Stolen stem caps

smallseafishie · 07-17-2009, 09:06 PM

I usually only take my car to work and home (garaged).

On the few circumstances that I take it somewhere else;

restaurant, shopping... etc..

I come to find my stem caps are missing.

It doesn't happen at work or home. Just somewhere outside of those places.

This is the 3rd time!

Is it just me? Who the hell steals stem caps?!?

I'm about to put some regular old black ones on there soon.

Mr. BMW · 07-17-2009, 09:11 PM

This is a common problem in most areas. I don't even bother with nice caps anymore. It's most likely kids who them put them on their bikes.

ilia · 07-17-2009, 09:19 PM

Yep, very common! Happened to me twice.

wrickem · 07-17-2009, 09:21 PM

I recently saw 2 kids about 12 years old stealing the nice ones off a car in the mall while their mother watched! After I read her for filth, she made them put them back on.

I've always got a spare set in my cars and don't bother with nice ones anymore.

jopa489 · 07-17-2009, 09:23 PM

That's lame. People see something shiny and just have to take it, unbelievable.

Overlord · 07-17-2009, 09:38 PM

If you could only catch them in the once.......

Duhst · 07-17-2009, 09:43 PM

it happens to the best of us....

NiVeDh · 07-17-2009, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smallseafishie

I usually only take my car to work and home (garaged).

On the few circumstances that I take it somewhere else;

restaurant, shopping... etc..

I come to find my stem caps are missing.

It doesn't happen at work or home. Just somewhere outside of those places.

This is the 3rd time!

Is it just me? Who the hell steals stem caps?!?

I'm about to put some regular old black ones on there soon.

I'm in Atlanta too and haven't had anyone try to steal my caps. I have the silver ones that say TPM Inside or whatever - do you have special ones?

smallseafishie · 07-17-2009, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiVeDh

I'm in Atlanta too and haven't had anyone try to steal my caps. I have the silver ones that say TPM Inside or whatever - do you have special ones?

Yes, that's what mine are... they are plastic silverish...

NiVeDh · 07-17-2009, 10:58 PM

It's horrrible, can't believe someone would steal those. I thought maybe you had something like these:

NightStalker · 07-17-2009, 11:37 PM

im lost whats stem caps?
is it the caps on the wheels?

smallseafishie · 07-17-2009, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Romiie

im lost whats stem caps?
is it the caps on the wheels?

It's the cover over the stems where you put air into the tires.

smallseafishie · 07-17-2009, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiVeDh

It's horrrible, can't believe someone would steal those. I thought maybe you had something like these:

I was contemplating on getting these the first time it happened.

Not so much anymore... That's like asking for it if I got those.

SJNESH · 07-17-2009, 11:56 PM

I had some bmw logo-ed caps that needed the tool that came with them to be taken off.

smallseafishie · 07-18-2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SJNESH

I had some bmw logo-ed caps that needed the tool that came with them to be taken off.

I saw some on ebay... but they were metal... Makes me nervous that they'll rust over time or something and damage the TPMS.

NightStalker · 07-18-2009, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smallseafishie

It's the cover over the stems where you put air into the tires.

thanks...how much do they go for?

captainaudio · 07-18-2009, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smallseafishie

I saw some on ebay... but they were metal... Makes me nervous that they'll rust over time or something and damage the TPMS.

You can buy very nice BMW logo caps on ebay for about $5.00 Set. They are metal but if you spray the valve stem with WD40 they will not bind. I purchased 2 sets so that ai would have spares if I need them,

CA

smallseafishie · 07-18-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Bryan0102

some fucker stole ONE of my M stem caps off my X3

god dammit i would have rather had them take them all.

Mine get stolen in pairs...

veightkiller · 07-18-2009, 08:42 AM

never happen to me before on stock stem caps, i used to have the aluminum ones and they are gone 2 weeks after i bought em.

ThorsHammer · 07-18-2009, 09:12 AM

I have had the BMW logo ones since the day I got my car, and never had a problem.

You guys must live in Liberal areas where crime is out of control. Here in Texas, you can shoot the fucker who is trying to steal your wheels...or centercaps....or stem covers. LOL

I LOVE MY STATE.

Mk23 · 07-18-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ThorsHammer

I have had the BMW logo ones since the day I got my car, and never had a problem.

You guys must live in Liberal areas where crime is out of control. Here in Texas, you can shoot the fucker who is trying to steal your wheels...or centercaps....or stem covers. LOL

I LOVE MY STATE.

Spydeputy · 07-18-2009, 04:33 PM

i believe it all has to do w/ STEM CELL RESEARCH. stem cell has got to have a cap.

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