Stolen HID's
 

Mann they got me yest at school in NJIT.. car was parked in lot and when i came back hid's were stolen.. then i walked to driver side and there was no window... looked inside no head unit...they messed up the whole center console..... damm bastards

thats sux man. sorry to hear. damn theives... :mad:

The more I read about HID theft in Jersey, the more I wonder why they even bothered selling maximas over there.....

I am wondering, if you were to park your car at Waldbaums or any other grocery store, would they steal them then, in broad daylight over there???

It seems to me the crooks wait with baited breath for you to leave your 2k2-2k3 parked alone....do they help you out of the car as you exit it???

very strange...

Move to Connecticut, they don't steal the HID's here!!!

Move to Kentucky, they don't know what HID's are here!!!

boy i'm glad I don't live ther

:rofl:

If only I would've known this was a big thing I would never have gotten this car, but then again I got it before this thing was huge.

The only thing you can do is get 2k/2k1 lights...seriously--alarm isnt going to really help--they take it in 15 seconds anyway

move to a better area or sell your car and buy a bucket and drive that (but buy the club and put it on your bucket so they don't steal it to) :jump:

did u have an aftermarket h/u or was it a stock h/u?

the headunit was after market... and im getting assed out cuz i cant find the reciept for it.. and i bought it from THE WIZ and that place shut down... so i dunno what to do about that

I'm very sorry to hear that. That's very frustrating when HID are being stolen. It's pretty alarming with those HID theft in the Northeastern States.

bro they stole my headlights twice in downtown newark in broad day light on a realyl busy street at like 2:30

-J

They tried to take my non HID units from my 2K last spring. Idiots! They got chased away by some neighbors and I got away with only a scratch on my hood. Newark sucks for Maximas.

Sorry to hear about your car man I know how it feels.I just put in the AE lights in mine after getting my hids jacked twice.They don't fit perfectly but its better than replacing the hids and keep paying the insurance deductible over and over again.

Question, On your head unit....was it one with a detachable face? most come with them nowdays. I would definitely have one in NJ or any big city area for that matter.

That gives me an idea. How bout coming up with detachable face HID's? That you could take with you....You could have a little black case and all, just like the HU?? then they couldnt take them. Hehe...
Anyone wanna fund some R&D into this??? I can probably come up with something.

i really feel for you guyz up north...it must suck up there...if i lived up there....i would have bought a hatchback with a H22....i thought going to a four door family would get less attention...

I feel your pain up there. They haven't started that jazz here in Chicago, but I know it won't be too far behind.

ugh $hit, I'm going up to Don's place in NJ on sunday so he can do my alarm. I AM NOT LEAVING MY CAR FOR 5 seconds!

Should I bring my dad's gun? Damn Fockerrss!!!!

Well, since the 1987 models, the Maxima has always been a theft target one way or another in the NYC area. Nissan's position on the HID-theft issue is now to just offer the HIDs as an option on Maximas (i.e.: 2k4 Maxima) instead of it being standard equipment (i.e.: 2K2/3 Maxima).

The only real way to curb HID theft is for every car manufacturer to install them on every car they produce; which is totally impractical (costwise).

Peace

Do you have close-up pics of the AE replacements? I'm curious to see how they look.

no my headunit was the one that wasnt detachable... it was the one that turns all black when shut off... now ima get one thats detachable

But if ya had an Eclipse ( non-detach) they woulda sent ya a new one, regardless of receipt. :thumbsup:

--Don

sorry to hear that bro- brick city is a no-no for my max-and that blows cause i like going shoppin' downtown Newark- Man even this weekend I was
in the meadowlands @ the Jets game- and all I was thinkin' during the game was if I was going to find my car in one piece-

Why would anyone want to live in NJ anyway?

Atlantic City BABY!!! Im from GA and I LOVED Atlantic City...I dont hear anything about stolen headlights down here..and thank god cuz im looking for a 2k2/2k3

Sorry to hear it.. I have a 2k1 so I've been lucky so far. I was going to put HID's in but when I was parked across a 2k2 in Glendale, Queens I realized why I didn't. I was half asleep at my gf's and heard an alarm go off. I ran out the door and up the block thinking it was mine end up it was the 2k2. The guy sped off in his minivan just as I run up there. All I could do is give the cops a description off the minivan (no rear plate on,SOB). Anyways, I've seen way too many get stolen and even with the bolt/lock they still damage the car. Wish ya the best of luck tho with insurance and all.

I don't believe that we have much of a HID theft problem down here, but if we do, i don't know about it...

Add another one to the list. I was at class tonight in the Woodbridge area and when I came out my HID's were stolen. There was another Maxima a few cars down and their lights were stolen as well. It's a good thing too cause if his were there I would have been p155ed!! Whatever deadbeat took the lights happened to leave finger prints on my car (didn't do a good job wiping them off) so I'm hoping that I'll get some justice (minus my deductible).

2k3blk6spd, can you post some pics of how your AE lights look on your car?

sorry to hear. do this: get new HIDs, park your car at a possible dangerous place and hide somewhere (most likely they're watching you, so do it carefulle). Get a bat or something heavy and once you see those motherlovers do it, KICK THEIR ASSeS.

i don't want HID's on my 2k anymore... :(

thanks for the idea carabuser. The thought, among others, has crossed my mind. I think what I'm gonna end up doing is get the 01 headlights and keep the HID's on my car for when things ease up or I feel like shoving them up some thiefs a55.

I think the most frustrating part of it all is that I get jacked and I still have to pay the deductible.

Whats up man? I agree... move to CT! :) But i go to NY often... Astoria POWER!!! :)

Anybody know what type of modification is needed to put the AE lights into a 2k2 maxima? bracket, wiring harness, etc.

I was looking at a theft deterrent kit on one of these maxima sites I can't remember the name. It came with these bolts and screws to hold your lights in place. Would that help, and if anyone knows the site and have them do they work?