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AidenL · Nov 10th, 2002, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CurtP
What are Kahn caps?

Dust caps for the valves on Kahn alloy wheels ......

Mini Cruiser · Nov 10th, 2002, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CurtP
What are Kahn caps?

kahn is the make ov the wheel. The valve caps r silver, with a white end and a silvery/bluey K on them, so the kids luv um. Just wish they didnt cause Kahn dont sell them seperatly, u have to buy the set ov 4 and the whole valves.

Minty · Nov 10th, 2002, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom

I think that's Minty's main ambition

If thats wasnt so funny/true...i'd have to slap you

Mini Cruiser · Nov 10th, 2002, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Minty

If thats wasnt so funny/true...i'd have to slap you

Minty · Nov 10th, 2002, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mini Cruiser

ooops sorry..did i actually type it..or just think it??

Chris Williams · Nov 10th, 2002, 04:10 PM

Excellent...you'll have to share your "how to get your valve caps off thieving little...(insert own expletive)" tips!

Regards
Christopher

Interestingly before I took my Cooper off the forecourt the dealer warned me of kids nicking the caps..so a useful pre-warning!!

jtalarico · Nov 11th, 2002, 10:32 AM

Yeah, they're gone. I have pinned down the timeframe and it could only have been in a shopping mall parking lot.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

I spoke to my sister who has a 325xi and hers got stolen after one week, too.

My original caps have been put back on and I'll be shopping for some locking caps soon.

lightbody · Nov 11th, 2002, 02:01 PM

after reading this thread the other day, I glanced down at my wheels today when getting into the car and they've GONE!

I suspect the kids have discovered that all new minis have these... well not mine! They're being replaced with black plastic ones. I don't want to attract any extra attention to the car or they may do something worse to it...

~sugar~ · Nov 11th, 2002, 03:59 PM

Know how you guys feel, second day I had my MINI and two of the MINI logo stem caps were stolen. Couple of days later, and my generic stem caps were stolen, and my car's antenna ball (it was a cherry, it was really cute). So now I don't put anything on my car, and I bought another pair of MINI logo stem caps only for show. The guy in the parts department gave me a discount on them - how nice.

s_and_m · Jan 4th, 2003, 12:37 PM

Had mine whipped on Christmas day (second set!)

I reckon that Mini caps are a new form of currency for the under developed.
Reminds me, a mate of mine used to loose his VW badge from his classic beetle quite often (Beastie Boys and all that). So, being a farming lad, he mounted his badge on rubber and wired it up to a shock generator from an electric fence.

He went to his car one night (in Newcastle) and found the badge still in place, but all of his windows put through, so it worked, just not well enough!

monsta · Jan 4th, 2003, 12:54 PM

Have had an attempted theft but they weren't actually stolen since they're locking 'Cooper' branded valve caps

LuckyRVA · Jan 4th, 2003, 12:55 PM

No, mine haven't been taken **knocks on wood**

s_and_m · Jan 4th, 2003, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by monsta
Have had an attempted theft but they weren't actually stolen since they're locking 'Cooper' branded valve caps

And where did you purchase them and how much were they, as I seem to be in the market for some new ones!

monsta · Jan 4th, 2003, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by s_and_m
And where did you purchase them and how much were they, as I seem to be in the market for some new ones!

Got them from the parts dept at John Cooper Garages in Ferring, Sussex.

However, the ones on their website aren't shown as being locking ones so I'm not sure if they do them like that anymore.

Give them a call, I'm sure they'd be glad to help out

http://cairns.mistral.co.uk/cgi-bin/...rts_mcc488.htm

cheekygrin · Jan 4th, 2003, 03:58 PM

just rang 'em. they say that they are not locking ones and they don't carry any :-/

dinger · Jan 4th, 2003, 09:57 PM

Sadly JCWs garage dont stock the locking valve caps anymore and that was in August 2002

,but if you get the normal JCWs valve caps when you screwed them on as tight as you can with your fingers I then used a pair of pliers just to tighten them a fraction more .

They've been on since August and I have'nt had to replace any.

dinger

MiniMan7 · Jan 4th, 2003, 10:46 PM

I had purchased the Mini Valve Caps, but I'm too scared to put them on my car. Maybe I'll put them on as long as I know I'm not going to be getting out of the car... lol. I just don't trust the world out there.

Damo · Jan 5th, 2003, 12:48 AM

Nice to see my pliers idea catching on

swamos · Jan 5th, 2003, 01:52 AM

I can't vote either, but mine haven't bee stolen

cosworth · Jan 5th, 2003, 02:57 AM

I had tightened the crap out of mine with pliers, and they still got them within 2 weeks after I got the car. And I even know where they were taken, and it was a high-visibility area.
Since then, I've put on Spin-Caps, and they've been on there since.
www.spin-caps.com

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Nov 10th, 2002, 06:17 AM	#81
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 12:38 AM Posts: 40,988 Offline	Re: Stupid question of the day: Quote: Originally posted by CurtP What are Kahn caps? Dust caps for the valves on Kahn alloy wheels ...... *Global Moderator*

Nov 10th, 2002, 06:17 AM	#82 (permalink)
Mini Cruiser Pain In The ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Midlands, uk Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 2,716 Offline	Re: Stupid question of the day: Quote: Originally posted by CurtP What are Kahn caps? kahn is the make ov the wheel. The valve caps r silver, with a white end and a silvery/bluey K on them, so the kids luv um. Just wish they didnt cause Kahn dont sell them seperatly, u have to buy the set ov 4 and the whole valves. www.MINI2mini.org the original and best MINI club in the UK

Nov 10th, 2002, 06:53 AM	#83 (permalink)
Minty Man in the know! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rugby Local Time: 12:38 AM Posts: 3,967 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Dom I think that's Minty's main ambition If thats wasnt so funny/true...i'd have to slap you MINI-3 @ Cotswold MINI \| BMW-four @ Cotswold BMW \| E-Mail Me \| Minty - Part of the IT Crowd!

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Nov 10th, 2002, 07:45 AM	#85 (permalink)
Minty Man in the know! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rugby Local Time: 12:38 AM Posts: 3,967 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Mini Cruiser ooops sorry..did i actually type it..or just think it?? MINI-3 @ Cotswold MINI \| BMW-four @ Cotswold BMW \| E-Mail Me \| Minty - Part of the IT Crowd!

Nov 10th, 2002, 04:10 PM	#86 (permalink)
Chris Williams MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 785 Offline	Excellent...you'll have to share your "how to get your valve caps off thieving little...(insert own expletive)" tips! Regards Christopher Interestingly before I took my Cooper off the forecourt the dealer warned me of kids nicking the caps..so a useful pre-warning!!

Nov 11th, 2002, 10:32 AM	#87 (permalink)
jtalarico MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Frozen Tundra Local Time: 07:38 PM Posts: 224 Offline	Can't believe they took MINE! Yeah, they're gone. I have pinned down the timeframe and it could only have been in a shopping mall parking lot. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! I spoke to my sister who has a 325xi and hers got stolen after one week, too. My original caps have been put back on and I'll be shopping for some locking caps soon. PS/B MCS, bonnet stripes, everything but the satnav, 17" S-Lites

Nov 11th, 2002, 02:01 PM	#88 (permalink)
lightbody MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 888 Offline	after reading this thread the other day, I glanced down at my wheels today when getting into the car and they've GONE! I suspect the kids have discovered that all new minis have these... well not mine! They're being replaced with black plastic ones. I don't want to attract any extra attention to the car or they may do something worse to it... Rob Lightbody - http://www.roblightbody.com 2004 Red/Black Cooper replaced a 2001 BRG/White Cooper

Nov 11th, 2002, 03:59 PM	#89 (permalink)
~sugar~ MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Local Time: 05:38 PM Posts: 311 Offline	Know how you guys feel, second day I had my MINI and two of the MINI logo stem caps were stolen. Couple of days later, and my generic stem caps were stolen, and my car's antenna ball (it was a cherry, it was really cute). So now I don't put anything on my car, and I bought another pair of MINI logo stem caps only for show. The guy in the parts department gave me a discount on them - how nice.

Jan 4th, 2003, 12:37 PM	#90 (permalink)
s_and_m 220 of your finest horses Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 6800 rpm Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 3,015 Offline	Gone in 60 seconds Had mine whipped on Christmas day (second set!) I reckon that Mini caps are a new form of currency for the under developed. Reminds me, a mate of mine used to loose his VW badge from his classic beetle quite often (Beastie Boys and all that). So, being a farming lad, he mounted his badge on rubber and wired it up to a shock generator from an electric fence. He went to his car one night (in Newcastle) and found the badge still in place, but all of his windows put through, so it worked, just not well enough!

Jan 4th, 2003, 12:54 PM	#91 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 4,573 Offline	Have had an attempted theft but they weren't actually stolen since they're locking 'Cooper' branded valve caps the MINI has gone...

Jan 4th, 2003, 12:55 PM	#92 (permalink)
LuckyRVA 1.6 Litres of fury!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Queens, NYC Local Time: 08:38 PM Posts: 1,269 Offline	No, mine haven't been taken knocks on wood 2002 Dark Silver Cooper S w/ white roof. SOLD

Jan 4th, 2003, 01:00 PM	#93 (permalink)
s_and_m 220 of your finest horses Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 6800 rpm Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 3,015 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by monsta Have had an attempted theft but they weren't actually stolen since they're locking 'Cooper' branded valve caps And where did you purchase them and how much were they, as I seem to be in the market for some new ones!

Jan 4th, 2003, 02:16 PM	#94 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 01:38 AM Posts: 4,573 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by s_and_m And where did you purchase them and how much were they, as I seem to be in the market for some new ones! Got them from the parts dept at John Cooper Garages in Ferring, Sussex. However, the ones on their website aren't shown as being locking ones so I'm not sure if they do them like that anymore. Give them a call, I'm sure they'd be glad to help out http://cairns.mistral.co.uk/cgi-bin/...rts_mcc488.htm the MINI has gone...

Jan 4th, 2003, 03:58 PM	#95 (permalink)
cheekygrin MINI2 LPB and Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Manchester Local Time: 12:38 AM Posts: 406 Offline	just rang 'em. they say that they are not locking ones and they don't carry any :-/

Jan 4th, 2003, 09:57 PM	#96 (permalink)
dinger TT or not TT Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tunbridge Wells,Kent Local Time: 12:38 AM Posts: 3,075 Offline	Sadly JCWs garage dont stock the locking valve caps anymore and that was in August 2002 ,but if you get the normal JCWs valve caps when you screwed them on as tight as you can with your fingers I then used a pair of pliers just to tighten them a fraction more . They've been on since August and I have'nt had to replace any. dinger

Jan 4th, 2003, 10:46 PM	#97 (permalink)
MiniMan7 Let's Motor. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Local Time: 09:38 PM Posts: 2,891 Offline	I had purchased the Mini Valve Caps, but I'm too scared to put them on my car. Maybe I'll put them on as long as I know I'm not going to be getting out of the car... lol. I just don't trust the world out there. http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/16791/32165.jpg

Jan 5th, 2003, 12:48 AM	#98 (permalink)
Damo MINI2fosi My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: MINItorque.com Local Time: 12:38 AM Posts: 10,526 Offline	Nice to see my pliers idea catching on

Jan 5th, 2003, 01:52 AM	#99 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 10:38 AM Posts: 4,985 Offline	I can't vote either, but mine haven't bee stolen

Jan 5th, 2003, 02:57 AM	#100 (permalink)
cosworth MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey Local Time: 07:38 PM Posts: 204 Offline	I had tightened the crap out of mine with pliers, and they still got them within 2 weeks after I got the car. And I even know where they were taken, and it was a high-visibility area. Since then, I've put on Spin-Caps, and they've been on there since. www.spin-caps.com 2002 MCS, DS/B/BBS, Sport, Prem, Cloth, 17's 1969 Morris Cooper MK2, Tartan Red/Black, 998cc, Twin HS2's

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