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Beware of thieves!
« on: August 02, 2014, 04:03:54 PM »
Just heard from SWMBO about thieves stealing light bars and driving lights. Bloke lost the lot during the night from his driveway. Tried to steal the plasma rope but I think they forgot to release the clutch. Be wary. This happened northern suburbs of Melbourne.
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2014, 04:19:17 PM »
Thanks for the warning to fellow swaggers, there sure are some low lifes around.  Not camp related but the child care centre I worked in years ago had the office broken into overnight, they threw stuff all around in there and made a general mess thankfully didn't trash the whole place, who targets a place like child care for a robbery or anything?
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2014, 04:30:27 PM »
Some years ago l lived in Armadale in Melb a so called leafy area . Wondered out to go to work & found a mounting bar in the pathway , it used to hold 4 Hella 181 lights . Off to the Cop Shop & stood in line to report the theft . The Bastards had done the whole street many of the cars were outside their flats & houses . Theft to order we were told .
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2014, 07:05:26 PM »
One of my good mates and his neighbour both lost their driving lights Wednesday night while parked in their driveways in Belmont, Geelong.  Pretty crappy that other people think they are more entitled to take your hard earned possessions..  I love the fact that my gear is parked in my garage overnight.
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2014, 07:14:09 AM »
This happened to a fellow newtritoner from a suburb in the ACT only a few nights ago also so don't think it's just down Sth. Their are so many desperate's out their these days that you can't trust anybody >:(
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2014, 07:53:47 AM »
Plus it's so easy to offload stuff on gumtree etc.
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2014, 08:10:44 AM »
This is the main reason I still run 16yo IPF's (but now with HID conversion).
Light bars, or Lightforce type spots are just begging to be liberated...... >:(
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2014, 08:44:50 AM »
When I put my lightbar on the cruiser, I modified the mounting nuts and bolts to make removal a bit harder for any lowlife scum hanging around. I tigged all the nuts to the brackets & than changed all the bolts to button head tamper proof torx. Won't stop them but will slow them down. The spots on the cruiser have their mounting bolts well and truly obstructed by the winch & I bet they give up be fore they undo them. Very little space. The other thing I do is put my cars in the garage every night under lock & key. They can't steal what they can't see.
It's Shitty that we have to account for the low lifes in this world. But at least make it as hard as possible for them.
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2014, 09:12:52 AM »
l believe stuff is stolen to order that's the bit that really S#@!s me  :cheers:
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2014, 09:53:25 AM »
Quote from: speewa158 on August 03, 2014, 09:12:52 AM
l believe stuff is stolen to order that's the bit that really S#@!s me  :cheers:
Yep, I've heard that too.
bastards  >:D
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2014, 10:56:00 AM »
Yep- so many opportunists out there with so little ethics.....
My elderly father still on the land in midnorth coast NSW-  he often has temporary electric tape fences to manage cattle when they are calving so its less walking for him- some turkey snipped his electric tape (didn't have the power in it at that time), and flogged his fencing reel- was visible from the main road (and not from the house). It's his 3rd fencing reel loss in as many years...... And cos it's not traceable - and only a couple of hundred worth,  the police wouldn't be interested. Starts to add up though- not to mention the massive inconvenience!!
And seriously, a fencing reel??!!
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2014, 02:10:21 PM »
My late father. & I happen to catch 2 blokes who had jacked up my 1st Torana Hatchback and had already removed I wheel ( convo pros ).......

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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2014, 05:59:52 PM »
Amate of mine lost a set of 4 muddies from a Tojo shorty parked on the nature strip outside the house . under go the bricks deflate the tyres & away you go  :'( :'( Bastards
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2014, 06:18:11 PM »
not just the northern suburbs either, its happening a hell of a lot out here in the south-eastern/ eastern, guy across the road had his light bar kniked and the silly bugger left his wallet in the car and that went aswell
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2014, 07:00:27 PM »
Quote from: swannie on August 03, 2014, 02:10:21 PM
My late father. & I happen to catch 2 blokes who had jacked up my 1st Torana Hatchback and had already removed I wheel ( convo pros ).......

Swannie

Happened to my (now) BIL's car, early '80's.......didn't catch them though....... >:(
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2014, 07:02:20 PM »
It's just soooo wrong that people think they are entitled to someone's else's property

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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2014, 07:11:44 PM »
Agree Swannie,
But our spineless courts,
nah, it's Sunday Arvo, don't wont to start  :cheers:
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2014, 05:11:17 PM »
I put Nyloc nuts on my driving lights so it takes forever to undo but also drilled  holes and put small padlocks through the ends. Good luck getting bolt cutters in there you mongrels.
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2014, 05:15:48 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on August 03, 2014, 07:00:27 PM
Happened to my (now) BIL's car, early '80's.......didn't catch them though....... >:(

now that's very sad
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2014, 05:16:43 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on August 03, 2014, 09:12:52 AM
l believe stuff is stolen to order that's the bit that really S#@!s me  :cheers:

To be fair, Cash Convertors has a business to run though.
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2014, 08:46:00 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on August 03, 2014, 08:10:44 AM
This is the main reason I still run 16yo IPF's (but now with HID conversion).
Light bars, or Lightforce type spots are just begging to be liberated...... >:(

 I literally just converted a pair of IPF 8000's to HID and havent put them on yet as i only have one lock nut, might go the old roll pin measure as well.
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #21 on: August 07, 2014, 10:34:54 PM »
Friends of mine have recently travelled from Vic to Cape York and stopped in Sydney on the way home. Not sure of the exact details but they had their Landcruiser and CamperTrailer stolen yesterday. Had to get a hire car to get home

Dont know if this link will work
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152324920962075&set=a.10151237469232075.464186.614447074&type=1&theater
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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #22 on: August 08, 2014, 07:45:57 AM »
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on August 05, 2014, 05:16:43 PM
To be fair, Cash Convertors has a business to run though.




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Re: Beware of thieves!
« Reply #23 on: August 08, 2014, 08:35:13 AM »
Quote from: MrNoodle on August 07, 2014, 10:34:54 PM
Friends of mine have recently travelled from Vic to Cape York and stopped in Sydney on the way home. Not sure of the exact details but they had their Landcruiser and CamperTrailer stolen yesterday. Had to get a hire car to get home

Dont know if this link will work
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152324920962075&set=a.10151237469232075.464186.614447074&type=1&theater

That sucks.
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