Alex Johnson
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OK, so I posted on the 25th of March that the wing mirrors on my 993 Targa had been stolen. It took a while to get Paragon to put on the replacements, but the upshot is that they lasted literally three weeks and a day. I see a fellow 993 owner in the next street (Cab) also had his/hers stolen. I live in London and it's on-street parking or no car at all, and there's no question the thief comes to this neighbourhood knowing there are a fair few nice cars. So, parking in a better-lit street isn't an option.
So, I will ask again: how can I prevent this? I'd like as many informed "out of the box" thoughts as people can come up with as this is now beyond a joke.
1. I was thinking of having the number plate embossed into the mirror housing? I am not thinking of something like glass etching, I am thinking of the letter- and number-punches people put into keys and metalwork. Practical? Would a thief notice? Care?
2. I asked before about superglue. Can the whole housing be superglued or in some other way bonded to the door? I appreciate this would be a pain if the mirrors were damaged in a parking accident etc. but right now that does not seem to be my biggest problem. Would the upwards motion to snap whatever it is that holds on the mirror damage the door if the housing were superglued?
3. Do people steal mirrors from older 964's (or older) as well? Do the "flag" shaped mirrors fit? What about any other brand? At this point I couldn't care less about the shape and electric mirrors are completely unnecessary for just one driver - it's just about getting something that fits.
I will appreciate any thoughts.
And if you, dear reader, have bought any mirrors from "a mate of a mate down the pub" then please do appreciate that these are expensive but not so expensive as to make an Insurance claim worthwhile when balanced against excesses and no claims discounts that would be lost - you are actually stealing from me and people like me, not Insurance companies. I doubt that makes any difference but one lives in hope.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 28857
So, I will ask again: how can I prevent this? I'd like as many informed "out of the box" thoughts as people can come up with as this is now beyond a joke.
1. I was thinking of having the number plate embossed into the mirror housing? I am not thinking of something like glass etching, I am thinking of the letter- and number-punches people put into keys and metalwork. Practical? Would a thief notice? Care?
2. I asked before about superglue. Can the whole housing be superglued or in some other way bonded to the door? I appreciate this would be a pain if the mirrors were damaged in a parking accident etc. but right now that does not seem to be my biggest problem. Would the upwards motion to snap whatever it is that holds on the mirror damage the door if the housing were superglued?
3. Do people steal mirrors from older 964's (or older) as well? Do the "flag" shaped mirrors fit? What about any other brand? At this point I couldn't care less about the shape and electric mirrors are completely unnecessary for just one driver - it's just about getting something that fits.
I will appreciate any thoughts.
And if you, dear reader, have bought any mirrors from "a mate of a mate down the pub" then please do appreciate that these are expensive but not so expensive as to make an Insurance claim worthwhile when balanced against excesses and no claims discounts that would be lost - you are actually stealing from me and people like me, not Insurance companies. I doubt that makes any difference but one lives in hope.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 28857