I hate thieves... (they stole my starter/alternator)

[rfizzle]

So I had a fun day with my 77 Jimmy. Apparently I live in the ghetto part of north/west Lakewood.

I could not get it to start, I mean it was dead (No door dings, and etc). I try jumping it, nothing, not even the dome light. I crawl under it to look at the starter and found a neat surprise . I have no Starter, the wires were all hastily cut and the whole thing is gone. Then I look in engine compartment and the alternator is gone too. Same story, the wires all cut and the bracket and alternator is gone. They left the belts at least. They got into the engine compartment easy since the older trucks hood latch is in the front of the grill.

They didn’t even try for the High Lift jack bolted to the front bumper, or anything inside.

Such a weird thing to steal.

I live off 6th and Union in Lakewood. The Jimmy was parked on the street for maybe two weeks (It's my extra/winter/camping car)

Leaves the Jimmy completely inoperable.

Just had to rant, going to call a few shops and see what it might cost me to replace the wiring and starter/alternator. Of course no power mean I don’t think I can even tow it to a shop.

I hate thieves... [Rant1]

[Gunner]

Wow that sucks. Sorry to hear that. You might want to just replace it your self and not have a shop it will just save you so $$$

[Irving]

That's not even a real bad area of Lakewood either.

[Byte Stryke]

Have Ogenwrot explain how your insurance will replace it.

[ROFL1]



Sorry Ogen, you know it was bound to happen and someone was going to stick you with it :D




I am with Gunner, you are probably better off with a wiring kit and some replacements
The hard part might be the Alternator Bracket though... you may be heading to a junkyard to replace that.

[Graves]

Wow that sucks. Sorry to hear that. You might want to just replace it your self and not have a shop it will just save you so $$$

This...
Shoot me a pm if you're not much into working on it yourself; save some $$$

[steveopia]

Damn. That sucks man.

I live on 6th and Kipling. I don't consider it to be a bad neighborhood really. However, my roommate (the house owner) received some Lakewood news letter that stated the highest theft area of Lakewood was between Colfax and 6th, Garrison and Union. I didn't see it but he just told me that last week. Sweet.

[Colorado Osprey]

Sounds like they wanted it for the copper windings...

[Ah Pook]

Does it have a SB 350? The bracket shouldn't be hard to find. Replacing the parts isn't too hard and would take under an hour.

[BPTactical]

Thieves suck. Feel grateful all they nabbed was relatively inexpensive. A few years ago there was a lot of catalytic converters being stolen for the platinum. One of the gals my wife worked with got hers stolen in a 2 hour span in daylight parked right next to my wifes ride. $1100.00 replacement cost. Some of the customers in the neighborhood got theirs popped also.
We were lucky and they never touched the wifes ride. DPD ended up catching 2 tweekers in the act a week later with a cordless SawzAll.

[rfizzle]

I'd like to do it myself. But there are two issues time & space. It's stuck where it sits (the street). Most likely I'll do it myself.

[sniper7]

Sorry to hear that. I hate thieves with a passion. Now going off another thread if you had caught the guys, if legal would you haves shot them or at them?

[rfizzle]

If legal I might have used my sidearm to detain them, but some car parts are not worth killing over.

[Elhuero]

If legal I might have used my sidearm to detain them, but some car parts are not worth killing over.


a man can live without both kneecaps.

[GlockDog47]

a man can live without both kneecaps.

Love it!!![Beer]

[Byte Stryke]

a man can live without both kneecaps.

Better yet,

"I Swear officer, there was a snake on my engine block and when I Fired the 12 gauge shotgun at it his hand must have gotten in the way!"

[Zundfolge]

Sounds like they wanted it for the copper windings...
Either that or they needed a starter and alternator.


Apparently the tweakers are also taking to stealing catalytic converters for the expensive metals in them too.

[gnihcraes]

damn. Ok, going to lock my hood on the 85 k model right now... maybe I'll see if it starts first. :) I didn't try it earlier when checking the oil etc.

I'm supposedly in the bad part of town - colfax/sheridan. Sorry that happened.

[Colorado Osprey]

Either that or they needed a starter and alternator.


Apparently the tweakers are also taking to stealing catalytic converters for the expensive metals in them too.

Platinum... yes it is happening everywhere

The copper stealing has really gone main steam in the Denver area.

[theGinsue]

Sorry to hear the news. This is why you can't have anything nice these days (like a 77 Jimmy); 'cuz thieves will just help themselves to whatever they want and YOU get stuck with the cleanup.

I think it's time to skidplate my 05 F250 & disengage the hood release.

[trlcavscout]

I would go check that "glock21" guys house. He is a tattood shady looking character and he lives in Lakewood.


That does suck, man the balls! Right in front of your house [Rant1]

[Irving]

$200 worth of copper got stolen at the house I've been helping to remodel. It's also in Lakewood, right by Lakewood high school.

[theGinsue]

Sounds like what these thieves really want is copper jacketed lead; a few ounces at a time.

[Ah Pook]

I would go check that "glock21" guys house. He is a tattood shady looking character and he lives in Lakewood.
Hey, I bought some auto parts from him today...






[Stooge]