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Just about had my mind made up to buy a new TL when I came across a number
of posts about HID headlights getting ripped out of older TL's. Is this
still a potential problem with the newer models? Thanks! ---- John

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 04:31:49 GMT, "John" <jonnor@(nospam)comcast.net>
wrote:

>Just about had my mind made up to buy a new TL when I came across a number
>of posts about HID headlights getting ripped out of older TL's. Is this
>still a potential problem with the newer models? Thanks! ---- John
>

There are crews who steal radios and crews that steal air bags as
well. So I guess you want to avoid any car that has either of those
items too. Maybe you should get a bicycle. Oh, wait, they steal
those too.

On a more serious note I have never heard of anyone stealing
headlights from a TL. We have two TLs in our family ('02 and '03). I
was surprised at how low the insurance rates are for these cars, so
apparently the insurance companies don't consider it to be a problem.

TOO

my god, ive never heard of that before.. must be carefull
thanks john

"John" <jonnor@(nospam)comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Just about had my mind made up to buy a new TL when I came across a number
> of posts about HID headlights getting ripped out of older TL's. Is this
> still a potential problem with the newer models? Thanks! ---- John
>
>

Geez, where do you live? Must be a nice crime free area. Lots of people
have had problems with these headlight assemblies being ripped off over the
last couple of years......

> On a more serious note I have never heard of anyone stealing
> headlights from a TL. We have two TLs in our family ('02 and '03). I
> was surprised at how low the insurance rates are for these cars, so
> apparently the insurance companies don't consider it to be a problem.

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:45:40 GMT, "noyap" <noyap?@aol.com> wrote:

>Geez, where do you live? Must be a nice crime free area. Lots of people
>have had problems with these headlight assemblies being ripped off over the
>last couple of years......

You're right. It is semi-rural here. No crime that I can remember.


>
>> On a more serious note I have never heard of anyone stealing
>> headlights from a TL. We have two TLs in our family ('02 and '03). I
>> was surprised at how low the insurance rates are for these cars, so
>> apparently the insurance companies don't consider it to be a problem.
>

I don't know about headlights, but I've had the "Type S" badge stolen from
'02 TL-S twice now, both times from an airport parking lot.

"John" <jonnor@(nospam)comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Just about had my mind made up to buy a new TL when I came across a number
> of posts about HID headlights getting ripped out of older TL's. Is this
> still a potential problem with the newer models? Thanks! ---- John

Thanks for all the replies, guys. I test drove a new TL today and asked the
dealer the same question. He claims that because the new TL HID's are
different than the older models (platform is also unique to the new TL),
there shouldn't be problems with headlight thefts. Hmmmm... --- John

"John" <jonnor@(nospam)comcast.net> wrote in message
news:VCZrb.118541$mZ5.807681@attbi_s54...
> Just about had my mind made up to buy a new TL when I came across a number
> of posts about HID headlights getting ripped out of older TL's. Is this
> still a potential problem with the newer models? Thanks! ---- John
>
>

> Thanks for all the replies, guys. I test drove a new TL today and asked
the
> dealer the same question. He claims that because the new TL HID's are
> different than the older models (platform is also unique to the new TL),
> there shouldn't be problems with headlight thefts. Hmmmm... --- John
>
Hmmmm is right, remember you're talking to a car "salesman"! Not the best
representative of the 'spoken truth'. <G>

It might be true. From what I have read, the HID's stolen from the older TL's
were used in Accords. Maybe the size (platform?) is different and makes them
far more difficult to retrofit.

Dan


noyap wrote:
>>Thanks for all the replies, guys. I test drove a new TL today and asked
>
> the
>
>>dealer the same question. He claims that because the new TL HID's are
>>different than the older models (platform is also unique to the new TL),
>>there shouldn't be problems with headlight thefts. Hmmmm... --- John
>>
>
> Hmmmm is right, remember you're talking to a car "salesman"! Not the best
> representative of the 'spoken truth'. <G>
>
>

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 23:57:15 GMT, Dan Krueger
<dankrueger@xxxmindspring.com> wrote:

>It might be true. From what I have read, the HID's stolen from the older TL's
>were used in Accords. Maybe the size (platform?) is different and makes them
>far more difficult to retrofit.
>
Now the new platform is the same as the (new) Accord. (Acura lags
about a year or two behind the Honda models). So there will always be
a place to put the lights apparently. I still think fear of crime is
a dumb reason not to get the car that you want.