Which Anti-theft Dust Caps?

javadude · May 24, 2005

I had the dust caps stolen off my tyre valves yet again last night. This time it wasn't even a matching set with two plastic and two chrome.

Can anyone suggest good anti-theft ones?

I tried some I bought off eBay with a little spanner but they didn't tighten more than finger-tight and that still turned the valve stem within the tyre which worried me a bit (and I've since had two of the seals at the bottoms of the valve stems die).

Gavin G · May 24, 2005

Have you consideed the flush mount ones?

I quite like the idea of these.

Don't have any more info though...

MacRS200 · May 24, 2005

Took my car round to the local STS recently cos one of the tyres was loosing air and I thought that I had a slow puncture. Fitter went straight for the valve stem where it joins the wheel and there it was a small leak!

Apparently the local kids "little darlings" :tsktsk: have been going round twisting the valve stems just enough to make a small hole in them causing a leak.

So if you get kiddie proof valve caps they will probably just rip out the whole valve instead.

T7RY B · May 24, 2005

I have had a couple of sets nicked .

I got a set from this guy on e-bay with the chrome valve stems included and these seem to work. They just keep spinning around unless you put the screw attachment in to tighten them up. (fits on keyring)

ebay valve caps

Mr Morse · May 24, 2005

I also bought the ones Terry is describing - make sure you put a dab of silicone grease on the thread otherwise they tend to seize up.

eXOBeX · May 24, 2005

I bought a set from him, took three weeks and half a dozen e-mails before he sent them out (little envelope with a 50p stamp, not the two quid postage quoted in the auction!)

T7RY B · May 24, 2005

I bought a set from him, took three weeks and half a dozen e-mails before he sent them out (little envelope with a 50p stamp, not the two quid postage quoted in the auction!)

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Got mine in 4 days. :P

javadude · May 24, 2005

Ta guys - they look better than the ones I've bought before and better than the offering that Halfords have.

R1nG@ · May 24, 2005

I have had a couple of sets nicked .
I got a set from this guy on e-bay with the chrome valve stems included and these seem to work. They just keep spinning around unless you put the screw attachment in to tighten them up. (fits on keyring)

ebay valve caps

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I've had 2 sets from this guy, 1 for my old IS and 1 for my current SportCross.

No probs with them. Get some - just don't lose the little screwy thing!!!