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Just had my tyre let down for the 2nd time.. I was wondering if you guys knew of some ways to deter the lifeless yobs further attacks?

It's happening in a restricted residential parking area by my work which I pay one of the residents for their pass, so obviously someone knows about the arrangement and doesn't like it.

As they can't think of a mature response to this I need a suitable reaction.. Hidden IEDs for example.
 
Logsi said:
You can buy dust caps that use a special tool to get them off.

Halfords sell them.
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The problem I see with these is that if they can't get them off they might damage the valve costing you more than having to put more air in.

Personally I would be more objective and either wait till it stops hoping it doesn't go further or see if I can rig a camera inside the car to ID the person and submit a formal report to whoever might be interested. Police or otherwise.
 
Logsi said:
You can buy dust caps that use a special tool to get them off.

Halfords sell them.
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Are they the ones that require an allen key to tighten up? If they are and they are forced off then it will ruin the thread on the valve which is never good :p

Get something like this fitted

 
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Take a day off work and hide in the car. Then leap out when you hear them fiddling with your tyre?
 
just for LOLz put something like anti climb paint on the valve, something vile, but then the window licker may damage somethng else
 
sure they are being let down? I thought this and had two cracked alloys, 99% of the time they would be fine but park on the crack (its bloody tiny!!) and they would be deflated by the morning, I was convinced it was kids till I parked in my garage and it happened.
 
Will Gill said:
sure they are being let down? I thought this and had two cracked alloys, 99% of the time they would be fine but park on the crack (its bloody tiny!!) and they would be deflated by the morning, I was convinced it was kids till I parked in my garage and it happened.
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hah bet your face was a picture when you checked the garage to find a flat tyre :p
 
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hah bet your face was a picture when you checked the garage to find a flat tyre :p
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I went mental and looked for signs of a break in, slowly began to think about things and took my car to my mates tyre shop, he squirted some orange liquid on the wheels and it started bubbling = cracked alloys, fixed with some welding.

apparently quite rare, i know when i did it, resurfacing works, "bump ahead", "yeah yeah sure" *SMASH!!!!!*, how the tyres didnt burst I have no idea I nearly knocked myself out on the roof :p
 
Some good ideas, I like the anti-climb paint and acid especially. As said the valve locks would probably push them to start damaging paint work etc.

Perhaps I could trap some needles behind the valve inner this time and hopefully they'll come shooting out and execute their waste of space existance.. or the next tyre fitter :o

It's definitely malicious as they're taking the inner valve out.
 
Smear dog poo all over the valve.

Or more realistically wipe some black grease or Vaseline all over it. Once they've found they get icky fingers they won't do it again.
 
I like the hide in the car and jump out idea.

Not sure if giving a retired busy body a heart attack amounts to manslaughter though.
 
could you not slot a needle in next to the pin in the valve so when they try and poke the pin in to let the tyre down they ***** their finger.

Accompany this with a small note sticking out of the wheel that say's "haha you have aids" or "LOL Aidsface"

Simples!
 
I wouldn't do anything to the cap or buying special caps, next thing you know the absolute **** keys your car or similar, you're lucky the ****er doesn't slash your tyres instead. The ''stay in car catch culprit'' idea doesn't sound too bad if you can be bothered, otherwise you could use a spy cam on your car for a couple of hours see if it's filmed.
 
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