stolen wind deflector screens on craigslist?

[husker boxster]

Maybe PO-SHA is how they pronounce it in the Hood.

[stateofidleness]

3 "peas" ?????

I would arrange to meet with the person just to hit them upside the head and hand them an English textbook... horrible

awesome tip on the zip ties. I've never thought about them coming out while driving with the top down. cheap security!

[Boxtaboy]

Seriously though, I've always wondered why people were always trying to source these pieces. Didn't think that there would be such a market for them that they would be stolen regularly and then resold on fleabay or craigslist. Now litronics, I could understand, as they are high ticket items that command decent resale (another thing I worry about). LOL. But, don't most people order the winstops with the car from the get go, or is it that there's a market for them now that everyones' windstops are regularly stolen?

[Gougoushu]

I zip-tied mine as well, for quick top-down stops in the suburbs. The top is never down in urban areas, mostly to avoid lobbed-in objects from haters.

Another tip is to wrap electrical tape around the tabs that hold the deflectors in place in the rollbar, which prevents them from rattling and popping out so easily.

That is horrible about tops being sliced upon to get at these -- in what neighborhood(s) have you seen that, Boxtaboy?

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by Gougoushu

I zip-tied mine as well, for quick top-down stops in the suburbs. The top is never down in urban areas, mostly to avoid lobbed-in objects from haters.

Another tip is to wrap electrical tape around the tabs that hold the deflectors in place in the rollbar, which prevents them from rattling and popping out so easily.

That is horrible about tops being sliced upon to get at these -- in what neighborhood(s) have you seen that, Boxtaboy?

Well, here's an example of one fella's windstop and rollbar screens being stolen after someone sliced up his soft top at a strip mall in northern New Jersey. Scumbags...he ended up having to replace his top with a glass GAHH top.

[Lil bastard]

I'm of the opinion that virtually ANY set of deflectors on the auction market are stolen unless sold by a wrecker (LA Porsche, Okla. Foreign, etc.), especially if a full set are being offered.

No one that I know of has ever sold a set (at least without the car too). I'm sure someone has, and maybe will chime in, but by-in-large owners keep them, not sell them.

So realize that any time you buy a set from an auction to save a buck (OK maybe more than a buck), you're very likely doing so at someone else's expense and probably encouraging future thefts, maybe even of yours.

Thieves wouldn't steal 'em if no one bought them.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

I'm of the opinion that virtually ANY set of deflectors on the auction market are stolen unless sold by a wrecker (LA Porsche, Okla. Foreign, etc.), especially if a full set are being offered.

No one that I know of has ever sold a set (at least without the car too). I'm sure someone has, and maybe will chime in, but by-in-large owners keep them, not sell them.

So realize that any time you buy a set from an auction to save a buck (OK maybe more than a buck), you're very likely doing so at someone else's expense and probably encouraging future thefts, maybe even of yours.

Thieves wouldn't steal 'em if no one bought them.

Well said Lil!

[ohioboxster]

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

I'm of the opinion that virtually ANY set of deflectors on the auction market are stolen unless sold by a wrecker (LA Porsche, Okla. Foreign, etc.), especially if a full set are being offered.

No one that I know of has ever sold a set (at least without the car too). I'm sure someone has, and maybe will chime in, but by-in-large owners keep them, not sell them.

So realize that any time you buy a set from an auction to save a buck (OK maybe more than a buck), you're very likely doing so at someone else's expense and probably encouraging future thefts, maybe even of yours.

Thieves wouldn't steal 'em if no one bought them.

I have a 996 wind deflector on E-bay right now, I didn't steal it. LMAO

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

I'm of the opinion that virtually ANY set of deflectors on the auction market are stolen unless sold by a wrecker (LA Porsche, Okla. Foreign, etc.), especially if a full set are being offered.

No one that I know of has ever sold a set (at least without the car too). I'm sure someone has, and maybe will chime in, but by-in-large owners keep them, not sell them.

So realize that any time you buy a set from an auction to save a buck (OK maybe more than a buck), you're very likely doing so at someone else's expense and probably encouraging future thefts, maybe even of yours.

Thieves wouldn't steal 'em if no one bought them.

When I was dealing in Boxes, I ended up with a set that I sold on craigs list. Otherwise, you are probably right.

[DANMKII]

Originally Posted by Gougoushu

I zip-tied mine as well, for quick top-down stops in the suburbs. The top is never down in urban areas, mostly to avoid lobbed-in objects from haters.

Another tip is to wrap electrical tape around the tabs that hold the deflectors in place in the rollbar, which prevents them from rattling and popping out so easily.

That is horrible about tops being sliced upon to get at these -- in what neighborhood(s) have you seen that, Boxtaboy?

I cannot agree more with you Gougoushu. Ever since I got my car, I have been targeted by Haters.

My fiancee and I found an ideal parking garage (or so we thought) and I had my bumper bully stolen!

I was tailgated numerous times as well, cut off once last night with a bunch of people staring at me. Whats going on with today's world? People work hard for their cars, me included.

[RandallNeighbour]

What the heck is a "bumper bully?"

[DANMKII]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

What the heck is a "bumper bully?"

NICE, lol. Bumper Buddy.

Its a rubber matt to protect during parking situations. I live in NYC.

I must say, I never experienced such joy driving my boxster while at the same time experiencing so much hate.