djr1973

Probably some punk kids. Oh, and I know the broke college kid thing, lol, I am an unemployed, broke, older guy in college,lol. I know that there is some car alarms that if you get a certain distance away from the car it will give a warning to step away, and if the person or animal doesnt do so it will sound the alarm.

JRGHHRSS08

Yeah, the only issue is which is what hillsdale already said if they want to do it they are going to do it. So no sense in pay 800 for a system if they can just do it anyways.

HillsdaleHHR

Yup. Some kids would take that car alarm as a challenge and do something just because of it.

JRGHHRSS08

Looks like i just need a garage at my apartment, too bad im on like a 1 year waiting list

solman98

Were the lugs still there or were they gone? If they were missing, I'd say they were not trying to steal the wheels. Probably just tossed them.

Might be the question you need to figure out.

JRGHHRSS08

Lugs were gone, and yeah ive been trying to figure it out but i have no clue. I was thinking my Ex-Girlfriend maybe.

Greybeard999

^^^^ THIS! ^^^^


Had it happen on my '84 Camaro years ago.



Sorry you have to go through this.... glad you are getting it fixed up to your satisfaction.

foolmoon_design

What other cars will these rims fit on? I would look around the surrounding neighborhoods for a kid with a cobalt or HHR. My guess is they drive past your house on a regular basis, and finally acted on temptation

Krash Kadillak

As an insurance damage appraiser, I've got a warm place in my heart (not) for those who cause this kind of damage. At $500 (maybe his deductible?), that's cheap. Most people don't realize the details that are involved in repairing and repainting key scratches. First, you have to take off all the surrounding parts - glass, trim, handles, etc - ALL of it. Then you have to fill and feather-sand the damaged area, restore corrosion protection (if through to metal), then paint, then clearcoat, then reassemble. A real pain. Just as bad as collision damage, except for the big dents. The kicker is that most of these vandals don't get caught........

Greybeard999

If they were kids trying to steal the wheels "what they would fit on" is not necessarily a concern..... "they look cool" is as far as the mind goes......