Fellow Z owners: A call for help.
 

Hello all for those of you in the MD-baltimore area I'm asking if anyone has some spare tires(donuts) they can loan me for the time being, I will get them back to you.

The reason for this is that yesterday morning someone stole all four wheels off my Z, leaving it on stands, heartbreaking. Now I am in a predicament of getting it towed, towing a car like the Z with no wheels will always result in some type of further damage. If anyone has anything I truly appreciate it. Thanks.

Sorry to hear about your wheels! I'm a little far south to help, but I hope that someone up near you could help you. Good luck getting it towed and the wheels replaced.

Just another note, you may want to put some description and/or pictures if you had unique wheels in case we see them for sale. The more eyes looking for them the better.

Once I get my wheels, I can bring you the old wheels to use, but I don't know your time frame.

duuude, that sucks.. fvck those pieces of sh1t for doing that to you man.

I just sold my spare )=

But for you this will be a win. Insurance usually pays out 6-7k for stock wheels replacements....so you can buy brand new high end wheels and nice new tires and have cash left over.

what insurance company is this?

Yeah, if they pay replacement cost for OEM goodies, you should get a sizeable check.

Any of them that will give you a check for the replacement factory costs.

I think its breaks down like this
Sport Wheels- $ 3.5-4k
TPMS sensors- $ 800
OEM Tires- $ 1400
Mounting, balancing, misc labor $200

That is all rough estimates so give or take a few hundred.

And anyone who takes that check and buys OEM stuff at OEM prices needs their head examined.

Damn straight. I secretly want mine to disappear just because I could get a nice set of wedsports or volks and some new AD08s and still have money left over for other crap.

Fellow Z owners: A call for help.
 

I'm trying to just get it out of here asap. Using correct jack points is the last thing a thief worries about. Having said that, the one side of my Z is tilted on one side and laying directly on the fallen jack stand and spare tire they used. The funny thing is, a guy with an s2000 parked a few spots away has those BBS two piece mesh design, like $1000 a wheel type deal.

But yeah looking for new wheels any suggestions? Looking to spend around $2000?

Not trying to speculate but if the BBS wheels were left alone I'd be wondering if it was him or his buddies.

Back to the topic. I would highly advise against putting on four spares. They aren't rated for that kind of use and stability at an speed would be scary. Even if it were for a 15 minute drive. I'd grab some cash, find the wheels you want, have tires mounted and balanced and grab a guy with a truck to take them to your car and get them on asap.

Good luck man. My best.

Have to agree here. Unless you are putting them on just to get the car off of the stands and onto a roll back.

Also if the thief would go for BBS's over premium rays...hes an idiot.

My opinion would be to get it on proper jacks and make sure it is safe and then call the insurance company and get to ordering some goodies.

I read the first post like he needed 4 spares just to get the car up on a tow truck (flatbed, I hope) to get it to the shop to make sure nothing else got dicked up.

I have a donut on an enki rim that I'm not using that you are welcome to borrow.

Bingo

I like the sound of this.. thanks cody.

You guys think its a good idea to put on a nice set again after the first set was stolen, theres a good chance it could happen again...just my personal opinion.

Yes. ;)

Wheel locks dude. ALL my wheels have 2 wheel locks on them. It's definitely a deterrence and a prevention measure in itself.

Yeah no it isn't. Professional wheel thieves will always have a master set. Hell, most shops have a master key they can use on your wheels so long as they know what the pattern looks like.
If a professional thief really wants your wheels, they're going to get them.

The best deterrent is a car alarm with a tilt sensor.

Man if someone stole my wheels, I'd go get Volk G2s or maybe GT-R wheels.

Well technically nothing is a deterrent to a professional anything. But 40 wheel locks in all is definitely something someone doesn't want to go through. For that last post... I meant each "nut" has 2 wheel locks.

:iagree:

Hey man, Im interested in running 2 locks as well, can you point me in the right direction? what do you recommend?

Just buy a 2nd set from Nissan. They're like $50 for 4 + key.

http://www.the370z.com/members/voice...la-nut-set.jpg

This is what I have. Two keys required for each nut. And they drive from the inside so they don't ruin your wheels with accidental scratches or rubs from whatever tool is used.

Yeah that was my mistake DM. I meant each nut..so 20 in all have 2 locks a piece.

thank you bro!

Thanks DM

Those badboys are $400 even on eBay...

no prob. At the very least it's piece of mind that the average joe isn't going to be able to get them without a fight. If at all. LOL

EDIT * LoL yeah. $400 for piece of mind on my G2's which were $3200. Fair trade. And if you do the math that DM gave you. 50 for 4 wheel locks x 5= $250 and you can only put 1 on each nut.

Yeah, its an investment.. I'm gonna have to save up, Im in no hurry, and with your help, I know what Im looking for, thanks man!

4-6k you say?

Some one come steal my oem sport wheels please! I'll even leave four jack stands out for you to use :rofl2:

Sorry to hear op. Really sucks to these threads popping up, and for oem wheels is even more senseless. I bet they're going to use on on a different car, there was a thread recently with some honda accord flossing the Z sport wheels, you should keep an eye out for them on another honda around your area.

:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

I've already said too much.

Suggestions for wheels? 1000-2000

Yeah tell me about it. I think I'm going to start dropping subtle hints at car meets and hope they go missing :p

OP. My personal choice would be wed sport sa55m's black and blue.

DAMN where can I get those VOLK locking lug nuts?!? At this point trying to tell me that locking lugs aren't worth it? forget it. I will gladly do whatever it takes to deter this from happening again. And those 2 key system Volk nuts look like a great start.

Just type in the name on the box in google and they'll come up. They only downside to them is if you want your lug nuts a custom color it'd have to be hand painted. Can't powdercoat'em without damaging'em.