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Old 09-13-2004, 01:56 AM
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So today I go with a friend to a car show/ swap meet at the Long Beach airport. I park my baby in a corner of the lot away from the other vehicles to avoid parking lot rash. Had a good time and met alot of good folks. Anyway, I get back to my car and find that some worthless piece of .... stole the emblem off the trunk of my car Needless to say, I'm pizzed. I work very hard to have and keep nice things and to think that some stupid **** would do something like that just burns me up. I just wish I could have caught him doing it. It would have been worth it if I could have just caught him doing it
Just ain't right to mess with another man's ride.

Thanx for letting me vent. I had to remove all that sticky tape stuff and rub out the area.

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Old 09-13-2004, 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DirtyRed
So today I go with a friend to a car show/ swap meet at the Long Beach airport. I park my baby in a corner of the lot away from the other vehicles to avoid parking lot rash. Had a good time and met alot of good folks. Anyway, I get back to my car and find that some worthless piece of .... stole the emblem off the trunk of my car Needless to say, I'm pizzed. I work very hard to have and keep nice things and to think that some stupid **** would do something like that just burns me up. I just wish I could have caught him doing it. It would have been worth it if I could have just caught him doing it
Just ain't right to mess with another man's ride.

Thanx for letting me vent. I had to remove all that sticky tape stuff and rub out the area.
Yeah, stuff like that really tick me off too. Kids in my neighborhood have been hitting the cars and I can't do anything, but hope.

I love punks! NOT!

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Old 09-13-2004, 02:29 AM
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Hopefully, there's no damage
Old 09-13-2004, 02:46 AM
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No real damage. But man that sticky black stuff is a bear to get off. I'm glad they didn't get the front one or i'd haved to holes in the nose of the car!
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Originally Posted by DirtyRed
... I just wish I could have caught him doing it. It would have been worth it if I could have just caught him doing it
Just ain't right to mess with another man's ride.
Sounds someone has been watching too much Pulp Fiction
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Glad you caught that But it still just ain't right
Old 09-13-2004, 06:28 AM
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I hate they stole your emblem but glad they didn't trash the car doing so.
(eg. using a screwdriver to pry it up and leave you with a gouged decklid.)

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Old 09-13-2004, 08:05 AM
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i took my rear logo off on purpose(i like a smooth look,and it's always a pain when you wax).anyway try WD-40 on the sticky stuff(no kidding),then apply your wax;you'll never even know there was one there!
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Yep, been there, had that happen. But they took my front one too. I got a new front end paint job and rear decklid paint job out of it.
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Originally Posted by DirtyRed
So today I go with a friend to a car show/ swap meet at the Long Beach airport. I park my baby in a corner of the lot away from the other vehicles to avoid parking lot rash. Had a good time and met alot of good folks. Anyway, I get back to my car and find that some worthless piece of .... stole the emblem off the trunk of my car Needless to say, I'm pizzed. I work very hard to have and keep nice things and to think that some stupid **** would do something like that just burns me up. I just wish I could have caught him doing it. It would have been worth it if I could have just caught him doing it
Just ain't right to mess with another man's ride.

Thanx for letting me vent. I had to remove all that sticky tape stuff and rub out the area.
Just be happy that is was just the logo and not the whole vette.... I have never liked driving to, or anywhere in long beach.... unless it was the Yard house.... but even then... I made my buddies drive.
Old 09-13-2004, 03:57 PM
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It could have been much worse... they could have pryed the car from the emblem and taken the car. left the emblem.
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yeah..."it could have been worse" but it still sux
You should find the punk and take him to the gimp party
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
It could have been much worse... they could have pryed the car from the emblem and taken the car. left the emblem.

That would have been a major "oh ****"
Old 09-13-2004, 04:33 PM
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sorry about the bad news buddy, hope everything works out.
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that sux but im glad there was no other damage i agree about the wd 40 to remove the sticky residue
Old 09-13-2004, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by waymirec
Sounds someone has been watching too much Pulp Fiction
And now...it's Pulp Friction getting off the double sided sticky tape.

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Old 09-13-2004, 05:41 PM
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I feel for you, kids got my logo valve stem caps too although that isn't as bad as the emblem!
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The sad part is that, if you had caught them and done anything thing physical to them, you'd go to jail.


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