Watch out for thieves in SFV

FStop7 · 02-08-2010, 05:14 PM

Someone tried to steal the RPI exhaust off my car in the parking lot of my office, in SFV.

Yesterday I heard all of this clanging sound and the exhaust was a lot louder on the right side. I thought it was a broken pipe around the O2 sensor area. We put it on a lift and discovered the truth - bolts were loosened on both sides of the axle back and one of the hangers was bent from where someone tried to push the exhaust free.

Keep an eye out for thieves and be careful where you park I guess. I work in Sylmar but I always thought our parking lot was pretty safe. Guess not!

aajami · 02-08-2010, 05:16 PM

Telling people to watch out for thieves in SFV is like telling fish to watch out for water in the ocean! I keed, I keed!

(not really)

FStop7 · 02-08-2010, 05:40 PM

True enough, but it seems to be getting worse. Going for an exhaust on a car in a patrolled parking lot is pretty ballsy.

aajami · 02-08-2010, 05:59 PM

Yeah, that's pretty low. Is the exhaust repairable?

FStop7 · 02-08-2010, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by aajami

Yeah, that's pretty low. Is the exhaust repairable?

Yeah no problem, it was just loose bolts and a slightly bent hanger.

Just keep your eyes on your cars, I guess.

SpencerM3 · 02-08-2010, 09:07 PM

No shit!?!?!?? Where do you work in Sylmar, that is shaddy. Was it during the day?

slo_guy · 02-08-2010, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FStop7

True enough, but it seems to be getting worse. Going for an exhaust on a car in a patrolled parking lot is pretty ballsy.

It's gotta be an inside job.

sehrgut · 02-08-2010, 11:45 PM

This really buggs me. Sucks that we have to surround us with lowlives like this....sigh.

I'm glaaaad that he didnt get it off.

MrHarris · 02-09-2010, 05:15 AM

That's really ballsy, wow. Pretty shocked honestly.

tightie · 02-09-2010, 12:11 PM

If someone tried that shit on my car, they do not want to know what will happen to them...

sehrgut · 02-09-2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tightie

If someone tried that shit on my car, they do not want to know what will happen to them...

^^HAHA

aus · 02-09-2010, 01:53 PM

Sorry to hear this BS.

WHy the hell would they want such an exhaust unless they had the same car... which is a really crappy thing to do to another M owner.

SpencerM3 · 02-09-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by aus

Sorry to hear this BS.

WHy the hell would they want such an exhaust unless they had the same car... which is a really crappy thing to do to another M owner.

Probably figured it was a nice exhaust on an expensive car so they could probably get a few bucks for it, that or sell the metal for scrap. I’ve got a sneaky feeling the person does not own nor know anybody that owns an M let alone a car made post 1989.

xquisit · 02-09-2010, 07:35 PM

This is pretty lame! So there are no cameras in the lot you could check out?

SpencerM3 · 02-09-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MC Mo Murda

This is pretty lame! So there are no cameras in the lot you could check out?

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FStop7 · 02-10-2010, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MC Mo Murda

This is pretty lame! So there are no cameras in the lot you could check out?

Doubt it, our security is pretty bad.

xquisit · 02-10-2010, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SpencerM3

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your Avatar.

Thanks!

You definitely have the #1 avatar on this site.

I might be switching over to my old account xquisit, but it has the same avatar sig setup!

So you'll probobly see me around more often!

Back on topic, damn thieves in the 818!!!

McKenna BMW · 02-12-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by FStop7

Someone tried to steal the RPI exhaust off my car in the parking lot of my office, in SFV.

Yesterday I heard all of this clanging sound and the exhaust was a lot louder on the right side. I thought it was a broken pipe around the O2 sensor area. We put it on a lift and discovered the truth - bolts were loosened on both sides of the axle back and one of the hangers was bent from where someone tried to push the exhaust free.

Keep an eye out for thieves and be careful where you park I guess. I work in Sylmar but I always thought our parking lot was pretty safe. Guess not!

Wow that sucks. I remember I had a friend that lived in Valencia. Overnight someone jacked her lip kit.

Do you have a car alarm?

Definitive · 02-12-2010, 02:38 PM

This is like the shit I dealt with in high school with my supped up Integra. Can out one day for lunch, and my clear blinkers were gone, and they used a hacksaw to try to cut trough my bumper to get my PIAA fogs off, took all my CF emblems.

Bastards.

SpencerM3 · 02-12-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Definitive

This is like the shit I dealt with in high school with my supped up Integra. Can out one day for lunch, and my clear blinkers were gone, and they used a hacksaw to try to cut trough my bumper to get my PIAA fogs off, took all my CF emblems.

Bastards.

Crazy Westlake kids

McLuVan · 02-13-2010, 09:24 PM

SFV is shady
rodger over at e90post got his 335i broken into at a high school football I was at
glad my car has an alarm

McLuVan · 02-13-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dark335i

I don't think the alarm would've gone off; not enough force/motion to set it off unless the thieves are really clumsy...

the factory alarm is pretty sensitive
one time I left my wallet in my car in my garage and I tried to grab it and hit my head on the window on the way out and the damn thing went off

02-08-2010, 05:14 PM	#1
FStop7 I like cars 329 Rep 5,052 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newbury Park, CA iTrader: (3)	Watch out for thieves in SFV Someone tried to steal the RPI exhaust off my car in the parking lot of my office, in SFV. Yesterday I heard all of this clanging sound and the exhaust was a lot louder on the right side. I thought it was a broken pipe around the O2 sensor area. We put it on a lift and discovered the truth - bolts were loosened on both sides of the axle back and one of the hangers was bent from where someone tried to push the exhaust free. Keep an eye out for thieves and be careful where you park I guess. I work in Sylmar but I always thought our parking lot was pretty safe. Guess not!
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aajami Brigadier General 432 Rep 4,567 Posts Drives: Space Gray '09 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA iTrader: (4)	Telling people to watch out for thieves in SFV is like telling fish to watch out for water in the ocean! I keed, I keed! (not really) __________________ '09 E92 M3: Space Gray, Black, Carbon Leather \| ZTP 2MK ZPP 2MT 6FL \| link 1 / link 2 Mods: M Performance exhaust \| ZCP retrofit \| Euro airbox \| GTS DCT flash \| JPN 240 ECU flash \| Euro LCI taillights \| CRT lip \| OEM alarm retrofit \| Space Gray bumper plugs \| BMW Performance: Mk. II spoiler / Mk. II non-electronic steering wheel / mirror caps / front grilles / side gills / intake louvers / emblem
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02-08-2010, 05:40 PM	#3
FStop7 I like cars 329 Rep 5,052 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newbury Park, CA iTrader: (3)	True enough, but it seems to be getting worse. Going for an exhaust on a car in a patrolled parking lot is pretty ballsy.
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02-08-2010, 05:59 PM	#4
aajami Brigadier General 432 Rep 4,567 Posts Drives: Space Gray '09 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA iTrader: (4)	Yeah, that's pretty low. Is the exhaust repairable? __________________ '09 E92 M3: Space Gray, Black, Carbon Leather \| ZTP 2MK ZPP 2MT 6FL \| link 1 / link 2 Mods: M Performance exhaust \| ZCP retrofit \| Euro airbox \| GTS DCT flash \| JPN 240 ECU flash \| Euro LCI taillights \| CRT lip \| OEM alarm retrofit \| Space Gray bumper plugs \| BMW Performance: Mk. II spoiler / Mk. II non-electronic steering wheel / mirror caps / front grilles / side gills / intake louvers / emblem
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SpencerM3 Sauce 75 Rep 2,023 Posts Drives: 2009 SSII E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	No shit!?!?!?? Where do you work in Sylmar, that is shaddy. Was it during the day? __________________ 2009 E90 M3 \| Silverstone II \| Black Novillo \| HRE P40's \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Eibach Pro Kit \| Jet Black Kidney Grilles \| SSII Side Reflectors \| SSII Side Gills \| LUX H8 Angel Eyes \| Macht Schnell Filter \| Tecnocraft Envy Charge Pipe "M3 drivers have no friends." - Jeremy Clarkson
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02-08-2010, 11:45 PM	#8
sehrgut Major 33 Rep 1,033 Posts Drives: emthree Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: socal iTrader: (1)	This really buggs me. Sucks that we have to surround us with lowlives like this....sigh. I'm glaaaad that he didnt get it off.
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aus Major General 892 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Sorry to hear this BS. WHy the hell would they want such an exhaust unless they had the same car... which is a really crappy thing to do to another M owner. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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xquisit «-·¨¯¯¨·-» 112 Rep 1,718 Posts Drives: 328i / R32 / 1.8T Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (4)	This is pretty lame! So there are no cameras in the lot you could check out? __________________ [N51]BMW Perf. Grilles - Debadge - AA exhaust - OEM M Sport front bumper {Euro Style: Reflectors shaved off} - Medium tint - Custom Headlights - BBS LM Reps 19x8 ET32 19x10 ET30 [LCI]
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Definitive definitivecars.com 354 Rep 3,833 Posts Drives: Elsa - 2015 F80 M3 - YMB/SS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: So Cal iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 E90 M3 [6.66] 2009 (Lease up Sept ... [0.00] 2007 (Lease up 6/19 ... [0.00] 2007 (Lease up Octo ... [0.00]	This is like the shit I dealt with in high school with my supped up Integra. Can out one day for lunch, and my clear blinkers were gone, and they used a hacksaw to try to cut trough my bumper to get my PIAA fogs off, took all my CF emblems. Bastards.
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McLuVan Lieutenant General 304 Rep 13,114 Posts Drives: ///M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Socal~818~ iTrader: (1)	SFV is shady rodger over at e90post got his 335i broken into at a high school football I was at glad my car has an alarm __________________
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