I have been to the place in Voortrekker Road and my advice would be to avoid it at all costs. "Dodgy" is a fairly kind description.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 6:01 AM, Marc Turok <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to have an old Mercedes that needed parts no longer available. > My wife’s old car was also very expensive to get parts. I asked around and > was told about a place on Voortrekker Road on the left going out about a > kilometre after Saltriver bridge (near the scrap yards). They have hundreds > and thousands of odd old spare parts and its managed by a troop of dodgy > looking people. They do not bother to price things and charge on a whim. I > would not be surprised if the majority is not salvaged off the street (ie > stolen). They cant pay more than R5 if they sell for R20 > Marc > > *From:* Frank Schuitemaker <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 9, 2015 1:10 AM > *To:* The Observatory Neighbourhood watch <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [obsnw] Wipers Stolen > > Hi there, > > +If you google "wiper blades" on this group you will find some reports. > + Various incidents were reported on the WhatsApp Alert groups where I > live, some even wiped twice. > + Also the ONW patrollers hear about the problem as past victims tell them > about it. > + See also a post on facebook.com/obswatch or go straight to the post > <http://facebook.com/obswatch> > + Wiper blade thefts must be grossly under reported both on this site, > Ops and the Cops. > > One thief was caught some time ago with blades in his possession in Arnold > Road by Saps, > > No clue what they do with it - anybody ever offered some blades? > > > On 8 April 2015 at 21:26, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> Sometime between yesterday afternoon and this evening my housemate's >> windscreen wipers were stolen off her car which was parked outside our >> house. We're right near the corner of Nuttall and Cranko. >> >> Any idea what they actually do with them? Anyone else had theirs stolen? >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room >> >> TEL: 021-447-1066 or 072-063-1653 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> EMERGENCIES: 10111 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ONW email: [email protected] >> WEB: www.obswatch.org.za >> FACEBOOK: facebook.com/obswatch >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Other Useful Obs Numbers: obs.org.za/obsdir >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> The Observatory Neighbourhood watch group. To post to this group, send >> email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send >> email to mailto:obsnw%[email protected] >> <obsnw%[email protected]>. 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