Stealing Hubcaps

[Everlong-S13]

Some lowlife f**khead flamin mongrel stole the caps off my R34 GTR wheels, probably either from my house or Carousel shopping centre.

Has anyone run into this problem before, and is there a way to prevent it if I buy some more?

[dirtyRS4]

yeah carry a big bat.

kents sell them for $250 as well.

[AAARGH 33]

I'm confused,it's the valve stem caps (dust caps) your talking about right?

If it is then yes,it is very common for them to get stolen by young thugs.I know you can get anti-theft ones of Ebay,to find them I just typed in "Nismo anti theft".

[erik]

nah, he means the cap in the center that hides your wheelnuts.

Only way i could thing of would involve modifying them with a allenkey bolt or similiar holding them on

[StevenCJR31]

Saw an old mazda at traffic lights last week, he had a cable tie around one of the spokes on his hubcap and then thru the wheel . . . might not be able to do it with a 34 but maybe food for thought

[dirtyRS4]

park your car in a reputable place and you should be right.

[Everlong-S13]

Thats the problem, they wern't stolen at home and the only other place I parked it was at Carousel shops near the front door, and in the staff parking at Curtin, both places in clear view of security/people.

You'd firstly have to know they're worth something, how to take em off and have balls to do it in a public area. I'd gonna be suss on any GTR cap sales over the next week.

[StevenCJR31]

scumbags are getting more brazen every day (read stolen R34 sedan car thread) . . . your caps are probably "trophys" on someones wall by now

Edited January 15, 2012 by StevenCJR31

[GTR-N1]

  On 15/01/2012 at 12:14 PM, StevenCJR31 said:

. . . your caps are probably "trophies" on someones wall by now

...afraid so.

Hangs sign on front windscreen saying,

"This car and it's parts are protected by shot-gun 3 days a week > Guess which days?"

[smithy85]

GTR badges have been known to go walkabouts also, usually end up on some losers toolbox or bookshelf. That said I have seen one on a Honda CR-V!

[meat]

  On 16/01/2012 at 2:16 PM, smithy85 said:

GTR badges have been known to go walkabouts also, usually end up on some losers toolbox or bookshelf. That said I have seen one on a Honda CR-V!

Yeah.. I've seen a 34 GTR badge on a guys toolbox at a workshop I used to do some work in.. Wasn't too happy about that

[RTHRTY3]

  On 15/01/2012 at 11:32 AM, Everlong-S13 said:

Thats the problem, they wern't stolen at home and the only other place I parked it was at Carousel shops near the front door, and in the staff parking at Curtin, both places in clear view of security/people.

You'd firstly have to know they're worth something, how to take em off and have balls to do it in a public area. I'd gonna be suss on any GTR cap sales over the next week.

yep some d#*k stole one of mine at garden city shops last year!

carousel in known for skyline badges to mysteriously disappear, especially at night!

[Blizzerd]

i always used to take my center caps off when i went to carousel