Sorry I've been so slow to reply, boys. It's been a wild two days, and I'm not even sure where to begin. I was going to not say anything until the police work was done, just in case the thieves are reading here, but since the news it out, it's out.
I have to say - this community has been amazing and unlike any other I've been a part of. Thank you to ALL of you for the support and helping to recover these parts. The truck returning to me was truly surprising, but seeing the bumpers again just leaves me in awe.
Linh -
@usdm - is a truly standup man. Words can't express my gratitude for what he's done to help me get my parts back to me. It'd have been easy for him to disappear and sell the bumpers off to someone else, but instead - not only did he make contact with me and arranged to get me my parts back - he went out and bought new hardware, and helped me reinstall the parts right there in his driveway.
It's easily one of the most compassionate, touching things I've experienced in the world of automobiles, and I truly hope someday I'm able to pay the same favor forward.
Jason - thank you again for playing a crucial role in the recovery. Without you, the bumper may never have been ID'd, and who knows where we'd be today.
I've been in contact with the police/detectives, and we're working to send these assholes to jail. As far as I can piece together, this chop shop poses as a scrap yard, and they were in on the theft to begin with. Here's hoping some other members of the offroading community can get their bits and pieces back as well.
Again - thank you to this community - to all of you. Linh - you're a gentleman in every sense of the word. You've earned a friend and a fan.
As for the truck... it feels great to be one step closer to whole again. The bumpers are pretty banged up, but I suppose that means I can not worry about that extra bit of recklessness.
To any future customers - words can't express how great it has been to work with and communicate with Jason - I'd give him my business again and again, and although he had earned a supporter after my initial purchase, I'll be singing his praises for years and years to come.
Enough of a rant.
Thank you all, genuinely.
Mike
