WTF IS WRONG WITh PEOPLE!!

[2010_5thgen]

are you turning it into your insurance?

[snmazer]

Twenty2, sorry to hear about your loss. I am a cop and nothing surprises me anymore. One night we had a call where a guy had a custom car with around $8000.00 in rims and tires on it, that he kept parked in his attached garage. While he was in his house with his family eating supper, a group a s**t bags entered his garage, jacked up his car with HIS jack, used HIS jack stands, and removed and stole all 4 wheels. Luckily with a crime stoppers reward we got a tip and were able to arrest and charge those involved. They also were tied to several other thefts.
I am currently replacing my u-steps with LE steps, and I see how easy it is to steal them. Anyone else reading this, remove the knurled knobs, and replace them with nuts and bolts and locktite. Not fool proof, but would take longer to remove than the knobs.

[KT2T]

Sorry for your bad luck with those steps as I surely would be apoplectic if this happened to me. This whole discussion has me started researching security bolts to replace the original knobbed bolts. I really like the convenience of removing them with no tools in very little time when I'm ready to go off road, but the scarcity of U-steps in good shape is going to demand some sacrifice of convenience it seems. Damn this unethical and corrupt society! The lack of commensurate punishment for this crap is what causes it to escalate. Gah.



I am going to size these bolts up and if I find any security bolts with mating socket to keep in the glove box I will post it here as a reply.

[PaHumBug]

That sucks man. I definitely say anyone with those steps should remove the knob so it at least takes tools to remove them.

I have the LE steps, someone earlier said they remove the same as the LE steps, this is not true. You have to loosen you rock rails until they droop enough to fit the step between the plastic trim and the rock rail, then bolt the steps on and re tighten the rock rails. The rock rails bolts are a PIA to get to. I would almost call them theft proof.

[twenty2]

I think my BP is starting to get back to normal after yesterday!! Still PISSED!! I wanted to actually etch my initials on them should this ever happen.... then, waited for the dumbass post them on cragislist or ebay, then he would have been busted. Too late on that one.... then again, who would have thought!! So, now Im just riding with just the rock rails on... No steps and no bars....

So, my fellow H2 peeps that have U-steps..... lock em up! And, keep your eye out on u steps from Chicago on craigslist or ebay!! They're prolly mine!

[HummerMann]

There has been a big problem here of people stealing the catalytic converters (article in the paper this weekend) and some even the long metal bar steps on SUVs for scrap metal. My daughter-in-law had the CATS cut out of her Beemer when she was Christmas shopping at the mall in broad daylight last month. She thought she had a muffler problem until my son got under the car and saw the clean cuts. There is no way in a crowded mall lot someone didn't see them - people just don't want to get involved anymore and that's ashame.

[OrangeCrush]

Wow, just read this... That?s ballsy. Sorry to hear it.

Mark

[LoJac963]

Originally Posted by HummerMann

There has been a big problem here of people stealing the catalytic converters (article in the paper this weekend) and some even the long metal bar steps on SUVs for scrap metal. My daughter-in-law had the CATS cut out of her Beemer when she was Christmas shopping at the mall in broad daylight last month. She thought she had a muffler problem until my son got under the car and saw the clean cuts. There is no way in a crowded mall lot someone didn't see them - people just don't want to get involved anymore and that's ashame.

that's effing ridiculous, it sickens me how people just turn their back now adays instead of getting involved. You can bet your ass if I saw someone screwing with a vehicle I would definitely step in to inquire WTF.....

I mean someone sawing cats off vehicles or stealing U-steps, how the hell can no one see these things happening.

Also did you check to see if the mall had any security camera footage where you could see the truck??

[H2Much]

Hey man, I hear you. In the past when I had something stolen from me I was steaming and looking to hang someone over it for years, still bugs me. Anyway, I would keep your eyes open on Craigs list or any of the local sites in your area where people go on to sell stuff. Might be able to catch them there and take them to a dark forrested area that nobody knows about...

Sorry to hear.