Frank Patrick

Theft- (1 passenger side airbag) 2004 RX8- owner me- location of theft -LAX

Yes that's right- some a..-h...-took my airbag . Police say most likely repair chop house.
cops said someone must have an order in for -grey gut 04 RX 8 pass. side bag-
My inside is trashed!!- I,m repairing and selling!

Xyntax

Geez. Sorry to hear about that. Are you selling? What's your planned replacement?

RX8Bliss

that totally sux! stupid lax security! with that many cops there you'd think they would watch the dang cars better. did they rip out the airbag while the car was sitting at the parking lot? hope you get it fixed soon.

whosyourbaba

sucks. thats all i have to say.

Frank Patrick

My insurance is paying for full repair (estimate $4,250.00)- the bas......s, spilled what smells like beer, all over the front seats- I am trading it in to my dealer for another one.

kellybrf

iTrader: (2)

dude, these yours?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=40017

mysql101

The seller for that is in Tampa....

mikeb

I hope this isn't a trend

kellybrf

iTrader: (2)

i know, and i figure it wouldnt be selling on ebay either. i just thought it odd

mysql101

You never know these days....

For all we know, the seller could have listed an incorrect location in his account.

But that auction contains more than just side airbags, looks like drivers side too.

http://i11.ebayimg.com/03/i/01/ad/d0/7c_1.JPG

Astor

On the Sopranos they mention this as one of their scams, they sell the airbags to body shops.

John Corbitt

The ones on ebay sound like they are from a track car. There just arn't that many RX-8 in LA. I would hope the cops are checking their accident reports to see where a wrecked RX-8 is being fixed.

John

MyRxBad

iTrader: (1)

I'd pass the information about the ebay auctions on to the local authorities. It doesn't hurt to check it out.

Frank Patrick

One thing I have learned about airbgs- Because it (the fronts anyway) are a federally mandated safety item, in this country- every airbag module is numbered and tracked to the specific vehicle- in other words, although unlikely, if the new vehicle in which my airbag is headed should get into an accident and the bags are deployed, an honest repair shop will know(by the serial number on the module, that the module they are replacing, was not the module instaled with the vehicle at the factory. by the time this all occurs my blue rx8 will only be a memory.
BTW- that day at LAX- Thre- in addition to mine, 3 other airbags where stolen!

Xystas

Yes, they do... and that was the first thing that popped into my mind... let's see... West Coast, LAX being a very busy airport... organized crime is big in big cities...

Just my thoughts

went_postal

This is right up there with all of the SUV thefts going around... In FL they are only stealing the rear seats outta SUVs. Apparently it has become a huge problem and theives are making bank on it...

It blows that you work hard for something, take care of it, and all it takes is one moron to ruin it for you.

XeRo

exactly...i hate theives..taking something that I have busted my ***** to save up and buy and in a matter of minutes destroy...happened to my Jeep, the old 02 Tahoe (traded) that actually happened at the house inthe middle of the night, thank god for our 4 dogs...and a Firestar 9mm..cops actually said I could have shot them because they were Brandishing Weapons...found the tip of one of their knives on the running board where they tried to pry open the window seal,

sorry to hear about your car...I too hope this does not become a trend ...that would not be cool to have the 8 show up on most valued cars by thieves list...

Frank Patrick

That's correct -lessons learned-
There IS a black market for "new model" airbags (here I was worried about my NAV and radio system) none of which was touched.
I made an error in judgement parking my 8 at LAX-I didn't feel right at the time-should of went with my gut..

went_postal

The biggest reason that would be bad is because the insurance would go through the roof.

I remember when I was in high school the Buick Regal and the Olds Cutlass were the top stolen cars in Chicago. So if you owned one of those you got raped by the Insurance companies.

In high school every one of my cars got broken into on school grounds. At one point I was driving a 1973 Chevy Impala. The thing was yellow and rusty with this extrememly nasty green interior. AND I had a RadioShak Realistic radio that was duct taped to the dash.... Would you beleive they actually broke the window to get that cheesy thing AND the crappy alnico magnet speakers that were in ther. Dude... WTF? Even when you have a crappy car some moron violates you. Cost me more to replace that window than it did to buy that radio. AND THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED!!!!!

mazdaexe

Sorry to hear about this frank.

Where exactly did you park at the LAX?

Omicron

Wow, that sucks!

So, are you going to do anything different with your next '8, like color?

Fëakhelek

Is that lax security, LAX security, or lax LAX security?

Sorry, but I couldn't help it.

Frank Patrick

If you are familar with LAX parking- My 8 was parked in AP Parking lot C.
My insurance adjuster just called, and notified me of the "residual" Damage occured by these S.O.B.s-Seems these thieves were not real smart/careful when it came to cutting the airbag (which by the way is a quick coonect- and severed many other important wires- that connect into the main wiring harness for the vehicle- total cost-unknown at this point- On a good note- already have my new 8 picked out-(same evrything) delear has been great- hope to settle all in a wek or so.
I'll fly out of Ontario from now on!!

NomisR

Sorry to hear what happened to your car, you're getting another blue Rx8 w/ Navi?? NOOOOOOO, you can't.. there's only so many of those left in LA too.. mine!!

Frank Patrick

It's a nice color-my delear says 05 will be its last yearfor this blue-not sure why.