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Old 09-21-2010, 06:03 AM
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Default Molding on passenger side pulled back on the top: Possible theft attempt?

the molding on the side of my passenger is pulled back on the top. does tha mean someone tried to get into my car? its a lil fishy
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thats a no brainer. start garaging, car alarm. kill switches.
or you can rig up a lawnmower blade on the bottom of the car witha garage door spring.....like they do in south africa or keep a hyena in your car
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A fuel pump kill switch is a nice first step if you don't have one.

If you don't have a decent alarm, get one.
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Do you think that molding could peel up on it's own?

I've had my car for seven and a half years and mine has never peeled up on it's own, nor did the previous Civic I owned for a year before that.

So either your car is haunted, you have some really bad *** squirrels around there or someone tried to get into your car.

Up your security or the car will get broken into / stolen.
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I doubt the molding came back on its own. Get a flashlight and look for smudge marks around it. Don't be surprised.

Get some good deterrents. A good alarm done by a reputable shop, a few kill switches, relocated your battery to the trunk, re-route your hood release cable.

There's a VERY good security FAQ in the audio/security forum. Very good read.
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Default Re: Molding on passenger side pulled back on the top: Possible theft attempt?

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Looks like you're image url isn't a good url.

For one, it should end with ".jpg".

Please go back and edit your post. Don't keep making new posts.
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So no one has to go to another site, these are the photos the OP was trying to post. I also resized them to 75% since they were a little large on my notebook's screen.



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And that's obviously tampered with imo.
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Thanks for helping with the pictures Amy.
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No problem. You're welcome.

I suppose some of that molding damage might have happened from the cold too. I've seen molding tweak out from the cold before.
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yeah I doubt that was anything happenstance.

Someone definitely was trying to get into your car. Maybe with a coat hanger or something.
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