Locking tire nozzle caps?
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Locking tire nozzle caps?
Does anyone have experience using the locking tire nozzle caps? I bought a pair of non-locking ones back at Bloomington Gold and they got stolen off my car the other week!!!! SOB's. I saw the ones that have a special key mechanism but wanted to see if that will in-fact keep them on my car or whether I should just roll the dice with another set of regular chromed ones. Thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by Matt69-ZO6
The locking caps are nice, until the jacka$$ busts off your valve stem since he is pissed he can't get 'em off! You make the call!
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I have had the locking ones on for three years now and no problems. Of course I dont' live in a crime infested, scum sucking community where they will rip your stems out to get to your caps.... 
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Sometimes it just doesn't pay to have nice things. You can try the locking ones and hope that no one messes with the car. Good luck.
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I have the locking ones on my 'Vette; no problems.
However, the locking caps on my son's 'Hoe were ripped right off the part that screws onto the stem. Yep, one good yank gets them off. Go figure!
However, the locking caps on my son's 'Hoe were ripped right off the part that screws onto the stem. Yep, one good yank gets them off. Go figure!
