Vauxhalls targeted

Uther · 2 Jul 2015 at 12:38

Well, how weird is this. Whole front ends being nicked in Luton.Must be a lot of money in parts...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33348506

Hyburnate · 2 Jul 2015 at 12:42

I think some gang leader got annoyed by a corsa boy racer and is now making them all pay

D3K · 2 Jul 2015 at 12:44

Somewhere in Luton, there is a frankenvaux being jump started

D3K · 2 Jul 2015 at 12:46

Or it is the work of the Car God of Many Faces

Joe T · 2 Jul 2015 at 12:49

It's mostly the Limited Editions with the fancy bodykits that lesser-model owners want to upgrade their car with.

Hyburnate · 2 Jul 2015 at 12:51

Joe T said:
It's mostly the Unlimited Editions with the fancy bodykits that lesser-model owners want to upgrade their car with.

Fixed for you

slick rick · 2 Jul 2015 at 12:53

Bloody ******!

Haggisman · 2 Jul 2015 at 13:30

D3K said:
Or it is the work of the Car God of Many Faces

Vauxhallar Morghulis!

skaif · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:01

This is crazy, I live in Luton and haven't heard of this happening! Need to warn my mate with the Corsair VXR!

Looking at some of those pictures, they have removed pretty much every front panel including doors in some! How do they do that without smashing stuff in?

Kimi · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:26

Weird, what value is in these parts? stolen to order?

lemonade · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:33

According to the article they are stolen then sold off in the parts market, probably to the same people who had bits stolen from their cars, only to have it re-stolen.

D3K · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:37

Crims are clever. Creating a demand by stealing the supply.

naefeart · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:40

Only Vauxhalls? Sounds more like they are performing a public service

bazzabear · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:45

Strange (criminal) business model. Surely it would be easier to steal the whole car, take it somewhere secluded, and remove the bits there?

I've heard before that owners of Land Rover Defenders have to be very careful - not least because all the bolts for removing stuff from them are outward facing so they're very easy to dismantle.

rapid64k · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:14

Strange as there is a rather large Vauxhall plant just up the road!

nutcase · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:27

Factory is short of bits I guess?

rapid64k · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:29

nutcase_1uk said:
Factory is short of bits I guess?

lol

lemonade · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:30

Could very well be a factory worker. They seem to know what they are doing and all the stripping is a very tidy and professional job.

ZXSpectrum · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:39

slick rick said:
Bloody ******!

Dunno about that.. The bloke on that video that is sitting in the car then pulling the bumper off looks like he is wearing a Kurta that is typically worn by Pakistani men... Forgive me if I am wrong but it certainly looks like that.

OhEsEcks · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:40

lemonade said:
Could very well be a factory worker. They seem to know what they are doing and all the stripping is a very tidy and professional job.

It's not that hard. Everything is bolted / clipped on. With practice you could strip the front of a car in minutes. First remove the bonnet (a couple bolts each side), loosen the wings (a couple bolts each side), loosen the headlights and anything attached to the front cross member. Then just start removing what you've loosened and work your way down / back until you have what you want.

When I stripped my golf, for the front it was basically that method. Bonnet, wings, lights, grill and bumper. I'd never done it before. Took me about 30 minutes.