Why luxury steering wheels are becoming prized targets for organised criminal gangs

[gr1nch]

B******s. Maybe I will get that steering lock after all....

Why luxury steering wheels are becoming prized targets for organised criminal gangs

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[clk320x]

It’ll be leather seats next

 

[saff]

Well at least they leave the car so you can still get home!

 

[Petrol Pete]

This has been going on for years, since the days only luxury cars had airbags.

 

[T5R+]

Seats from RS Audis have long since been stolen to order,

"Wing mirrors" are a newish craze.

A while ago it was catalyst converters,

Steering wheels - seen the cost, no wonder people "take them",

 

[Petrol Pete]

A bloke I know has one of those orange 'CAMEL' Defender 110 land rovers, him and his dad have done the whole North Africa/Sahara bit over the years and it has all the (necessary) bits on it and none of the useless tat bolted on that you see on many 'off roaders' One morning he awoke to see a few bolts lying in the road by his 4x4 only to discover that someone had got halfway through unbolting the whole front bull bar/bumper & winch assembly ! The must have been disturbed and legged it.

He has now fitted tamper proof bolts.

 

[John]

"Wing mirrors" are a newish craze.

I wouldn't have said newish... when I had my M3 Evo back in 2000, yoovs were nicking the mirrors to fit on their Vauxhall Novas/Corsas.

 

[219]

B******s. Maybe I will get that steering lock after all....

Why luxury steering wheels are becoming prized targets for organised criminal gangs

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If I had a wheel that ugly , I’d be hoping someone would steal it too ...

 

[kianok]

Seats from RS Audis have long since been stolen to order,

"Wing mirrors" are a newish craze.

A while ago it was catalyst converters,

Steering wheels - seen the cost, no wonder people "take them",

Sometimes they don’t even bother stealing them.

Audi abandoned during floods was picked apart by thieves | Daily Mail Online

 

[Darrell]

It’ll be leather seats next

Or plastic!

 

[Monkeylegend]

In my younger day it was hub caps and VW badges.

 

[moog999]

There's a year old Audi S3 I see when picking up one of the kids from gymnastics. It has both front foglights and the grille assemblies popped out leaving 2 gaping holes in the front bumper.

These no doubt now reside on a slammed, chipped and debadged 1.9tdi.