@cUr@-TL

fu(king dumbass punk


I was walking up to my car this morning and noticed that my SSR valve caps were stolen

where the fuck is the world going??? stealing VALVE caps

im trying to recall the places i've been and parked (in public..).. might be at school.. or downtown prolly..

i better not find someone around with SSR valve caps on his cheap-ass knock-off civic wheels


thanks for letting me vent...

Street Spirit

Sorry to hear that, Justin! But yeah...this is probably one of the most common thefts with cars since it is the easiest! People replace the stem covers/caps...they get stolen again..it's just a viscious cycle. I bet most people here have had theirs stolen at least once, if not a lot more.

jeff m 02 tl

unless I buy lockable stem caps I don't bother to put them on at all

timmy8151

That sucks, but valve cap thefts happens all the time. That's the reason I just stick with the black rubber ones.

Most likely it was some kid who walked by, noticed the shiny caps, and decided to take them.

babyblue

Justin i know the feeling..... Last year had to go through like 5 sets... I bet it some kid in the area needs some

PenguinQX

iTrader: (1)

Sorry to hear that. I think we should be careful to automatically point to "kids" as the source of the problem. I know this is a bit offtopic, but at 20 yrs old I'm not that far from being a kid myself. I remember a bunch of times that I've had cops called on me or this or that just because people would assume that teenagers are always up to no good.

SilverIce2000

im sure it was a kidd who wanted to put it on his bicycle

ndawood

It was me bish!

That used to happen to my friend quite a bit so he decided to get a new set of caps and used some thread lock to keep them on. Whenever he needs to take them off he has to use a set of pliers and they come right off.

99TLHeather

Dude, buy a bag full of generic chrome caps. Kids do that for there bikes. I've done that when I was a teenager myself. Can't stop it. Don't park near a school.

TLofNYC

I used to steal them all the time for my bike. I went to my rim shop and bought a whole bunch of them.

ChillRobP

iTrader: (1)

I had mine stolen and don't even know when it happened. It was both on the passenger side, and since i'm NEVER over on that side, i don't know when it could've happened. I noticed it though, the one time i walked to that side to open up the door for my girlfriend (trying to be the gentlemen, lol), i noticed that something was wrong, looked down, and *GASP*. I just bought 6 new ones so i have them ready to put on incase i fight some missing again. It certainly sucks, but i guess this is what we have to deal with.

TLofNYC

I'd rather them steal my valve caps than steal my headlights. Valve caps aren't even worth complaining about. If you can afford an Acura, you can afford valve caps.....(I Hope)

@cUr@-TL

It's not a money issue, it's just that i cant believe people can be so stupid.

jeff m 02 tl

believe it, there are really stupid people in my area, they steal them at night in my driveway and being a smoker that smokes outside at night when I'm home I'll tell ya I don't know what I'd do if I caught someone messing with my ride

55M2G7L

check out xpiditors thread in car talk https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/vanishing-chrome-tire-valve-caps-305472/

Comet2404

I swear these people are just getting worse and worse. Emblems, badges, and now valve stems? WTF? I cant believe how fucked up some people are these days.

benzo555

Sucks my rays caps got stolen a while back.. went to PepBoys and got some that look exactly like mine.. but no logo. sorry to hear.. sucks..

BlackShadow

I got my old valves jacked too last summer. But since I got new Work rims this year with the Work valves, I am going to take them off. Taking a drive to pep boys to buy those fake chrome ones so if it gets stolen it won't matter much cause it is only like a few dollars.

BTW, sorry to hear about that.

pimpravi

i used to steal them and put them on my bike also

t0ast

You can't really help it especially if you have chrome caps. Even with regular black rubber caps, I've had them stolen, which seems kinda dumb.

patrick

That sucks Justin. I don't know if you can get those SSR valve caps replaced, what with SSR bankrupt.

BlackShadow

I just bought some chrome ones at pepboys today. Four for only $2.50. I rather have them stolen then my Work's valves.