So if your HIDs got stolen in NY you might want to track this guy down:

HID on Ebay

I love how he says he found them in the garage of his new house. Yeah my A$$ he did. Because I just move out and leave my "broken connector" HIDs on the shelf.

Anyone up for a boot party??

 

Looks like someone needed D2R bulbs.

Definitely stolen! I'm glad I live about as far away from NY as I can get, at least in the US.

 

he should've said "I found them in the public trash can outside of my house"

 

they've been striped of anything of worth. They are worth about $10 as is. I'm sure someone was throwing away the housing after stealing the ballast and D2Rs.

 

Wow, I hadn't noticed that the ballasts and bulbs are missing. It seems few people have noticed that since they're still bidding on the item. It's over $150 now.

 

someone should warn those buyers...hope none of them are .ORG members.

 

in the description he sounds like he's trying to play stupid though (if that made sense)

 

The seller is definitely a thief. He found them in the garage of his new home, what a bunch of BS

 

If he was trying to screw with people, why would he post photos of the back of the lighting fixtures which reflect the missing bulbs and ballast?

 

Because there are many people out there that dont realize that these lights are worth jack without the bulbs

 

To cover his a$$ when the buyer gets the lights and complains that "they don't work." The he can say that it was clearly sold "as is" and he showed closeups of it in the auction listing...

 

Amen to that

 

another one here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1836684731

seems more legit but....

 

Called an INSURANCE SCAM...

As for the other ebay auction, who cares ? It's ebay w/o proof, you got nothing. You should see the other "items" up for sale, that are OBVIOUSLY STOLEN.

 

yea those look more legit

 

Still coming out of NY... Gotta be hot. There are a ton of guys there getting hit and this guy just happens to have another pair lying around.

 

LoL, try all over the USA, you should see the CA stats...LoL, more than LA. TN, port gets hit as well, so don't just assume its NY...its all over the place...Acura TL/CL stats don't look any better...any HID Standard auto is a target. Rumor has it, 01/02 QX4 + 02 Q45 lamps are on the rise. I read about Nissan Stats, since my cousin works for them...

 

I'm going to go make sure my HID's are still on my car If my maxima holds up in new york for a few years.. I'll feel proud i never got hit. Lets just wait and see

HID locks anyone? any possible way? This shouldn't seem to far off considering someone asked about a tinfoil dashboard.

 

Where exactly might I find those stats? I'm about to take my car to UT-Knoxville this fall and have heard lots of horror stories about stolen cars, stolen parts, etc..

John

 

Well if you need a locking system the best you can get right now is what TimW has. He has some bolt sets he sells for cost to everyone.

Thanks again Tim. Appreciate all your effort.

Rob

 

From Nissan, my cousin Jennifer works there, and we had a talk about those thefts...I think its a scheme from Nissan to make money...can you believe it costs Nissan $45/ pr. on those HID hadlamps~! Charge $450-750/pr @ dealer cost level, and 900-1200 on retail level ?

 

Damn! Sounds like a partnership between Nissan and a federation of body shops around the country..

 

Sorry $145...not $45...LoL.

 

If Nissan could come up with a different design for the HID you won't have this stolen problem. Since they are easy to inter-change this would it a easy target beside you need to modify the wire to make it work.

 

before i read your correction i was thinking 90% cut- what da hell

 

Here's the link to the thread for TimW's bolts.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=120346

You can't go wrong with these. There only $15 and should certainly deter someone from trying to mess with your lights.

 

Yeah, Tim's solution is pretty good. Not foolproof, but then again, nothing is. Right now I'm vacationing down San Antonio way; nothing has happened to mine (so far) and I'm hoping that the bolts aren't put to the test. But, believe me, I'm keeping my fingers crossed (and heat at the ready).

Buzz