What is it with valve caps?
What is it with valve caps?
Replaced two on my 330 yesterday; the wheels were not perfectly clean, so you could see where they have been stolen, the finger marks as someone has unscrewed them.
Drives me mad, I seem to replace a couple a month, so keep a small stock of them at home.
So, how many have you had stolen to date on your Z? - bit of a trivial question, but one of life's great irritiations IMHO.
Maybe it's like the great Vauxhall Cavalier wheel cover - I reckon there was only one missing in the whole of the country, just each person stole one from the next and so on...
Drives me mad, I seem to replace a couple a month, so keep a small stock of them at home.
So, how many have you had stolen to date on your Z? - bit of a trivial question, but one of life's great irritiations IMHO.
Maybe it's like the great Vauxhall Cavalier wheel cover - I reckon there was only one missing in the whole of the country, just each person stole one from the next and so on...
I think we lost three. We had a nice set with the Z3 logo on them, but they didn't last long - one was left behind as it was on so tightly! We heard later that you should only use those when you're showing the car or you're asking for them to be stolen. Ah well, some people obviously have more time on their hands to go round collecting them from other people's cars...
I used to loose quite a few, the Kids do nick them for their bikes, little Sh*ts.
I did get the last laugh on the Zed when I fitted Alpina's, which have no visible valve or cap, and is locked away in the centre .
Ordered locking ones with a crest on it to save the hassle on the porker.
My nephew used to go around nicking them back and giving them to me, it took a while to explain it was pointless taking them off other peoples cars to give them to me
Garyw
I did get the last laugh on the Zed when I fitted Alpina's, which have no visible valve or cap, and is locked away in the centre .
Ordered locking ones with a crest on it to save the hassle on the porker.
My nephew used to go around nicking them back and giving them to me, it took a while to explain it was pointless taking them off other peoples cars to give them to me
Garyw
Don't you think it makes it worse when you can see the evidence of the grubby little fingers on the rims? At least on clean wheels it doesn't seem so personal! I put some on our Mini that have an hexagonal cap to tighten with a spanner, they even got 3 of those off - must be carrying tool kits for the job.
Guys...
I would be very wary of the aftermarket ALLOY dust caps as they have a big tendency to corrode very quickly and then stick themselves to the valve - meaning its a trip to a tyre fitter to remove them and replace the whole valve.
I used a set of smart caps and tightened them with a 10mm key - to find that three of them were stuck solid inside 4-6 weeks....
The tyre fitter said he sees them all the time like that.
I guess the morale to the story is check your pressures each week and clean the cap/valve when you remove it.
D
I would be very wary of the aftermarket ALLOY dust caps as they have a big tendency to corrode very quickly and then stick themselves to the valve - meaning its a trip to a tyre fitter to remove them and replace the whole valve.
I used a set of smart caps and tightened them with a 10mm key - to find that three of them were stuck solid inside 4-6 weeks....
The tyre fitter said he sees them all the time like that.
I guess the morale to the story is check your pressures each week and clean the cap/valve when you remove it.
D
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AAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!
Parked round the Mrs house Friday night, woke up and had to get something out the Z, noticed only two caps missing on the nearside, offside was ok. Go lo leave later in the day and the fcukers have come back and taken the other two!?!?!?!
WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST LEAVE MY CAR ALONE?!?!!?!?
Parked round the Mrs house Friday night, woke up and had to get something out the Z, noticed only two caps missing on the nearside, offside was ok. Go lo leave later in the day and the fcukers have come back and taken the other two!?!?!?!
WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST LEAVE MY CAR ALONE?!?!!?!?
A perfect picture of peace and tranquility.......
perspective
Millions are starving starving, kids dying in the Sudan..... etc & we worry about our valve caps being pinched
Heck I'm as guilty of worrying as the rest
Heck I'm as guilty of worrying as the rest
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'High G' motoring enthusiast
Perspective the Sequel
Someone comes and asks me to donate my chrome caps to help kids in Sudan, and I might gladly hand them over......................Some thieving little toerag takes it upon himself to come down my drive and help himself, and I would happily see him transported to the Sudan.
Today, valve caps. Tomorrow, mugging old ladies for their pension
Today, valve caps. Tomorrow, mugging old ladies for their pension
David O
Re: Perspective the Sequel
Exactly - my problem with many people these days, there is no respect for other people or their property. I must be getting old!DavidO wrote:Today, valve caps. Tomorrow, mugging old ladies for their pension
What are valve caps ?
Can any of you post a picture of a valve cap because I have no idea what everybody's talking about (english not being my mothertongue, sorry).
I thought valves were a part of the engine, not the wheels.
I thought valves were a part of the engine, not the wheels.
Freddy
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Flashing LED valve caps
My son has just bought a mountain bike magazine called 'MBUK'.
It comes with free pair of briliant red or blue flashing LED valve caps. They switch on automatically by sensing movement.
I shall see how they look tonight on my car just for a giggle.
It comes with free pair of briliant red or blue flashing LED valve caps. They switch on automatically by sensing movement.
I shall see how they look tonight on my car just for a giggle.
'High G' motoring enthusiast
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- BostonGreenZ3
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Flashing Blue ones would look nice.......
And then get another 2 mags for when they get nicked off the car