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Stolen dust caps... Anti theft dust caps any good?



  200 Gordini
Anyone used the richbrook ones?:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silver-Richbr...lve_Caps_ET?hash=item4ce5df15b2#ht_2084wt_800

Want to stop little f*****s robbing me.

2 went from one side. My mate who also had 2 stolen gave me his other 2 as they were the same dust caps.

I woke up today and the other side have gone..

Im guessing kids putting them on their bikes and stuff.

I remember at primary school, we got a better rep on which dust caps we had and how many.

Oh, and i know the normal ones are fine but i liked the ones i had :(
 
  200 Gordini
These wernt bad, looked nice against the anthracite and the silver calipers and silver bullets. I dont put naff things on my car!

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  Chelsea tractor
Nothing wrong with black plastic ones. What about those metal ones from Halfrauds that cost about £1.50?
 
  182 & Porsche 986
had mine nicked aswell. just use black plastic ones then put shiney silver ones on when you goto a show/meet ?
 
Fancy ones look a bit naff imo. Ok black plastic ones look naff too, but who wants to emphasise their tyre valves ?:S

Black plastic boring ones all the way.
 
  BMW M135I
My brothers got some of these richbrook on his and its funny wacthing kids trying to get them off for their bikes. One day he even went out and they run off but he shouted them back and said if you get them off ill give you all 4 and a fiver, they never tried again lets put it that way lol
 
  '06 MK3 Clio 1.4L
Dont buy the metal ones!

I had a set of supposed "stainless steel" anti-theft dust caps off ebay...

And guess what? they rusted onto the valve, had to get 4 new valves fitted, stuck with plastic dusties ever since...
 
  200 Gordini
Fancy ones look a bit naff imo. Ok black plastic ones look naff too, but who wants to emphasise their tyre valves ?:S

Black plastic boring ones all the way.

Thet really do look shite lol

had mine nicked aswell. just use black plastic ones then put shiney silver ones on when you goto a show/meet ?

Might do this if i dont get the anti theft ones.

My brothers got some of these richbrook on his and its funny wacthing kids trying to get them off for their bikes. One day he even went out and they run off but he shouted them back and said if you get them off ill give you all 4 and a fiver, they never tried again lets put it that way lol

Sounds like they work then :) good to know

Dont buy the metal ones!

I had a set of supposed "stainless steel" anti-theft dust caps off ebay...

And guess what? they rusted onto the valve, had to get 4 new valves fitted, stuck with plastic dusties ever since...

Little bit of copper grease will prevent this
 
  R26
Had the richbrooks on a previous car after my black ones disappeared. Looks good with silver alloys and had no probs for 12K. Im not putting them on 182 alloys....would look naff.

Watching a mechanic change my tire during a service he had them off in 2 seconds with his thumb. Holding the centre piece with your nail ftw.
 
  CLIO PH1 172
i had a set off ebay didnt rust on but the grub screw rusted in and was a b**ch to get em off, they was never stolen tho and i had them on about 2yrs?
 


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