Someone stole my car radio!! - Blu-ray Forum

PrivatePixel · 08-18-2011, 03:49 AM

My lucky streak ran out on me: I am now a victim of theft. Two items were taken from me: i) the faceplate from my car receiver, and ii) an old CD player with cassette adapter in the storage bin (that I couldn't bring myself to throw away).

Unless the thief needed to replace a lost or defective faceplate for an identical car receiver, having just the faceplate is useless because it's not designed to work with other JVC head units (i.e. not an interchangeable component).

I just needed to vent.

I'm shopping for a replacement now.

bandit29 · 08-18-2011, 03:53 AM

Ya it sucks.

Happened to me right in front of my house... The thief broke a $180.00 driver side window..to steal a 3 year old $50.00 stereo..I should have just left the door open...

Pissed me off for a few days...

PrivatePixel · 08-18-2011, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bandit29

Ya it sucks.

Happened to me right in front of my house... The thief broke a $180.00 driver side window..to steal a 3 year old $50.00 stereo..I should have just left the door open...

Pissed me off for a few days...

I should have known better. My new workplace is surrounded by five hotels, which makes every vehicle in the parking lots a prime target (and there are no security cameras installed anywhere

). I didn't like this location before, and I hate it even more now.

supersix4 · 08-18-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

I should have known better. My new workplace is surrounded by five hotels, which makes every vehicle in the parking lots a prime target (and there are no security cameras installed anywhere

). I didn't like this location before, and I hate it even more now.

Get one of those $10-20 fake camera's and put it up at your work some day near where you park

DVDFreaker · 08-18-2011, 12:08 PM

Yeah, it happened to me too, I shrugged it off and got another one

MrFattBill · 08-18-2011, 01:34 PM

Someone tried and steal a sub box I used to have in the hatch of my old Z31. Little did they know it weighed about 150lbs

The only thing they managed to do was move it around the hatch area.

Bill

PrivatePixel · 08-18-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DVDFreaker

Yeah, it happened to me too, I shrugged it off and got another one

I think I'm more annoyed than angry with this situation. Yeah, it's a chunk of change I didn't want to spend needlessly, but I see it as an opportunity to upgrade to a different receiver, even if there was nothing wrong with its performance. I'm bummed because I can't find a new or used faceplate for this model online.

PrivatePixel · 08-18-2011, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by supersix4

Get one of those $10-20 fake camera's and put it up at your work some day near where you park

I would if I could, but I have nowhere to mount them. There's no overhead lighting anywhere in the parking lot, and the only exit from the building is obscured by a tree.

Blu-Benny · 08-18-2011, 01:52 PM

Must’ve been a crackhead…..i don’t think any faceplates like that are interchangeable so what’s the point of taking it??

I used to take the faceplate off mine when I had it in a crappy car.

MaCruz · 08-18-2011, 02:55 PM

Sorry to hear PrivatePixel.

Back in 2000 my car was also broken into. Took all my CDs, and X-mas gifts in the trunk.

PrivatePixel · 08-18-2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MaCruz

Sorry to hear PrivatePixel.

Back in 2000 my car was also broken into. Took all my CDs, and X-mas gifts in the trunk.

Thanks. Sorry to hear about your misfortune as well.

PrivatePixel · 08-18-2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

Must’ve been a crackhead…..i don’t think any faceplates like that are interchangeable so what’s the point of taking it??

I used to take the faceplate off mine when I had it in a crappy car.

Like you said, this had to be motivated by desperation. The faceplate is designed to work with a particular JVC model and it's not interchangeable with any other model, even from the same year. Faceplates by themselves sell for ~$20-40 online, so it's not a windfall for any seller.

Looks like I'll need to do the same (i.e. remove the faceplate) before I leave the car from now on.

linkgx1 · 08-18-2011, 04:26 PM

I hope you filed a police report. Really pisses me off damn theives. I'm sorry to hear that. We need stricter laws.

Blu-Benny · 08-18-2011, 04:34 PM

i used to work w/a guy that had his entire stero yanked on him 1 night.

cd player, amps, subs, everything.

don't think he ever got it back or anyone ever caught.

he knew all of the car stero guys in town and installers @ the vaious stores...he had them all looking out for his stuff...b/c they broke off certain pieces of the amps and what not.

DVDFreaker · 08-19-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MaCruz

Sorry to hear PrivatePixel.

Back in 2000 my car was also broken into. Took all my CDs, and X-mas gifts in the trunk.

Your Christmas gifts?!

PrivatePixel · 08-19-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by linkgx1

I hope you filed a police report. Really pisses me off damn theives. I'm sorry to hear that. We need stricter laws.

Thanks, man.

Unfortunately, filing a police report won't do much good in this case. Unless I was planning to file a claim with my insurance company (which I won't), for cases like these where the value of the goods taken are somewhat insignificant (by their definition), I know that they're not going to dedicate any resources to recovering it, plus, it's just needless paperwork for them to fill out.

If the value of the goods taken was higher than my deductible, I would have filed a police report, as well as a claim with the insurance company. For something this small, it would likely result in a jump on my premium.

I'm just thankful for no damage to the vehicle, or having to deal with slashed tyres.

supersix4 · 08-19-2011, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

I know that they're not going to dedicate any resources to recovering it, plus, it's just needless paperwork for them to fill out.

All the more reason to file... Trade their non dedication to your problem for forcing them to do mindless paperwork

U4K61 · 08-23-2011, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

My lucky streak ran out on me: I am now a victim of theft. Two items were taken from me: i) the faceplate from my car receiver, and ii) an old CD player with cassette adapter in the storage bin (that I couldn't bring myself to throw away).

Once awhile back, I had a radio stolen from one of my old cars. The only person I felt for was the thief. The radio was broken and diden't work. All that trouble for nothing.

08-18-2011, 03:49 AM	#1
PrivatePixel Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:999 DVD collection:73 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:8	Someone stole my car radio!! My lucky streak ran out on me: I am now a victim of theft. Two items were taken from me: i) the faceplate from my car receiver, and ii) an old CD player with cassette adapter in the storage bin (that I couldn't bring myself to throw away). Unless the thief needed to replace a lost or defective faceplate for an identical car receiver, having just the faceplate is useless because it's not designed to work with other JVC head units (i.e. not an interchangeable component). I just needed to vent. I'm shopping for a replacement now. Last edited by PrivatePixel; 08-18-2011 at 03:57 AM.

08-18-2011, 03:53 AM	#2
bandit29 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:17 MA collection:3 Digital collection:117 Prime collection:1	Ya it sucks. Happened to me right in front of my house... The thief broke a $180.00 driver side window..to steal a 3 year old $50.00 stereo..I should have just left the door open... Pissed me off for a few days...

08-18-2011, 12:08 PM	#5
DVDFreaker Banned Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:221	Yeah, it happened to me too, I shrugged it off and got another one

08-18-2011, 01:34 PM	#6
MrFattBill Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:jO-hio Home Theater Gallery:206 Blu-ray collection:578 Trading Score:5	Someone tried and steal a sub box I used to have in the hatch of my old Z31. Little did they know it weighed about 150lbs The only thing they managed to do was move it around the hatch area. Bill

08-18-2011, 01:52 PM	#9
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	Must’ve been a crackhead…..i don’t think any faceplates like that are interchangeable so what’s the point of taking it?? I used to take the faceplate off mine when I had it in a crappy car.

08-18-2011, 02:55 PM	#10
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	Sorry to hear PrivatePixel. Back in 2000 my car was also broken into. Took all my CDs, and X-mas gifts in the trunk.

08-18-2011, 04:26 PM	#13
linkgx1 Banned Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Saint Louis, MO	I hope you filed a police report. Really pisses me off damn theives. I'm sorry to hear that. We need stricter laws.

08-18-2011, 04:34 PM	#14
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	i used to work w/a guy that had his entire stero yanked on him 1 night. cd player, amps, subs, everything. don't think he ever got it back or anyone ever caught. he knew all of the car stero guys in town and installers @ the vaious stores...he had them all looking out for his stuff...b/c they broke off certain pieces of the amps and what not.

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