[rayasp]

Some idiot "borrowed" a valve cap off my rear near side tyre
overnight.Have tried the pliers trick to tighten the remaining 3.Hope whoever nicked it chokes on it!.

[flipper]

I think the caps with the mini logo look great.
Would'nt last long with the 'thieving maggots' that we have over here though

[Razor]

Yup had 2 of my valve caps stolen last night. Looks like a trip to the dealers for me - think I'll get a few, I'll also try the pliers trick.

I too like the look of the Mini logo ones - only thing is (apart from the scrotes that steal the damn things in the first place) is I can't seem to find a UK stockist....

[flipper]

Halfords sell the originals (no logo)

[Damo]

Quote:

Originally posted by flipper
Halfords sell the originals (no logo)

Chepaer at BMW garge (20p each INV VAT) I've only seen the fancy ones at Halfords that are anything from £10 to £20, but they did sell some anti theft ones for about £20/£25. But not all of them sell em, I think it was a ripspeed that sold them when i saw em.

[Technomage]

Welcome to the world of "chromies"
Thats what the kids call them. They collect them like pogs or baseball cards and trade them. A recent raid of a middle school netted over 1,000 Valve Caps from student lockers.
They collect them from all cars. Honda, VW, Dodge, ect... but the most valued are the BMW & Benz ones. Any one with a logo on it is worth even more, that makes the chrome MINI ones with the logo EXTREEMLY valueble. I walked around the parking lot here at work and found caps missing from nearly all the cars.
So if you see any 8-14 year old boys near your car, hit them with something heavy and take there stash. You will have enough valve caps for a few years.

-Technomage

[Paul]

I've just had one of mine nicked. Little sh.. er, devils.

I think I'll mostly be outside sat in a rocking chair with my shot gun now.

[pob]

3 of mine went missing yesterday.... even left fingerprints in the brake dust. Shame it wasn't their fingers really..... kids on bikes - saw them eyeing the car up when I parked but thought they were just admiring it.

[Shaun]

I lost one a few weeks ago and have been keeping an eye out for a unicycling kid to beat up but to no avail.
My neighbour took delivery of a cooper on Saturday either minus one valve cap or one got swiped in the first three hours of ownership. Anyway he's bought some locking caps and i have got his three as spares.
Got my shiny bullet caps on at the moment though and valve collars these will come off tommorow morning. I am not sure about my new ariel a blue anodised 5 inch bee sting that might have to be just for show as well, picked it up at the concept show yesterday.
Then again I might just brick the garage up and have done with it !!!!!!!
They are out there you know just waiting..

[MICKEY]

I've also lost three valve caps, but only on the front N/S
wheel. lost one replaced it, lost it again, and again. this one is screwed on so tight i thought i might break the valve, so far it's been on a week and still there.
Seems strange only that one has gone missing ?????

[Monsta Mo Mini]

Last week we watched two little sh**s work their way along the carpark outside our office, relieving every BMW of its valve caps.

This was ammusing because several of the said BMWs were parked there illegally - had they not then no doubt it would have been the caps off Mo who should have been parked there! - Anyway I've had to replace them once already - no charge from the dealer (ta v.much Dunedin)

[jlivingood]

Had this happen to me as well but it was only attempted theft! I was at the grocery store, which happens to be located right next to a video game store. Time of day was, ironically, just as school was letting out for the day.

Came back to the car and noticed that the driver's side wheels had finger prints and that the caps were loose and just about off. It makes me think that someone busted them in the middle of the theft or that I interrupted them.

Now, I have tightened them as much as I possibly can...

Jason

[rayasp]

A few minutes ago I noticed on my MINI the following-
1.Finger marks in the brake dust on the offside alloys where someone has tried to steal the metal valve caps,they had no joy as I had tightened them up with pliers.
2.The little s**ts in their frustration had stuck a piece of broken glass in the tyre wall on the rear offside tyre and had stuck a piece of broken glass underneath the rear nearside tyre so if I reversed it would of punctured the tyre tread.
I honestly think it would be easier to put plastic caps on just to stop all this crap.
Yours in frustration,
RAYASP.

[Paul]

I actually had a groupd of kids come to my house the other day.

To RETURN a stolen valve cap! (Plus creep on the little swine that took it).

There's still some honest souls in the world!

[12000rpm]

ah just come across this thread... and some stig has just recently nicked all the valve caps off my cooper and my dads 3 series!!!

wot is the world coming to?!

ah well got some plain ones from the shell garage though

[matt.morrow]

Hi,

does anyone know where you can order or buy the official 'mini logo' valve stem caps? I'm in Northern Ireland, so UK preferably?

Thanks,
Matt Morrow

[sjjn]

Read quite a few posts regarding this lately and thought I'd ask as I'm getting my MINI next week and really like the MINI valve caps.

It looks like a predominantly British phenomenon from the posts.

[HarryHBMCC]

I'm in Canada so I'm not voting but I've had 'em stolen, eh.

Harry

[obehave]

Guess since the No's are 100% in the US then this must be a pretty crime free country!

Tongue firmly planted in cheek, sarcasm definitely intended.

[m1les]

Mine were taken in the first few days.