window = smashed [Archive]

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 08:21 AM

So this morning I wake up (at 5:30 no less) to the sound of incessant buzzing. After a few minutes I realize that it's the door buzzer and I have no idea who it could be. Well, it turns out that it was my neighbor, telling me that my truck had been broken into last night. Sure enough, the passenger window was smashed and they had ripped the radio right out of my dash. They also took my radar detector off of the windshield. Fucking assholes. They didn't take the change out of the floor thing, the remote to the radio, or even attempt to remove my sub/amp in the back. It's just disturbing, I've only lived in this complex for 8 months and now this? The police told me that I wasn't the only one hit either. There were 2 other cars in the lot that were broken into as well. Apparently this doesn't happen often either, they said the last one (in my whole town) was over a year ago.

http://www.omg-stfu.com/breakin1.jpg
http://www.omg-stfu.com/breakin2.jpg
http://www.omg-stfu.com/breakin3.jpg
http://www.omg-stfu.com/breakin4.jpg

JPatrick

02-01-2005, 08:42 AM

Assholes:mad:

F33nX1080i

02-01-2005, 09:15 AM

wtf...people are so fucking retarded. do the world a favor and curb-stomp their sorry asses if you get a hold of them

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 09:37 AM

wtf...people are so fucking retarded. do the world a favor and curb-stomp their sorry asses if you get a hold of them
Oh, if I ever find out who did this or who's responsable for it being done, I'm not going to stop at curbstomping. I'm gonna fucking riverdance on their dead lifeless corpse.

edit: so, it's gonna be $165 for a new window.

jaxxor

02-01-2005, 09:39 AM

just be glad they didn't come inside for your TV while they were at it.

b_sinning

02-01-2005, 09:41 AM

Odd that they didn't take your backpack. You would think they would have snatched to go through later. Sorry man. I've had that happen to me and it sucks so damn bad.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 09:47 AM

Odd that they didn't take your backpack. You would think they would have snatched to go through later. Sorry man. I've had that happen to me and it sucks so damn bad.
I thought so too. One of the other vehicle owners was outside talking to the police after they were through with me, he said they did the exact same thing to his car too, left 2 big books of CDs on the passenger seat. His dash was really trashed though, the old F-Bodies are hard to get the radios out of. :(

F33nX1080i

02-01-2005, 09:53 AM

yeesh. they were either seriously desperate to trade that in for some crack, or they were incredibly retarded hooligans. you'd think they would have done a better job casing the place. laugh at them first for a while before you riverdance on their lifeless corpses

BigDov

02-01-2005, 09:58 AM

Damn dude..... sorry to hear it. Insurance gonna cover any of that for you??

April40

02-01-2005, 10:02 AM

UGH that sucks. Should have taken your truck to a field and set it on fire then claimed it stolen to the cops. Collect insurance... new truck!

Nyx

02-01-2005, 10:22 AM

Damn, that sucks. Find the bastards and stomp them into the ground :mad:

:heart:

JPatrick

02-01-2005, 10:28 AM

I bet that made the drive to work a bit chilly this morning, didnt it?

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 10:48 AM

Damn dude..... sorry to hear it. Insurance gonna cover any of that for you??
probably not, but I don't know yet. My insurance company (state farm) doesn't open until 9am and apparently they don't have a 24 hour claim line. :(

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 10:48 AM

UGH that sucks. Should have taken your truck to a field and set it on fire then claimed it stolen to the cops. Collect insurance... new truck!
I'd thought about that but then decided against it. I don't need to go to jail for insurance fraud.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 10:49 AM

I bet that made the drive to work a bit chilly this morning, didnt it?
it made the drive to the auto glass place a little chilly, that's for sure. It's a brisk 35 degrees here.

BigDov

02-01-2005, 10:53 AM

probably not, but I don't know yet. My insurance company (state farm) doesn't open until 9am and apparently they don't have a 24 hour claim line. :(

When I had that much equipment in my car, I had a separate policy for it, just in case someone decided to steal it or otherwise molest it. Please tell me you have the same thing...... :(

April40

02-01-2005, 10:53 AM

I'd thought about that but then decided against it. I don't need to go to jail for insurance fraud.

I just had a lot of bad friends that do that I guess. :hs:

Sp`ange

02-01-2005, 10:57 AM

I've got a better one.

I went to visit my sister and when I went out to my car in the morning, my passenger window was busted. What did they take? My backpack. They were kind enough to dump out the $200 worth of books and neatly arrange them on the seat. They didn't take the CDs that were sitting on the top of it nor did they take the radio, amp or subs. They broke a $180 window for a $50 LL Bean backpack with a NASA patch on it. :wtf:

the kicker was that they didn't dump out my Zipdisk with my final project on it. So, I had to redo my project, buy a new window and get it tinted just because some fucker needed a backpack.

smileynev

02-01-2005, 11:01 AM

I'm guessing your deductible is either $250 or $500. Is it worth it for a radio and a window?

F33nX1080i

02-01-2005, 11:10 AM

the kicker was that they didn't dump out my Zipdisk with my final project on it. So, I had to redo my project, buy a new window and get it tinted just because some fucker needed a backpack.
rather, some fucker wanted your report :p they probably saw the nasa patch and thought you were suparsmart, decided to take your work and not your books (since they wouldn't understand it anyways), and sell your project online for profit++

/conspiracy theory

fly

02-01-2005, 11:48 AM

I'm guessing your deductible is either $250 or $500. Is it worth it for a radio and a window?
Exactly. Its probably in his best interest to NOT EVEN LET THE INSURANCE COMPANY KNOW

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 11:54 AM

When I had that much equipment in my car, I had a separate policy for it, just in case someone decided to steal it or otherwise molest it. Please tell me you have the same thing...... :(
I do have a seperate insurance rider on it all, but the total loss was still less than my dedictible even with the rider. Although, they did find a way to save me some money on my premiums. I'm now paying $300 less every 6 months. :)

I'm guessing your deductible is either $250 or $500. Is it worth it for a radio and a window?
nope. they'd pay out like $65 and then jack my rates like $150 for 6 months to recoop it. Apparently they don't cover radar detectors at all.

Exactly. Its probably in his best interest to NOT EVEN LET THE INSURANCE COMPANY KNOW
They told me not to claim it, and ended up saving me money on my insurance because i was talking to the agent. she realized that there was a discount that i qualified for but wasn't getting. she faxed me a form, i signed it and faxed it back. now i'm paying less. :)

smileynev

02-01-2005, 11:55 AM

I do have a seperate insurance rider on it all, but the total loss was still less than my dedictible even with the rider. Although, they did find a way to save me some money on my premiums. I'm now paying $300 less every 6 months. :)

nope. they'd pay out like $65 and then jack my rates like $150 for 6 months to recoop it. Apparently they don't cover radar detectors at all.

They told me not to claim it, and ended up saving me money on my insurance because i was talking to the agent. she realized that there was a discount that i qualified for but wasn't getting. she faxed me a form, i signed it and faxed it back. now i'm paying less. :)

Sounds like the thieves did you a favor.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 11:57 AM

Sounds like the thieves did you a favor.
in a way, yes. HOwever, I'd have rather found out in 2 months when I went in to have a rider added on for the upcoming suspension sponsorship. Now I've got to buy another radar detector and stereo.

kristchan

02-01-2005, 02:19 PM

Odd that they didn't take your backpack. You would think they would have snatched to go through later.
++
my car was broken into once. the only thing they took was the diaper bag. :wtf: I'm assuming they didn't realize it was a diaper bag. all they made off with was some empty bottles and a change of baby clothes.

I'm sorry dude. people suck. :(

bast_imret

02-01-2005, 02:25 PM

My jeep was broken into while down in Panama City beach for spring break. Stole my subs and that was it. Left about 200 CD's, a cell phone, an amp, a radio. Guess they just really wanted the subs.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 03:01 PM

My jeep was broken into while down in Panama City beach for spring break. Stole my subs and that was it. Left about 200 CD's, a cell phone, an amp, a radio. Guess they just really wanted the subs.
that's wild.

Well, I called the tinting place and it's only $189 to get all the windows tinted, including a 6" stripe on the top of the windshield. Hopefully that'll get it dark enough to where people won't be able to see in during the day to case my shit, then steal it at night.

F33nX1080i

02-01-2005, 03:18 PM

just be careful of tinting laws where you live. in NY they're really anal about the % tint and stuff like that

Millions

02-01-2005, 03:35 PM

Man that sucks. :( Poor truck. That sucks too that your your insurance won't cover it.

I just bought a new car last week. I was sort of pissed that the radio is actually BUILD into the dash. The whole front of it is one piece combined with the air conditioning controls and all that. I was mad because I can't really install a custom deck now...but I guess on the other hand, you can't really steal the thing.

Sp`ange

02-01-2005, 03:43 PM

in a way, yes. HOwever, I'd have rather found out in 2 months when I went in to have a rider added on for the upcoming suspension sponsorship. Now I've got to buy another radar detector and stereo.

MP3/CD player is the way to go. I love the Clarion one I bought my wife. as for the radar detector, it would be cheaper to drive slower. :)

zengirl

02-01-2005, 03:44 PM

that's wild.

Well, I called the tinting place and it's only $189 to get all the windows tinted, including a 6" stripe on the top of the windshield. Hopefully that'll get it dark enough to where people won't be able to see in during the day to case my shit, then steal it at night.
I'm sorry to hear about your stuff, that really sucks. Illinois is pretty stingy about window tinting. Cops will pull you over and give you a techical violation for having tint on your front windows.

http://www.tintdude.com/itom.html

This site shows the % allowed by state for windows. Rear and Back windows can have any % of tint, but front sides can't have any.

Further:

Vehicles
Illinois Vehicle Code
625 ILCS 5/

(c) It is unlawful for the owner or any other person knowingly to install or cause to be installed in any motor vehicle any glazing
material other than safety glazing material conforming to the specifications prescribed by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 85-1144.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-503)
Sec. 12-503. Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, poster, window application, reflective material, nonreflective material or
tinted film upon the front windshield, sidewings or side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver. A nonreflective tinted
film may be used along the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield. Nothing in this Section shall create a cause of action on behalf of a buyer against a dealer or manufacturer who sells a motor vehicle with a window which is in violation of this Section.

and the one I think is really funny:

(c) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any objects placed or suspended between the driver and the front windshield, rear window,
side wings or side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver which materially obstructs the driver's view.

So, it's technically against the law to hang stuff from your rear view mirror. Illinois is really weird when it comes to vehicle stuff.

theacoustician

02-01-2005, 03:51 PM

++
my car was broken into once. the only thing they took was the diaper bag. :wtf: I'm assuming they didn't realize it was a diaper bag. all they made off with was some empty bottles and a change of baby clothes.

I'm sorry dude. people suck. :(
Actually, its not. Something like that happened to me. I had a bag in the trunk that had emergency roadside stuff in it. One night, someone broke into my car, popped the trunk, dumped out the crap and stole the bag. It just so happened that also that night 8 other cars were broken into around the neighborhood. The cops said that he stole the bag simply to carry the stolen shit from other cars hit that night.

fly

02-01-2005, 03:56 PM

and the one I think is really funny:

(c) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any objects placed or suspended between the driver and the front windshield, rear window,
side wings or side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver which materially obstructs the driver's view.

So, it's technically against the law to hang stuff from your rear view mirror. Illinois is really weird when it comes to vehicle stuff.

I got a ticket for that once in Michigan. :tard:

zengirl

02-01-2005, 04:06 PM

I got a ticket for that once in Michigan. :tard:
Well, people who hang crystals, prisms and cd's from their rear views should be shot. That stuff can blind you on sunny days.

April40

02-01-2005, 04:13 PM

Well, people who hang crystals, prisms and cd's from their rear views should be shot. That stuff can blind you on sunny days.

I've never had a problem, and CDs are hanging all over the car.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 04:17 PM

This is why I believe in detachable face-plates for radios.

fly

02-01-2005, 04:20 PM

This is why I believe in detachable face-plates for radios.
...and how most people either never take the off or put them under seat/in glovebox.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 04:22 PM

...and how most people either never take the off or put them under seat/in glovebox.

That's why you get a cock ring and then hook a chain to the face-plate and the ring.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 04:50 PM

MP3/CD player is the way to go. I love the Clarion one I bought my wife. as for the radar detector, it would be cheaper to drive slower. :)
I had an mp3 player in there before and will never go back. I had an Alpine CDA9811 but I think this time I'm going to go with an Alpine CDA-9835, because it's the new hotness from them. I've had all sorts of decks in the past and Alpine has shined above most of the other ones I've had in both sound quality and performance.

zengirl

02-01-2005, 04:51 PM

I've never had a problem, and CDs are hanging all over the car.
I meant people in other cars. I hate driving around only to be struck in the eye with a beam of light reflected off of a prism or something hanging from someone else's rear view mirror.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 05:00 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your stuff, that really sucks. Illinois is pretty stingy about window tinting. Cops will pull you over and give you a techical violation for having tint on your front windows.
I know but on the south side they tend to leave you alone as long as you're not doing anything stupid. Plus, I spend a ton of time in Indiana for school and SAE, and tint is legal there. If I get stopped I'll just say that I've been broken into a bunch of times and it makes me feel safer.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 05:01 PM

This is why I believe in detachable face-plates for radios.
Mine had one, it was on it. :(

April40

02-01-2005, 05:07 PM

I meant people in other cars. I hate driving around only to be struck in the eye with a beam of light reflected off of a prism or something hanging from someone else's rear view mirror.

I was kidding.

zengirl

02-01-2005, 05:29 PM

I was kidding.
I was wondering how to go about making death threads to a prominent forum member. You just saved your life. ;)

April40

02-01-2005, 05:48 PM

I was wondering how to go about making death threads to a prominent forum member. You just saved your life. ;)

I'm not kidding now, bring on the death threats.

zengirl

02-01-2005, 05:56 PM

I'm not kidding now, bring on the death threats.
Yeah, this plan didn't backfire or anything. :eek:

Restless

02-01-2005, 06:03 PM

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 06:22 PM

removable face plates only really work if you can take it with you, 90% of men don't have anywhere they can put that thing. Unless your silly enough to put it in the glove compartment, then you might as well have it on....

It's just like taking in a cell phone.
His truck was broken into at his residence. Put it where you throw all the shit from your pockets...because I know I'm not the only one who does that.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 06:23 PM

removable face plates only really work if you can take it with you, 90% of men don't have anywhere they can put that thing. Unless your silly enough to put it in the glove compartment, then you might as well have it on....
Being as they didn't even take the $15 in lose change on my floor, I'm betting that just having the faceplate under the seat would have saved me this time.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 06:24 PM

Being as they didn't even take the $15 in lose change on my floor, I'm betting that just having the faceplate under the seat would have saved me this time.

Wtf...today's generation of theives are godamn lazy.

Shit man...

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 06:29 PM

It's just like taking in a cell phone.
His truck was broken into at his residence. Put it where you throw all the shit from your pockets...because I know I'm not the only one who does that.
I have a speaker by my door that acts as an impromptu table for my keys/phone that it probably would have found a nice home on.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 06:31 PM

I have a speaker by my door that acts as an impromptu table for my keys/phone that it probably would have found a nice home on.

There's always next time.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 06:31 PM

Wtf...today's generation of theives are godamn lazy.

Shit man...
You're not kidding. The last vehicle I had broken into was completely gutted. they took the head unit, all my change, smokes, amps, subs, everything. Then, they put everything back together and didn't damage anything in the process. those guys were pros.

CletusJones

02-01-2005, 06:32 PM

There's always next time.
yep, and after this you can bet I'll be bringing everything in all the time.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 06:34 PM

You're not kidding. The last vehicle I had broken into was completely gutted. they took the head unit, all my change, smokes, amps, subs, everything. Then, they put everything back together and didn't damage anything in the process. those guys were pros.

And they did it in less than 3 minutes while you were disposing of the body. Right?

fly

02-01-2005, 06:35 PM

There's always next time.
Yup. Next time you can install motion actived tasers and hope you hit one in the eye.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 06:36 PM

yep, and after this you can bet I'll be bringing everything in all the time.

Make sure to get a decent alarm system as well.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 06:36 PM

Yup. Next time you can install motion actived tasers and hope you hit one in the eye.

Pfft...tasers.

Needs more motion activated ejaculators.

zengirl

02-01-2005, 06:38 PM

Make sure to get a decent alarm system as well.
Do alarm systems actually do anything to deter theft? I mean, I know I laugh and then ignore car alarms when I hear them going off in my neighborhood. When one goes off in the middle of the night, I'd go so far as to say I'm annoyed by it, not alarmed that someone is getting robbed, I just assume it went off for no reason as those things are apt to do.

wr3kt

02-01-2005, 06:41 PM

Do alarm systems actually do anything to deter theft? I mean, I know I laugh and then ignore car alarms when I hear them going off in my neighborhood. When one goes off in the middle of the night, I'd go so far as to say I'm annoyed by it, not alarmed that someone is getting robbed, I just assume it went off for no reason as those things are apt to do.

It's a hassle.
If you were a theif, would you avoid a car you knew had an alarm and go to one that doesn't?

Thieves operate on the principle of "If I can get it easily, I'll take it".
Now...if the theif knows how to disable the alarm within a few seconds...well...you're fucked.

Moral: Don't make your car attractive to thieves.

zengirl

02-01-2005, 06:42 PM

It's a hassle.
If you were a theif, would you avoid a car you knew had an alarm and go to one that doesn't?

Thieves operate on the principle of "If I can get it easily, I'll take it".
Now...if the theif knows how to disable the alarm within a few seconds...well...you're fucked.

Moral: Don't make your car attractive to thieves.
I keep my car in a garage, but I would expect that if you're going to bash in a window, grab stuff and run, that tripping a car alarm won't really matter too much.