Stolen!
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Topic: Stolen!
Posted By: Borteep
Subject: Stolen!
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 3:06am
Red '86 GT with a stuck (up) right headlight. Answers to "Blinky". License plate JNH-747 I parked it behind the Clova Cinema (in Cloverdale) at 7pm so I could catch their double-feature. Wasn't there anymore when the movies were over. At least I only had my mp3 player (a cheap one for the car) and driving gloves in there. And if the stereo deck is gone I'll be kinda relieved, s'long as they give me a over a hundred for it. Was the P/Os, had a usb plugin that was handy, but was difficult to use. I only bought it August 9th! And if it gets trashed I'll have a lot of trouble finding another in as good shape for the price  Please call the cops if you see it around. |
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Posted By: Graeme
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:53am
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That truly sucks, sorry to hear your car got ripped off. Haven't seen it around here but will definitely let the cops know if I do. Make sure to let us know how it goes though. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 12:35pm
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Man that sucks, if you have pics of the car post them up. I am on the road a lot for work, so I will keep my eye out for it. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 23 August 2007 at 12:49am
I only have one picture, from the PO, but it should give the general idea. Probably parked somewhere waiting to be found by now. I sure hope it gets called in soon. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 25 August 2007 at 11:01am
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So any word on the car? ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 25 August 2007 at 4:41pm
| No, no word. And my order from Rodney Dickman just arrived yesterday... |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 5:37am
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It's been recovered! I just got the call. Apparently the only obvious damage is to the steering column, where they broke it open to hotwire it. However, it was involved in a HIGH SPEED PURSUIT. I'll post further updates once I've seen it. Might be a while because the cops want to run forensics through the car, and then ICBC gets it. |
Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 8:39am
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High speed pursuit...be interesting to hear the story. If you need a steering column or repair we all know the guy...Russell in Langley, there is a thread on him, he has several Fiero Columns and parts to fix. Sorry to hear the hassle you are going through...keep us posted ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 11:54am
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And on this note... I'm going out this afternoon to p/u an alarm for my black 86GT since I'm driving it around a bit now..... sigh.... Might be something to the islamic "loose the hand that stole it" theory.  |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 12:13pm
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Yep just goes to show, if you drive a Fiero in the lower mainland, you need to have some sort of anti theft device in the car. In most cases even something simple like a club on the wheel will deter car thief's, as they will just move on to an easier target. However I really like having my Keyless entry / starter disable alarms. One button, I hear a chirp and know all my doors are locked and the starter is disabled. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 2:10pm
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Good to know your car's been recovered. I have a club in my car and a battery disconnect in the engine bay of my Fiero. If somebody really wants my car badly, they'll have to work for it. Hope the repairs get sorted out quickly.
-------------  Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 2:34pm
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Waylon sells & installs ALARMS, STEREOS! He's also a WCF member here and installed many alarms and stereos ( also did my, and he's the best) Check him out at... kingdomkustom@shaw.ca 
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Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 6:33pm
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Yep Waylon has either installed or helped me install my last 3 or 4 alarms. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Fobby
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 7:34pm
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Easy way to disable the car and it will cost you about 1/2 hour of your time, a bit of wire, and a $2.00 toggle switch. Splice the toggle into the fuel pump relay behind the air cleaner and put the switch in the cabin some place. Simply turn it off and the car will never start. Done deal. ------------- NEW THINGS COME IN WRINKLED BAGS TOO |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 11:42pm
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Thanks for the tips. I'm definitely considering an alarm/passive disable system now. I didn't mention this before, but the most annoying thing about it being stolen was that I was going to be installing a battery disconnect switch August 22nd. It was literally stolen hours before I had the chance to. I should have been using a club in the mean time. I just have so many little projects with the car that I didn't really think of it as actually really existing yet. By the way, I haven't heard back from the RCMP or ICBC regarding it yet. Presumably that means the forensic team is still working with it. Although any time I say that I'm reminded of the scene in The Big Lebowski, when he recovers his car. I guess you'd have to have seen it... |
Posted By: nfswift
Date Posted: 28 August 2007 at 11:11pm
This is the confusing part for me!! Apparently stock GTs can outrun the po-leese! Whoda thunk it? Good to hear your car was found though.. and not rolled stripped burned or smashed!! |
Borteep wrote:Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 6:12am
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Have the engine gone over with a fine tooth comb (not just "yeah it runs") - suspension could have hidden damage, clutch, tire wear, etc etc. Once you sign off on it, ICBC will give you nothing. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:40pm
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I have to 2nd what the good doctor has to say, when a car is stolen, the term "Drive it like you stole it" really earns its marks. If a person does not care about what they do to the car, they can do an infinite amount of damage in a very short time. IE running it off curbs, attempting to drift it, attempting burn outs, redlining the engine repeatedly. Parts can become severely worn but not yet fail, so you will get the car back and a month down the road, the engine will throw a rod bearing, or a ball joint will sheer off due to stress. Have all the motor mounts, suspension mounts and everything else you can think of checked for stress cracks. Also along the lines of a disabler, I would make yourself comfortable with the fuse panel and pull out at the very least the fuel pump fuse, if not both of the fuses for the V6 fuel injection, and if you are in a really bad place, pull out the coil wire. Oh and don't leave spare fuses in the car. :) ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 1:39am
That has been a really big concern of mine. Are there any particular garages or people you would recommend for this? I'm not in the least qualified myself. I do have a really clean PPI from August 9th. Should I expect to pay for the inspection myself, or should ICBC cover it? Peace of mind is priceless to me, of course. Latest update: I had to call the RCMP to find out that ICBC has picked up my car. My adjuster is unreachable, and has not tried to contact me. I have a number for his work partner that I'm going to try tomorrow. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 5:52pm
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I had the opportunity to check my car out today. Nothing stolen, thankfully. Body and interior seemed to basically be in the same condition they had been. Driver's side window and dew wipe got messed up a bit, as well as the driver's side GT window. I had filled my tank right before it got stolen and I reset the odo because I'm checking out what kind of mileage the car gets, so I can tell that it has been driven about 240 kms. For that drive, the @#$% must not have been able to see the bright red BRAKE light, because my hand brake doesn't work anymore. Rear tires went from like-new to hardly there. Couldn't tell anything else from the brief time I had with the car. If anyone has any recommendations for a Langley area shop that'd be good for giving the car a solid looking-over I'd love to hear it. But anyways! It's back, and should be back in ship-shape pretty soon. I'm looking forward to the next meet. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 6:10pm
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Well for suspension checks I would go to Dale's alignment in Langley they are just off the Bypass, and ask for Daryl. Daryl has done many Fiero's for Lisa and I as well as Dr. Fiero's customer cars and club members cars. As for the engine checks, no one really comes to mind as a good engine expert. However if I were looking for a shop to really get in depth with a motor I would try to find a tuner shop or other custom shop. Get ICBC to foot the bill for a compression test, leak down test and anything else the shop can come up with. They should be able to take a scope to the engine and listen for any weird noises that could be a sign of a problem down the road. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 9:01pm
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If they fried the tires off - I'll bet you they took the clutch with it. That'll be a toughie to prove though. They could have taken it from a 75K km's left clutch to a 5K km's left clutch (ie, it's still alive now, but could be dead tomorrow instead of years from now). If a place was really motivated, they could measure the compressed disc thickness by pulling the starter and going at it from the side... Have the oil drained, and strained through a coffee filter (or some other such principal) to look for particulate matter. If a bearing is now on the way out, that MIGHT show it up. Have the oil filter analyzed too.. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 1:41pm
Ding ding ding! We have a winner! A1 just called me up to say that they fixed the column, but that I don't have a clutch. It's been approved to go over to a trans shop beside them and I'll be hearing whatever about it by tomorrow I hope. If it's been driven without the clutch, I'm concerned there could be gear damage. At this point I'm hoping that if ICBC keeps approving small amounts of work and getting it done and paying for it, that they'll never be able to justify totalling the car. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 5:18pm
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Well ICBC probably has a value on your car of about $6000 which usually means they will spend $3000-$4000 into repairs before they will write the car off. My 85GT had a value of 5000 and they cut me a cheque for $3000 for repairs. I chose to get the repairs done myself rather than letting them do it. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 12:13pm
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When my Fiero was rear-ended a few years back and the adjuster was doing the estimate, ICBC's flag came up at $2700 (costs of repairs) and they overroad it. The adjuster (and a GM regional manager happened to be there at the time) told me that if your Fiero was in good condition they have authorization to go over $5000 in repairs. That was a couple of years ago so this might be policy for Fieros.
------------- Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 12:19am
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That's a relief, thanks for the info. Apparently the clutch booster leaked all the fluid, so they're replacing the M. & S. cylinders to get it operational and then checking for further problems. The bodyshop (A1 Autobody over on 200th and #10, they seem really cool so far) rolled it into Bert's Automotive Transmissions for the clutch stuff. With any luck, the parts will arrive there tomorrow and I'll find out if the car was driven around much without a clutch. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 10:10pm
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I picked up my Fiero from A1 today... briefly. It seems they got a faulty wiper switch from their parts supplier (Langley Discount). Other than that the new column felt nice. I'm looking forward to getting it back, having a few more inspections done and getting started on my personal projects again. First up will be new tires (the rears courtesy of ICBC if there's any justice), headlight motor rebuilds and  side window restoration (motors, wipes, guides, and windows). Perhaps a battery relocation and some wiring upgrades, maybe heated seats, and I will be very ready for the next year. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 19 September 2007 at 5:06pm
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So any more updates? ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 20 September 2007 at 4:24pm
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Nothing big new. Alignment/ brake, tire and suspension inspection on Monday. Wiper switch is a big headache, I'm getting a single wipe on engine start now. Noticed some body work in the lower molding that needs to be taken care of, so I'll get them to pull out the switch and work on it again when I bring it back in for that. |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 20 September 2007 at 6:20pm
Not always, but frequently, the wiper flip on startup is the wiper motor unit itself. It's fixable in theory, but unless you've got a bit of spare time on your hands, you're broke, etc etc... it's better to just replace it (keep the old one unless they demand it back as a core!). |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 12:11am
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Well, it was fine until they changed out my steering column and put a new switch in. Then I started getting a wipe on ignition. They switched it out, and it wasn't doing it but it suddenly started wiping and could not be stopped (although all the delay positions still worked, just the "off" position was equivalent to "low"). So they swapped in a third piece, which wipes on ignition 3 out of 4 to 4 out of 5 times. I think somewhere in there they tried swapping out the motor. They're an ICBC approved shop, so their work is guaranteed... I just hope they aren't having to suck up all the time they're spending on it themselves. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 6:09pm
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Just got the alignment/inspection done. Dale's said everything is looking good down there (other than the tires) and straightened it all out. Huuuge improvement in how it's driving. Just need to put new tires on now. I also drove past A1, showed the remaining damage to the dude there. He took some pictures and will be running it past my inspector and then getting back to me once he has the parts. And then I'm done! I can't wait. |
Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 18 February 2008 at 12:49am
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i bought my car from winnipeg, i was driving it back and i deicided to
stop over night in brandon man, two hours away and i stayed in teh
comfort inn off the highway for the night, when i woke up my new car
that i owned for a total of 15 hours was broken into and they broke the
steering col... trying to steal it but they just drained my battery. i
bought a uhal and took it home the rest of the way. i kind of know how
you feel.
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Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 18 February 2008 at 12:50am
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Where are you located now? ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 19 February 2008 at 7:44pm
lethbridge alberta x.x but hey we have two wal marts  
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