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Old 03-30-2004, 12:35 PM
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Originally posted by Jason@Performance
The body shop I took my car too threw out one of my Rays caps and kindly replaced it with the regular plastic one from a bike...
WHAT?! That's crazy.
Old 03-30-2004, 02:29 PM
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Originally posted by Jason@Performance
The body shop I took my car too threw out one of my Rays caps and kindly replaced it with the regular plastic one from a bike...
Yeah... that's the only thing that sucks. Every time I bring it in for service, I have to remember to remove them. I forgot once and they gave me a call. Even they couldn't get the blasted things off.
Old 04-02-2004, 09:40 AM
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Default Screw them on tight...

Mine got stolen, along with my business partners Mercedes emblem, when they were parked side by side - I replaced with chrome ones with a hex head and put them on with a wrench - not too tight but enough that they required a wrench to remove. But, i just bought the theft proof with the Z logo from zeetoys.com - expensive but love the look. BTW, his visor cover stickers are pretty sweet too.
Old 04-02-2004, 10:21 AM
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Default Re: Screw them on tight...

Originally posted by PerfZ
i just bought the theft proof with the Z logo from zeetoys.com - expensive but love the look. BTW, his visor cover stickers are pretty sweet too.
I get the following error when I try to go to zeetoys.com:

from the http://zeetoys.com website
Sorry, but this site is cancelled since 6/17/2003 7:15:52 PM.
Any ideas about that??I wanted to see these visor cover sticker things you mentioned.

-Chris

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Old 06-29-2004, 07:55 PM
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i got my valve stem caps ripped off i think sometime last weekend. all 4 so im not really sure what people are doing with these things. they say rays on them and they are shiny big F'n deal leave a nice car alone. the next time i see a set of NON rays rims with rays stems, im going to steal theres. hehehe not that i pay that much attention to the stem valves. i guess it just forces me to get the Z logo locking valve covers.
Old 06-29-2004, 08:06 PM
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I have those black rays caps but I never put them on my LMGT4's for the fear of finding them gone after returning from a grocery store. hahaha... I have those generic black plastic ones on now. I don't think anyone would take those.
Old 06-30-2004, 05:50 AM
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I've got the blue Ray's caps.. it's been 4 months and so far they are still there.. but I know it's only a matter of time

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Old 06-30-2004, 08:51 AM
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I have the Nismo ones and the friggin Nismo "sticker" came off two of them. Now there just chrome caps - ah well.
Old 06-30-2004, 02:52 PM
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Default Re: Stolen valve stem caps?

Originally posted by s9am_me
just realized while getting gas today that all my caps were missing. I have no idea why anyone would want to take them. maybe cuz its silver? its only about $2 at a auto store anyways. i guess its just the principle that they stole it. Anyone else had this happen to them? just curious
I don't think I had mine for a week after buying the car. I was pissed but what the hell, at least they didn't damage the car. I'll get the locking ones eventually, for now I'm cap free.
Old 06-30-2004, 03:30 PM
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yeah at least there wasn't any body damage. bought some generic silver ones and have been doing good for a couple months now. the chances are too high for it to happen again IMO... if it happens a 3rd time tho.. gonna rig it so that hot sauce squirts in their eye when they try to take them
Old 06-30-2004, 04:26 PM
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I have plenty of my chrome caps solen at times. Sometimes just one, two, or all 4 as well. Like some of you guys I just gave up on it. I mean they are only $2, but an easy steal for anyone and even an alarm can't get set off while stealing them. I am still surprise that a lot of them aren't solen on the Benz and BMWs that I see everyday.

I remember in the 80's the dices use to be popular anyone ever had those?
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yep just a few days ago someone jacked my "silver" generic auto parts store caps which i had bougt to replace my stock ones after they were stolen. the few dollars i spent on them doesnt bother me as much as the fact that there was someone touching and lurking around my car when they were stealing them. oh well
Old 06-30-2004, 05:13 PM
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I agree the fact someone was messing with my car is worse than the stolen caps.
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