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Havvkeye Enthusiast

Havvkeye

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Damn, that really sucks... seems like it would have been really loud. You need a dog!

SouthPawCO Enthusiast

SouthPawCO

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I have never seen someone steal a grille before.. that is beyond belief. Like others have said, it had to have been loud. Sorry for your bad luck.

waumo1 Enthusiast

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For future reference you might want to check your deductible on the damage other than collision. The difference on mine was not much between $0 and $500 deductible on that part.

Thomcat Senior Enthusiast

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I have never seen someone steal a grille before.. that is beyond belief. Like others have said, it had to have been loud. Sorry for your bad luck.

Not so loud, pulled the grille to install the black bowties. A screwdriver to pop up a few plastic rivets, remove two small bolts underneath the shroud and PULL, the whole grille is held on with push in clips.

 

I have to laugh when people take the time to grind or drill out the original gold bowties instead of just pulling the grille to release them. Less than 5 minutes total including time to pull the grille and have a coffee break.

 

And as far as thieves pulling a grille - how about having to drive home without a driver's door! - it was actually sad but a little funny to see one of our comrades driving home, belted in with no door. In the 70s, I worked in a Government facility located in the armpit area of Brooklyn NY, and even with a guard, locals would use our parking lot to obtain spare parts. Once a new hire reported for duty who didn't yet have a lot pass.....we asked her where she parked and she said she parked her Chevy under the Bklyn-Queens overhead in front of the building where there was plenty of spaces.....we told her she may as well call the police and report it stolen...a quick check, and it was. This was two blocks from the local police precinct where there was always a patrolman walking around the block to keep and eye on their cars. Good news was I always went home with an intact vehicle,bad news that it was a POS '73 Pinto.

DAY11 Enthusiast

DAY11

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I imagine they didn't realease the hood to access the plastic rivets and 4 bolts. It's a little harde/louder to remove the grille with the hood latched.

Brian2015 Enthusiast

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Dang :mad: that's horrible. I hate seeing posts like this and the member who woke up to find his window smashed and his mylink destroyed, and the other member who found his wheels gone.

 

I only hope to see a post where a member wakes up to pee at 3 am and catches the thieving bastage in the act, resulting in serious bodily injury and tooth loss.

 

I am seriously debating putting cameras around the perimeter of my house/garage and property.

Brian2015 Enthusiast

Brian2015

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Damn, that really sucks... seems like it would have been really loud. You need a flame thrower!

 

fixed it for you....

Thomcat Senior Enthusiast

Thomcat

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I imagine they didn't realease the hood to access the plastic rivets and 4 bolts. It's a little harde/louder to remove the grille with the hood latched.

No problem.....nearby thieves can "steal" your code when you use the fob to unlock your door, in a manner similar to how the Homelink copies your garage code .....then they use it to turn off the alarm, open the door and pop the hood. This is the "job" of thieves and many study hard at it rather than hold a decent job and work for a living.

 

In the 80's in NYC you would see many a late model Caddy or Olds without a front bumper......I had to have the bolts holding the front bumper of my '88 Caddy welded to the frame supports, otherwise insurance wouldn't cover against a $2000+ theft replacement......a real fun place to own a car.....roadways had frequent unreported "oil spills" which drummed up work for the tow companies......and frequent "vandalism" targeted at expensive fastback type rear windows drummed up plenty of business for the glass companies. I wouldn't even think of owning a car with alloy wheels until I moved down South, and all wheel locks guaranteed was you'd still find it sitting up on blocks but with a lug on each wheel hub sheared off.

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