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Old 05-18-2005, 01:49 PM
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Angry Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

I don't know when lastnight, but someone tried. I guess my dog scared them off because it was going crazy at about 4:00 AM. Didn't think anything of it until I drove the car in the morning. Drove about 2 miles and the car was all over the road. I pulled over and all my lugs on the front drivers side were loose. They even loosened the lock. So I checked my glovebox and my key was gone. Someone must have went into my car when it was parked outside my house in the middle of the day. Sometimes I leave my windows down. Today I bought new locks and now I keep the key inside the house, but my car seems to pull hard to the right. Could this just have messed up my alignment or what?
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Old 05-18-2005, 02:20 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

So what happends when you have a flat tire on the road or need something done to a tire at a shop?? See where I'm going here? Keeping the lock in your house and not your car isnt wise. Just lock the car and hide that key in a good place. If they truly want them, the key only slows them down anyway.
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Old 05-18-2005, 02:41 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

If you ask me, the "special key" is ridiculous.

I did my brakes yesterday and I spent most of my time just trying to get the stupid key off the lugnut.

I just went to autozone and bought 4 regular lugnuts to replace them.

I don't really have to worry about anyone stealing my wheels where I live, not to mention I have a crazy neighbor who is very protective.
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Old 05-18-2005, 03:05 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

we have locking glove boxes fellas.
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Old 05-18-2005, 03:10 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

Hide the wheel lock, be creative, you definitely want the ke with the car at all times. Getting a flat and having the guy come rip your lock off and **** it up to change your tires isnt cool.

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Old 05-18-2005, 06:00 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

same thing happened to me but it was my right rear and one corner i go around on the way to work is a long fast sweeping left that drops off into woods If it had come off I would have been screwed one lug was half on and I am sure if I didnt mess it up a month earlier it would have come off alot easier and wouldnt have held on
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

Originally Posted by mattybz28
we have locking glove boxes fellas.
ive had this car for over a year now and that post made me go outside and notice that
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Old 05-18-2005, 10:38 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

Originally Posted by mattybz28
we have locking glove boxes fellas.
Damn, I never noticed that. I've even had my car for 2 years. Thanks
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Old 05-19-2005, 12:56 AM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

lol - yea, I used to use it so my passengers wouldn't try to touch anything inside of it....but "forgot" until now......reminds me of my first Camaro and how I didn't know I had a spare for 5 months!
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Old 05-19-2005, 12:58 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

Originally Posted by fredmr39
lol - yea, I used to use it so my passengers wouldn't try to touch anything inside of it....but "forgot" until now......reminds me of my first Camaro and how I didn't know I had a spare for 5 months!

you guys remind me when I didn't know how to turn my brights off I drove around for a month with the brights on wondering why people were flashing me.
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Old 05-19-2005, 01:27 PM
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Ha Ha you guys kill me. I knew the glovebox locked but it isnt super strong to keep anyone out that truly wants in. The being flashed for bright lights for a month is hilarious
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

your dog better have sounded mean to scare them away...but still i hate Theif's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

Originally Posted by Makaveli
ive had this car for over a year now and that post made me go outside and notice that
same here
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Old 05-19-2005, 09:38 PM
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

Gorilla locking lug nuts... all 20 of mine require a lock. That'll slow them way down. Key is locked away in the glovebox though.
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Re: Someone tried to steel my wheels lastnight.

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your dog better have sounded mean to scare them away...but still i hate Theif's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She's about a hundred pound German Shepard.
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