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51-KVL
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Post #1 post 14th January 2004 - 05:43 PM
Well hello everyone. Almost had my car stolen last night. Here's the story:

Woke up this mornin at 6am to go to work and i went to unlock my car and noticed that it was already unlocked. But i knew i had locked it the night before. So i opened the car and immediately saw wires coming from where my HEAD UNIT should have been. Cracking the shits i realised that they had also taken my UHF and my cd case with a couple of hundred dollars worth of cd's, and some spare change I had lying around.

I then noticed that my ignition had been turned, and on closer inspection i noticed a small bit of key stuck inside. So they had snapped their key (which had to be a vl key or similar) trying to turn the steering wheel lock off (I put that lock on when eva i get out of the car). So if it wasnt for this steering wheel lock i had on, i probably wouldnt have a car right now.

Due to this key in my ignition i cant move my car until i get the bitch out. Does anyone know what the best method would be to get this key out? Also if so can anyone help me as i havent looked into the steering wheel side of things and am unaware of how to do it yet.

So can i ask everyone to keep an eye/ear out for a Sony head unit (picture attached, its not very clear but gives you an idea) and a small uniden ufh floating around.

Cheers

Sean

Also, i would advise everyone to use that little magic steering wheel lock when ever you are not in the car. IT SAVED MINE!!!!
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17 January 2003 - Well, i finally got the key out of the igniton barrel yesterday. But will still need to get a new barrel, as they pretty much fuked it up. The whole thing moves about and shit. So its not good at all. The key was actually a vl key.

Now i have come across a dilemma. As they broke my bonnet release, i now have no control over opening my bonnet. I was wondering if there was anyway possible to open my bonnet??? And is there any way of fixing the bonnet release??? The cable is broken, and is now not in the car at all???

PLEASE HELP!!!

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easty1
Post #2

shit dude that sucks ass...sorry to hear it

will keep an eye and ear open for your stuff

bad luck unsure.gif

chris

angels666
Post #3

Thank god they didn't get your car as well!

Damn thieves though angry.gif

Bevan Boy
Post #4

mate try a lock smith or racq
if that doesnt work buy a new ignition barrell from the wreckers

sorry to here btw!
fucking rude bastards!
i almost had my car stolen one day until the alarm went off and detered them smile.gif
pity they then decided if they couldnt steal it they would smash it and took a crow bar to the car! angry.gif

57IFI
Post #5

all i can say is your lucky...how about get an alarm or something installed hey....too many cars being stolen these days...

danstar
Post #6

Same as my Head Unit....Dam Punks!

Will keep an eye out!

51-KVL
Post #7

Yeah ive got an immobiliser, but for some reason the remote control thingo does wanna work, so its been disconnected. But as soon as the ignition is turned the imobiliser is set off and sirens start going off. So ill get that fixed ASAP i think.

tHe_57ATO_gUy
Post #8

Wouldn't you like to catch someone in the act of trying to steal your car or contents. I would. angry.gif *twitching eyelid*

goody
Post #9

where about did this happen ??? i mean which suburb and so forth

not good though, some people just are so rude angry.gif

51-KVL
Post #10

Um it happened right outside my house last night (capalaba) would have been between 11pm - 5am

nic513
Post #11

there is alot of this going on, the guy across the road from me owns a black tx3. on tuesday night it got broken into, they smashed the driverside window, took all his gauges, stezza, $2500 of golf clubs and tried to take his front mount. i dont know what these low lifes are up too, but i hope karma cumes and bites them on the arse very soon.

btw, if you know nething about it can u please let me know

cheers

Mazda_Rx3
Post #12

where abouts r u from man ???

goody
Post #13

you just cannot trust no one anymore can you ?? when you getting it fixed ?
do you know how they got in to the car ??

Post #14

get a screw driver and smash the ignition barrel out (black thingy)
you can buy a new one for a round 30 dollars and are piece of piss to put back in
, when my vh got stolen they smashed out my ignition barrel to brake the steering lock. angry.gif

Mazda_Rx3
Post #15

there has been heaps of that shit goin round in my area ey my sis car got broken into my mates hosue my nieghbours shed another person i know n we r only few streets away from each otha so its fucken bullshit if i catch em im gonna work em a bit send em on their way

51-KVL
Post #16

Everyone knows you can open the lock of a vl with a turtles back foot, its that easy. But from what ive been told there are only a limited amount of keys made for any car from say the VL backwards. So obviously they just put in their vl or similar key into the door unlocked it and then tried again with the ignition. I do have 2 different keys (one for door and one for ignition, so that helps also)

Im from capalaba (redlands area).
Um im hoping to get it fixed as soon as possible. Im about to have a look at it now, and if i cant fix it, ill give RACQ a call to come out and freely fix it (thanks free2go). If they can fix it, ill have to give the locksmith a call.

51-KVL
Post #17

I dont think who eva did it was very smart (probably not trying to steal a vl anyway). Because when they took the head unit out they musten have known what RC Cables are and where they end up. The first thing i did when i realised the stezza was gone, was check my boot for my 2 10inch puppies and amp. But lukily they were there. Hopefully i can get all or some of it back on insurance, if not ill have to sit down and cry for a little while hoping things get better.

MR2_On_Boost
Post #18

Yeh I had my VL stolen a few days before Xmas from Clevo Shops... Fucking Redlands VL breaking into bastards... but yeh luckily we got it back and now have a Magical Steering Wheel Lock too

goody
Post #19

its not good ay, if some broke into my vl and i caught them... it would be on... no one touches my car unless im there with them...

if you need any help this arvo let me know . . always keen to try and help.

Bevan Boy
Post #20

there is so much of this thieving shit going on because to many cops are setting up defect stations at night where ever hoons go!!! angry.gif laugh.gif tongue.gif

i swear theft and assult is just going up and up in this place

danstar
Post #21

Yeah Capalaba's a pretty bad area for that...if I lived there and had a nice car, I would buy a lockable garage just to house the thing. Couldn't handle leaving my pride and joy out on the street when there are so many suss bastards lurking around.

easty1
Post #22

im scared... unsure.gif

*reasonable post*

KB
Post #23

That's terrible! Geez..glad the b-st-rds didn't get away with it. I hope they get caught one day while trying to do a similar thing and get their hands chopped off.

Everyone should invest in car alarm maybe.

QUOTE (51-KVL @ Jan 15 2004, 12:06 PM)
I dont think who eva did it was very smart (probably not trying to steal a vl anyway). Because when they took the head unit out they musten have known what RC Cables are and where they end up. The first thing i did when i realised the stezza was gone, was check my boot for my 2 10inch puppies and amp. But lukily they were there. Hopefully i can get all or some of it back on insurance, if not ill have to sit down and cry for a little while hoping things get better.

what they couldnt easily arry they left behind.. obviously they wanted the whole car, botched it, and decided to grab whatever they could carry and run.

big929
Post #25

*** for sale, one sony head deck, good condition, bought it the other day *** (no receipts, box, manuals, remote, wires) ** If u buy today i will throw in some CD's **





that fully sucks dood, i live in the redlands too, *runs outside to check car*, huh.gif

hope insurance comes through 4 ya.

MaN-DiaH
Post #26

lucky dude... lucky..........

stupid thieves.. shoot them all

[BOOF-88]
Post #27

fukin @#$!S those locky things are good too

my dads work car got stolen with all his scafolding shit in it (3 grand!) plus signage for incomplete scafold (30 bucks x 4) and if u know melbourne i live near ringwood 24kms east of city and ended up in the city outside a underage nightclub


fuking @#$!s not just up their

dad got all the shit back didnt know wat to do with it! lol

though stezza (200 bucks) speakers (stock) and windows smashed the fuk out of


all good though

Boof

(locks safe cars and having two keys is good!)

QUOTE (51-KVL @ Jan 15 2004, 11:43 AM)
Well hello everyone. Almost had my car stolen last night. Here's the story:

Woke up this mornin at 6am to go to work and i went to unlock my car and noticed that it was already unlocked. But i knew i had locked it the night before. So i opened the car and immediately saw wires coming from where my HEAD UNIT should have been. Cracking the shits i realised that they had also taken my UHF and my cd case with a couple of hundred dollars worth of cd's, and some spare change I had lying around.

I then noticed that my ignition had been turned, and on closer inspection i noticed a small bit of key stuck inside. So they had snapped their key (which had to be a vl key or similar) trying to turn the steering wheel lock off (I put that lock on when eva i get out of the car). So if it wasnt for this steering wheel lock i had on, i probably wouldnt have a car right now.

Due to this key in my ignition i cant move my car until i get the bitch out. Does anyone know what the best method would be to get this key out? Also if so can anyone help me as i havent looked into the steering wheel side of things and am unaware of how to do it yet.

So can i ask everyone to keep an eye/ear out for a Sony head unit (picture attached, its not very clear but gives you an idea) and a small uniden ufh floating around.

Cheers

Sean

Also, i would advise everyone to use that little magic steering wheel lock when ever you are not in the car. IT SAVED MINE!!!!

Hey dude just noticed your nick on the forums 51KVL just wondering do you have these plates on your vl? if so would you be interested in selling the plates thumbsup.gif

Manic 180
Post #29

ill pm you dont really want to tell all the holiday kids how to gt into the ignition barrel

15EXN
Post #30

damn vl's!!!


lucky u didnt become another statistic there bro

QUOTE (Methz @ Jan 15 2004, 12:43 PM)
Hey dude just noticed your nick on the forums 51KVL just wondering do you have these plates on your vl? if so would you be interested in selling the plates thumbsup.gif

Nah there not really on my car, my car is what i believe far from a 51KVL. But yeah there the plates i wanted until i found out some guy down the coast has them on his VL. But sorry bout that.

GTS300
Post #32

I reckon the dog on the dashboard scared them away!

Pie
Post #33

QUOTE (Manic VN @ Jan 15 2004, 01:47 PM)
ill pm you dont really want to tell all the holiday kids how to gt into the ignition barrel

there was actually a thread posted a while back with a link to a thief that explained methods of breaking into cars in graphic detail so i guess some of us already know the basics of that kinda shit.
bad luck about the head unit man, hopefully insurance will save you from a large cash outlay smile.gif

51-KVL
Post #34

Yeah brutis did shit all to stop em from taking my shit. Tell ya what if they took my noddy dog, and i caught em, by golly gosh they would rather be sitting on long pieces of rio if they knew what was comin for em.

51-KVL
Post #35

Ok, just went and had a look at the car. Started to take the steering wheel off, but cant get it off the big bolt (dont wanna snap it off). But for some reason i went to open the bonnet and noticed that they have brocken my bonnet release some how. The small cable has some how come off and has been stretched. So i dont know what the deal there is either.

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