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Old 04-27-2012, 10:47 AM   #15
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Not so much as to keep gas from leaving but to keep jealous people/idiots from putting something into the tank.
Exactly. One weekend somebody pissed in my gas tank.



I now have a locking gas cap.
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Old 04-27-2012, 10:56 AM   #16
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I considered a locking gas cap until I read that thieves were just crawling under the car and popping a hole in the tank to get to the gas. I would rather replace a tank of gas than both the gas and the tank.
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Old 04-27-2012, 10:58 AM   #17
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Exactly. One weekend somebody pissed in my gas tank.



I know have a locking gas cap.
Um, how do you know some pissed in the tank??? I would think with a tank of gas it would not hurt anything, but it is gross.

Too bad he did not get his weiner stuck, but anyone who would do this probably has one too small to even get close to getting it stuck.
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Old 04-27-2012, 11:47 AM   #18
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I have the locking defenderworx fuel door. I bought it more for looks than anything. It looks good on my IOM
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Old 04-27-2012, 04:14 PM   #19
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I like the door to be as hidden as possible since it is on the wrong side for an American car.
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Old 04-27-2012, 07:14 PM   #20
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I like the door to be as hidden as possible since it is on the wrong side for an American car.
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Old 04-27-2012, 07:57 PM   #21
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Yes it works. But you can also go to your local Auto Zone and get a locking gas cap. $8 vs $180
Makes a lot of sense.
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Old 04-27-2012, 07:59 PM   #22
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Dont have the locking one, just the optional OEM one. Theres just a little pressure tab on it, lift the tab, it slides right off. Attached the original picture of it.. but I didnt dig the metal finish, and it didnt go well with my color scheme, so.. plasti-dip to the rescue!!
Nice wheels. If you don't mind, who makes those? They look similar to the GM upgrades.
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Old 04-14-2013, 07:08 PM   #23
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I considered a locking gas cap until I read that thieves were just crawling under the car and popping a hole in the tank to get to the gas. I would rather replace a tank of gas than both the gas and the tank.
this is my theory, had two friends who have had someone just drill into the tank and drain the tank.

Cop says its easier, they just set the gas can on the ground, run a hose into the tank and let it go, looks less like they are stealing your gas than having a hose coming out of the side of the car, and as stated to many problems with newer cars siphoning.

As to having people putting things into your tank, you need to stop doing whatever is encouraging people to do that
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Old 04-15-2013, 01:57 PM   #24
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Hey Calbert199, they are the GM wheels. Installed at the dealership. Sorry for the late answer, I never saw your question.
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Old 04-15-2013, 05:55 PM   #25
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The locking gas cap barely slows them down anyways. Just pull really hard on one side of it and the top comes off, slide the gray tab on the inside to the unlocked position then push it back on and remove.
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Old 04-15-2013, 06:19 PM   #26
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I bought the GM locking gas cap (check DIY section). It's easy to install and nice looking.

I like that it is keyed using the lock/ignition key. This means no extra key to deal with on the ring or lose.

I obtained mine from Maureen @ Rodgers.
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