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Gender: Male GOLD MEMBER 		   Nov 27, 09, 23:47   #1
How many of you have had parts stolen off your car?

Windshield wipers walked away in the middle of the night on a german plated rental car.

Body panel inserts, front grill, and the glass out of mirrors were professionally removed from my private car. I didn't replace the grill and the plastic body part, and bought some cheap stick on mirror glass replacements and slapped them on. Heating and autodimming doesn't work, but they've stayed put for the last 9 months...

Anyone else have experience with the car parts gnomes?
dagenhamdave    Nov 27, 09, 23:53   #2
Yep, had my near-side lock barrel and stereo removed. Brand new car, Polish plates, had it not one week.

But the guys who took it were very lucky because I didn't catch them, and that's why they're still able to have children.
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 27, 09, 23:54   #3
convex:
Anyone else have experience with the car parts gnomes?

it happens here once in a while. Most parking areas to the rear of old town blocks are not very well lit (in this part of Wroclaw)
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Gender: Male GOLD MEMBER 		   Nov 28, 09, 13:28   #4
you know, the grill was stolen from a dimly lit parking area in the center of the some old buildings in wroclaw... you wouldn't happen to have an SLK grill for sale, would you?
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 28, 09, 14:06   #5
Door handle from my bag of **** 91 e36 bmw
Front fog lights from the same car
Indicator and headlight were hanging out one morning failed attempt i suppose

20 litres of petrol from the 7 series got taken.

Its ridiculous BMW parts aren't really expensive especially from the old ones, ******* theiving scum.
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 28, 09, 14:09   #6
lol wot? Where in Poland does this happen?
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 28, 09, 15:31   #7
All over I guess....
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 28, 09, 16:34   #8
So Poland is basically like a large Newark, NJ?
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 28, 09, 16:44   #9
Cheery

I don't know Newark NJ, but maybe yes. The problem isn't as bad as it was a few years ago. Some people don't buy Mercedes/BMW for that reason.
CARL MARXXXXX    Nov 28, 09, 16:56   #10
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So Poland is basically like a large Newark, NJ?

lol in newark cops are equiped with lojack! but in poland they dont even have basic computers in there 100kmph max cars atleast in newark they can locate a chop shop but in poland NAAADAAAAAA
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Gender: Male 		Edited by: Cheery   Nov 28, 09, 19:03   #11
parts get jacked easily. Newark is still the capital of car theft.
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 28, 09, 20:33   #12
hah i've heard some poles make tiny cracks on their side view mirrors to render them undesirable by theives.
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 28, 09, 21:18   #13
that's..... pretty dumb, man.
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 29, 09, 00:02   #14
Cheery:
that's..... pretty dumb, man.

In a county where car part theft is common i would say it is a smart idea. If a tiny, barely visible (to the driver) crack on the edge of the mirror is all it takes to prevent someone from stealing your side view mirrors, then hell i'd do it.
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Gender: Male 		   Nov 29, 09, 01:54   #15
I have seen Polish friends remove their wipers and put them inside the car before leaving their car parked up for the night , but this was in a city , out in the sticks where i live , they leave the car unlocked with the engine running while they go into a shop...!
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Gender: Male GOLD MEMBER 		   Dec 3, 09, 11:10   #16
convex:
How many of you have had parts stolen off your car?

Some bastad nicked my rear view mirror the other day, should have done the crack thing.
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 3, 09, 12:32   #17
I wish someone would steal our Maluch, Its just sitting on the drive pissing out oil :( Maybe if I put a BMW badge on it somebody would take it away.......
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 3, 09, 15:53   #18
Nobody's ever taken anything from my cars but that could well be because they're less than common here.
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 3, 09, 16:13   #19
dnz:
Its just sitting on the drive pissing out oil

Ah , well thats the problem , they are waiting untill you fix it up before they will steal it...!
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 3, 09, 23:16   #20
convex:
How many of you have had parts stolen off your car?

Three years ago was the last incident. They tried dismantle grill to reach engine and steal whole car. Since the majority of thieves rush to West we have quiet on the housing estate. Nowadays I feel more comfortable when parking an older car among luxury cars. I hope not to be a target of sticky guys.
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 5, 09, 10:36   #21
Been living here for over a year now, of which 8 months on foreign plates, never had any problem but the occasional scratch from blonde drivers trying to get out of a parking space, so I think it's quite safe here to leave your car...
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 6, 09, 03:26   #22
Be thankfull you don,t live in Russia..they steal a whole lot more than just your mirrors or wipers...
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 6, 09, 03:37   #23
They done a good job. Where can I find such expert thieves?
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 6, 09, 03:58   #24
dtaylor5632:
Where can I find such expert thieves?

Krasnogorsk...just north of Moscow...
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 6, 09, 19:14   #25
Its always best to park your car where you can keep an eye on it...
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 6, 09, 19:30   #26
Not for a quick escape eh?
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Gender: Male 		   Dec 7, 09, 04:19   #27
Nobody has ever tried to steal my car....!
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Gender: Male 		Edited by: wildrover   Dec 7, 09, 23:23   #28
or my friends...of course roping it to a nearby tree is a pretty good anti theft precaution..
AussieSheila    Dec 9, 09, 13:09   #29
wildrover
that car is called Invalidka made for disabled in USSR according to some website :D
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AussieSheila:
that car is called Invalidka

yes , thats the one...terrible machine...!
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