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| Kiki Member Since: 21 Jul 2015 Location: Fife Posts: 12   
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Hello,
New member here. Not the most pleasant first post. Woke up this morning to find some lovely people through the night decided to strip parts off my Defender  Click image to enlarge  Click image to enlarge  Click image to enlarge  Click image to enlarge  Click image to enlarge  Click image to enlarge  Click image to enlarge I priced up and ordered replacement parts from Rimmers, and the whole lot including delivery is £160 So what do these losers get for stripping my Defender?, hardly £40 if they're lucky, surely Meanwhile, ive got black bags stuffed in the holes, and my Defender looks like s@it Makes my blood boil  |
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21st Jul 2015 1:19pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3346  
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Welcome to the forum, all be it in sad circumstance
Sorry to see the damage but at least you still have the rest of it! Perhaps time to review your security arrangements before they try again? Have a search for Security or layers using the search function and see what else may be worth looking at on your vehicle. Don't worry, Defender ownership isn't all doom and gloom! I hope you get her back on the road again soon! Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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21st Jul 2015 1:25pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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I'd have thought the wheels would have been more profitable. Also how did they get the number plate lamp as I thought that was bolted on from inside? Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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21st Jul 2015 1:25pm |
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| Kiki Member Since: 21 Jul 2015 Location: Fife Posts: 12
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They didnt get inside, so must have been screws and a hard yank.
I'll certainly need to have a think now about preventing this from happening again |
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21st Jul 2015 1:30pm |
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| Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1193 
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All my lights and accessories are secured with stainless security screws.
The ones with Torx bits and a pin....chances are they just show up with a Posi-drive and get no where. Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow.... Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadsterā¦ā¦..........Vermillion Honda Benly CD200....Maroon ------------- Chausson 98.........7.5m of fun |
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21st Jul 2015 1:49pm |
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| Kiki Member Since: 21 Jul 2015 Location: Fife Posts: 12
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That sounds ideal Clemmo
Do you have a link to the product? |
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21st Jul 2015 1:51pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6676
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How bizarre, you'd be lucky to get £40 for that lot, what a lot of effort for so little return ?
I suppose on the bright side it could have been much much worse |
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21st Jul 2015 1:53pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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scum!!! My 109 thread
my youtube channel |
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21st Jul 2015 2:16pm |
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| steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073 
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It's unbelievable what some scum will do these days.
That looks like a fellow Defender owner nicked the bits for there motor.(tw@T) As we all know they are taking whole front ends from Fiesta and Focus while parked in supermarkets. I'm really sorry this has happened and hope you get it back to exacting standards asap. |
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21st Jul 2015 2:37pm |
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| Kiki Member Since: 21 Jul 2015 Location: Fife Posts: 12
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SOCO have been and gone.
No finger prints. The one i thought was a beauty...wasnt Thief/thieves came prepared, and wore gloves apparently  |
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21st Jul 2015 3:43pm |
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| MarkyMark Member Since: 28 Oct 2014 Location: New Forest Hampshire Posts: 62 
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I share your pain
having my Puma bonnet stolen and window smashed on the 10th July. I am still waiting for the insurance company to honour the claim.
As for SOCO you did better than me. Without a DNA sample or licence number my Police investigation is not being pursued. I hope your more lucky. |
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21st Jul 2015 4:11pm |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286 
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Strange that they've taken the connectors with the lights. Have they just yanked them off or have they actually removed the pins from the connectors properly? Tom
@tditomprice 100ā Defender Hybrid 2010 Alaska White 90 HT |
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21st Jul 2015 4:13pm |
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| Kiki Member Since: 21 Jul 2015 Location: Fife Posts: 12
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Looks like they've unscrewed them and then yanked them off. Some of them still have connectors and some just pins.
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21st Jul 2015 4:28pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19637
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Hmmm, welcome to the site all be it bad news sadly.
Makes me wonder on this if it's another Defender owner looking for a coupe of new bits. |
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21st Jul 2015 4:37pm |
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