Man upset after rims stolen off Camaro

[justa25thTA]

Originally Posted by mifbody

Agreed. If I ever caught someone doing this, I'd shoot them dead, drag their body in the house, then call the cops and claim castle doctrine.

in Texas your car is covered under the castle law

[mat300z]

Here is a dealership that got hit...

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/whee...p-20120117-lgf

[hypurone]

Originally Posted by PitchBlack

I got put my new wheels put on about 2 weeks ago. I asked the tire shop about wheel locks and they said that "all" of the lug nuts sent with the wheels from Tire Rack were the locking type and took a tool that was sent with the wheels. Are these good or are they so common that a thieving bastard that does this for a living is most likely to have this tool, where I would need to put one locking lug of another type on each wheel?

Probably is The System by Gorilla. This is the ultimate in locks you can do short of adding their "Guard" locks to your mix but you will have to use 2 diff keys to get them off...

[hypurone]

The guy still had a sense of humor in calling his car "Stumpy" until he gets wheels back on it....

[zkdreads]

yeesh. sorry man. sounds like an insurance claim to get new black chrome rims

[hunterv6]

man the sucks hope they caught them.

[justin2fast4u]

this is really horrible to see that happen but i love how the guy said his camaro is part of his family and said thank goodness my wife isnt here to hear that but it is a memeber of the family

[justin2fast4u]

he needs to join camaro5....im guessing he is not on here or he would have let us know about it

[dolt45]

Originally Posted by mifbody

Agreed. If I ever caught someone doing this, I'd shoot them dead, drag their body in the house, then call the cops and claim castle doctrine.

What body? I don't see any bodies. (I know a place where the gators are hungry...)

OR you could hold them at gunpoint until the cops got there but then they will be looking for payback once they get out of jail (30-45 minutes later probably )

I almost want to go back to the old laws where you lose a hand for stealing.

[meissen]

Originally Posted by dolt45

What body? I don't see any bodies. (I know a place where the gators are hungry...)

OR you could hold them at gunpoint until the cops got there but then they will be looking for payback once they get out of jail (30-45 minutes later probably )

I almost want to go back to the old laws where you lose a hand for stealing.

Couldn't agree with you more. Seems like every time I hear on the news that some drunk driver killed someone, they have a long record of DUIs. When I hear on the news that a robber was caught after he murdered the store clerk, turns out they have a long criminal record. Seems like the laws just don't do enough.

[ZED SLED]

Hell, a chop shop could probably buy them off this site cheaper than from thieves. I have a set I can hardly give away.

[v6sonoma]

The locks I got have a collar on them that spins. So if they try to hammer a socket on it won't do any good. If they get pissed off and damage it is it any worse than them stealing the rims? Either way I'd be super pissed and the insurance would pick up the tab.

[Blue Maro Demon]

Horrible! It's a sad day when people can't respect other peoples property. But unfortunately this is the world we live in.

[VRYALT3R3D]

That really sucks, I can understand the guy's frustration. However even with wheel locks on you can still defeat them. It is really just a deterrent. I would put 5 different wheel locks on my rim to make it as painfully slow for the thief as possible. Hopefully they will give up and move on to the next car. Not your pride-and-joy. Might be worthwhile to etch your VIN # in the rim.....

P.S. First post in 3+ years, lol.