Two hour window, leave my car in gated 4th floor parking garage at my apt complex. Come back from class to find this.

Damn...what did they take?

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that sucks :( i'm sorry

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Was it the factory radio?

Yikes, that's bad.

No, it was a alpine headunit. I usually took the faceplate off, but I was in my gated parking garage.

what did they do crawl through the window? Or did they somehow undo the double lock?

Yikes makes me really want to take off my alpine face plate more often

ouch.. that sucks bro. Yea.. did you double lock? Alarm?

That's why I still have the OEM unit.... playing the old school mix tapes still (just kidding)

that is why i have a black faced unit... and 5% tint.

That will be fun to reconstruct.

No alarm, the car was double locked, so he had to have been hanging out the door. The car was still locked when I got to it. Oh yeah and they stole my 8500 X50 as well. It was in my glovebox.

Well, I got your back on parts. Looks like your windows are tinted, let it be a lesson to everyone, tinted windows=car break in. Tint silences the sound of breaking glass, you'll never catch a car of mine with tint. And no dude, I'm not ragging on you for having tint, just giving you a hint why they may have picked your car.

Let me know what you need, do you have glass coverage with your insurance co?


Seriously though, what's with the sock in the glovebox? :confused

Perv.

Well, I got your back on parts. Looks like your windows are tinted, let it be a lesson to everyone, tinted windows=car break in. Tint silences the sound of breaking glass, you'll never catch a car of mine with tint. And no dude, I'm not ragging on you for having tint, just giving you a hint why they may have picked your car.

Let me know what you need, do you have glass coverage with your insurance co?


Seriously though, what's with the sock in the glovebox? :confused

Perv.
The sock in the glovebox has my navigation in it to keep it from getting scratched. And yes, they didn't steal the nav, probably because it was in a sock. I am not sure why they picked my car, I walked the parking garage and there were other cars with radar detectors on their dashboards and navigation along with tint. And those cars were parked in more hidden areas than mine.

<sarcasm> They wanted the OBC and climate control </sarcasm>

That sucks though, did they break any of the mounting hardware or wiring harness for the climate control and such?

<sarcasm> They wanted the OBC and climate control </sarcasm>

That sucks though, did they break any of the mounting hardware or wiring harness for the climate control and such?

It looks like the plug to the OBC may be slightly broken, but I have not investigated too much because the police are coming for prints shortly. This happened between 9am and 11am this morning.

man that looks nasty. sorry to hear bout your loss.

The sock in the glovebox has my navigation in it to keep it from getting scratched. And yes, they didn't steal the nav, probably because it was in a sock. I am not sure why they picked my car, I walked the parking garage and there were other cars with radar detectors on their dashboards and navigation along with tint. And those cars were parked in more hidden areas than mine.

Radar detectors aren't really worth crap in a pawn shop, and prices for nav units have drastically dropped over the holiday season. You need to think like a junkie, the thing that's going to bring the fastest buck is the nice head unit.

It looks like the plug to the OBC may be slightly broken, but I have not investigated too much because the police are coming for prints shortly. This happened between 9am and 11am this morning.



Wow, seriously? When I lived in JP the police wouldn't even come out to take a report for a break-in on a car. They'd tell you to call your insurace company, and come into the station to file a report. Good luck man, keep me posted.

Yeah, the police are coming out... may be a few hours though. If anyone has an OBC shoot me a PM. Thanks.

if it was gated, wasn't there a guard? or cams in the garage? sucks bro...nothing worse than a thief:mad

Yeah, the police are coming out... may be a few hours though. If anyone has an OBC shoot me a PM. Thanks.

Sorry to hear about that...bavarian has a ton of them if you cant find one on the forum.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-540i-E34-OBC-On-Board-Computer-525i-530i-535i_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50459QQihZ014QQite mZ330207379497QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

that sucks bro..if you need the center console trim ( holds obc, hvac, headunit).. i have an extra one laying around.. ill give it to you for $1 but you pay shipping.

That sucks, public parking FTL.

I agree with the no tint policy. I used to street park in an area with nightly break ins. I had no tint and my car was SPOTLESS inside. I wanted anyone to be able to look in and see nothing to steal.

Have Them Check The Security Cams

that sucks bro. my friends car had a break in before and they jacked pretty much all his crap. ipod, cell phone, wallet. it sucked for him since most of the crap was new.

yeah man sorry to hear that you had a unfortunate circumstance, maybe now would be the time to get a really good alarm?:dunno

Man, I'm very sorry to hear that man! I know exactly how you feel, I've been broken into TWICE. Had a 60GB video iPod stolen, and last week only $3 dollars in change from my console. I really wish the best for you, you'll get it all fixed!

As far as insurance goes, car is liability only. I just went to the junkyard and picked up a new window for 60 bucks.

Time to rig the airbag to go off when the car is broken into. Probably would have broken a few ribs with this guy.

Time to rig the airbag to go off when the car is broken into. Probably would have broken a few ribs with this guy.

:lol:lol:lol... just imagine.. walking up to your car, with some guys legs hanging out of the window.. knocked out by the airbag being deployed.

:lol

Honest officer i don't know how he got all those lumps on his face....and the broken nose....and all his teeth knocked out....that air bag must be powerfull:stickoutt

I was in a class a few years ago where we had to come up with an anti-theft device that was cheap, effective, and foolproof. Others came up with things like sirens, immobilizers, codes, the normal sort of thing.

I came up with a taser seat / steering wheel, a pepper spray dome light, and the airbag option. I like the airbag option the best since it virtually ensures damage to the brigand and it used existing hardware. My group and I calculated the cost to be around 5$ for the additional hardware. An extension of this was the "non-ejector seat", which fired an airbag under the seat, snapped the seat all the way back, and didn't open the roof. Basic analysis suggested at least some crushed ribs, if not broken vertebrae.

I'm not nice to someone that breaks my car.

what kind of a crackhead steals a headunit from a 15 yr old car anyways?

thats why we should all mod our cars to be like the james bond 750il..

instead of tints you might want to consider this: http://www.shattergard.com/home.html

$60 for a new window!! how hard is it to remove/install the window?



why would anybody harm an e34?!?

$60 for a new window!! how hard is it to remove/install the window?



why would anybody harm an e34?!?

$60 for a window? That seems like too good of a price.

I think I got out for $300ish when mine was broken into. Thankfully just a detector, didn't even look in the glovebox and find the iPod.

They came and dusted for prints and found some on the broken out window. I also talked to another guy with a 300ZX in our apt complex got broken into as well at an earlier date. So we went and raised some hell at the leasing office. There are no cameras in the garage though. I inspected the damage and I am worried about the cables attached to the climate control. I assume they were the ones that controlled the valves for feet, face, and windshield air. I think they are all broken and re-attaching them is probably going to suck judging by where they look to lead off to.

Man, I'm very sorry to hear that man! I know exactly how you feel, I've been broken into TWICE. Had a 60GB video iPod stolen, and last week only $3 dollars in change from my console. I really wish the best for you, you'll get it all fixed!

they make 60gb videos?!?!! imagine all the videos i could put on one of those....

They targeted you for a reason. Maybe for "bumping" your system or similar. They probably heard you if that was the case. They probably eye balled it for a while. There is always a reason.

I am not sure why they picked my car, I walked the parking garage and there were other cars with radar detectors on their dashboards and navigation along with tint. And those cars were parked in more hidden areas than mine.

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if it was gated, wasn't there a guard? or cams in the garage? sucks bro...nothing worse than a thief:mad

USELESS i was in one and i received a broken window and a lost laptop bag and some wires, left it out on the rear seats. (good thing i had my laptop)

I can ship you a climate control and obc for free if you are willing to pay shipping.
This kind of shit just pisses me off, let me know if I can help.

Sorry about your car. The tint thing makes sense though. GL getting it back together.

I was in a class a few years ago where we had to come up with an anti-theft device that was cheap, effective, and foolproof. Others came up with things like sirens, immobilizers, codes, the normal sort of thing.

I came up with a taser seat / steering wheel, a pepper spray dome light, and the airbag option. I like the airbag option the best since it virtually ensures damage to the brigand and it used existing hardware. My group and I calculated the cost to be around 5$ for the additional hardware. An extension of this was the "non-ejector seat", which fired an airbag under the seat, snapped the seat all the way back, and didn't open the roof. Basic analysis suggested at least some crushed ribs, if not broken vertebrae.

I'm not nice to someone that breaks my car.


Good god that's intense... but VERY deserved.

"Vincent: What's more chickensh*t than f**king with a man's automobile? I mean, don't f**k with another man's vehicle.
Lance: You don't do it.
Vincent: It's just against the rules."



On another note, I've been thinking about getting an Alpine CDA-7998, with the face plate that folds away to show nothing but a flat black panel. Would that confuse thieves or would they know what's going on there?

Good god that's intense... but VERY deserved.

"Vincent: What's more chickensh*t than f**king with a man's automobile? I mean, don't f**k with another man's vehicle.
Lance: You don't do it.
Vincent: It's just against the rules."



On another note, I've been thinking about getting an Alpine CDA-7998, with the face plate that folds away to show nothing but a flat black panel. Would that confuse thieves or would they know what's going on there?



Do you think it would fool you? Theives aren't stupid, they're just desperate.

So far as the Pulp Fiction thing goes, did you get that it was Bruce Willis that keyed the car?

Do you think it would fool you? Theives aren't stupid, they're just desperate.

So far as the Pulp Fiction thing goes, did you get that it was Bruce Willis that keyed the car?



That's a good point, I think they'd probably know, but from only a quick look through my tinted windows it wouldn't look exciting.

But I had NO idea that it was Bruce Willis that did it. Where'd that come from?

That's a good point, I think they'd probably know, but from only a quick look through my tinted windows it wouldn't look exciting.

But I had NO idea that it was Bruce Willis that did it. Where'd that come from?

I think it was Opie and Anthony, but I'm not sure. Some talk radio DJ show where they interview Quentin and asked him, he said nobody had ever asked him that before, but it was true.

I think it was Opie and Anthony, but I'm not sure. Some talk radio DJ show where they interview Quentin and asked him, he said nobody had ever asked him that before, but it was true.

Oh ok then, that's pretty cool.


but yeah as far as the tinted windows are concerned I HAVE to have them on my car, the temperature around here gets VERY high, and with a black leather interior tinting is a must.

Break ins aren't too common around here, cause it's an isolated country town, so not too many people would know about the folding away CDA-7998, but when I go to Adelaide or something it may be noticed... although through the tint you couldn't make out that there's a head unit there at all I don't think.
And I wouldn't be able to tell you what the percentage of the tint is, as it came from the PO like that.
Would there be any way for me to find out by looking at it, or would it just be all speculation.

i'm honestly very happy with my OEM radio, and i use a cassette adapter to plug in my ipod for trips. i never use cd's anymore, so there's no real reason to upgrade and the sound with the ipod/cassette adapter is good enough. plus nobody wants an oem head unit.

sorry about your damage, that really sucks.

The sock in the glovebox has my navigation in it to keep it from getting scratched. And yes, they didn't steal the nav, probably because it was in a sock. I am not sure why they picked my car, I walked the parking garage and there were other cars with radar detectors on their dashboards and navigation along with tint. And those cars were parked in more hidden areas than mine.

They knew what you had dude

They knew what you had dude
Well aren't I just the LUCKIEST person EVAR?!?!

Oh ok then, that's pretty cool.


but yeah as far as the tinted windows are concerned I HAVE to have them on my car, the temperature around here gets VERY high, and with a black leather interior tinting is a must.

Break ins aren't too common around here, cause it's an isolated country town, so not too many people would know about the folding away CDA-7998, but when I go to Adelaide or something it may be noticed... although through the tint you couldn't make out that there's a head unit there at all I don't think.
And I wouldn't be able to tell you what the percentage of the tint is, as it came from the PO like that.
Would there be any way for me to find out by looking at it, or would it just be all speculation.


Your car is a 1992, you should be able to use the vent timer, no? Check the hidden features thread.


Well aren't I just the LUCKIEST person EVAR?!?!

Yeah, now two people know what you had. You and the guy that took it.

Your car is a 1992, you should be able to use the vent timer, no? Check the hidden features thread.




Yeah, now two people know what you had. You and the guy that took it.


I'll have to give it a look, but I was wondering, while it's venting, does it sound like the car's on from the outside?

I'll have to give it a look, but I was wondering, while it's venting, does it sound like the car's on from the outside?

No, it just tilts the sunroof and turns on the blower motor to blow the hot air out of the car.

what kind of a crackhead steals a headunit from a 15 yr old car anyways?

Maybe someone with an E34 that needs parts. They didn't just take the head unit, they took the OBC and climate controls as well. Tho, can't imagine an E34 owner doing that to another E34 owner.

man sorry to here about your loss.. i feel you pain.. i ducked into work once for about half an hour to pick up may pay check and my head unit and phone was stolen.. and i didn't even have tinting..

Maybe someone with an E34 that needs parts. They didn't just take the head unit, they took the OBC and climate controls as well. Tho, can't imagine an E34 owner doing that to another E34 owner.
they only took that because they pried it from the dash and all that is what came out.
Most thieves are too lazy to get the 1/2 dozen keys you need to remove any radio without damage and resort the the jerk n pry and just take whatever comes out... I guarantee the obc and climate controls are in their trashcan right now.

morons stole a 1year old base model pioneer (deh-1500) from my wife's car last summer... thing was worth less than $15, and they rummaged hru the trunk looking for an amp, subs etc... didn't even bother to take the $50 tommy hilfiger baby shoes that were in there.

sucks man, makes me nervous




and, I was in the other part of Texas between the hours of..

people F'n suck. Hopefully the guy gets caught

I've got a practically brand new clarion dxz555mp sitting here if you need a replacement deck PM me. It plays mp3 data discs and shows titles, and it controls an ipod if you buy the cable. I have the remote, book, wire loom, etc. I have no use for it anymore as I have an ipod adapter in the e39. I'd sell it for 60.00 shipped.

I have one of the high end alpine's from a few years back with the ipod adaptor. It matched the dash lighting quite well as i recall. It also plays mp3/wma data disks. I pulled it from the old car and ended up buying a newer unit when I upgraded the current car. I would let go of it all for $100.....

It is the 9855.
http://www.caraudiodump.nl/catalog/images/cda-9855r.jpg

I have not seen an Alpine deck like that in a while. That slider thing is tricky to get used to.

Sorry about your bad luck. Sounds like an inside job or you were targeted because they wanted what you had.

gosh i am sorry to hear that
if it helps i got an ac control unit and it seems good.
the sliders in the back ate color coded and i have them too. plus hardware ...
pM me, if ya interested

Your car is a 1992, you should be able to use the vent timer, no? Check the hidden features thread....


I went and had a play in the car and I have the stopwatch, not the timed ventilation system :(

Well, I just noticed yesterday that the charger to my navigation and my cell phone charger was also stolen. WTF, what value would these things have?

Because when you're a crackhead looking to make $10 you grab every fing thing you can and get the hell out of dodge.

No, it just tilts the sunroof and turns on the blower motor to blow the hot air out of the car.

Do e36's do that too?

I didn't read through the second page, but if you need the dash panel lemme know.. I've got one. I've got an OBC somewhere, but Im not sure if I'll be able to find it.

They're yours if you need them and I can find the OBC.