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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / April 20042002-2003 Maxima HID headlight theft problem
Do any of you guys know if it is a problem in Toronto as opposed to New Jersey ? Plus I found this anto theft kit on the net for about $65 US. Does it really work? I'm planning to buy a 02 Max in about a month but I'm afraid I might have lots of problems with my HID headlights being stolen. I think I'm gonna put in Compustar alarm too. But I just need opinion from the public. we install an anti theft kit free of charge, the only thing the customer has to buy is the parts needed to do the job > Do any of you guys know if it is a problem in Toronto as opposed to New > Jersey ? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lots of problems with my HID headlights being stolen. I think I'm gonna put > in Compustar alarm too. But I just need opinion from the public. The anti-theft kits are a deterrent and no more. The gavity of the problem is evidenced by the frequent appearance of maxima OEM HID headlights available on ebay. They are all "used" and some have damage consistent with theft (ie. damaged mounting brackets). Especially curious is the need to explain why they are selling (i personally doubt legitimacy), ie. someone tried to steal them and that's why they are damaged, or from a car that was rear-ended badly, etc, etc. Sad.... In any case, I would definitely buy the kit. Not hard to install yourself. Toronto is as ripe a venue as any. HIDs are retrofitted into just about all popular models of imports in that city it seems. Some don't care about reselling the headlamp to 2000-2001 maxima owners who have halogen as much as reselling the ballasts/bulbs on the black market. CW >Do any of you guys know if it is a problem in Toronto as opposed to New >Jersey ? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >lots of problems with my HID headlights being stolen. I think I'm gonna put >in Compustar alarm too. But I just need opinion from the public. > Do any of you guys know if it is a problem in Toronto as opposed to New > Jersey ? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lots of problems with my HID headlights being stolen. I think I'm gonna put > in Compustar alarm too. But I just need opinion from the public. There are reported instances where the thieves ripped the front of the car apart trying to get headlights with anti-theft hardware installed. Some of them won't take no for an answer. It could cause you more grief than it's worth? JM I was scrounging around in the garage last night and found two pieces of metal I intend to mount over the mounting brackets for the headlights. . about an inch by ten inches long . . you can get these at any hardware store or look around your own garage. .. with additional bolts with different size sockets using the factory holes in the frame . . . I also intend to mount a piece of scrap metal over the hood latch and the cable . these are so easily accessible behind the sparse grill and so easy to open I don't know whey they just didn't put the handle there and save more $$$ . . .these will cost me nothing . . . . . it is so pathetically easy to remove these lights . .the hood latch is easy to pop with a screwdriver and two measly bolts for the $1000 components . . .I'm making it harder . . .yes they could crowbar them out but most thieves don't carry these . . .it's a bit conspicuous . .and noisy. .thieves want quick in and out . . .and carry only the few tools they normally need . .they'll need several sockets with mine . . .and the longer they realize it's going to take them to remove the lights the better chance they'll just move on to another car . . they make no money chopping a car up and $$$ what they're after . . .. How about using hood secure pins like on a Hot-Rod or Dragster with locks instead of pins? You could get them case hardened so they wouldn't be easy to cut with bolt cutters. Then the thieves would think you had a high performance engine. What the hell do they steal the lights for anyhow? Who the hell steals them? rtt > I was scrounging around in the garage last night and found two pieces of > metal I intend to mount over the mounting brackets for the headlights. . [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > better chance they'll just move on to another car . . they make no money > chopping a car up and $$$ what they're after . . .. Well, they steal the lights for the same reason they steal anything else. . because they can make lots of $$$ reselling them . . the lights are close to $1000 PER SIDE to replace .. the Maxima is not the only car that is being ripped off for these . .but it is probably one of the easiest because of cheap design by Nissan. . . Apparently in Canada lots of older cars are being retrofitted with these lights, which is legal there . . in US lots of 2000-2001 Nissan Maximas, which don't come with HID, are retrofitted with 2002-03 HID, which are an exact swap once you put an auxiliary wiring harness in which changes the voltage to that required by the HID . . .2000-2001 Maxes are favorites with the Fast & Furious set as they can be bought for very low cost . . . Go on ebay and watch the bidding for Nissan Maxima HID . . the prices being bid are unreal . . much of this is probably stolen property . . . Air bags are being ripped off too for the same reason . . . Hood secure pins require drilling the hood .. but you could rig a chain or braided wire to lock the hood shut . ..maybe I'll do that too . . . So those that are upgrading their Maxima's lights are crooks. The dealers should report upgraded units to the police so that the police can follow the supply chain back and put and end to this sh.t. rtt > Well, they steal the lights for the same reason they steal anything else. . > because they can make lots of $$$ reselling them . . the lights are close [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Hood secure pins require drilling the hood .. but you could rig a chain or > braided wire to lock the hood shut . ..maybe I'll do that too . . . NEW YORK? On March 10, 2004, the law firm of Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Nissan Motor Co., LTD., Nissan North America, Inc., (hereafter collectively referred to as "Defendants" or "Nissan") on behalf of purchasers and lessees of Nissan's 2002 and 2003 Maxima model sedan ("Maxima") equipped with Nissan's High-Intensity Discharge bi-level xenon projector headlamps ("Xenon Headlights"). Plaintiff brings this class action to remedy Defendants' false and misleading business practices Plaintiff seeks damages, restitution of all sums paid by Plaintiff and members of the Class for the purchase and replacement of the Xenon Headlights, together with the cost of repair necessitated by the theft of the headlights and the payments made for purchase and installation of the repair kit. If you would like more information about the action or would simply like to receive updates about the progress of this suit via e-mail, please contact Anthony Vozzolo, Esq. Of Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP at telephone: (877)247-4292 or (212)983-9330 or via e-mail at: Avozzolo@faruqilaw.com. |
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