CAR GOT ROBBED!
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It's very possible, almost anything is nowdays. There are some very sophisticated ways to literally "hack" into a car nowdays.
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I had a 215 body CL in the shop some time ago and the car stopped running/wouldn't start all of a sudden. I came to find out the owner hadn't made is car payments for several months and M-B sent it a signal through SOS to shut the car down. After contacting them and stating it was in a shop they reprogrammed it to run again...............that freaked me out.
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I had a 215 body CL in the shop some time ago and the car stopped running/wouldn't start all of a sudden. I came to find out the owner hadn't made is car payments for several months and M-B sent it a signal through SOS to shut the car down. After contacting them and stating it was in a shop they reprogrammed it to run again...............that freaked me out.
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Wow, that's awful man. I hope you find out how it happened, or much more importantly, they never show their faces on your property again or cause you any more trouble.
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DAMN! Sorry to hear Oxygen. This is the kinda stuff that happens to Acura Integras; I'm shocked to see this done on a Benz. Given that the parts are minor items, I'd have to agree with the other posters that this was a crime of passion.
I like newton22's idea. Gran Torino, part II
Good luck man!
I like newton22's idea. Gran Torino, part II
Good luck man!
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Oxygen, sorry about your car. At least they didn't vandalize it in the process. Did you recently valet park somewhere? Always take your house keys with you when you do. It's very easy for someone to make a clay mold and reproduce a key. This happened to a friend of mine - his house key, not his car.
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Oxygen, sorry about your car. At least they didn't vandalize it in the process. Did you recently valet park somewhere? Always take your house keys with you when you do. It's very easy for someone to make a clay mold and reproduce a key. This happened to a friend of mine - his house key, not his car.
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Here's the shopping list to fix her (along with a few items that I've been meaning to order):
70 A 220 820 02 21 BLINKER LAMP
RIGHT
001
65 A 220 820 01 21 BLINKER LAMP
LEFT
001
20 A 171 820 25 26 ALARM SIREN
SIREN
001
130 A 220 820 03 56 LICENSE PLATE LAMP 002
160 N 600000 000007
BULB
BLINKER LIGHT
12.8V-30CP
002
170 A 220 885 01 26 FLAP
TOWING EYE
001
200 A 007 988 76 78 CLIP
LOWER PART
002
190 A 002 988 26 81 PUSH BUTTON
RIGHT REAR FENDER
001
190 A 002 988 25 81 PUSH BUTTON
LEFT REAR FENDER
001
90 A 007 988 71 78
CLIP
LEFT
48 X 28.4 MM
014
110 A 009 988 95 78 CLIP
LEFT
004
60 A 002 988 22 81 PUSH BUTTON
UPPER PART
004
150 A 008 988 21 78 CLIP
LEFT
002
120 A 001 990 66 36 BOLT
LEFT DOOR STRIP
004
180 A 220 690 04 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT REAR FENDER
001
180 A 220 690 03 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT REAR FENDER
001
130 A 220 690 14 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT REAR DOOR
001
130 A 220 690 13 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT REAR DOOR
001
80 A 220 690 06 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT FRONT DOOR
001
80 A 220 690 05 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT FRONT DOOR
001
50 A 220 690 02 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT FRONT FENDER
001
50 A 220 690 01 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT FRONT FENDER
001
170 A 220 885 06 53 GRILLE
CENTRAL
001
Looking at around $900.00 for everything. This is dealer pricing, if I priced this out as a 'walk-up-customer' it would be well over $1000.00...
70 A 220 820 02 21 BLINKER LAMP
RIGHT
001
65 A 220 820 01 21 BLINKER LAMP
LEFT
001
20 A 171 820 25 26 ALARM SIREN
SIREN
001
130 A 220 820 03 56 LICENSE PLATE LAMP 002
160 N 600000 000007
BULB
BLINKER LIGHT
12.8V-30CP
002
170 A 220 885 01 26 FLAP
TOWING EYE
001
200 A 007 988 76 78 CLIP
LOWER PART
002
190 A 002 988 26 81 PUSH BUTTON
RIGHT REAR FENDER
001
190 A 002 988 25 81 PUSH BUTTON
LEFT REAR FENDER
001
90 A 007 988 71 78
CLIP
LEFT
48 X 28.4 MM
014
110 A 009 988 95 78 CLIP
LEFT
004
60 A 002 988 22 81 PUSH BUTTON
UPPER PART
004
150 A 008 988 21 78 CLIP
LEFT
002
120 A 001 990 66 36 BOLT
LEFT DOOR STRIP
004
180 A 220 690 04 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT REAR FENDER
001
180 A 220 690 03 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT REAR FENDER
001
130 A 220 690 14 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT REAR DOOR
001
130 A 220 690 13 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT REAR DOOR
001
80 A 220 690 06 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT FRONT DOOR
001
80 A 220 690 05 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT FRONT DOOR
001
50 A 220 690 02 62 9744 LEDGE
RIGHT FRONT FENDER
001
50 A 220 690 01 62 9744 LEDGE
LEFT FRONT FENDER
001
170 A 220 885 06 53 GRILLE
CENTRAL
001
Looking at around $900.00 for everything. This is dealer pricing, if I priced this out as a 'walk-up-customer' it would be well over $1000.00...
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The trim is plastic and comes painted from MB.
I did not order the parts, I just wanted to price it out to see which route it's best to take.
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It's good it comes factory painted by M-B, however only problem with that is it might not be 100% matched with the paint as they're obviously not able to color code it completely.
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damm man! i know u texted me about this other day! i tryed to call you but ur phone with to voice mail! that really sucks man! do you have telliaid on your car? cause if your alarm on ur car goes off you can have it where they call your cell.
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Serious though it looks like it'll be cheaper to pay out of pocket than to file a claim to have your rates go up or have them drop you. Sorry that some people who don't care about others did this. Let us know the status of what you decide
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Hey Chris...sorry to hear about what happened to your car...I guess this explains why you havent returned none of my texts (you are frustrated), I would be too.... it's cool man. Sorry to hear you have to go thru this headache, it's frustrating...God help the one I catch doing some sh*t like this...I will be batting for .500 for sure...
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Well... I just remembered something.
I highly doubt it was the contractor working here. I had a conversation with him one time.
We were in my kitchen and I asked him if he wanted some wine... here was his response:
"No, thank you. I have never drank wine before, nor will I ever have any. This is because I know that when I die, and go to heaven, god will provide me with the most amazing wine, so no thanks."
Using such logic, I would assume that god is going to provide him with the best AMG Mercedes imaginable once he get's up there, so no reason to steal parts off of my previous generation S-Class.
I highly doubt it was the contractor working here. I had a conversation with him one time.
We were in my kitchen and I asked him if he wanted some wine... here was his response:
"No, thank you. I have never drank wine before, nor will I ever have any. This is because I know that when I die, and go to heaven, god will provide me with the most amazing wine, so no thanks."
Using such logic, I would assume that god is going to provide him with the best AMG Mercedes imaginable once he get's up there, so no reason to steal parts off of my previous generation S-Class.
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Well... I just remembered something.
I highly doubt it was the contractor working here. I had a conversation with him one time.
We were in my kitchen and I asked him if he wanted some wine... here was his response:
"No, thank you. I have never drank wine before, nor will I ever have any. This is because I know that when I die, and go to heaven, god will provide me with the most amazing wine, so no thanks."
Using such logic, I would assume that god is going to provide him with the best AMG Mercedes imaginable once he get's up there, so no reason to steal parts off of my previous generation S-Class.
I highly doubt it was the contractor working here. I had a conversation with him one time.
We were in my kitchen and I asked him if he wanted some wine... here was his response:
"No, thank you. I have never drank wine before, nor will I ever have any. This is because I know that when I die, and go to heaven, god will provide me with the most amazing wine, so no thanks."
Using such logic, I would assume that god is going to provide him with the best AMG Mercedes imaginable once he get's up there, so no reason to steal parts off of my previous generation S-Class.
Everybody wants to go to Heaven but Nobody wants to die....
