People steal things from cars all the time. Whether it’s the wheels, the catalytic converters, the radio or just interior stuff, it happens all the time. In the case of this Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, the thieves decided to steal the headlights. Reddit user No_Supermarket9751 posted photos of the bizarre crime that happened to his friend, and the end result is strangely disturbing.
The incident happened on Monday evening in Düsseldorf, Germany, says No_Supermarket9751 Engine1. The Porsche was parked on the road and the thieves used tin snips to cut the fenders to gain access to disconnect the lights. Poor Taycan looks like he just got done fighting a can opener.
No_Supermarket9751 said his friend alerted the police and the crime is being investigated.
This Taycan is clearly out of service until the headlights are replaced and the bodywork damage is repaired. Depending on which lighting options are factory equipped, headlight assemblies can cost between $2,829.43 and $3,602.11, and control modules cost $373.49 to $889.32. There is also a $325.39 motor for each light. The fenders cost $652.96 each. In addition, they need to be painted and assembled. This will be an expensive repair.
This isn’t the first time thieves have targeted the Taycan’s headlights. While researching this story, we found a forum topic about thieves taking the headlights off a Taycan in 2021. According to a post on Reddit, it also happened to another Porsche in 2020. So be careful when parking a Taycan on the street.