Car getting vandalized repeatedly - What to do?

[zipdoa]

A friend of mine has had his car vandalized a few times over the past couple weeks, and he's looking for a method of catching the aggressor or at least dettering them.

Unfortunately he doesn't have a Garage, so the vehicle must stay outside, but I suggested he mount cameras outside as a visual deterrent and installing a couple of cameras inside the vehicle to help get a visual of the perps.

Does anyone have some creative ways to help solve this issue, short of selling the car or moving elsewhere?

I figured the plethora of automotive enthusiasts would be able to pool their collective intelligence and provide some advice!

[rob the knob]

i thought this was your problem and assumed banerjee was up in canada for revenge.

id probably suggest some hidden cameras.

[v2kai]

what kind of vandalism?

[sillysod]

lights.... if it's well illuminated around the car it would likely solve the problem.

[Hage69]

If these are happening on reccuring times around the same time, if your friend knows, I'd say camp outside one night with a baseball bat and just chase them off?

[roll_over]

wal mart has wire less camera systems with built in infrared led's so you can get a good image at night only thing is your going to spend about $200 for a system, and the power in the battery wont last the whole night........

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[tirebob]

By no means am I saying vandalism is justified, but is your buddy being a douche to anyone or in conflict with them for any reason? I am just wondering if this is random or targeted. How one could handle it may vary a bit one way or the other...

[Graham_A_M]

^ This. I've never had anything vandalized ever....
Im assuming your friend really pissed somebody off, or perhaps he drives the kind of car that attracts all the wrong attention. The fact that it was vandalized so extensively over such a short period of time really leaves me to believe that he pissed somebody off thats now doing it.

"Camping out" is cute, but unless you enjoy taking considerable time off work, then completely reversing your schedule to stay up nights and sleep during the day, then I'd suggest wireless camera's or motion detecting lights.

[xnvy]

It has to be targeted, multiple times over the last couple of weeks? No way that's random.

[Kijho]

Originally posted by Hage69
If these are happening on reccuring times around the same time, if your friend knows, I'd say camp outside one night with a baseball bat and just chase them off?

This, dunno why this doesn't come to mind right off the start...
I'd sit in the car with the seat all the way back, then you hear some kid up at your car just slowly roll up with a fuckin Saw mask on.

[Sugarphreak]

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[Kloubek]

I have a wireless motion alarm right outside the front of my house which will let me know if someone is fucking with my truck. I have it set up so that if someone comes into the driveway it will let me know, but will not go as far as the sidewalk.

It is actually quite effective. You could get one of these systems from ebay for around $20 shipped - but not knowing the logistics of where your friend parks, I'm not sure if he could find a place to mount it or not.

[roll_over]

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I just saw it and was like I need to buy that!

Your one sounds more baller

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