Wheel/Tire Theft Notice - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Lonewolf · 06-27-2012, 09:57 PM

I woke this morning to my neighbors surveying the damage. Not one, but two of my neighbors who park in their driveways had their wheels and tires stolen from their cars last night.

The first neighbor had some chrome wheels stolen from his Expedition, and the other had the stock alloys stolen from his G37 coupe. Neither had wheel locks.

Just tonight I coincidentally watched a bit on abc news saying that wheel and tire theft is the fastest growing type of theft in the country.

***I know that you can never stop someone who wants to steal at any cost, but consider getting some wheel locks and an alarm to help prevent theft or at least dissuade/slow down the casual thieves. Getting some extra lighting around your driveway (if you park outside) never hurt either.***

I am sure that the FRS/BRZ wheels are going to be targets since they are okay looking alloys.
PS: I was a good neighbor, and took the G37 guy to work down the street :happy0180:

boredom.is.me · 06-27-2012, 10:12 PM

Oh man that's harsh. I hate people that take what others worked hard for...

michaelahess · 06-27-2012, 10:38 PM

I just keep a few dogs in the house and have security camera's that glow an ominous red at night.

BlaineWasHere · 06-27-2012, 10:46 PM

park on a hill... problem solved.

rcm47 · 06-28-2012, 12:09 AM

I have wheel locks on mine.

Opie · 06-28-2012, 12:42 PM

I have a garage...

...and considering that a factory wheel, tire, lug nuts, TPMS, etc run about $700 per corner IF they did get stolen I could get some very nice replacements!

Juan@aePerformance · 06-28-2012, 01:10 PM

What part of California are you in?

Lonewolf · 06-28-2012, 01:18 PM

^^^In Rancho Cucamonga in a quiet, decent area above Foothill.

I'm glad I have a garage because of stuff like this...it can happen
anywhere.

Juan@aePerformance · 06-28-2012, 01:19 PM

oh wow I used to live in Claremont/Upland.

RRnold · 06-28-2012, 01:21 PM

When I was a member at San Diego County Credit Union, they had a 370Z in the front advertising their vehicle interest rates. I went by the branch the next following week and the Z was sitting on cinder blocks.

Maybe it's time to setup some surveillance video and use your car as bait.

Lonewolf · 06-28-2012, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan@aePerformance

oh wow I used to live in Claremont/Upland.

That's funny, I've lived in both of those places as well...We're bros

JACK 8URT0N · 06-28-2012, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcm47

I have wheel locks on mine.

Finger-point gun-click.

sdlynx · 06-28-2012, 06:02 PM

Kudos for taking him to work. That's the kind of neighbor to be!

Got wheel locks for mine because I agree that the 86 wheels look decent enough that some will want to steal 'em. Especially in this economy.

Lonewolf · 06-28-2012, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdlynx

Kudos for taking him to work. That's the kind of neighbor to be!

Got wheel locks for mine because I agree that the 86 wheels look decent enough that some will want to steal 'em. Especially in this economy.

Did you get the Scion wheel locks?

I never get the oem wheel locks because the specialized thieves carry around multiple oem wheel lock keys and can often get your wheels off without an impact wrench or a removal tool...yes, I am paranoid.

I go with McGard or Gorilla locks so that there is a less of a chance that the thief will know what type of locks I have installed.

Some of the more skilled Honda thieves actually carried around briefcases filled with all of the oem wheel lock keys from various years and would clean house at Honda gatherings, etc.

However I doubt that we will have the same type of thievery that goes on in the Honda world...

06-27-2012, 09:57 PM	#1
Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,300 Thanks: 4,903 Thanked 2,130 Times in 1,195 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wheel/Tire Theft Notice I woke this morning to my neighbors surveying the damage. Not one, but two of my neighbors who park in their driveways had their wheels and tires stolen from their cars last night. The first neighbor had some chrome wheels stolen from his Expedition, and the other had the stock alloys stolen from his G37 coupe. Neither had wheel locks. Just tonight I coincidentally watched a bit on abc news saying that wheel and tire theft is the fastest growing type of theft in the country. *I know that you can never stop someone who wants to steal at any cost, but consider getting some wheel locks and an alarm to help prevent theft or at least dissuade/slow down the casual thieves. Getting some extra lighting around your driveway (if you park outside) never hurt either.* I am sure that the FRS/BRZ wheels are going to be targets since they are okay looking alloys. PS: I was a good neighbor, and took the G37 guy to work down the street :happy0180: Last edited by Lonewolf; 06-27-2012 at 10:21 PM.

06-28-2012, 01:21 PM	#10
RRnold 2 wheel member Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: JZA80, 997.1, Taco Location: SoCal->NorCal Posts: 4,330 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 938 Times in 480 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	When I was a member at San Diego County Credit Union, they had a 370Z in the front advertising their vehicle interest rates. I went by the branch the next following week and the Z was sitting on cinder blocks. Maybe it's time to setup some surveillance video and use your car as bait. __________________

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Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,300 Thanks: 4,903 Thanked 2,130 Times in 1,195 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^^^In Rancho Cucamonga in a quiet, decent area above Foothill. I'm glad I have a garage because of stuff like this...it can happen anywhere.

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Juan@aePerformance Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Raven Scion FRS Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 109 Thanks: 10 Thanked 50 Times in 34 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	oh wow I used to live in Claremont/Upland.

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