Stolen Badge

[MiksOpel]

Some kids stole my rear Opel Badge,
Whats worse, they totally scratched the paint,

How stupid can you be? look where the scratches are.

http://home.uvtc.net.au/andrew1/astra/AstraBadge2.JPG

Thats the third time someones stolen an opel part!
Im pretty sure ill just whack on an opel sticker rather than a badge.

[low astra]

thats not cool hey, id be pissed off 2

[oneightoo]

by looks of the scratches i doubt it was aimed at the opel badge, probably more a case of random vandalisation..

still, sucks majorly..

[1OPL2C]

idiots.. where did u park ur car.. they only took the circle part of the badge haha..

[MiksOpel]

oneightoo I think they had their back facing the car and watching for anyone whilst with their hands behind their backs trying to scrape the badge off.

Castle Hill, just off victoria ave.
Was parked on the street.

[Fungusfee]

that sucks
yeah, kinda funny they only took the circle bit and left the flash :)
i suppose it would be illegal to electrically charge your car...

[BassyAstra]

that sucks
yeah, kinda funny they only took the circle bit and left the flash :)
i suppose it would be illegal to electrically charge your car...Doesnt the Rolls Royce phantom have an alarm if someone tries to remove the front badge thing.

Wish i could get that, aye.

Bloody kids.

[Fungusfee]

There're are those higher end cars that have the front badge that sinks into the bonnet when you turn the car off but i think that's been around for a while. you see it in rap videos and stuff

[Alfonzo]

I thought the Rolls Royce Phantom's front badge retracted into the front grill?

That absolutely sucks!!!!! How on earth could they scratch that far out, and then not even get the entire badge? What a terrible thing to do!

[Dave]

there idiots, hehe or they were very very high

[JR]

some stupid looneys out there.

the other day my friend's honda got de-badged, front n back. not only that, 5 other cars in his street got de-badged aswell that same nite!!!

yup, if only we could "electrify" our cars 2 protect it against such low acts.

[CAL.16V]

i live near you......glad i got a garage..someone tried roughting my 17's on my last car out the front of my house though

[CJB]

Will Insurance cover the replacement of the badge and the scratching?

Just wondering since the Opel Flash badge isn't actually an original on the car, well it is, but you know what I mean.

[nicecar]

Was an ar%%, would cost more repairing the scratches that getting a new badge. In the 80s the Beastie Boys Stole a VW badge and everyone copied. I remember in the UK, there was no cars with there front badges as all the kids took them. The only good thing was that the badges just poped out of the front grill so no damage.....

[Tricky Ricky]

Will Insurance cover the replacement of the badge and the scratching?



Probably not worth claiming insurance, the excess would be much more than the cost of a badge.

[Namus]

has anyone thought that they were using a crowbar?? look at the marks and do the math... :roll: :roll:

[Didz]

Damn. I'm in castle hill all the time. My car is often at Cue time (carrington road just off victoria ave). Or parked on the street in Baulkam Hills or on Old Castle Hill road.

Damn, I'm goin to have to be more careful, and make sure i carry a baseball bat and leave it at the door of my mate's places.

[CAL.16V]

havent seen your car at cue time before but then again i dont go there much :)

[Namus]

how can u be more careful? watch ur car all the time?

not much u can do....super-glue; yeah ok; they won't get the badge but they'll scratch ur car up real good...not much u can do...

[MiksOpel]

Im going to take my wheel caps off for daily work parking.
Im really sick of it happening now, too many times, ive had the front, a wheel cap, and twice the rear stolen, within 10 months.

If anyone sees an astra with a funny opel badge without the circle around the Z, its me, so give me a sympathy look!

[Didz]

havent seen your car at cue time before but then again i dont go there much :)

I'm not there nearly as much as i use to be.. but that seems to be the trend with everyone. The place is dead 99% of the time.

[PerthSXi]

man that sucks. i had my astra debadged last year in my driveway, both front and back and only a couple of days after putting them on.

[MK]

Czesc! (Hi!)

Yeah this happens everywhere, no matter how careful you are or where you park. This sort of thing is an "opportunistic" occurance, losers (what else can you call them, really?) can only do something like this.

I decided on having only one badge at the front, the rear will be completely "smooth", wheel caps also with no badges. Just the front.

Take care...