Andy_Bangle Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) You have been warned Thieves targeting trendy £700 Land Rover headlights in West Midlands « Express & Star April 4, 2013 10:59 am Thieves targeting trendy £700 Land Rover headlights in West Midlands Headlights worth hundreds of pounds are being stolen from top-of-the-range cars across the Midlands, police revealed today. Target – Land Rover Discovery headlights Vehicles in the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Shropshire have all been targeted by thieves, with four Land Rover Discovery models attacked on one night alone in Stafford. The lights are worth at least £700 each. Simon Cooper, chairman of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Land Rover Club, which has 250 members across the counties, said: “Land Rovers are frequently targeted. “We get members reporting that their cars have been targeted but it usually the older Defender types because the new vehicles are a lot harder to steal from. What I am surprised about is how they actually managed to get the lights out. “You have to get under the bonnet and it is fiddly at the best of times. But if they want it that badly they seem to have ways of getting it. “I had a friend have an entire exhaust system worth £3,000 taken. It is unbelievable.” Staffordshire Police confirmed that they were investigating the four thefts in Stafford and said they were aware of similar crimes elsewhere in the West Midlands. Earlier this year three Land Rovers were targeted in Bridgnorth. Mr Cooper added: “The headlights on the new type Discovery and Range Rover are LEDs and a very expensive piece of kit.” The new Land Rover features a metal concentric circle headlamp design with Xenon bulbs and LEDs. Wonder if they're as easy to steal as Porsche lights? Edited April 4, 2013 by Andy_Bangle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Oh great. Porsches and Land Rover Discoveries. Just wonderful :ffs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Oh great. Don't worry, just smash them with a hammer, then no one will want to nick them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Why use a hammer, when you have a garage door frame handy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Actually, for all we say about Land Rovers, the garage door frame came off a lot worse in that encounter. A lot worse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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