Stolen new spare wheel / tyre

CALI FATE · Nov 10, 2016

This week some low life scrote stole my spare wheel / tyre - i was aware of the trend and meant to purchase a lock, but they have beaten me to it. The van was parked outside my house on a busy road. It seems the forum shop web page is down for maintenance, but can i buy a lock in the meantime ?. I am picking up a steel second hand wheel for £9.50 and will put a worn tyre on when i swap to all weathers next week, but i still want to secure it. Thanks

calikev · Nov 10, 2016

Shop reopens tomorrow.

Meoncoast · Nov 10, 2016

CALI FATE said:
This week some low life scrote stole my spare wheel / tyre - i was aware of the trend and meant to purchase a lock, but they have beaten me to it.

that did not take long are you the 1st T6 on here to have a loss
I would say bad luck but it is not bad luck it is just the scum bags who are out to make a quite buck

MattBW · Nov 11, 2016

Yes and probably selling them back to people who need a spare because theirs got stolen.

RobdeBear · Nov 11, 2016

CALI FATE said:
This week some low life scrote stole my spare wheel / tyre - i was aware of the trend and meant to purchase a lock, but they have beaten me to it. The van was parked outside my house on a busy road. It seems the forum shop web page is down for maintenance, but can i buy a lock in the meantime ?. I am picking up a steel second hand wheel for £9.50 and will put a worn tyre on when i swap to all weathers next week, but i still want to secure it. Thanks

RobdeBear · Nov 11, 2016

Not an answer, sorry, but we had a similar theft experience just before switching to a set of Michelin Alpins. Fitted them 2 winters ago on a set of black powder coated steels for a ski trip and have never taken them off. Looks nice, too. Liking the tagline, btw.

patnolan · Nov 15, 2016

My neighbor's cali spare wheel was "almost stolen" last month, he had the vw lock nut and a chain/ padlock, they cut the chain off but could remove the locking nut. So we are now going to order a lock nut in addition to the chain.