iRock

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never heard of anything like this before.

mitsuguy

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Exact same thing happened in San Antonio about 6-7 years ago, just not on a dealer lot, with the Dodge Ram trucks with 20" wheels... With those, they were hitting neighborhood after neighborhood over a two week span... don't know if they ever got caught, but they definitely got a lot of wheels and tires...

Wonder if they stole the spare tires on the Fords too, as they did on the Dodges...

Big Mack

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I know this, but they're quoting retail, not the cost to the dealer, and I still think that's high.

Well aware that when you upgrade you don't get the originals, but if you factor in the idea that for $800 you the wheels and tires upgraded, that's not much. If it were $800 just for the wheels and more for the tires, I'd be more inclined to believe the numbers since they do get a bit more for 20" than 18", but either way, it's done now.

Like the dealer said - let's hope they get caught and sent to jail. This certainly wasn't kids just out doing dumb crap.

Big Mack

Kostamojen

You say that like its a bad thing.

Dealers are cheapskates, most dealers don't even have video surveillance because they don't want to spend the money on it (and its not that expensive).

I have no sympathy for dealers that get robed in such a manner when all they needed was a good fence and video surveillance to thwart this kind of crime.

mitsuguy

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No offense man, but if you really think about what you are saying, you are kinda contradicting yourself...

You say that factory wheels shouldn't cost $2400 for a set of 18's, but that its a cheap upgrade to go to 20's for just $800 more???

I can buy a set of aftermarket 20's for less than $550...

Just a heads up, the 275/65-18 that they put on the F150's (BFG Rugged Trail) are $206 a piece retail, whereas the 275/55-20 option (Pirelli ATR) is $195 a piece retail...

Big Mack

iTrader: (1)

I contradicted nothing. I don't think the factory 18's should cost $2400, but it's comparably cheaper to upgrade to the 20" wheels for only $800. In other words, they could really put the shaft to those foolish enough to buy them from the dealer and charge another $2K for the upgrade. They put the screwing to everyone in the first place.

Big Mack

Turbinator

Thieves suck.

Turby

Hardwire

The tires all have chips in them.. i bet its a inside job.. and theres alot of recycling goin on

jadu

iTrader: (42)

that sucks. truck tires aint cheap. hope they catch em