[jonnylin1]

Originally Posted by Serge335i

Does the insurance usually cover these kind of things?

its under vandalism for the insurance claim i guess...

Originally Posted by vuudoopham

Fear. I am in fear now. I thought these things didn't happen in Bellevue!

ya, me too. Still shocked that it had happened, just in my own condo area too

Originally Posted by lync9763

makes me happy i keep my car in the garage... though, my wheels are cheap and so far no attempts to steal them... for sure though when i get the style i truely want, they're getting insured all on their own (expecting to spend ~$4000 on the wheels i want) and best brand of wheel locks i can find.

As mentioned above... try getting an alarm system (or a better one) with shock/suspension sensors. <--- if someone even bumps your car, your alarm will sound... this can get annoying to neighbors at 2am when some stray animal decides it likes your bimmer...

>__< fk'n neighbor's RX8 is the most annoying thing ever when the local tomcat hops on his hood... and the cat doesn't even give a sh!t about the noise, just keeps chillin...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm ya, this obviously sparks my interests in spendy alarms and stuff. But also dumb that it even needs to be done. People are stupid.

Originally Posted by icyunv

which part of bellevue

kinda around crossroads area if you know there...

Originally Posted by asdflkijd

does insurance cover stuff like this?

under vandalism apparently!

Originally Posted by yoko kai

This sucks dude, I hope you get the f*ckers, I'm still hunting the guys that shot up my window before christmas, I wanna get them too.

I invested on a DEI shock sensor that works with the OEM alarm from one of the forum members for $45 that builds his own. His name is Twinsnails something. You can adjust the sensitivity from 0-100%. At 100% a regular trunk slam from the car beside you could trigger the alarm. Good for tilting too.

might have to look into that!!

Originally Posted by Hreed

wow fuck those guys. what assholes.

ya...sucks, i've definitely had better days. But also, it could have been worse =/

[Gastoys]

Wow, that is truly messed up! If you don't mind, I will take your lessons learned as my own and purchase wheel locks today! Best of luck in your journey for new wheels/tires. Hey, there is a guy in the Seattle area selling OEM BMW Sport Wheels (style 189) with fairly new tires for like $950.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/2804524306.html

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Wow

Atleast they were nice enough to leave the car on rocks and leave your lug nuts.

If they were smart they would have grabbed the Kw's that were probably worth just as much as the wheels!

Yes of course insurance covers it... thats why you buy insurance. Its a comprehensive claim. Same as if they stole the entire car. Its not the car owners fault.

[jonnylin1]

Originally Posted by Jeff@topgearsolutions

Wow

Atleast they were nice enough to leave the car on rocks and leave your lug nuts.

If they were smart they would have grabbed the Kw's that were probably worth just as much as the wheels!

Yes of course insurance covers it... thats why you buy insurance. Its a comprehensive claim. Same as if they stole the entire car. Its not the car owners fault.

well, its probably easier/faster to just find something (in this case rocks) and drop the car...rather than dropping it to the ground and somehow get the jacks out.

and yes they were super nice to leave the lugs. and for the KWs they would have to break in my car open the hood and trunk and un-do a bunch of shit. obviously thats not what they were after.

I already got my check from the insurance for the wheels and tires. But my car is still at the shop and not sure what the damage is there...

[Bunkei]

But I thought the OEM alarm monitors the vehicle's height, and activates if it's significantly altered .. ?

[ak47firepower]

It is traumatic seeing your car's wheels jacked and on rocks. I still have nightmares to this day (same thing happened with my old e36 back in the day). Wheel locks and alarms!! And video surveillance if you can. Hope those bastards get nabbed. My only solace for you is ... on to bigger and better rims!

[jonnylin1]

Originally Posted by Bunkei

But I thought the OEM alarm monitors the vehicle's height, and activates if it's significantly altered .. ?

I believe they knew what they were doing/got lucky, most likely they jacked up all four sides at the same time so the tilt sensor didnt go off.

Originally Posted by ak47firepower

It is traumatic seeing your car's wheels jacked and on rocks. I still have nightmares to this day (same thing happened with my old e36 back in the day). Wheel locks and alarms!! And video surveillance if you can. Hope those bastards get nabbed. My only solace for you is ... on to bigger and better rims!

ya...it sucks. Never thought it'd ever happen here in bellevue =_= And that thought of getting another place with a garage is getting to me that much more lol.

the new set of wheels are on its way...car is still at the shop though

most recently i heard from the shop...the estimate is at $2200 right now!!!

[mpower3o2]

Originally Posted by jonnylin1

I believe they knew what they were doing/got lucky, most likely they jacked up all four sides at the same time so the tilt sensor didnt go off.


most recently i heard from the shop...the estimate is at $2200 right now!!!

if you don't mind me asking, what all got damaged? sorry to hear about what happened

[marv85]

I'm sorry man!! This sucks... So now what? Did you report it? Let us know how it goes... Hopefully nothing is damaged!

[jonnylin1]

Originally Posted by marv85

I'm sorry man!! This sucks... So now what? Did you report it? Let us know how it goes... Hopefully nothing is damaged!

Originally Posted by mpower3o2

if you don't mind me asking, what all got damaged? sorry to hear about what happened

Well the car sitting on the random shaped rocks =[ there was a lot of random damages underneath from that. Some scratches on the sideskirt around the jack spots. Also it looked like they tried to jack the car from the front diff...and MISSED...

But honestly i dont know exactly yet...its been snowing so much im sure my body shop has been swamped and etc. I have not heard from my buddy that works at the shop yet at all since the estimate of $2200.

[Eko]

what front diff?

[Halligan]

Discouraging to hear and just goes to show you it doesn't matter where you live, thieves will be thieves. But pay back is B!+c#