993 cannibalised help...

[NEM351S]

My friend Keeps having his 993 taken to pieces.

It seems that a gang keeps touring the Clapham/Balham/Battersea area in search of 911s (mainly 993s) and relieving them of clear indicators and wing mirrors.

Unfortunately, this is costing c.£900 a time for a set of teardrop mirrors after re-spray and a full set of indicators aren't cheap either.

Can anyone recommend a source of second hand bits? I had a look on ebay, but couldn't find anything.

The annoying thing is that they just seem to wait for the bits to be replaced and nick them again.

[patmahe]

Spend £900 on better security mate, CCTV or something and I'm assuming he's informed the police. Otherwise it wont stop

[sleep envy]

my mate got around the wing mirror problem in his E36 M3 by fitting steel tethers to the mirrors and screwing them into the door after losing two pairs

maybe you could loctite the screws for the lens but you'd be buggered when the bulb goes

[phelix]

patmahe said:

Spend £900 on better security mate, CCTV or something and I'm assuming he's informed the police. Otherwise it wont stop

Agreed. or fit 964 flat mirrors and amber indicators! tethers might work or they might result in more damage.

[NEM351S]

Sadly he has to park on road so CCTV is a non-starter as you cannot guarantee you will be in same spot.

Police not overly concerned about a guards red 911 having its mirrors swiped.

Looks like he is going to sell it.

[968CSReading]

sleep envy said:

my mate got around the wing mirror problem in his E36 M3 by fitting steel tethers to the mirrors and screwing them into the door after losing two pairs

maybe you could loctite the screws for the lens but you'd be buggered when the bulb goes

Danger in doing that is the scum might do some other damage to the car.

Rig them up to a current and shock the scummers.

[tobster]

Maybe getting his reg number etched on the glass might cut down on the thefts.

[BermyAndy]

speak to the bib. They are fully aware and offered to put a tracker in a colleagues wing mirrors(993) as its happening so much