My 2012 IS-F Wheels has been Stolen
#32
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When I had my 350Z (I lived in an apartment at the time), I rented a garage to keep it in. Now have a house, with garage in a gated area. I feel pretty safe. I don't even lock my car at night. You might want to look at renting a garage if your apartment complex offers them. Sorry about your lack of luck though. Thank God for insurance!
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This is why I have dogs, a gate, security system, security cameras and a few other things protecting my stuff. Even with all that I worry. It makes me sick to see things like this.
Sorry for you misfortune, hopefully the thief isn't that smart. This is a pretty tight knit community of ISF owners from what I've seen. There are not many sets of used OEM ISF wheels on the market so I can't see them being easy to sell.
Sorry for you misfortune, hopefully the thief isn't that smart. This is a pretty tight knit community of ISF owners from what I've seen. There are not many sets of used OEM ISF wheels on the market so I can't see them being easy to sell.
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You can get a 2way alarm system installed on the car. Then you can addon a digital tilt sensor. That sensor will set the alarm off when someone either tries to jack it up or tow the car. If you get the 1mile 2way system your alarm remote will warn you when the alarm goes off up to 1mile so you can do something about it. Or you could get the phone version where your sent a txt msg when the alarm is set off at any distance where you have cell service.
http://www.viper.com/P-507M/Digital-Tilt-Motion-Sensor
http://www.viper.com/P-507M/Digital-Tilt-Motion-Sensor
For some reason, my car doesn,t come with the oem wheel lock. As I see many comment, You guy think I should consider the alarm system better than the wheel lock?
Also my insurance company(Geico) is gonna to fix my car with the oem wheels and tire, they didn't ask me for just paying the money.
Any more suggestion for the protecting the wheel? I don't want to see it again,lol
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But Lexus uses an unusual bolt seat design so it's hard to find unique wheel locks for them besides the usual Lexus OEM (Mcgards) locks...
eta... I also had a tilt sensor trigger for the alarm on my Prelude to protect the wheels but I found those things false-alarmed like a bee-otch...
#36
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Throw on a set of wheel locks, make sure your insurance is paid up and hope for the best. I wish my '08 wheels would be stolen so I could get a set of '12s!
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It is a blessing in disguise IMHO. The reimbursement for those OEM wheels will be more than enough for some high end rims. At $7K, you're definitely in the market for not only style, but performance wheels like: HRE, BBS, Volks and others..
I imagine who ever stole your wheels must either be an F addict (can't afford F, so gotta have F wheels), or amateur thief. Who would steal OEM wheels?
If put up for sale, who would buy OEM wheels from/for an F?? The F wheels are so unique to the F, that it would look very very fugly? Sure if the F wheel was chrome or gold then I can understand it can be open to other markets of people.
At this point, I just don't know who would be in the market for F stocks wheels other than another F. Maybe that's it? Someone who wants to trade in their F is getting low-ball offer from the dealer so he/she is saving their aftermarket wheels.
If you’re getting reimburse from the insurance company and you don’t get aftermarket wheels, it would be a mistake.
I imagine who ever stole your wheels must either be an F addict (can't afford F, so gotta have F wheels), or amateur thief. Who would steal OEM wheels?
If put up for sale, who would buy OEM wheels from/for an F?? The F wheels are so unique to the F, that it would look very very fugly? Sure if the F wheel was chrome or gold then I can understand it can be open to other markets of people.
At this point, I just don't know who would be in the market for F stocks wheels other than another F. Maybe that's it? Someone who wants to trade in their F is getting low-ball offer from the dealer so he/she is saving their aftermarket wheels.
If you’re getting reimburse from the insurance company and you don’t get aftermarket wheels, it would be a mistake.
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My car has been tow by Lexus dealership(because Geico can't tow it) and Geico has never offer me the money, so should I ask myself or just let Lexus fixing everything and put the oem wheel?
I hope my insurance rate will not go up too much because of this stolen
I hope my insurance rate will not go up too much because of this stolen