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someone's stealing my tire valve caps!

Old May 16, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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someone's stealing my tire valve caps!

Anyone using locking valve caps?
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Old May 16, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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Never seen them. Just buy some new ones and take them off where ever their getting nabbed. PITA
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Old May 16, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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is there such a thing - locking cap?
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Old May 16, 2012 | 11:23 PM
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Yes, locking caps just use a recessed Allen head screw to tighten against the valve threads. They can still be removed, just not easily by hand. And my caps keep disappearing, too. But I know where they go - I get tires at Costco and they insist on putting their green plastic caps on my valves. I've just given up on having fancy metal caps and deal with green plastic.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 01:49 AM
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Green plastic caps? I guess they are using nitrogen in lieu of air? Good service for Costco, didn't offer anything like that when I use to go there years ago.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 07:16 AM
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I saw plenty with recessed allen screw but I like these:
http://www.spin-caps.com/
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Old May 17, 2012 | 11:23 AM
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Funny story...I'm on my third set...Just to add to it a little someone kicked my lower grill in a couple of days ago
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Old May 17, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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I quit buying logo caps years ago... constantly being ripped off, just get a nice silver or black set and call it a day. The locked ones are no better, if someone wants them they will take them
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Old May 17, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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mine got stolen in my driveway, likely kids putting them on their bikes. Just "nice silver" ones...I'm trying the locking ones, plus looking at security cameras.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by EuroTra$H
I quit buying logo caps years ago... constantly being ripped off, just get a nice silver or black set and call it a day. The locked ones are no better, if someone wants them they will take them
+1.
I lost my OEM caps in the first week owning the car and the second set went missing in the following weeks. Got tired of having always checked the valve for missing caps, I bought a bag of 50 grayish plastic caps since then. These caps are so cheap and unappealing to potential thieves- I still have 46 unused ones in the origianal bag. LOL.
On the plus side, gray colored plastic caps blend in nicely with my AMG wheels. LOL
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Kev, our Costco has been using nitrogen since it opened in 2001. An d the great thing is, nobody steals green valve caps! :LOL:
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Old May 18, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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I quit buying logo caps years ago... constantly being ripped off, just get a nice silver or black set and call it a day.
+1^ Every Taxi driver in SA thinks that your Benz caps will look nice on his Toyota.
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+1^ Every Taxi driver in SA thinks that your Benz caps will look nice on his Toyota.
The irony is that I had MB logo caps on the CLK for years (and on the C230 Kompressor before it) and no one ever touched them. When I put the new Lorinser replica wheels on, the logo caps looked out of place, so I left the plain (but nice) stainless steel ones on. I ordered the spin-caps and hope to receive them soon.


Now, to get a security camera.......
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brabus makes locking ones
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Originally Posted by lazlion99
+1.
I lost my OEM caps in the first week owning the car and the second set went missing in the following weeks. Got tired of having always checked the valve for missing caps, I bought a bag of 50 grayish plastic caps since then. These caps are so cheap and unappealing to potential thieves- I still have 46 unused ones in the origianal bag. LOL.
On the plus side, gray colored plastic caps blend in nicely with my AMG wheels. LOL
Any chance you'd send me 8 if I PayPal you $$ for postage and such?
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