One way to catch a tire thief...

Someone posted this link on another board. It just seems so HAMB-like.....

 

I like that.


Doc.

 

Great idea !!! Thanks for sharing.

 

Who would steal bias-ply tires on rusty steel wheels? I'd worry more about certain headlights these days!

 

Uh...I can think of a few people.
Great idea. I'm gonna pass this on to my brother ion the tire biz.

 

Hmmm Good idea!........Now where did i put those baggies.

 

Pete? Have you been bad???

 

Just make sure the baggies are clean, no stems, seeds or other residue.......

 

Good idea!

 

hope ya don't mind if i share this w/other on the other boards i belong too....greattttt idea.....joe

 

not to worry, sure the tire guy will take care of that detail

 

We use to play tricks on tire guys trying to balance wheels with stuff like golf balls and valve stems inside the tires, makes them pull there hair out trying to balance them. Pretty good idea about the paper info in them though!

 

We used to put the sticky weights on driveshafts. That was funny!
But be careful, I was fired from the world's largest independent tire dealer for pullin' a practical joke.

 

If it were my story it would end with.........and the tire guy took the copy of my drivers license and stole my identity.

 

"If it were my story it would end with.........and the tire guy took the copy of my drivers license and stole my identity."

Goddamn if that isnt my luck as well.....

 

bag it, just don't double bag it.

 

If he was that paranoid about having his tires stolen, don't you think he should have invested $10 in locking lug nuts? We aren't talking 24" dubs here, either.

 

From my experience the locking/keyed lug nuts dont really prevent anything (except mabey honest people from stealing them) cause all you have to do is hit a size larger impact socket over them and presto you can crank them off.
I kinda like the idea.. if you cant stop them at least try and make it so you get your shit back.
stephen

 

The only thing those are good for is keeping you from changing a flat when you lose the key.

 

man !!thats one hell of a good idea..as for the lock lugs you can also use a set of vise grips and they will come off

 

my story.....

....a friend of a friend of a friend gave them to me and I put them on my car not knowing. Then, I get arrested for having stolen property

....or the dude sells them to me and forgets to take the baggy out, before the police can contact the fellow, they have beaten me with sticks.....

.....how did the guy that had the stolen tires leave the shop so quickly.....they had his tire off of the car

 

in my case, the theif would've stolen my car, not just the wheels. hehe

 

guess i am going to have to start removing the tires myself...dammit.

 

There's one thing that you can always count on when dealing with thieves...they aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer!

 

Yep! If they were smart they wouldn't be thieves. If they were smart and thieves they'd hock what they swipe or not get caught in the first place.

The really smart ones don't get caught so therefore you don't know they're theives.