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Title: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Auto Addict on 06 December 2019, 08:00:03
Some toerag(s) have pinched my dustcaps >:(
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Andy B on 06 December 2019, 09:14:57
Some toerag(s) have pinched my dustcaps >:(

The metal caps? ..... They're normally stuck solid
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: YZ250 on 06 December 2019, 10:02:33
My dustcaps with the logo kept getting nicked so I gave up in the end and just stuck with the black/grey plastic type. One set got nicked while we were away in the caravan and the car was alongside it. I'd always trusted my fellow campers/tourers until then.  >:(


The metal caps? ..... They're normally stuck solid

On my lads car we had to run a hacksaw across the top of the metal cap and split them off. If they're not touched for a while they don't half grip don't they.  :y
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Auto Addict on 06 December 2019, 11:37:17
My dustcaps with the logo kept getting nicked so I gave up in the end and just stuck with the black/grey plastic type. One set got nicked while we were away in the caravan and the car was alongside it. I'd always trusted my fellow campers/tourers until then.  >:(


The metal caps? ..... They're normally stuck solid

On my lads car we had to run a hacksaw across the top of the metal cap and split them off. If they're not touched for a while they don't half grip don't they.  :y

Plastic, learned my lesson in the past with metal. ;)
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 06 December 2019, 12:24:21
Yes......metal caps 'weld' themselves and are all but impossible to remove.......as I know to my cost. :-\

I had to 'half inch' a set of plastic caps from a derv Mercedes whilst driving through Brum. :)

Every cloud. :)
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Andy B on 06 December 2019, 14:57:52
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I had to 'half inch' a set of plastic caps from a derv Mercedes whilst driving through Brum. :)

Every cloud. :)
;D ;D
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Rangie on 06 December 2019, 15:10:50
Just taken all the metal caps of SWMBOs Subaru & replaced with plastic, the metal ones were getting very difficult to unscrew.
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Auto Addict on 06 December 2019, 17:47:46
Yes......metal caps 'weld' themselves and are all but impossible to remove.......as I know to my cost. :-\

I had to 'half inch' a set of plastic caps from a derv Mercedes whilst driving through Brum. :)

Every cloud. :)

Not mine then, went missing in Stafford ;D
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: TheBoy on 06 December 2019, 18:08:50
I grease my metal ones.

Round these parts, the kids are too stupid to nick anything like that.
Title: Re: Desireable Commodity?????
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 06 December 2019, 18:11:07
Yes......metal caps 'weld' themselves and are all but impossible to remove.......as I know to my cost. :-\

I had to 'half inch' a set of plastic caps from a derv Mercedes whilst driving through Brum. :)

Every cloud. :)

Not mine then, went missing in Stafford ;D

Surprised they didn't nick the whole car there. Thats getting near to Mad Stokie territory.