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Originally Posted by rha600
Jeffblue, sorry to see those pics. Same thing happened to my Jeep back in April.
We had it all on video too, 2:00am in the morning 3 guys came into the driveway, jacked the jeep up, took all four wheels and were gone in 10 minutes. They set the truck down on garden landscaping type bricks on the rotors. Insurance check was $8500 after my deductable. 
I typically drive my civic when I go to the movies and that sort of thing (that has been broken into as well at the movies). That's the one thing that will suck when I upgrade it to a 370, I won't have a "beater" to drive.
oh, btw....about etching something. When I got the new wheels I etched "Stolen! These wheels belong to...please call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX if these are found"
I figured if the theives sell the wheels/tires, eventually that person is going to need new ones and just maybe the guy at the tire store will be honest. Also, if the cops ever do find the, they will either have that etched inside or will have a really big area that's been sanded down. |
Unfortunately, the person who purchases the stolen wheels will not have good title. Therefore, if they were to buy your wheels and then realize they were stolen, if they did the right thing they'd be out their money and out the wheels. The only way it would work out is if the person saw it when they went to buy them and then called you. I think doing something more inconspicuous might be better, like some sort of serial number, or your plate number, but do it in a uniform way so that the thief wouldn't just think to sand it down right away.
as far as your experience, did anything come of the tape? did the police do anyting? did they catch them? my family thought about putting up surveilance cameras, but realized that all it would mean is we'd get it on video, and then the police still wouldn't do anything.