My 4 month old IS 350 just got broken into yesterday. The driver side window was completely smashed and my radar detector was gone.... hide your radar detectors when yall park. O and btw on a shot in the dark if anyone has recently purchased a used valentine1 radar in dallas with serial numbers 7210580858 let me know thanks. I got pics too...but it only let me attatch one for some reason...

 

Dude that sucks. Sorry to hear it.

 

Same thing happened to my RX 300 about 2 months ago. Car parked in front of my house and broke my window then stole the radar. Smart thing was they didn't open the door so the alarm didn't go off. I don't understand why Lexus doesnt add interior motion sensors with the alarm.

Anyways, now I hide the radar detector everytime I get out of the car.

 

Sorry to read about this.
You mean to say that I shouldn't leave my radar detector attached to my front windshield in clear view of anyone passing by when I leave my car unattended??? I never would have thought to remove it so thieves would not be tempted to smash my window and grab it.

Thanks for the advice

 

same thing. Dont leave handphones, laptops and expensive accessories in the car. If you have to, leave it out of sight. Condolences to MattIS.

 

This is the kind of Crap ruins your day!!
What come arround goes arround but ten times worst.

Obviously that idiot speeds alot to take that radar from your car and ticket is that last thing that person should worry about when payback come arround and hope that person just injure him self not drag other people!!

peace

 

Man sorry to hear. I am going to hide my V1 whenever I park now.

 

in my lifetime i have had about three radar detectors stolen from me. broke in by smashing the window. the fourth smash i had removed my radar detector so the thief didn't get anything. all of this happened over 10 years in minneapolis and suburbs.

now for at least 7 years here in kansas, no sight but it's not totally hidden either. i guess it has more to do with where you park you car, if i am not a home in the garage or at work in the garage, or some place busy like the airport parking lot, the v1 comes down for an extended parking period.

sorry to hear about your loss but i think even with a motion alarm the window would still be broken and most like the detector still taken.

 

Crack heads probably stole it to pawn. Thats my guess...

 

Actually the radar wasnt entirely in plain sight. It high on the windshield so you would have to look up through the driverside window a little. I was parked in a garage so you cant see it from the front..

 

ouch! same place a mine; public garage?

 

Actually I really hope they did pawn it. Apparently when you want to pawn a radar detector they take down the serial number and a drivers lisence and the police here have a pawn shop registry for stuff like that.

 

Not really public its a college garage so it should of been safe...cops patrol that regularly so I guess they missed my guy.

 

What if your radar detector is hardwired to the car

 

wow sorry MattIs that really sucks

Hopefully nothing was damaged due to the break-in and the paint or leather didn't get scratched up from the glass.