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Maybe the same people took this person's wheels too, since you are both in Queens. Thought it was interesting that both had stock rims.
http://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89961 |
Originally Posted by Brice-RX8
Maybe the same people took this person's wheels too, since you are both in Queens. Thought it was interesting that both had stock rims.
http://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89961 Got to remember stock wheels are not like stock wheels from the '80's and '90's. Stock wheels are about the size(width and height) of after market wheels and some look absolutely gorgeous, look at the new '05 and up G35 rims. 19"s ,8" wide, semi- deep dish look. They look good as any other aftermarket wheel, which makes them appealing to thieves. :mad: Hell if some people are bold enough to steal hub caps, you can bet they will go after your stock wheels. :hahano: |
I just got the new tire rack catalog in the mail. there are some sweet new rims out for 06.
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just curious... do u have the oem alarm that came with the 8, along w/ the shock sensor upgrade? i'm wondering if this might've alerted u to the vandals....
Originally Posted by 9kandgoing
i woke up this morning only to find my beautiful baby sitting on four cement blocks with all four rims and tires stolen off of it, just so happens i didnt park it in my garage the night before, i called my insurance company and to my surprise they sent out an estimator within hours, i wont recieve my actual estimate until tommorow , but i was told by the estimator that im looking at a 4000 dollar return, any ideas on what kind of rims i should go with, im looking to go with aftermarket rims instead of the stocks, any suggestions, thanx guys!
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Originally Posted by tlniec
I don't think you're crazy. I think the RX-8 has some of the nicest stock wheels I've seen.
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Originally Posted by 9kandgoing
i woke up this morning only to find my beautiful baby sitting on four cement blocks with all four rims and tires stolen off of it, just so happens i didnt park it in my garage the night before, i called my insurance company and to my surprise they sent out an estimator within hours, i wont recieve my actual estimate until tommorow , but i was told by the estimator that im looking at a 4000 dollar return, any ideas on what kind of rims i should go with, im looking to go with aftermarket rims instead of the stocks, any suggestions, thanx guys!
Hope everything works out for you with the car ins co. an all. |
Just find another RX-8 and take its wheels :evil_laug Pay it forward, man.
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That sucks that this happened to you!
Could have been worse though...I've seen instances where the people will YANK the blocks out just to see your car come crashing down, as they haul ass down the street. You guys would be surprised whose putting RX-8 rims on their cars: So far I've seen MPV's and Ford Probes with them... I'm sure there's many others. Good luck with the insurance company, keep us posted. |
Originally Posted by Three37ny
In 2004, Newark was ranked #36 in auto theft rate. LA was #21. New York was #191:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/...ar/P127138.asp Still, I know what you mean about Newark—I remember horrible news reports about auto theft there from 5 or 10 years ago. I guess auto theft, like crime in general, is something that really changes over time. I think I read that the numbers are greatly affected by how much of a drug problem (i.e. crack, for example) there is. I know meth is big in the west and is slowly making its way across the country. Still not big in NY yet, as far as I know. But its funny how our perceptions about crime in any particular city from years ago stay with us, even after things change. It'd be interesting to see those car theft rates PER number of cars, not per population. |
That really sucks that they stole your rims and tires :(
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Originally Posted by khtm
Those rates are per population, so in highly condensed areas like New York, obviously the rates will be lower since less people have cars and more take public transit. That doesn't mean it's any *safer* to park your car there...it's probably less safe because there's less cars so yours would be more of a target. ;)
It'd be interesting to see those car theft rates PER number of cars, not per population. |
so i finally recieved my insurance check today, and my car is in my local body shop, ill be without my baby for about 2 weeks or so until the rims i ordered come in , and the body work to both rocker panels is done, also to brice, one of my buddys pointed out that same forum to me also, and through some research from people on their and hear say, i have a acouple of scumbag kids not that far away from where i live that i might pay a visit too, in new york no one knows how to keep quiet about anything here....
p.s. i ordered 19" hp racing evo wheels with a 2 inch lip in front and a 3 inch lip in the back with the inside of the rim painted by my bodyshop to match the color of the car (pearl white), i know that some people on this forum may not agree with this decision that ive made on these rims but i think they might sit well on the car (thanx for ur suggestions though guys) |
Post some pics when you get them on. Hope you find the "kids" that did this.
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Originally Posted by 9kandgoing
thanx for ur suggestion ike, i was thinking about the staggered look, 2inch in the front and 3 inch in the back , what u guys think?
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Originally Posted by StewC625
I think that will screw up your handling and cause the car to badly understeer with power on, and cause it to badly oversteer on lifting the throttle in a tight turn.
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i will definately post some pics when the car is done, it should be out of the shop in about a week and a half, thanx for the support guys!
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So how much did you end up getting? any leftover?
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igot a estimate of 3982 , after the 500 deductible is taken out im looking at 3482, the rims and the body work ran me up to about 2800, so i got alittle left over for something, dont know what to get , but im leanin over to strakes, and a AEM cold air intake, i dunno.........
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nitrous.
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too bad too ear it, but enjoy the problem now you have some fun decisions to make.
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