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Posted by: Dave_Darling Oct 18 2005, 12:40 AM

Yikes! Sometime between yesterday evening (Sunday) and this evening (Monday), someone got into my little blue car and took the fire extinguisher and the radio face-plate! It looks like they were trying for the whole radio but abandoned the effort--perhaps someone interrupted them? The basketweave vinyl is half torn off of the surround, but the main part of the radio is still in place.

I don't know if I forgot to lock the car door Sunday night, or if they got in somehow despite that. I'm guessing it's the former... With the door handles being fairly sticky in operation, I do sometimes forget to lock them. Not anymore though.

Crap! Now I have to figure out how to get a new face plate (for a ~6 year old Clarion!), or replace the damn radio. I also have to find another extinguisher if I want to keep carrying one with me...

The irony: This happened in the "good" neighborhood in Palo Alto where my attorney lives, not in the shitty neighborhood where my condo is. (Where there have been numerous break-ins to peoples' cars in the last few months.)

--DD

Posted by: markb Oct 18 2005, 12:45 AM

D@mn, Dave! Don't even think of buying a lotto ticket for a while. You might try evilbay for the radio faceplate. I was amazed to find one for an old Sony I had. It sounds like it's time to tear down & lube up the door mechanism.

Posted by: Sparky Oct 18 2005, 06:21 AM

If'n it weren't for bad luck....

Try here http://www.clarion.com/usa/support/order_parts-usa.html

If they don't have a replacement PM me.

My best,
Mike D.

Posted by: goose2 Oct 18 2005, 09:19 AM

The door ding and now this!....bummer Dave If you google for it, you'll find some online businesses that specialize in faceplates.

Posted by: jsteele22 Oct 18 2005, 09:38 AM

Bummer, Dave.

But I don't think was some random incident. Better take a good hard look at those names on the "I Hate Dave Darling" thread....

Posted by: ClayPerrine Oct 18 2005, 09:41 AM

QUOTE (jsteele22 @ Oct 18 2005, 09:38 AM)
Bummer, Dave.

But I don't think was some random incident. Better take a good hard look at those names on the "I Hate Dave Darling" thread....

It was not me... I wouldn't steal Dave's POS stereo.. I would steal the Fuchs alloys or the 2.0L Fuel injection... the MPC is worth more than the stereo......

Posted by: olav Oct 18 2005, 09:50 AM

How's the attorney?

Posted by: airsix Oct 18 2005, 09:54 AM

QUOTE (olav @ Oct 18 2005, 07:50 AM)
How's the attorney?

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Seems like the two of them spend an awful lot of time together.

-Ben M.

Posted by: jsteele22 Oct 18 2005, 10:30 AM

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Oct 18 2005, 08:41 AM)
QUOTE (jsteele22 @ Oct 18 2005, 09:38 AM)
Bummer, Dave.

But I don't think was some random incident. Better take a good hard look at those names on the "I Hate Dave Darling" thread....

It was not me... I wouldn't steal Dave's POS stereo.. I would steal the Fuchs alloys or the 2.0L Fuel injection... the MPC is worth more than the stereo......

If the seats are nice, could you pick them up for me ? How much for shipping ?