The 1975 Cadillacs were among the first cars to offer air bags as an option.
Posted on 12/08/2017 2:23:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
Miami Police want drivers to be on the lookout for crooks trying to steal airbags.
Just this week, three men were arrested for stealing several airbags from cars earlier this month.
According to police, thieves are targeting Acura and Honda models.
Police said they’re stealing the airbags between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 a.m.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau said airbag theft and fraud are growing crime trends.
A new airbag from a car dealer costs around $1,000, according to the NICB, but can be purchased for $50-$200 on the streets.
If you have any information, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
A new airbag from a car dealer costs around $1,000, according to the NICB, but can be purchased for $50-$200 on the streets.
If you have any information, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
They’ve been doing this for years, decades.
Usually they steal the car and then dump it, minus the airbags.
This happened to my brother.
This happened to a co-worker about 20 years ago. Stole his airbags from his Infiniti J-30.
why airbags? What can one do with airbags?
Here in NY it’s a cottage industry. Been that way for a while too
Install it in other cars at body shops.
I would have gladly put it on ebay for $1,000
Common insurance scam. The body shop pays the black market price for the airbag, but bills the insurance company the price for a factory air bag.
hmmm ... Nancy Pukosi could be stolen from her own car.
Thats a gorgeous color and interior decor. When America was still America and you could still tell cars apart. Then they threw CAFE at us in order to get everyone into Yugo coffins on wheels.
Airbags use an explosive device to set them off; I’m thinking terrorists (muzzies) needing them to make bombs??
“Here in NY it’s a cottage industry. Been that way for a while too”
A few bait cars with Claymores perhaps?
Yep, get you one of those discount Takata airbags!
There are evidently handheld radio antennas which retail for about $20 and counterfeits are available for about $5. They work poorly but who's going to know unless they have sophisticated test equipment.
Similarly, it's hard to test a replacement airbag. Anybody who has their airbags replaced as part of a repair should probably pay close attention to this issue.
I know it is extremely easy and quick to remove an airbag. I replaced the steering wheel on my 2012 F150 this week and I had the airbag out in under 30 seconds.
Is it really a $1000 bucks a bag? Driver, passenger, curtain bags. That’s expensive.
I hate these things! You try to pack a family in a sedan, and little kids aren’t supposed to sit in the front seat anymore, because the airbag becomes a net hazard in that situation. No wonder larger families are forced into vans and SUVs.
My wife has a 1994 Roadmaster Wagon, and the horn switch doesn’t work. But the horn switch is integrated into the driver’s airbag, so replacements are next to impossible to find.
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