Valve caps stealers...

[phille87]

So I just lost my second set of valve caps this summerseason..

Why are they stealing caps worth £1 ?? I dont get it!

Anyone else have them stolen too?

 

[10blazin]

what are valve caps ....... dust caps

 

[phille87]

whatever they are named as valve caps on ebay

 

[Don76]

I've got a bag full of metal caps and sleeves (these go over the rubber valve stem) - Look the part!

Kids round our way are forever pinching 'em for their BMX's...

 

[Boydie]

I had my BBS sleeves stolen - was raging!

Bought anti theft fake bbs ones - done the job so far!

 

[Splathead]

I once parked my car in Great Yarmouth and in the time that I had walked to the Pay & Display machine, bought a ticket and returned to my car (1 minute maybe), some toe-rags had knicked my Aluminium Valve Caps.

I saw the kids running off accross the car park and chased them but eventually thought better of it. A Policeman just happened to be passing and saw me chasing the kids, I told him what had happened (I even pointed at the kids) and he said - Quote:

"That's Yarmouth Mate!" and drove off.

I've not been back since!

It just seemed so pointless. They weren't worth anything really - maybe £1 for the set second hand.

Very annoying.

 

[phille87]

This kind of caps never stays on. You can try as many times you want....About the anti-theft ones, I thought about it too, but I worry that kids might scratch my wheels while they try to get it off.

Black, rubber caps FTW. No one wants to steal those

yeah! exactly how I was thinking, why put locks and while they are on it and cant get it off maybe they find something else to scratch? maybe scratch the paint/rim or puncture the tyre who knows..

 

[scottie123]

I once parked my car in Great Yarmouth and in the time that I had walked to the Pay & Display machine, bought a ticket and returned to my car (1 minute maybe), some toe-rags had knicked my Aluminium Valve Caps.

I saw the kids running off accross the car park and chased them but eventually thought better of it. A Policeman just happened to be passing and saw me chasing the kids, I told him what had happened (I even pointed at the kids) and he said - Quote:

"That's Yarmouth Mate!" and drove off.

I've not been back since!

It just seemed so pointless. They weren't worth anything really - maybe £1 for the set second hand.

Very annoying.

What are you trying to say about my lovable town then?

They are all just loveable rogues............who nicked my blinkin wheel centres in about 2 hrs of me getting the car !

I just played them at their own game, followed them home and nicked the spinner hub caps of their dads n reg vectra with lexus rear lights.

Ha , take that in the face you yarco's!

 

[tony-b-3.2-v6]

HAD LOCKING ONES ON MY A4, I DONT DO MUCH MILEAGE, I GOT THE CAR OUT ONE DAY AND NEEDED TO PUT SOME AIR IN THE TYRES, I COULDNT GET THEM OFF HAD TO HAVE NEW VALVES PUT IN, SO I NOW STICK TO THE BLACK PLASTIC ONES.

 

[dawson88]

You think thats bad... I had all 4 BBS valve caps stolen aswel as ALL 4 tyres slashed, I had my wheels on for 3 weeks. Now when your running 19 inch low profile tyres, that aint cheap! You can't have anything these days!

 

[Fleagle]

HAD LOCKING ONES ON MY A4, I DONT DO MUCH MILEAGE, I GOT THE CAR OUT ONE DAY AND NEEDED TO PUT SOME AIR IN THE TYRES, I COULDNT GET THEM OFF HAD TO HAVE NEW VALVES PUT IN, SO I NOW STICK TO THE BLACK PLASTIC ONES.

I had the same problem on a previous car. Used a set of those security caps (with a 2-pronged key to tighten/loosen). They weld themselves on if you're not careful. Something to do with the metals reacting or oxidising I believe. Grease the threads before fitting, or just use black plastic ones.

I'll only ever use plastic ones now.