The Hammer
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I came out from the movies the other night... and I hit the alarm... it gave me the 3 chirp meaning somebody tampered with my car or somebody's stereo was way way too loud.
So I walk around the car doing the just in case check... And I notice on the passenger side of the car that the dirt around the valve caps has been moved, smudged, tampered with. They tried their hardest to get the valve caps to come off... but they were unsuccessfull. Luckily for me, this time around (I had them stolen before, this is my second set) I tightened them with a pair of pliers to make sure they were on good and tight.
I guess in the wanna be theif's disgust, he tried to at least have something to take home so he went after my ///M Power sticker on the passenger side of the car. He partially removed one of the '///' stripes before he got struck by lightning or something.
Damn theives!
Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by hundreds of engineers that get paid thousands of dollars for something you bought at Pep Boys because your buddy who doesn't have a job told you it was 'better'?!?
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lol
LEO
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Mine too!
It happened to me too. They were a Christmas gift from my SO.
It was three years ago at the Tirerack autox Challange in South Bend, IN.
In the Hotel parking lot where all of us BMW drivers stayed? Pissed me off to know a BMW person took em.
I wished I had that flame throwing BMW in Soth Africa I saw a pic of.
Island Nudist
Hmm. I had my center caps stolen while at driving school at the hotel parking lot. Almost ruined the whole weekend. Makes you not want to go anywhere.
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Someone Jacked some of mine on the Auto-x tech. I was freakin pissed. Im using the plastic crappy ones now. The funny thing is they only stole 2
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I just put mine back on from my spare (soon to be track) tires this weekend. I'm going downstairs now with a pair of plyers.
Silver M3/4
07/1998-02/05/2004
May she RIP
The Hammer
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Make sure you have a set of plyers in the car in case you should ever need to take off the valve cap to put air in the tires.Originally posted by FatBoyM
I just put mine back on from my spare (soon to be track) tires this weekend. I'm going downstairs now with a pair of plyers.
Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by hundreds of engineers that get paid thousands of dollars for something you bought at Pep Boys because your buddy who doesn't have a job told you it was 'better'?!?
BMWCCA Auto-x Instructor
Hey Kevlar, I just bought mine from PacificBMW (via mail-order) and they look sweet, but only another BMW fanatic would notice these. It's just a matter of time before I see one missing so now I know what to do! Use plyers to tighten them. Sorry to hear about the problem. SOB's!!!
It's the price we all pay for having the "Ultimate Driving Machine".
Gio
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I went to The driver's seat when i bought mine...they came in a set w/ a tightner keychain
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Yep, the exact thought occurred to me as I tightened them!Originally posted by Kevlar
Make sure you have a set of plyers in the car in case you should ever need to take off the valve cap to put air in the tires.
Silver M3/4
07/1998-02/05/2004
May she RIP
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Check your tool kit
Heads up you Guy's,Originally posted by Kevlar
Make sure you have a set of plyers in the car in case you should ever need to take off the valve cap to put air in the tires.
One of the open end wrenches in your BMW tool kit is a perfect fit.
Also don't use them in the winter, there is a reaction with salt that causes the aluminum valve caps to sieze onto the brass threads of the valve.
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