Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

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Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby Seagull54 » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:38 am

Stolen from Forbury, Dunedin 20/21 February 2015
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1981 BJ 45 3.2 Diesel
Galvanised Bullbar
PTO winch
ARB Diff locks front and rear
Bench seat rear left
Storage framing right rear
Aisin free wheeling hubs
Full roof rack

Any sightings or offers of spare parts please contact Dunedin Police and me.

Ron McLeod
167 Margaret Street
Invercargill.
Phone 2176727
Cell 0276356193
Email r.m.mcleod@xtra.co.nz
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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby NJV6 » Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:30 am

Oh no!!! Sad to hear that Ron, let's hope it's spotted.

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby smurf182 » Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:22 pm

Filthy animals. Thats my worst nightmare. Hope it comes back to you.

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby Disco Gofer » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:53 am

Plain scum.

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby imsohi » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:15 pm

Email From Ron

Hi guys,

Thanks very much for your support in a time of need.

The Landcrusier has been found 5 blocks away by a lady that saw it on facebook!!

It will live another day.

Thanks again

Cheers Ron

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby Shepherd » Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:01 pm

That's great bloody news I bet the guy's stoked! Too often when the 4WDs get pinched they're parted out and never seen again or only a burnt out shell is found missing all the bits .

It might pay if people have bull-bars, winches etc to think about marking them in some way a thief might not easily notice but can be used to ID them.

Nice to see one go back to it's rightful for a change.
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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby petefj40 » Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:16 am

Good to hear it's back in your hands.

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby nzlux » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:00 pm

[quote="Shepherd"It might pay if people have bull-bars, winches etc to think about marking them in some way a thief might not easily notice but can be used to ID them.
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Probably better to mark the bolt on bits in a way that cannot be removed (a weld, engraved registration number etc) so that a thief, and potential purchaser, will notice the markings.

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby Gyxx » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:24 pm

Hey nzlux.

The reason I was thinking of marking stuff in a way that's not obvious is because if someone for example say pinches your wagon and rips off the bullbar and you've got your name/ rego whatever welded inside it the tea-leaf will see it and just grind it off, spray some black, job done.

With engraving I've even heard of people welding over it and grinding/ buffing it smooth again so it looks like it was never engraved.

I dunno - maybe the best ways a bit of both. An obvious ID mark as a deterrant and a less obvious one to prove something's yours if it gets recovered. Every so often you hear of the police busting a chop shop but there's nothing to identify the parts they recover so they end up at the police auction.

Anyway - just my 2 cents.

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby nzlux » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:34 pm

Gyxx wrote:Hey nzlux.

The reason I was thinking of marking stuff in a way that's not obvious is because if someone for example say pinches your wagon and rips off the bullbar and you've got your name/ rego whatever welded inside it the tea-leaf will see it and just grind it off, spray some black, job done.

With engraving I've even heard of people welding over it and grinding/ buffing it smooth again so it looks like it was never engraved.

I dunno - maybe the best ways a bit of both. An obvious ID mark as a deterrant and a less obvious one to prove something's yours if it gets recovered. Every so often you hear of the police busting a chop shop but there's nothing to identify the parts they recover so they end up at the police auction.

Anyway - just my 2 cents.


Not a bad idea doing it both ways (visible and invisible).

Visible to deter the lazy thief and invisible to identify your property if the thief has gone to the effort of removing the visible markings.

I said a visible mark as when I was a uni student I had a job (for about a week) selling invisible marking pens for TVs video players etc

The sales pitch was "put an invisible mark on your electronic gear and a sticker on your window saying everything is marked and you will not have a home invasion"


Given I didn't believe a word of what I was saying I soon quit and got a job battening fences.


Just my 2 cents…. great news on the recover of the FJ40

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby Gyxx » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:47 pm

Yeah I remember those UV pens. In the UK little microdots with serial numbers were the go for a while.
Anyway seeing the Eastborne one a couple of weeks back then this one just got me thinking about it.
Anyone else got any ideas on keeping your bits and pieces yours?

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby Shepherd » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:26 pm

1.) Alarm
2.) Rottweiler
3 ) Shotgun

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Re: Stolen FJ40 Landcrusier

Postby basics » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:05 pm

reverse the order :wink:

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