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Lyman24 Enthusiast

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That really sucks, hope they catch tbe dickheads that did it. She'll be looking good again really soon!

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ewbldavis Enthusiast

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That sucks. Good luck with repair process. Walmart...that figures.

 

Post a couple pics to lighten the mood - that thing is bad ass and I'm drooling a bit!

foghorn23 Senior Enthusiast

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I hate it; seems like I'm reading something like this on here or other forums almost every day. Shame it seems like a sign of the times.

 

Beautiful truck and hopefully you'll be getting her back as good as new in short order.

Tek74 Enthusiast

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Man that sucks. I hope I never get mine thrashed like that.

Probably some POS meth tweekers looking for some quick cash.

jrob56 Enthusiast

jrob56

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Man I would be pissed, and unreal how dumb people are. So many better ways to use routing info they had then to go to walmart and say cheese.

Clocked92 Enthusiast

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Things like this make me wish I could carry a handgun in Canada. What's to say you didn't catch them when they were breaking in and threaten you. It's sad that people have no respect for anyone elses property anymore. It feels like only 1% of the population actually gives a damn about other human beings nowadays.

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Rock1500 Senior Enthusiast

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after the A-holes going through your truck and found nothing they would start slashing seats

you cant win :(

What they do that? That's just evil.

 

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Rock1500 Senior Enthusiast

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Ok I'll lighten the mood

 

Bone stock

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Right after wheels and tires

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Last week before the damage

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Did you put a lift or level the truck and if so what size did you use?

 

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cato Enthusiast

cato

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I feel for ya man! It's for this reason I just ordered a home security camera system. Motion activated, night vision 1080HD with DVR. I don't have a garage and worry about this type of thing. The local police blotter had stated a rash of tire & rim thefts in town lately.

Mr. Smith & Wesson is also on my hip so God help the idiot that takes a chance at my house!

20L8TSierra24 Senior Enthusiast

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:( I hope this never happens to me. God forbid I get a scratch on mine let alone that... Hope your body shop does a good job. All I can say what goes around comes around eventually

kanewtz Enthusiast

kanewtz

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I feel for ya man! It's for this reason I just ordered a home security camera system. Motion activated, night vision 1080HD with DVR. I don't have a garage and worry about this type of thing. The local police blotter had stated a rash of tire & rim thefts in town lately.

Mr. Smith & Wesson is also on my hip so God help the idiot that takes a chance at my house!

 

 

What system did you get? Looking to get one myself.

cato Enthusiast

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What system did you get? Looking to get one myself.

 

I ended up buying this one for $549 and will install it myself. I did a lot of research and as far as I could find the HD-TVI video quality is top notch in 1080 HD. It was the night vision clarity of the video I wanted most. And I like being able to get live streaming on my phone or ipad any time I want. I was surprised to see the less than stellar reviews of more than a dozen or so other manufacturers. On a 5 star scale I had trouble finding any that even rated a solid 4 stars without costing thousands of dollars. GW Security consistently hit 4.5-4.9 star ratings on many of their home set ups. GL with your pick and your truck too.

 

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kanewtz Enthusiast

kanewtz

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I ended up buying this one for $549 and will install it myself. I did a lot of research and as far as I could find the HD-TVI video quality is top notch in 1080 HD. It was the night vision clarity of the video I wanted most. And I like being able to get live streaming on my phone or ipad any time I want. I was surprised to see the less than stellar reviews of more than a dozen or so other manufacturers. On a 5 star scale I had trouble finding any that even rated a solid 4 stars without costing thousands of dollars. GW Security consistently hit 4.5-4.9 star ratings on many of their home set ups. GL with your pick and your truck too.

 

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Nice...that isn't PoE is it? Pretty sure its BNC wiring?

 

I had a Swann System from Costco that I wired in myself and everything. The only thing is that it stopped working when the temp went below 0C...here in Northern Ontario temps can drop to -40C so I need a system that can handle the extreme temps.

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