"2012 BMW 135i Wheels Stolen Fail"

///Machiavelli · 09-22-2013, 04:24 PM

http://www.modifiedplanet.com/2012-b...s-stolen-fail/

Is that a 1addicts decal in the window?

cooler2442 · 09-22-2013, 04:41 PM

Yup looks like a 1addicts sticker and a not so great neighborhood unfortunately. Hope it was just stock wheels and not forged aftermarket.

tuco44 · 09-22-2013, 04:56 PM

Looks like a nasty problem to have, not only wheels gone, but body damage as well.

Time for Insurance Man to the rescue........

3002 tii · 09-22-2013, 05:18 PM

Truth is wheel locks only deter the casual thief but anyone determined with a bag of sockets can get the job done.

Walt White Coupe · 09-22-2013, 05:51 PM

On the Corvette forum also. The ones that lose their wheels, never have locks.

Stevo- · 09-22-2013, 05:58 PM

Pathetic what some people do...

1911A145 · 09-22-2013, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 3002 Tii

Truth is wheel locks only deter the casual thief but anyone determined with a bag of sockets can get the job done.

Not if every single lug nut is a different manufacture wheel lock. 5 different wheel locks with all their own keys made by 5 different people.

sea6speed · 09-23-2013, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 1911A145

Not if every single lug nut is a different manufacture wheel lock. 5 different wheel locks with all their own keys made by 5 different people.

Yeah, even then. Thieves don't pick the locks, they hammer a socket over top.

Locks work because they slow down the theft process and make it harder to do unnoticed. Nothing is 100% effective.

TheSt|G · 09-23-2013, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sea6speed

Yeah, even then. Thieves don't pick the locks, they hammer a socket over top.

Locks work because they slow down the theft process and make it harder to do unnoticed. Nothing is 100% effective.

My "don't drive to crap areas" technique seems to be working fine.

Ashock · 09-23-2013, 12:33 AM

dang...that sucks...

BatteryPowered · 09-23-2013, 09:46 AM

Happens all the time in my area and it's not some shady neighborhood either.

Typically thieves go for brand new cars (literary few days old). In my area it's mostly Maximas or G37s. You can buy your wheels with tires on eBay the next day.

They rarely go for aftermarket or staggered set ups, must have been a special order.

Wakka · 09-23-2013, 09:48 AM

I saw that a few years ago on here. If i recall it was in like the bronx, or queens that this happened.

Cant quite remember but im sure the thread is still on here somewhere.

Andrewcoja · 09-23-2013, 09:51 AM

Damn, that's even worse than when I saw someone get their Challenger's wheels stolen and it was left on just two cinder blocks in the middle of the car.

b1aze · 09-23-2013, 10:27 AM

"Hmm, you think this milk crate will hold it up??"

"Who the fuck cares!"

1911A145 · 09-23-2013, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sea6speed

Yeah, even then. Thieves don't pick the locks, they hammer a socket over top.

Locks work because they slow down the theft process and make it harder to do unnoticed. Nothing is 100% effective.

Shooting them is always 100% effective.

sea6speed · 09-23-2013, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1911A145

Shooting them is always 100% effective.

At that point you should really start to question whether it's worth the trouble if you spend 24/7 sitting next to your car with a gun. If it works for you, that's great but it's not a option for people with jobs and who sleep from time to time.

lastMleft · 09-23-2013, 08:27 PM

"Skandalouz" bastards.

jkoral · 09-23-2013, 08:28 PM

Happens pretty frequently in a town nearby. Stock Honda alloys seem to be pretty popular. The amazing thing is it always occurs in the middle of the night when folks are home and they hit a whole neighborhood.

A friend of mine had two set of stock Honda alloys stolen a couple months apart (no garage). The factory locks are not a deterrent to these pros, but I don't understand how they can hammer a socket over the top and not wake anyone up. They must have a quiet way of doing this.

Walt White Coupe · 09-23-2013, 08:56 PM

I have these on my vette. One lock for each nut. Slows them down, and they go elsewhere. I guess they make them for a BMW but mine just has the one lock per wheel. But the BMW has the motion sensor that the vette doesn't so feel I'm protected as the car is right outside my townhouse.
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Deutsche-Broke · 09-23-2013, 10:46 PM

Nice work... I have to agree with the, "nice car in the craphouse" theory posted above...

"This is why we can't have nice things..."

1911A145 · 09-23-2013, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sea6speed

At that point you should really start to question whether it's worth the trouble if you spend 24/7 sitting next to your car with a gun. If it works for you, that's great but it's not a option for people with jobs and who sleep from time to time.

lmao... sarcasm?

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cooler2442 Brigadier General 477 Rep 4,154 Posts Drives: 1/18 Monte Carlo Blue E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (6) Garage List 2016 Porsche GT4 [0.00]	Yup looks like a 1addicts sticker and a not so great neighborhood unfortunately. Hope it was just stock wheels and not forged aftermarket.
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BatteryPowered Private 9 Rep 73 Posts Drives: Coupe Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Happens all the time in my area and it's not some shady neighborhood either. Typically thieves go for brand new cars (literary few days old). In my area it's mostly Maximas or G37s. You can buy your wheels with tires on eBay the next day. They rarely go for aftermarket or staggered set ups, must have been a special order.
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jkoral Lieutenant Colonel 1021 Rep 1,965 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 LBB 6MT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MA iTrader: (7)	Happens pretty frequently in a town nearby. Stock Honda alloys seem to be pretty popular. The amazing thing is it always occurs in the middle of the night when folks are home and they hit a whole neighborhood. A friend of mine had two set of stock Honda alloys stolen a couple months apart (no garage). The factory locks are not a deterrent to these pros, but I don't understand how they can hammer a socket over the top and not wake anyone up. They must have a quiet way of doing this.
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Walt White Coupe Captain 221 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2013 650ix Coupe, 23 C8 Vette Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Phila, PA iTrader: (0)	I have these on my vette. One lock for each nut. Slows them down, and they go elsewhere. I guess they make them for a BMW but mine just has the one lock per wheel. But the BMW has the motion sensor that the vette doesn't so feel I'm protected as the car is right outside my townhouse. .
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Deutsche-Broke First Lieutenant 110 Rep 393 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northwest US iTrader: (0)	Nice work... I have to agree with the, "nice car in the craphouse" theory posted above... "This is why we can't have nice things..."
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