Gixxus Christ! Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I got in my car today to find that the faceplate had been stolen from my stereo. They didn't even try to remove the head unit, didn't take the sub and amp out of my trunk, just lifted the faceplate. A friend of mine who is a cop told me they do this so that you will do the rest of the work for them, take the useless radio out and toss it, then they come back and sift through your trash. Anyone else heard of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Nope, But maybe they didn't need the whole unit, as they stole a whole unit from someone else who thought "if I take my face plate, the rest is worthless"buy a faceplate off ebay, at least with pioneer they claim the face plates aren't interchangeable,(even if they are the same model) but I know for a fact that they are. Edited August 13, 2012 by magley64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Magley, that is extremely unlikely, as with the faceplate removed you can't tell what brand the stereo even is. Even if he did know, he'd have to go check every car he saw until he found the matching faceplate. Far more likely that he either got spooked in the middle of the job, is planning on coming back and stealing the rest another night, or is waiting for me to throw the stereo away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Keep watch out the window on trash night - but I'm guessing you may have already planned that.*edit: ps, thieves suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thank god for garages. I used to hate leaving my car outside. And thieves do suck. Fuck them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashweights Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 My doofus younger brother got my old car with about $800 worth of audio equipment that I put in it and apparently never bothers to lock his doors cause "there's nothing worth taking in it" and someone ripped the head unit out and stole the amp from the trunk about a month ago. Its not my car anymore, but it still pisses me off. Naturally I took the sub that they apparently couldn't lift since he didn't need it anymore.Sucks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSparky Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 i had an ok head unit ganked. then put in a junk yard unit with a faceplate from the same brand, but not same model apparently. none of the buttons did what they were supposed to. "volume up" went to the "super bass" menu, and all sorts of weird crap. it played music though.then that one got stolen. i hate dayton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Found a faceplate for $40 on eBay. Gonna shovel all the dogshit out of the yard and empty the cat boxes, dump it in the can, then leave some wires hanging out of the can attatched to a snarky note of some kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 This sucks Sam. Fuck a damn thief right in the face with the working end of a shotgun:mad: Maybe they were idiots and couldnt figure out how to pluck the unit so they nabbed your faceplate out of spite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Meh. Cheap low-end factory stereo FTW.http://www.instructables.com/id/Car-stereo-stock-radio-fake-out/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Sucks to hear. I'm rocking the stock am/FM cassette player in my car. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I wanna catch the motherfucker, take everything he has on him including clothes and shoes and drive him about 50 miles into the boondocks and leave him to his own devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hue jass Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thieves steal old batteries out of cars. Who would want an old battery! No one...but now they absolutely know who's buying a brand new one. They come back a few days later for their new battery.I don't think the faceplate was stolen in the hopes that you'd throw the old head in the trash. Massive long-shot, to be polite. My first thought was that your face plate matched one that they were missing. They were already in your car - how long would it really take to get the whole thing.Could be just somebody fuckin' with you, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thGix Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Sucks to hear. I'm rocking the stock am/FM cassette player in my car. HahaSame here except my tape player has a Pantera tape suck in it. So all I have is am/fm and a annoying clicking noise when I first start my car. Been there done that with the stereos. Seems like its just a matter of time before someone steals it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) haha, I backed out of the driveway one night, and my passenger said "go back". They had seen somebody back in the dark at the hood of my dead van. They were trying to take the battery. Nope, the battery was inside with a charger. Bad part was I recognized him, walking away. Escaped between the houses and cut over to another block. I figured he wouldn't be back after that.Did lose a stereo at a bar one night. Saw them take off with it, in a yellow VW bug. Crap.edit: Theft by thieves should have no rights if you decide to take from them. That should be surrendered de facto to the crime, so that if you catch them you can take everything they have. Sounds fair to me. Edited August 14, 2012 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thieves steal old batteries out of cars. Who would want an old battery! No one...but now they absolutely know who's buying a brand new one. They come back a few days later for their new battery.I don't think the faceplate was stolen in the hopes that you'd throw the old head in the trash. Massive long-shot, to be polite. My first thought was that your face plate matched one that they were missing. They were already in your car - how long would it really take to get the whole thing.Could be just somebody fuckin' with you, too.I remember the battery being stolen out of our Chevy panel truck once, when I was a child...My Dad replaced the battery and puttied a couple of razor blades--either side of the hood latch. A couple of weeks later, or so, it 'looked' like someone tried it again, but left without the battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idodishez Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I remember the battery being stolen out of our Chevy panel truck once, when I was a child...My Dad replaced the battery and puttied a couple of razor blades--either side of the hood latch. A couple of weeks later, or so, it 'looked' like someone tried it again, but left without the battery. And today he'd probably get sued for that, like the Krogers thief kid who lost his "job" as a thief.Nobama 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Idk about the thief just happening to have the same radio. A cop friend of mine said that the come back for the trash thing happens quite a bit. It litterally takes 2 minutes and a screw driver to get my stereo out. Maybe he thought it was mounted with a cage and tried with those 2 thin tools and couldn't get it out. Maybe he will be back tonight....the putty and razors are a good idea....maybe ill put some in the door handle and hopefully remember they are there in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Of course, any kind of trap is a bad idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thank god for garages. I used to hate leaving my car outside. And thieves do suck. Fuck themhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMz1tXBVT1s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I hate you for showing me that. Now I need to find a way to prevent that from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ron505 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 No windows on my garage doors....f that!Thieves die!!! Sorry to hear about your faceplate. I would definitely trap somehow. What thief is going to report an injury from trying to break into your shit.....never mind.....simple minded bastards typically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 He came back. I was out in my garage till 5am drinking beer and tinkering with my Honda project when I hear someone pull up and park right infront of my driveway. I killed the motion lights on the outside of the garage, grabbed a 3 lb sledge and headed out the side door. He was walking towards my car when he saw me, I brandished the hammer and he turned around and double-timed it to his truck and tore ass down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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