Unless it was your kid that was shot and killed.

Then I think you'd feel differently.

If my kid got shot and killed while egging a car on Halloween, I'd think that was excessive.

I wouldn't be like, "Yup, he deserved it!"

 

But what if that guy stealing your seats only has a screwdriver and a wrench. You surprise him from 15 feet away and he is startled. He's backing away with his screwdriver raised in fright. You really are not in danger, you're out of arm's reach and you have a firearm.

I think you'd be in trouble if you shot and killed the thief and the thief's family is looking to make a buck off you through a wrongful death or civil suit.

 

The S2000 seat has to be modified to fit into a Civic, Integra, Prelude, Supra, and AE86.

I only name those cars so far, because those are the cars I've seen the S2000 seats in.

They are stolen because they are in demand regardless for the fact that they fit. The guage clusters are becoming hot commodities as well....they aren't plug and play either.

 

hey i am from europe and back home when u insure your car the agent sprey a long digit number on every part that can be removed from the car including seats,rear and front lights,windows etc,and this number stays in your policy so they can trace the parts in case of theft.BTW that number is invisible and cant be erased,dont know what kind of substance they use though.Wish it was the same here...

 

Now that is very cool, and possibly useful. Does anyone know anything more about this stuff?

(The beginning of an idea: we get as many board members as possible to use it -- that might constitute a big enough part of the supply that we could then make a dent in seat theft, maybe nailing the sellers on eBay and the like. Hmm...)

 

Geez, it's not just S2000 seats in FL!

http://www.caymanclub.net/showthread.php?t=7842

 

Here's a novel idea and a good start.....don't buy seats from anyone but an authorized dealer and certainly don't bid for em' on e-bay. You may just be buying your own stolen seats back.

 

There is somethig we use at the dealership that is called data-dots. Its not an entire number, instead its a series of dots that are applied throught the car that can only be seen with a special light.

Andres

 

Interesting idea ... do all the Honda dealerships do this, or just those in your area?

 

You're right - a hardtop will not slow down seat theft. It is obvious that there is no channel to retain the top and rear edges of the side windows. It doesn't matter if there is a hardtop, or not - the window can just be pulled back so the thief can reach in and open the door. This has been posted countless times.

I have never seen any thread regarding slashed seats due to having Seat Locks (and there have been several threads about S2000s with Seat Locks being broken into).

There have also been many other threads like this one, searching for a new solution to the S2000 seat theft problem, but unfortunately, the problem continues to increase.

I'm pretty sure that the S2000 seats fit all other Hondas, without modification.

I don't know how many S2000s are kept in secure garages all the time, or have good alarm systems, but I do know that less than 1% of S2000s have Seat Locks.

-Pete