watch out for the toerag scallys . . . .

some b*st**d has stolen the four [yes 4] nice silver hexagonal tyre valve tops from my MkIII GS300

I called my local Lexus parts dept, it will only cost me a couple of quid [should I claim on my insurance? ]

But . . . . they told me they have already had to sell loads, half-inching them must be the new fashion

What is the point?

Any suggestions? Super glue them on?

Tony

Had my TRD ones stolen on saturday night. Just put the black plastic ones back on.

[quote name='Tone the Bone' date='Jul 19 2005, 08:21 PM']watch out for the toerag scallys . . . .

some    b*st**d    has stolen the four [yes 4] nice silver hexagonal tyre valve tops from my MkIII GS300

I called my local Lexus parts dept, it will only cost me a couple of quid [should I claim on my insurance?    ]

But . . . . they told me they have already had to sell loads, half-inching them must be the new fashion

What is the point?

Any suggestions? Super glue them on? 

Tony
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Yep - superglue them on and carry one of the small Maplin socket sets in your glovebox when you need to put air in.

[quote name='ad77' date='Jul 19 2005, 07:41 PM']Had my TRD ones stolen .
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Please excuse my ignorance . . . . what are TRD covers like?

Please send link to a photo

Tony

Or smear them in dogs crap and carry a pair of disposable gloves at all times

[quote name='Tone the Bone' date='Jul 19 2005, 08:58 PM'][quote name='ad77' date='Jul 19 2005, 07:41 PM']Had my TRD ones stolen .
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Please excuse my ignorance . . . . what are TRD covers like?

Please send link to a photo

Tony
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I would do mate......... But they were nicked before got chance to take any more photos of the car with them on

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Simply we live in a 'can't have' will take world.

Your lucky its just your valve caps,me girlfriend had her washing nicked off the line yesterday well she was at work
Nothings safe

[quote name='Tone the Bone' date='Jul 19 2005, 07:21 PM']watch out for the toerag scallys . . . .

some    b*st**d    has stolen the four [yes 4] nice silver hexagonal tyre valve tops from my MkIII GS300

I called my local Lexus parts dept, it will only cost me a couple of quid [should I claim on my insurance?    ]

But . . . . they told me they have already had to sell loads, half-inching them must be the new fashion

What is the point?

Any suggestions? Super glue them on? 

Tony
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I had these hexagon ones and even tightened em with a spanner, but they went several times. Once I even nicked em backed off the buggers bike, huge row in straight, but got the other two from his pocket. Oddly enough they disappeared again 3 days later.

Got the locking lexus ones now and, touch wood, had no problems. A bit fiddly when doing tyre pressures, so I just keep four little screws in the door and use these instead of the screw thing you get with em .

[quote name='chips229' date='Jul 19 2005, 08:48 PM']Your lucky its just your valve caps,me girlfriend had her washing nicked off the line yesterday well she was at work    
Nothings safe
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We've got the gyppoes round our way for the Royal Welsh Show this week. Apparently Boots have had to post staff on the door, they've been nicking so much! FIVE armed response units were at the site on the weekend, too.

Viz described them pretty accurately [url="http://www.leon.brunt.com/gypsy.html"]here[/url]!

I've had 3 sets ! These are the best I have found. You fasten them on with a key (supplied) and they just keep spinning round. You can only remove them with the key.

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[quote name='T7RY B' date='Jul 20 2005, 07:50 AM']I've had 3 sets ! These are the best I have found. You fasten them on with a key (supplied) and they just keep spinning round. You can only remove them with the key.

[img]http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/04/5c/f0/f6_2.JPG[/img]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52639&item=7987827946&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW"]ebay link[/url]
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[url="http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=valvecaps"]valvecaps[/url]' times seem to be a bit better this time round. When trading as [url="http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=mandeoluk"]mandeoluk[/url] he took three weeks to send mine out and eventually got kicked off eBay after having 6 complaints in one week.

those are what i have.
i lost the screw key thing but found that it was just a 2mm screw thread, so I have fourscrews and a little screw driver in the door.

i did get them off that guy, and i tried to get another screw key but he ignored me