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thanks linxus40, i will give that a shot. i did have an alarm, but it stopped working :Oops: the car is now in my driveway, but i've club locked it anyways as i'm very paranoid these days!

hahah tell me about it!!! i had already given up any hope of getting it back. I couldn't sleep the night before i picked up the car coz i wasn't sure what to expect, thought it would have some panels damaged etc. we nearly couldn't drive it home though, had 1 punctured tyre and 1 flat. these rims they put on had dam centre caps and locknuts on. the guys at vicwide towing were nice enough to use a chisel and hammer to remove the locknut off so that we could put the spare tyre on.

thanks DSKYLINE2C, i know i am VERY lucky. Anyone got any ideas as to how to pop the bonnet open? i tried to pull on the cable from the front grill but i dunno if thats the one which opens the latch.

Overall im just sooo glad to have the car back

Hey guys, my poor car has been recovered! The broadmeadows cops busted some guys. From what I could see at the towing place where I picked up my car they had stolen 5 cars. 2 x skylines, 1 x celica, 1 x mx6, 1 x s15. All with new plates on them and driving around. No idea how they did it or got busted. I still need to get in touch with the police. My car is OK, i have attached some pics. They swapped my rims with some other ones which have lock nuts on them, which i now can't remove. They also swapped my spoiler, I saw it on the other skyline which was there. Problem I have now is, 1. I've got no plates for the car, i cancelled the rego. Do i need to get RWC etc again? 2. I can't pop the bonnet, it looks like they cut the cable, nothing happens when i pull the latch from inside. Perhaps done to prevent any checking of the id in engine bay. 3. I don't know if they took off the vin#, compliance plates etc. I'm going to have a hell of a lot of trouble selling the car if this is the case.

hey i think i wouldnt be able to tell the difference if i saw it on the road!

ok, the security system is crap there. i was viewing it with the boss tonight, he admits its no good. the only really good one is pretty much the one which points at the shelter, maybe because there is more light there. we couldn't find the camera which pointed at my car, it was hard to use the system. i think its time to move on. i dunno what car to get now, can't afford to spend too much. thanks for all the help guys.

what has been tuned in this aftermarket cpu? is it just the a/f adjusted?

i should be viewing the tapes on wed evening, the security boss is in wed, all these other ppl can't seem to help me. its not always security who man the place, in the day its mostly the national bus people. thanks for the offer guesty, give me another wk, i'm thinking about taking it up.

its RHV925, but i doubt they kept the plates on. if i don't hear anything about it within a week i pretty much dont think i'll ever get it back

Hey Simon, i really appreciate the offer, but i wouldn't wish this to happen to anyone. if something happened to your car, that would be really bad and i'd feel worse. i think they've been scoping out the place for a while as well, i've was parking in pretty much the same spot for a few months. thanks again.

i just went to have a look at the tapes, the security guy there couldn't get the bloody cabinet lock open! sounds dodgey, but i genuinely doubt he was involved. i will have to try again tomorrow morning as someone different will be on and hopefully have the correct set of keys. i will find out how these guys took the car, whether they hot wired it or just towed it off and update everyone. thanks

mate i would love to do that, but i don't think anyones going to volunteer their car lol. security is more alert now, so thats a good thing. but in the year since its been open, they've had nothing happen, so its a pretty safe place. now all of a sudden my car gets stolen and this ladies one was almost gone too. i think theres one more skyline which parks there too.

QuickR33Melb thanks for the tips. I will be going back to the car park to go through the video footage with the security, i was there this evening but the guy didn't have the password. the police have not done anything and i don't think they are going to either.

Hey Muc, thanks but too late now! Just in case anyone else with a skyline parks there be careful. I was there after work and they tried to steal a black 96 r33, the fuse cover was missing from teh car and the lady couldn't start it, they had tampered with the car but couldn't steal it. shes lucky she had an alarm & immobiliser. but she had to get the car towed as it couldn't start.

nope. my alarm/immobiliser stuffed up for like a yr now, and i never thought that anything would happen, how stupid. i use to work nights and park it outside and it was untouched. u just never think it will happen to u. hey i think u better get an alarm for ur car!

thanks, the more ppl the better. i just hope the person gets bored and dumps it.

thanks blade. i think someone has been watching the place, recently i have been parking there everyday at the same spot. if anyone doesnt already have an alarm, i would advise they invest in it, worth every dollar.

muffler looks like this one, except it has 3A racing on the side

one thing which has stands out is the red writing 'Skyline' at the back as opposed to the clear.

note, the exhaust and wheels are different from the ones pictured

My 93mdl R33 was stolen today from the Doncaster Park and ride. It is a dark grey n/a R33 with a high rear spoiler and 16" BBS Rims (has BBS on the caps). DTM style 3A racing muffler. There is surveilance in the car park and someone present at all times and it was still stolen. Alarm/Immobiliser weren't working, I don't have comprehensive insurance Let this be a lesson to all. Pls let me know if you see any car which looks like mine, contact me on 0403-327-527 (Den).

why not just get an SAFC? even with the old school five dial one i an extra 7kw on the dyno lol.

whats the dimensions on the muffler?

is the cold box home made? will you ship to melb?