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Originally Posted by absence_of_color
I recently had some bling wheels put on my ride...
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Unfortunatly, that's part of your problem. By putting "bling" wheels on your car, you are, in effect, saying "Hey! Look at me!". Nothing wrong with that, in and amoungst itself...
however, in addition to everyone else, you're also attracting the attention of thieves. You might as well put a big "Steal Me" sign on your car.
Car alarms are a joke. Consider the witch (literally
and figuratively) accross the street from me. Her car alarm goes off if the old man two doors up rips a fart. Think anyone even notices anymore? Not a chance. People are (A) immune to the sound of car alarms, (B) complacent because...well..it ain't
thier car, and (C) there is an implication of a certain...arrogance with those who use car alarms. Kind of like a "I have cool shit and you don't, but you're going to help me watch over my cool shit, or have the crap annoyed out of you." attitude.
Seaver...good information, my man. Not quite sure how I'd feel about a "Ask a Thief" thread though. I wouldn't want it to devolve into a "Breaking & Entering 101" kind of thing. Still...it'd be a good thing to know what to look out for.