It seems I need a new stereo so Lets build one

[DrMcDave]

Well as many of you have seen my post just below. My stereo was stolen from my car. Being out about 1400 bucks at this point, I'm not real inclined to drop big money on a car that I don't drive that often. I'm hoping the police will make progress, but lets be honest they aren't going to find my stuff. I'm pretty much picturing the same attitude as the cops in Superbad. "We're not going to catch him." The cops apparently have some leads and some warrants out for arrests but you know how that goes.

Right now whats left of my stereo is the following

CDT TW-26 tweeters
CDT 4" mids in the doors
focal 6.5" in the kick panels

I'm not real attached to any of this so if something simple and relatively inexpensive could be accomplished I'd be willing to make some changes. I don't have crossovers as they went with my sub box.

I'm thinking I'm probably not going to replace the sub either. Maybe some of those mini subs in the rear deck but I just don't need to go all out. I drive my Mcoupe most of the time anyway.

[StereoInstaller1]

Do the cheap-ass Titanium Power crap I have. Single 10" on 500ish watts, a 4 channel that claims 100X4 on your 3 way kit, no rears.

Box, woofer, 2 amps, about $550 plus shipping, of course.

BTW, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. That was sweet stuff, but I still immediately thought "inside job".

Luke

[DrMcDave]

You know I would have thought the same but stuff was stolen off one of the owners personal vehicles. Also he is one of my real estate clients so I doubt he would steal from me.

I still have that IDmax in the basement that I never got repaired.

Let me see how things work out and if the guy is going to help me pay for any of this. I just dropped 1100 on snow wheels and tires and am about to drop another 1000+ on a computer so I'm trying to be responsible in some way shape or form with my money.

[StereoInstaller1]

So much for the inside job theory, huh?

Sounds like a shitty deal all the way around. He has no insurance to cover, niether do you, he is a client, so are you, and it isn't like he was making thousands off of you...

Sad thing is that the only one to come out OK was the thief.

[DrMcDave]

they caught two guys last night. Not that it will help with any of my stuff. He doesn't make 1000's off me but I do off him when he buys.

[dr.gonzo]

We need more info, this has the potential for an epic thread.

[DrMcDave]

We need more info, this has the potential for an epic thread.

what are you looking for info wise? Stereo setup or how I'm likely to punch this A-hole in the face?

They recovered a lot of the stolen items. I left a v-mail with the detective so we'll see what/if any of my stuff they've recovered.

I'm most pissed off that I'm going to have to redo all the fucking wiring. I hate wiring cars.

[quickervicar]

Nice! Keep after the detective. I left several messages to try to recover an owner's manual that was stolen along with my stereo (system never recovered). He never got back to me & I never got my manual back. (what is the street value of a Passat owner's manual anyway? Can you really use it to barter for crack?)

[DrMcDave]

I found out that the guy that stole the stuff was a customer of the shop. A guy nearby had seen him cruising up and down the road a lot that week. They still haven't turned up any of my stuff which is god damn annoying.

[Serious Sam]

Thats good news, but annoying too, yes
Hopefully you can find out what happened to the stuff.
Keep us up to date.
Sam

[xwill112x]

any updates on getting your shit back?

[DrMcDave]

the update is that I don't have my shit back lol. I'm over being mad about it, there is nothing left to do. I've called and talked to the detective a few times but nothing is coming of it so far. He's in a different jurisdiction than where my stuff was stolen from, so we have state police (that govern my township because its too small for its own police force) cross over and all sorts of other hurdles. I hated my amp so no big loss there besides the couple hundred (fml) that it cost me.