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Alright guys..damage report time.

Stolen: Subwoofer, Amps, Front diffuser, Air freshener on dash, CD pouch, Radar detector

Damages: Driver's window and rear quarter panel smashed, a few scratches here and there, centre console ripped out.

Nothing else was stolen which was very surprising especially the HKS boost controller and Power-FC controller. A few other things which could be easily taken out (ie. Nismo gear knob, Pivot speed meter, Turbo-timer, DVD player) were left intact which again was very surprising. Should be a pretty easy job for the insurance company to fix.

What I reckon is that the thieves either did not know the worth of the items in the car or they realized that almost the whole of Western Australia was looking out for them and they dumped it by the side of the road and other people came along to smash the windows and take the stuff. Either way, I'm very happy with the overall condition of the car and it should be ready on the road again in a month's time. Time to get that keypad alarm and GPS tracking device. Will print a small note to stick on the dash warning potential thieves to think twice about stealing my car again.

Also saw another White R32 GTR in the same shop which was stolen and recovered which was in a worse shape than mine. Anyone's car on here?

And I want to thank everyone once again for the help and support shown. Really really appreciate it :D

Cheers,

Kelvin

good result Kelvin.

if you want info on the keypad alarms give me a pm ill give u a run down on how they work.

Yup, no worries. Will give you a call once I get my car back. Also would recommend any others to install a keypad alarm or GPS tracking device if you don't want to go through what I did when I found out the car was missing. Seems that car thieves are stealing cars nowadays by breaking into people's houses and taking the car keys direct and no security alarm would work with the keys in hand. Just a thought to consider.

good result Kelvin.

if you want info on the keypad alarms give me a pm ill give u a run down on how they work.

Hi dude, please copy details to me also, pm'd you yesterday but maybe I'm getting paranoid? :D

Cheers GW

Yup, no worries. Will give you a call once I get my car back. Also would recommend any others to install a keypad alarm or GPS tracking device if you don't want to go through what I did when I found out the car was missing. Seems that car thieves are stealing cars nowadays by breaking into people's houses and taking the car keys direct and no security alarm would work with the keys in hand. Just a thought to consider.

Yes true, I suppose it would stop amateurs, but how about professional thieves? Assuming the keypads are electrical and they can just plug in their whatever? Can someone PM me the price on getting a keypad one installed? Cheers

Great news on recovery of your car btw!

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Yes true, I suppose it would stop amateurs, but how about professional thieves? Assuming the keypads are electrical and they can just plug in their whatever? Can someone PM me the price on getting a keypad one installed? Cheers

Great news on recovery of your car btw!

Professional thieves wont be deterred by anything let alone a keypad, as really all it would take is a tow truck as no one would ever question someone getting a car towed. I had the less unprofessional people recently try to steal my GTR by smashing their way into my house and demanding the car keys whilst waving a machete around. Either way nothing is going to deter these people as they are criminals both professionals and unprofessional really don't care.

Yep Recommend keypad alarms, alot of car thefts these days so stick to the safe side and get a keypad..

Glad you got it back Kelvin, keep us up to date with everything..and hopefully we'll see you on a cruise soon :P

cheers

Professional thieves wont be deterred by anything let alone a keypad, as really all it would take is a tow truck as no one would ever question someone getting a car towed.

This is true.

Having been in the electronic security business (development) before, I can honestly say that immobilisers and keypads would not stop a professional criminal. I can get past immobilisers inside of 5 minutes. If a professional thief wanted your car, he'd get it.

Only uneducated losers, idiots and joyriders would be stopped by these devices. It does represent a vast majority of the stolen vehicle crime statistics, but even though a pro would get past these devices, they are still better having than not.

The GPS tracking systems are by far the better option, but you would not want to advertise the fact on your car because even these can be thwarted if they are known to exist in the target vehicle. The best defense in this case is oblivious ignorance.

they stole ur frikin air freshener! you must be spewing kelv. Mate that is amatuer as F%#k.

Yeh good thieves can start or take ur car but luckily most break ins are done by clowns such as in this case. Even if u can make them stress out or delay for a few minutes by having a keypad etc it can make all the difference. If it gets stolen after u taking the best precautions then ur real unlucky. im in for the group buy tho.

The keys were not found in the car but i have a spare set for the insurance company to fix the car in the meantime. They would be changing the whole alarm system as well as getting a new set of keys so shouldn't be a problem.

And yea..i was scratching my head wondering why they would wanna steal my air freshener when it was almost empty anyway. But the only item worth keeping an eye out for would be the front diffuser as it only fits the R34 GTR Vspec.

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