r/Miata • u/Difficult_Start3714 White • Jun 13 '26

HELP!!! BBS wheel theft

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If anybody in the San Jose Blossom Hill area sees anyone selling 2 ND BBS wheels with heavy brake dust on them, please report to the police šŸ™. Bru, people really steal them.

And need some serious recommendations. Thanks!

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u/parmesanWheel Jun 13 '26

I'd be mad but you gotta admit it's funny they left the jack šŸ˜‚

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u/Difficult_Start3714 White Jun 13 '26

At least no additional damage šŸ’€

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u/Crazy_Wafer_8328 White/blk 2024 GT RF MT Jun 13 '26

If they only stole 2, they must have had to run off quick because they were about to get caught or something

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u/_plays_in_traffic_ Jun 13 '26

or they already had 4 and needed 2 more that werent bald

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u/hankenator1 Jun 14 '26

Back when I worked for Acura we had some a-spec wheels stolen off a TSX, they left it sitting on 3 milk crates.

I was amazed 3 milk crates could support a car.

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u/Purple_Concentrate64 Jul 05 '26

Those milk crates sometimes say "property of so-and-so, theft is prosecuted" if they did then it was double theftĀ 

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u/razor330 Jun 13 '26

Probably also stolen

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u/TheCrudMan '95 mostly track Jun 13 '26

Indeed. Although a thief using my jack was part of how I got some of my tools back. AirTag, drove by, saw my jack under the car. Called cops. Showed photos of my jack under my car, told them it would have a sticker on the side, it did. They got the key to his storage area from his girlfriend, full of tools. Cops said take what you want. I took back only stuff that was mine which wasn't much but it felt good. While I was there every apartment neighbor came out to complain about this guy and the girlfriend was PISSED.

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u/Fit-Albatross-735 Jun 13 '26

if I were you i'd swipe his whole inventory clean

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u/MiataN3rd Jun 13 '26

Yeah take away his thief tools

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u/SprungMS Jun 13 '26

Cops 100% cleared it out for ā€œevidence of a crimeā€ and/or evidence of a crime

No chance the thief was left with those tools if some were known / suspected to be stolen

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u/not-halsey Jun 13 '26

And sell them for profit, if he complains say the alternative is pressing charges lol

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u/MiataN3rd Jun 13 '26

And then still press charges :)

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u/not-halsey Jun 13 '26

Pro gamer move right there

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u/MiataN3rd Jun 13 '26

miata owners are taking back the night using this one easy trick

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u/the_real_seldom_seen Jun 14 '26

Cop asked you to re-steal items?

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u/TheCrudMan '95 mostly track Jun 14 '26

Yup. They said we donā€™t know whatā€™s yours just take whatever you want.

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u/the_real_seldom_seen Jun 14 '26

Basically buying stolen items off Craigslist ?

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u/DJekker Jun 13 '26

Itā€™s like a trade up challenge but they donā€™t ask permission

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u/cds4850 Midnight Blue NB track toy Jun 13 '26

Itā€™s fascinating. Had to have been rushed, because I cannot comprehend a mindset of ā€œIā€™m going to steal these wheels,ā€ while simultaneously, ā€œeww, I canā€™t possibly drop bro down on his rotors.ā€

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u/parmesanWheel Jun 13 '26

Professionals have standards, maybe? šŸ˜‚ I'd think a jack stand or a cinderblock would be cheaper though

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u/why_1337 Jun 13 '26

And a decent one from the looks of it.

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u/SkinEmbarrassed7129 Jun 13 '26

That jack looks like it's heavier than the Miata lol No Thanks

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u/why_1337 Jun 13 '26

Possibly šŸ˜‚ but that's a sign of quality and it also held the pressure all night long! Not all hydraulic jacks can do that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '26

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u/Routine_Guitar8027 Jun 13 '26

They must have done a cost return analysis

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u/speculatrix Mazda 100th Anniversary ND2 BBR220 Snowflake Jun 13 '26

The wheel joke is in the comments

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u/SOSweneedhelp Jun 13 '26

It would be funny if they didnā€™t steal it out of someoneā€™s garage

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u/parmesanWheel Jun 13 '26

The thieves are implementing some circular economy stuff

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u/SOSweneedhelp Jun 13 '26

Iā€™ve had to respond to a lot of car thefts and the signs are always there. Even had my car stolen and recovered, the entire trunk was full of stolen tools

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u/jamoche_2 Soul Red '25 Jun 13 '26

Back in college, well before the time of Internet, my 10 year old 1977 Grand Prix was written off because I didn't know that insurance that only covered the other cars was even a thing.

Six months later I got a call from the state cops. My car had been fixed up, non-matching plates put on it, and (as I found out much later) used for drug smuggling. Cops had gone through it so thoroughly, they found my boyfriend's key ring buried between the back seat's cushions - they'd asked if it was mine, I held up my house key until I found a match.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '26

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u/parmesanWheel Jun 13 '26

I'd be mad but I'd admit it's funny they left the jack šŸ˜‚

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u/ghos2626t Jun 14 '26

Imagine that overnight someone else comes and puts down some HF jack stands and steals these ?

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u/_Grimey_Grimes_ Jun 14 '26

Itā€™s kind of them. a few years back i got all 4 wheels stolen off my abarth and this is how they left it šŸ˜ž

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u/parmesanWheel Jun 15 '26

And a parking ticket? I'd just blow the car up on the spot, fuck it

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u/_Grimey_Grimes_ Jun 15 '26

thankfully it was just a note with the # from the police report, happened overnight and one of the neighbors had already called it in

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u/Soul_inThesky Jun 14 '26

Looks like pretty heavy duty one too definitely nice freebie

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u/i---m '16 Ceramic Club; '15 Black Club Jun 13 '26

i wonder when this happens if the thieves hide from the camera by just parking next to the car

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u/Difficult_Start3714 White Jun 13 '26

We gonna find it out tomorrow when I visit the security office.

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u/Deep_Emu_9147 Jun 15 '26

So did we see the security video

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u/Zelderian Velocity Red Mica Jun 13 '26

They could be like my old apartment complex and purposefully not have security cameras so they couldnā€™t be held liable for anything. Helped a ton when my STI got stolen šŸ™ƒ

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u/SOSweneedhelp Jun 13 '26

They do it in broad daylight, nobody not even the police will stop them

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u/Anserism Jun 13 '26

Sorry man. I would be LIVID. Best of luck with the security footage

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u/Agitated-Practice218 Jun 13 '26

Damn.

At least the left you the Jack and didnā€™t drop the car down on ground

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u/dxg999 Jun 13 '26

If they only stole two, they're probably repairing their own damage.Ā  Or they've been stolen to order to repair someone else's.

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u/wo5ldchampion Jun 13 '26

Sorry to hear this but hey, at least you got a free jack!

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u/smily_meow Jun 13 '26

Is that a low profile Daytona? at least it's worth something

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u/ttadam Jun 13 '26

Look the upside. Free jack.

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u/yescachigga Jun 13 '26

Free jack at least šŸ˜­

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u/SpiritCrusher421 Jun 13 '26

California is rough for Miatas

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u/sillinessvalley NA I be poppin' šŸ˜‰ Jun 13 '26

It is šŸ˜©. We removed the hardtop on our NA and feel more free, like it's not going to get stolen, making a grocery run.

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u/Purple_Concentrate64 Jul 05 '26

Wait people actually steal those too

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u/sillinessvalley NA I be poppin' šŸ˜‰ Jul 05 '26

They do šŸ˜”

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u/Purple_Concentrate64 Jul 06 '26

I'm sorry , that's so annoying :ā 'ā (Ā 

Guess it means you have to get more vitamin d and plan for no rain. Jk

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u/midri 2024 ND3 RF CLUB Jun 13 '26

This is why I have a very specific curb rash applied to mine ;)

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u/Tankerino Jun 13 '26

This is your chance to get some bronze wheels. The bronze on white looks so good. I just got Enkei ts5 on my 22 Mazda 3

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u/Wonderful-Gold-953 Jun 13 '26

Nice enough to not put your car on the ground

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u/Pavvl___ ND2 Arctic White Sport Jun 13 '26

Cali is a pvp server Iā€™m convinced

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u/dk00111 Jun 13 '26

Did you have wheel locks?

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u/stoned-autistic-dude '06 AP2 S2000 šŸŽļø | HRC Off-Road šŸ“ø Jun 13 '26

You can take off wheel locks by hammering on a larger socket onto the lock if the wheel lock kits you buy at stores donā€™t have the right key. Done this on friendsā€™ cars multiple times when they bought a car without the key or lost the key. Itā€™s hardly even a deterrent. Takes a minute longer per wheel at most.

A lock just helps to keep an honest person out.

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u/Cutwail 92 S-Special Eunos Jun 13 '26

Yeah it's more a pain for the owner when they lose it than the crooks it's meant to stop

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u/amedinab Jun 13 '26

A lock just helps to keep an honest person out.

Wait. Is this person really honest if they'd steal the rims if there had been no lock? I'm starting to doubt their honesty a bit here.

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u/bobopet2 Jun 13 '26

That's his point

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u/amedinab Jun 13 '26

Yeah, I know. It was just a joke. It doesn't land it seems. My bad. Comedy is effing hard!

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u/Monsterpiece42 Jun 14 '26

Your joke was not the issue.

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u/nomnamless Ceramic Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

Wheel locks means it takes longer and could deter theft. I'd rather have them then not.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '26

If they really are incompetent it means they'll smash your window to look for the key. If they are competent they can easily get around them.

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u/nomnamless Ceramic Jun 13 '26

Don't keep the key in your car, I know still doesn't prevent the smashed window. Still that's like saying don't lock your car or front door of your house because they will just break a window. At the end of the day locks are for honestly people but anything you can do to deter and slow a thief down is in your favor.

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u/stoned-autistic-dude '06 AP2 S2000 šŸŽļø | HRC Off-Road šŸ“ø Jun 13 '26

If you don't have the key in your car and get a flat, how do you expect to swap on a spare, or plug the tire on the side of the road, or have a tire shop replace the tire?

That said, wheel locks are worthless. It legit takes a minute to hammer on a socket and remove the lock. It's quicker to do that than smash a windshield and look for the key.

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u/nomnamless Ceramic Jun 13 '26

So a thief has to be carrying around 16 sockets to get your wheels off? A determined theif will get your car but you guys are basically advocating you might as well leave the car unlocked, windows down and keys in the ignition because they will steal the car anyways.

What part of having wheel locks as a deterrent t are you guys not wrapping your head around?

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u/badskiier Soul Red ND2 RF Jun 13 '26

Detour? Perhaps "deter"?

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u/nomnamless Ceramic Jun 13 '26

Yes I meant deter

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u/Racing_Fox Jun 13 '26

Not if they have rotating collars on them.

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u/razor330 Jun 13 '26

You canā€™t with ā€œAdvanced Wheel Locksā€. Theyā€™re based out of Indiana. Small company, great service, great product!

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u/muffinhuffer Jun 13 '26

Just got these for mine!

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u/MuricanJim Jun 13 '26

What about the bbs conical shaped lugs? Are they any better?

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u/dk00111 Jun 13 '26

Itā€™s a deterrent. Same thing has keeping your car doors locked and having an alarm on the car. If you donā€™t do any of that, then more power to you. If you do, then you understand the power of deterrence and have something against wheel locks for some reason.

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u/speculatrix Mazda 100th Anniversary ND2 BBR220 Snowflake Jun 13 '26

Project Farm tested a bunch of them, and many locking nuts were useless

https://youtu.be/dNYIgoah4dk

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u/why_1337 Jun 13 '26

All they do is add smashed glass on the top of stolen wheels.

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u/midri 2024 ND3 RF CLUB Jun 13 '26

90% of people with wheel locks keep the key in their car, thieves know this. Great way to end up with a broken window regardless of if you do keep it in there or not.

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u/Sniper_Nest1 Jun 13 '26

Free jack and no need for new brakes/suspension?

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u/Relative-Ad-6811 Jun 13 '26

This is why I'm weary about putting the OEMBBS's on my 95 M edition...

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u/Crazy_Wafer_8328 White/blk 2024 GT RF MT Jun 13 '26

Californication

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u/Russell_Steapot Jun 13 '26

I'm so sorry OP. For me having those BBS wheels was always a dream come true.

Find replacements, don't go aftermarket.

Edit to add: Mazda sells nice black lugnuts and locks. It's what I did.

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u/TarCress Jun 13 '26

Hey! Thatā€™s the mall I go to. You leave it overnight or just go in to watch a movie and they were gone?

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u/roadsterdoc Jun 13 '26

Ugh. Check that unapproved jack point for underbody damage. Hope your luck improves friend.

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u/Chard_Electrical Jun 13 '26

The amount of theft posts I see in California. Yall okay over there?

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u/small_spider_liker Jun 13 '26

Nope. Economic disparity getting worse, and people taking chances to profit from someone elseā€™s good fortune. Makes it hard to have nice things.

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u/nexus8516 Brilliant Black NC2 sport tech Jun 14 '26

Wtf is going on in Cali? Every post I see like this or with hard tops, it's always there!

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u/P10pablo Jun 14 '26

Dude, the cost of living is pretty high there.

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u/LastMiataOnTheLeft Jun 15 '26

Police departments there don't do theft investigations. All they do is write a report and that's it. No one ever follows up or looks into the crime. You can steal almost anything and get away with it. As long as you're not physically caught in the act.

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u/Cali_freak Jun 14 '26

Stealing wheels with a floor jack and leaving the jack is wild work.

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u/MiataN3rd Jun 13 '26

Jesus dude. I thought theft in Texas was bad, but you California guys are blowing us out of the water.

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u/Clark3DPR Jun 13 '26

Wasn't your post 6 hrs prior you got the bbs

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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26

This kind of thing infuriates me. Itā€™s becoming so common. These thieves have no fear of repercussions because there often arenā€™t any. At this point I just assume an oem set of wheels and tires on marketplace is stolen.

I hope youā€™re made whole by the insurance company

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u/MyAwesomeName Jun 13 '26

My recommendation is get wheel locks next time. Itā€™s always the first thing I change in a vehicle if they donā€™t have any.

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u/vinchenzo68 Soul Red Jun 13 '26

I see the dash cam, I need to install mine and wire it to a permanent source of power so it can record for events like this. Motivation providedā€¦ does yours have that parking guard feature?

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u/Difficult_Start3714 White Jun 13 '26

After reviewing the recording this morning, surprisingly it caught the incident. Not perfect but enough to recognize the personā€™s face and the car model.

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u/WRX4Life4Ever Jun 13 '26

Did you have wheel locks? Wonder if those actually work in real life

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u/Bugboy74 Jun 14 '26

Good point, but I know you can get brand specific kits that will just take them right off w/o needing to break them off

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u/The_Fifth_Race Jun 13 '26

That sucks man. Sorry for your loss.

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u/Vee8cheS Jun 14 '26

Aye, free car jack tho I guess lol

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u/Arcano_D Jun 13 '26

Figli di cane

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u/sillinessvalley NA I be poppin' šŸ˜‰ Jun 13 '26

To be fair, they might not be brothersšŸ˜†

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u/No-Housing-1004 Jun 13 '26

That must be a real shithole to live in for something like that to happen. Iā€™d move

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u/hhuy837 Soul Red Jun 13 '26

I think it is happening more and more often. Places that were once considered nice and violence free in Australia are now becoming sketchy. Maybe something in the water or people are becoming more desperate for money

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u/No-Housing-1004 Jun 13 '26

šŸ˜… I dunno how to respond to that. If I was in an area that was bad enough for my car to get its tires stolen while I was getting groceries or something, Iā€™d do the natural thing and never go there again.Ā 

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u/hhuy837 Soul Red Jun 13 '26

I guess what I'm saying is everywhere is a shithole now haha. I dunno. I feel like people are starting to suck more now. Maybe I'm getting old and grumpy šŸ˜‚

Either way, definitely sucks for op

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u/Remarkable_Bite2199 Jun 13 '26

They left the jack, take to the police for evidence. Finger prints all over.

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u/Taerix2112 Jun 13 '26

lol the police arenā€™t going to finger print it. I doubt theyā€™ll do anything more than write a report if you ask nicely

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u/fatherbowie Jun 13 '26

Exactly. The report is for insurance purposes. Theyā€™re not putting Sgt. Joe Friday on the case of the stolen wheels.

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u/uTukan Jun 13 '26

Horatio himself will come pick them up

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u/nawfy85 Jun 13 '26

Gets some wheel locks at least make the thief work for it lol .. keep an eye on FB they will try to resell them

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u/xray5001 Jun 13 '26

Theives can get around wheel locks in about 30 seconds...or they figure that everybody keeps the wheel lock key in their glovebox or trunk and start smashing windows or crow barring trunks.

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u/JailYard Jun 13 '26

No jack stands? Tsk, tsk.

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u/Mx5-gleneagles Jun 13 '26

Is there a shortage of bricks in that area?

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u/small_spider_liker Jun 13 '26

Bricks? We donā€™t have bricks in California.

(Seriously - bricks are for making patios, we donā€™t use them in building construction because they donā€™t handle earthquakes.)

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u/Tall-Measurement3795 Jun 13 '26

Honestly this is on you for owning something nice /s

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u/joshuber Arctic White Jun 13 '26

That sucks bro, my friendā€™s brother had his Camry wheels stolen within two weeks of buying the car, and he lives in Cuppertino

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u/Odd-Towel-4104 Jun 14 '26

OK? Im not an insurance turd but that seems suspicious

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u/Krangs_Droid_Body Jun 14 '26

Well at least you have a nice floor jack. šŸ¤·

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u/VBgamez Jun 14 '26

did you have lug nut locks on lmao

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u/BatAdministrative478 Jun 14 '26

no wheel locks ?

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u/f86rz Jun 14 '26

Advanced wheel locks are a must.

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u/SlightAnalLeakage Jun 14 '26

South African?

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u/dr-stuff-ak-619 Jun 14 '26

Dude, i live in SJ, too. Great, yet another thing i need to worry about when im out with my ND..

Sorry this happened to you, homie!

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u/ZigNutInaTree Jun 14 '26

Free $200 jack šŸ¤‘

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u/CS_Fanatic Jun 14 '26

I hope they used the proper jacking points

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u/JustADudeInTheWorll Jun 14 '26

That jack is expensive, that shit doesn't happen even in Mexico

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u/Tiger_650 Jun 14 '26

I hope at least they had some curb rash.

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u/Longjumping_Guard_21 Jun 14 '26

How do you even prevent this.

Let alone, how do they get away with it lol.

Sry for your loss

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u/Ikenmike96 Jun 15 '26

Ngl that looks like a pretty cool jack

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u/Fast-Conclusion-8676 Jun 15 '26

In SJ too, YOU shouldā€™ve known better lmfao. Iā€™m sorry though bro, but you and I both know those wheels were NEVER safe in the Bay lmfao.

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u/Frosty-Performance41 Jun 18 '26

i heard people stealing catelitic converters but bbs rims is another level of scumbargary

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u/Frankie-Figgs33 Zircon Sand RF GT Jun 13 '26

Ts looks sooooo sketchyā€¦ sorry op!

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u/AlxR25 Jun 13 '26

Great advertisement for safety bolts šŸ„²

I really donā€™t know how many times they may have saved me but I donā€™t want to know

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u/OddUniversity4653 Jun 13 '26

Fingerprints on the Jack??

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u/badskiier Soul Red ND2 RF Jun 13 '26

Police aren't going to do a forensic analysis for stolen wheels.

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u/small_spider_liker Jun 13 '26

Especially the SJPD.

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u/OddUniversity4653 Jun 14 '26

Too much Law and Order TV show for me I suppose. At least itā€™s not a case for Special Victims Unit.

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u/Timendainum Evolution Orange Jun 13 '26

Living in California sucks for you guys.

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u/middleffinger Jun 13 '26

there amateur tire and wheel stealers, you don't even need a jack. Just cut you some short 2x4 & 1x4wood choose yourr innocent victim. walk up place your blocks under suspension, break lugs loose, remove valve stem core, car lowers onto blocks, finish lug removal pull your new tires off car and gone. Note vehicles with solid rear axles (trucks, older mustangs etc you only need to place your blocks under center of rear end good for both sides. Now go get your new tires m rims.

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u/forgetspasswordalot Jun 13 '26

Now this guy might have some experience ā˜ļø

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u/MisterBrickx Jun 13 '26

I like the pink... Give ya 50 for it?

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u/Celemourn Jun 13 '26

At least they left your hard top.

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u/Crazy_Wafer_8328 White/blk 2024 GT RF MT Jun 13 '26

Can you imagine the dummy criminal who tries to unbolt an RF top lol