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Missing valve caps...:-(
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:11 am
by dragansj
Took the car for a drive this morning and just noticed that some not so nice person helped themselves to my ralliart valves caps....not happy Especially since they have been discontinued...... Always baffles me how someone can help themselves to others things..... Yeah I know it's a small thing, but annoying.
Dragan
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:36 am
by DTGriff
Mate it doesn't matter if it's a small thing, theft is theft!
I agree with you, don't understand how someone can have the confidence to boldly walk up and just take them!
Luckily I have a CCTV camera (from a nearby office) that oversea's my car and they've agreed to provide me with footage if anything happens to it.
Just keep an eye on Gumtree or eBay, they'll turn up soon, then offer cash on collection and then meet and beat
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:45 am
by vermilioN
Sorry to hear! But thats the thing about valve caps, people will take them no problem!
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:21 am
by SIX
That's annoying I have replace mine 4x I now tighten them up with a 10mm spanner so they can't undo them with there fingers ... That just Sux
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:23 am
by SIX
TrojanHorse wrote:[quote:f24608ae5f=DTGriff]Mate it doesnt matter if its a small thing, theft is theft! I agree with you, dont understand how someone can have the confidence to boldly walk up and just take them! Luckily I have a CCTV camera (from a nearby office) that overseas my car and theyve agreed to provide me with footage if anything happens to it. Just keep an eye on Gumtree or eBay, theyll turn up soon, then offer cash on collection and then meet and beat
[/quote:f24608ae5f] I highly doubt they would take them to sell Dave, not worth it, they would have taken them for their own car. Your right though, its still theft! Thats so annoying!
Erin they were probably a bunch of kids wanting them for there bikes ...little Shit heads they are
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:26 am
by shamoo
its sad what some people do. my bf doesnt have valve caps on his car anymore. He has a HSV and was spewing when his valve caps went missing. he had replaced them like 4 times and now has given up. where he has to park his car for work each day is a very popular area.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:26 am
by Slash
I have lost 2 sets of Rays valve caps... I guess they liked the red, cause the chromies my mates at Liverpool jax put on havent been touched!! :/
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:03 am
by R4LLI4RT
garanteed it was kids
i had these bright chrome ones on my old car and they lasted 1 year which i was impressed with
i recently got some cheap knock off ralliart ones for my car but they are black so they dont stand out
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:54 pm
by Dire
I think its pretty silly to buy special ones cos this does happen...
My first lancer had red ones when I bought it. 2 disappeared. Replaced them with similar ones, disappeared again.
My current wheels came with cheap chrome ones. They look good though. Luckily nobody has touched them (though I have to check now
).
Coloured ones are a magnet for theives.
Idk if people steal them to put on their car or just steal them to mess with you but aren't brave enough to do anything significant.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:14 pm
by chunky9
Its always kids that do it, they take them to just collect them or put them on their bikes lol. A lot of guys back in high school were obsessed with stealing them. They would lurk car parks for that sole purpose. I remember some guy had like 20 different sets at one point from 8 ball shaped ones to bullets haha. So dont park near schools!
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:05 pm
by JustinR
I've actually been in the situation where I saw kids hanging around my car trying to take them. I ended up chasing them down the street and they handed them back to me. Don't think they'll ever do that again
I am however missing one now, but i think thats because my tyre shop misplaced it and put a black one on instead.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:09 pm
by Kyrus
sorry to hear, but thats why i would never run any type of nice caps.
faggots will just take them. try to see if theres any on the ground next time u pump your tires.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:37 pm
by Platinum Ace
I hate when people steal valve caps.
Such a small thing but still no excuse for anyone to thieve.