Very Upset

[barryg]

Been Away for 2 days on business. I had my car left in the staff car park in Dublin airport. I arrived back to my car (which i only own 2 weeks tomorrow) to find the front passenger window smashed in and the radio etc etc gone. Im sure its happened to many many people out there but it's so frustrating. Only got the radio last week. It took about 2 hours just to clean up all the glass. I think I will have to strip the door down tomorrow to clean out the glass inside, or will the guy fitting the new window do that??

Autoglass here I come...
This is one mod I hadn't budgeted for.

 

[markoos]

Sorry to hear your bad luck mate,guess we,ve all been there in 1 form or another as you say,last time I had a window replaced years ago the guy hoovered up all the broken glass first...

 

[cordobabrendy]

i left mine in belfast international for a fortnight, made damn sure i was parked beside a few nice other cars and gutted the interior of anything remotely expensive looking, headunit faceplate came to ayia napa with me!

 

[barryg]

i left mine in belfast international for a fortnight, made damn sure i was parked beside a few nice other cars and gutted the interior of anything remotely expensive looking, headunit faceplate came to ayia napa with me!

I suppose I have just got complaicent. Iv been parking at the Airport every day for 7 years and no probs.. I think I will have to start to take face plate etc with me any more.

 

[Deev]

Aye some shhead popped the window in mine while I was doing some Christmas shopping in Chester last year and made off with the stereo (not before making a hell of a mess of the dashboard). Quite what they wanted with a non-DIN size standard Seat radio cassette I'll never know, but at least the insurers replaced it with a nice JVC CD/MP3 head unit.

But aye, it's a sick-to-the-pit-of-the-stomach feeling.

 

[bushybeaver]

Thats a dam good reason to get some tints id say!!!!!

 

[claudefrog]

im sorry.. but if you have a face off HU then TAKE IT WITH YOU!

 

[schnipps]

I will never undertand the scum that do this, why would you bother risking the noise of smashing a window + alarm etc just to nick a car radio, seems madness. I thought all this crap stopped in the early 90's, i mean the things arent megabucks, im bewildered as to why people bother.

 

[barryg]

Thats a dam good reason to get some tints id say!!!!!

Would that work ?? surely they can still get in.
If it does work im getting some asap.


Bushybeaver it looks very well on a black car...

 

[bushybeaver]

If they smash the glass the film stops it from shattering, also why would they try breaking in if they cant see what their stealing Tints are a very good security feature.
Is your car black ?

 

[CH1]

If they smash the glass the film stops it from shattering, also why would they try breaking in if they cant see what their stealing Tints are a very good security feature.
Is your car black ?

Really sorry to hear your cars been broken into. Its just not on when they do this! I don't understand car crime in this country. When I lived in developing countries in Asia where there is so much poverty around people including me left cars UNLOCKED many times and nothing got stolen!

We had our car taken by joyriders from Coleraine Hospital and found by police dumped in Belfast!

Just had mine tinted The film should prevent the glass from shattering, minimises uv rays, no need for sunshades (that fall off anyway) and doesn't look too bad either

 

[barryg]

If they smash the glass the film stops it from shattering, also why would they try breaking in if they cant see what their stealing Tints are a very good security feature.
Is your car black ?

Yep mines black too.
Any idea how much a good tint would cost???

 

[bushybeaver]

Looking around £200 to £250 for all 5, Dont do it yourself let the pros do it!!!

 

[barryg]

sounds good. i will get it done as soon as financial constraints are lifted...

 

[CH1]

I paid 150 for all 5 and top job too!

 

[Neil_Ireland]

Hey Barry,

What part of dublin are you from, on the northside myself, bought a 2003 cupra last month, few mods planned too

Thanks,
Neil.

 

[ando]

Hey Barry,

What part of dublin are you from, on the northside myself, bought a 2003 cupra last month, few mods planned too

Thanks,
Neil.

hey Neil, Im on the northside aswell. I bought an 03 Cupra R last month we should have a small meet up sometime soon

 

[barryg]

Im in donabate. Leon's with a bit of power are pretty rare here in IRE...

 

[Neil_Ireland]

Yeah a meet sounds good, we should organise something. Maybe some evening?

Neil.

 

[barryg]

Yeah a meet sounds good, we should organise something. Maybe some evening?

Neil.

yep some evening