Made a trip tp Orlando this weekend in my girtlfriends 03 Max and came outside to find the headlights missing. I know this is a common occurance but I really didn't think it would happen to her,for some reason.
We live in a pretty big city but I haven't heard of this happening around here just in bigger cities, but I guess Orlando was one of those cities.

The thiefs pryed up the driver doors handle poped the hood and neatly unhooked the wires, took the HID bulbs but trashed the housing. Nothing really got damged on the car except the door handle.

But the weird part is every time I turn the car off and take the key out of the ignition the front windows roll down. I can't figure this out. So,I have to unhook the battery every time we get out of the car. Has this happen to any other headlight victims or did the thiefs just mess something up in the when they pryed the door handle open? I will post pics later.

 

wow that is weird...our cars have the ability to roll the windows up and down using the key in the door handle (just hold it in one direction a few seconds to roll it down and another to roll it up) so i'm guessing the broken handle keyhole is just stuck in that position...it will most likely go away when you get it fixed (or is it fixed already?) good luck on getting everything sorted out though!

 

Damn that just sucks. I am definitely staying close to my car when I go to the all Florida meet in Orlando on the 18th.

 

Yes,stay close to your car b/c these thiefs really knew what they were doing. There were two other cars in the parking lot that had the same thing done to them.

 

does that up and down rolling apply to 2k-2k1 maxima's as well?

 

That would be the first documented case ive heard of in orlando....what neighborhood were you in when this happened. If you were in Sanford, Kissimmee, or the west side of downtown, it could be a possibility. Anywhere else this is a nonissue.

 

No they didn't have them , til the 2002-2003 got them

 

Sorry to hear about the theft, especially the damage with the window roll down/up. That's unsual one.

 

Can you tell us where this happen exactly? I'm just curious, since I live here I got to be more careful.

 

Damn theives. To hell with them!

 

I was at the Radisson on International Drive

 

Eye for an Eye. they should have there eyes gouged out.

 

I'm going to be packin'

 

i beleive all maximas have the window roll up/down on them. my buddy's 97 max can roll down the windows by holding down the unlock key on the remote for the alarm. i think it would roll up the windows if you hold down the lock key. i gotta check this out. i know for a fact that holding down unlock rolls down the windows on my 03 and his 97.

 

2000-2001 models years did not have this feature as FanaticMadMax stated above.

 

Is that the hotel across from Universal Studios?

 

No,it's almost straight across from Ripley's Beleive it or not

 

You were in a prime tourist area with out of state plates....its like asking for them to be stolen.

 

I had the same problem when they got me... when they pryed the handle they mess with some wires that handle the roll down windows...once you get it fix then you wont have that problem...


in the mean time disconect the wires from the button panel on the door... that should take care of that...it worked for me..

 

dawn the 2k2 and 2k3 headlight theives

 

stay away from I- Drive or Orange Blossom ... when I lived there many years ago there was always cars being stolen or parts being stolen in that area...usually the cars that are stolen end up in lakeland or Tampa...sorry to hear.

 

OBT = Hooker alley

Idrive = tourist central

Both places are shaaaady when it comes to cars being stolen

 

Is that why you are always driving up and down there?

 

Thanks for the heads up guys. I'll be driving down to Central Florida w/my 02 Maxima and now I know I cant let my guard down just because I'm not in NJ.

 

When I went to Daytona Beach (Spring Break), my car was safe except from the drunks

 

Thanks for posting about it. We are planning a trip to Disney and we were debating flying or driving down. we're flying....

 

How do you think I pay for all these mods.....money doesnt grow on trees

 

I when to the nissan stealers and was talking with one of the mechanic there and he told me that yes theives are now doing that, but i cant get into details because we all know what can happend!!!

 

I have seen it happened in Orlando too. It happened where I used to live Hunters Creek... so it is happening everywhere. I always try to keep my car close to me. I added the HID a while back...