think, ended up getting quite powerful ones for £150 second hand

cyclopopcicle · 29 Jan 2006 at 09:10

not quite the same but some git stole my drivers wing mirror glass yesterday whilst at my parents house