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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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I'm sort of particular about some things and every night when I get home I jack my tC up, remove the wheels and replace them with the centercap logos all in the same position. Here's the problem/mystery: Each day as I leave work I notice that the caps are misaligned again!! I can't figure out who is doing this to my car or how they're doing it. Its driving me nuts and I'm getting tired of spending an hour every day fixing them. Any ideas?
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Your replacing you entire wheel with just your centercap logo? that's an odd fit if u ask me :\,
But yea it's prolly your kid, or wifey, or someone that lives with you because their thinking it's rediculous that u do that every night so they get a kick out of watching you do it, i porlly would too
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Maybe use a little dot of super glue next time?
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Two things I can think of: 1) if your tires loose traction the center caps will not be aligned and 2) all your tires and rims must be exactly the same size and pressure, because if they are slight bigger/smaller your center cap will be miss aligned.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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dont forget, the outside wheel in a turn turns faster than the inside wheel in a turn ;)
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Uh....is this for real? I mean seriousley? If so OCD at it's finest here.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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what everyone said is true, but it doesnt explain how they move after the car has been parked all night...
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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He saying as he leaves work they are misaligned which means he drove to work. The caps will misalign themselves due to what was previously posted, tire pressure, turning, blah blah blah. Anywho, this is friggin ridiculous. You need some serious psychiatric help my friend. OCD for sure!! What a waste of time and energy.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Scionizer07
He saying as he leaves work they are misaligned which means he drove to work. The caps will misalign themselves due to what was previously posted, tire pressure, turning, blah blah blah. Anywho, this is friggin ridiculous. You need some serious psychiatric help my friend. OCD for sure!! What a waste of time and energy.
your right. i misread that.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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They will only be in the same posistion when you arrive as when you left if you have not turned the car while driving.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew1782
Uh....is this for real? I mean seriousley? If so OCD at it's finest here.
And I thought I was bad. Bad. Bad. Bad. Bad. :D
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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I think that this thread is by far the most ridiclous one I have EVER encountered.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew1782
I think that this thread is by far the most ridiclous one I have EVER encountered.
Check this one out:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...r=asc&&start=0

Priceless.

I was in tears.
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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Wow that is hillarious...
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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F3ck, I spit up what I was drinking when I read that thread and her responses
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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I......I......I can't.............Son of a bi$%^ I got nothin.....just nothin...after reading her thread.


WAIT! Mybe if she realigns her centercaps she will go faster!
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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1-2-3-4
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by captainlaziness
Originally Posted by Andrew1782
I think that this thread is by far the most ridiclous one I have EVER encountered.
Check this one out:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...r=asc&&start=0

Priceless.

I was in tears.
When I read that last week, I could not believe what I was reading.

If she was a guy I would have written what I was thinking, but I refrained (for once).
Old Jan 30, 2007 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by captainlaziness
Originally Posted by Andrew1782
I think that this thread is by far the most ridiclous one I have EVER encountered.
Check this one out:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...r=asc&&start=0

Priceless.

I was in tears.
BEST THREAD EVER!!!!!
That made my day reading that!
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