Ti wheels stolen

**mixtery** · 07-06-2012 10:36 AM

My 2008 gunmetal Ti wheels were stolen in Park Slope, Brooklyn NY. Please be on the lookout on Craigslist.
Happened right out front in a nice neighborhood too.

**BarEaterB8** · 07-06-2012 12:59 PM

Sucks bro. I feel your pain. I had a brand new (1 week old) set stolen off my car a few months back. Heard they caught the guys, who were from brooklyn. Maybe they got out or it is another group. Did you have wheel locks?

**mixtery** · 07-06-2012 02:08 PM

No wheel locks and now I've learned.
Cops said they are hitting the area hard. Luckily I have friends bringing me Stock 17's to get me on the road. Wonder if there will be damage.

**krew53** · 07-06-2012 02:52 PM

Damn that sucks!!

**A4QuattroV6** · 07-06-2012 02:59 PM

Sorry for your loss dude,
Doesnt the stock alarm trigger if the vehicle is jacked up while its armed??

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**mixtery** · 07-06-2012 03:19 PM

My alarm did not go off

**ansky** · 07-06-2012 03:32 PM

holy.shit.

that pic brings it all home.
goddamn that sucks. very sincere sympathies.

**Seki** · 07-06-2012 04:22 PM

Sucks

**ebi718** · 07-06-2012 04:48 PM

Wow!! This is the 2nd incident in as many weeks, in Brooklyn. Looks like same M.O....

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**mixtery** · 07-06-2012 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by A4QuattroV6

Sorry for your loss dude,
Doesnt the stock alarm trigger if the vehicle is jacked up while its armed??

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If the alarm went off I did not hear it.

**BarEaterB8** · 07-07-2012 08:13 AM

My alarm never went off

**blkrhyno** · 07-07-2012 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by mixtery

My 2008 gunmetal Ti wheels were stolen in Park Slope, Brooklyn NY. Please be on the lookout on Craigslist.
Happened right out front in a nice neighborhood too.

I work in park slope, I'll keep an eye and ear out.

**mixtery** · 07-07-2012 11:43 AM

MUCH appreciated. Thanks all.

**road race s4** · 07-09-2012 11:53 AM

Even if it goes off the audi alarm is a joke. Get wheel locks (preferably 2 different ones), turn your wheels to the curb and get an aftermarket alarm.

**mr shickadance** · 07-09-2012 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by road race s4

Even if it goes off the audi alarm is a joke. Get wheel locks (preferably 2 different ones), turn your wheels to the curb and get an aftermarket alarm.

turning your wheels won't help, they typically use a few bricks and place them about 60/40 under the car, let the air out of the tires, push the car down so it see-saws up, yank the wheels off, then do the opposite on the other side and boom.....no wheels

**sschwar2** · 07-09-2012 01:33 PM

Sorry to hear about your wheels. I live in Brooklyn and just ordered my locks. Dumb question, do you put the wheel lock in the trunk with the jack?

**mixtery** · 07-09-2012 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by road race s4

Even if it goes off the audi alarm is a joke. Get wheel locks (preferably 2 different ones), turn your wheels to the curb and get an aftermarket alarm.

I'm going to do this..... After I get some Alzor Ti reps!

**Sour** · 07-09-2012 03:23 PM

I didn't know people even did that anymore.

I'm in Brooklyn too, I'll keep an eye out

**mixtery** · 07-09-2012 06:02 PM

Well, of it's someone on AZ, PM me and I'll buy them back! Lulz. What can you do?

**road race s4** · 07-10-2012 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by sschwar2

Dumb question, do you put the wheel lock in the trunk with the jack?

I'm sure a good thief can remove wheels locks too but maybe a bit harder than regular lug nuts. You should take the wheel lock key with you whenever you leave your car parked overnight or long periods of time. Same goes for the ones that have radios with removable faces but always leave it in the car then complain that their radio was stolen.

**HaVoKTheJoker** · 07-11-2012 08:29 PM

Didn't knw people still bought those ugly face radios from best buy^^. Also its actually quite easy to remove wheels locks with the proper tools I had a previous car i purchased with wheels locks. I had gotten a flat realized i had no lock key, buddy removed it almost immediately.

**sschwar2** · 07-12-2012 07:15 AM

Like all security, I think it's more of deterrent - nothing is fool proof!

**4BiddnA4** · 07-12-2012 10:22 AM

My friend who's a mechanic has a special tool kit from Snap on that's made to remove any and all wheel locks. Its not that much of a deterrent if they have this tool kit and a cordless impact gun. They move just as fast as a NASCAR pit crew.

**Sour** · 07-18-2012 11:29 AM

When I woke up yesterday there was an imapla on blocks on my street. I would have thought nothing of it if I didn't notice the plates were from Quebec, obviously it wasn't someone swapping there wheels on the street.

ugh

Would insurance cover this?

**mixtery** · 07-20-2012 08:08 AM

A little update to my insurance coverage. I heard bad stories about Geico but I can't believe how much they came through for me.
Not only did they pay the cost for OEM new wheels at $500 each, they paid for new tires at $205 each, new wheel locks at $75 (which I did not have), new mounting and balancing, new alignment (which I did not have), $400 damage to my rocker panel near the pinch weld, also new OEM TPMS sensors! Needless to say I'm very happy with my Adjuster and Geico right now. We'll see if my premium goes up next year and if so by how much....

**blkrhyno** · 07-20-2012 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by mixtery

A little update to my insurance coverage. I heard bad stories about Geico but I can't believe how much they came through for me.
Not only did they pay the cost for OEM new wheels at $500 each, they paid for new tires at $205 each, new wheel locks at $75 (which I did not have), new mounting and balancing, new alignment (which I did not have), $400 damage to my rocker panel near the pinch weld, also new OEM TPMS sensors! Needless to say I'm very happy with my Adjuster and Geico right now. We'll see if my premium goes up next year and if so by how much....

Good to know that it worked out for you, thanks for the update.

**Sour** · 07-23-2012 10:03 PM

happy it worked out as well

**pkny** · 07-24-2012 01:14 PM

Glad everything worked out! Since this might happen to me since I park my car around the coney island and brighton beach area every now and then; is there enough clearance for a jack to lift a car if it is on rotors?

**ebi718** · 07-24-2012 05:25 PM

Nice to learn that Geico came through...:thumbup:.

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**M|R** · 07-29-2012 09:12 PM

Glad it worked out OP. Thieves are some of the scummiest people on earth.

To all, wheel locks wont stop a thief...only slow them down. Plenty of ways to get a wheel lock off, and not even with special tools.

**srpurcell** · 07-30-2012 10:03 PM

wtf in park slope bk wow...thats as nice and safe as it comes

**mixtery** · 08-08-2012 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by srpurcell

wtf in park slope bk wow...thats as nice and safe as it comes

Yep this block is considered one of the nicest and most expensive. Cops said they are looking for specific things. Hondas they really go after. My Geixo adjuster said honda fit wheels are not.
One customer had 4 diff sets of wheels locks on his and they still took them!!

**wxsgt** · 08-08-2012 02:11 PM

not my area but just reading up. first sorry to hear about it all it sucks. second if you were given 500 per rim and all could you have gotten another set other than OEM?

**mixtery** · 08-14-2012 08:52 PM

Yes I may buy a rep set or hartmanns.

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