Another one of those Fu$&ing Bast@rds threads
The old man was about to set off to work this morning at 5 am to find his car sat on his brake disks. His car is a rather nice Mondeo TDCi Zetec S with the optional 18" wheels. It did have 18"s anyay :(
It might be stuck there till monday with it's nose upto the gararge door :eek: Guess what's behind the gararge door................... My Scoob :rolleyes: It had an important day today aswell. It was gonna take me to Harrogate to Start my Christmas shopping :eek: There are now 3 of us fighting over Mother's 172 :D I'm guessing if they want em - they'll have em, so i think Dad is thinking of some std Mondy allys as a replacement :( Tw4ts.........Rant over. |
W@nkers mate :( especially with yours blocked in :(
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Sorry to here about that. Did they not have locking nuts fitted? If there were, what make were they, then we'd know not to use them.
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Std Ford lockers fitted i guess. They broke into the car and searched till they found the key :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Brun
Std Ford lockers fitted i guess. They broke into the car and searched till they found the key :rolleyes:
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That is one of those things where you can't win. If you get a flat on the road, you need to be able to change the wheel, so you keep the wheel nut somewhere in the car. Thieving scum know that too. All you can do is keep the car alarmed, somewhere as safe as you can, and hope.
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Originally Posted by hades
That is one of those things where you can't win. If you get a flat on the road, you need to be able to change the wheel, so you keep the wheel nut somewhere in the car. Thieving scum know that too. All you can do is keep the car alarmed, somewhere as safe as you can, and hope.
mine's hidden in the car ;) |
[Christopher Walken]So I hid it up my ass[/Christopher Walken]
Seriously: bast@rds. I hope the brake dust causes them serious dermatitis and they trap their fingers fitting them to their Mk3 Escort :mad: |
What a barsteward!! Still if yours had been on the drive instead!!!!
I carry a can of tyre weld instead of a spare now!! It saves about 10kg as well:D:D dave |
LOL @ REV :D might look a bit on the hard shoulder when you get a flat :eek:
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Amazes me that i dont hear of this happening south of london...........just dont seem to happen where i live. Very sheltered and im glad of it too
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mine's hidden in the car |
just don't put it in the centre armrest or the ashtray or where the spare wheel tools are and they will give up pretty quickly.
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Or rip the car to bits looking for it - I had that happen a long while back with a face-off stereo whilst they looked for the face plate. Glovebox on the back seat etc - damage was at least as much as value of what they stole.
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If they've broken into the car you're already looking at a claim, why prolong it and go to the hassle of having other bits broken when there's no point. :)
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Originally Posted by BOB.T
If they've broken into the car you're already looking at a claim, why prolong it and go to the hassle of having other bits broken when there's no point. :)
Might as well hand over the keys and let take it away ! Oh and dont forget to tell em where the wheel locking nut is :cuckoo: |
I forgot the best bit. Dad rang the Police as soon as he found out what had happend. They basically said that if they ain't there by mid day (he rang at 5am) then they won't be coming :rolleyes: Anyway - the police rang this morning and asked if he could bring the car to them in Leeds. Now obviously if you ring the Police to report some stolen wheels you would think that they would realise he may have a slight problem delivering the car to them :cuckoo:
Anyway the car has been picked up by the ins co and is awaiting a new set of spinners and a window. |
Next problem. My Dad is thinking of getting a set of std 16" allys to replace his stolen ones as he doesn't want the same to happen again :( Are there any cheap easy to fit wheel clamps on the market which would put the scum off if he was to get 18"s again?
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WheelClamps
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Originally Posted by Brun
Dad rang the Police as soon as he found out what had happend. Anyway - the police rang this morning and asked if he could bring the car to them in Leeds. Now obviously if you ring the Police to report some stolen wheels you would think that they would realise he may have a slight problem delivering the car to them :cuckoo:
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Make the locking wheel nut key into a key ring. It'll be a little heavy in your pocket but it'll feel solid and you'll never lose it.
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Originally Posted by kbsub
I have hidden my locking wheel nut now , For such ocasions ;)
Since then all alloys present and correct.
Originally Posted by Floyd
Make the locking wheel nut key into a key ring. It'll be a little heavy in your pocket but it'll feel solid and you'll never lose it.
F I drilled a 3mm holes in the side of my locking wheel nuts ( four cars in family) then put it on car's key ring. It's ALWAYS ready if I ever needed and difficult to lose! Same with the family runabout (ZS) 17" alloy wheels - locking wheel nut always handy even though there's a place for it in the moulded spare wheel insert! |
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