Tire Valve Stem Caps

nobbyv · 08-19-2010, 10:02 AM

I'm a little OCD about my car, and I noticed the other day that I lost a cap. Picked up a set from the dealer with the BMW logo on them, got them home and noticed:
1) They don't match the wheel finish at all(more of a chrome)
2) They have a warning aganist using them w/ aluminum valve stems

So I guess my question is has anyone found any that match and work OK on the stock wheels?

Red Bread · 08-19-2010, 10:05 AM

Stick with the stock plastic caps. Metal on metal corrosion is real and you don't want to have a valve cover that you can't remove, sort of defeats the purpose.

Dackelone · 08-19-2010, 10:28 AM

Are the OE ones plastic? The ones that look like a upturned hat. They do not look like regular valve caps to me.

Those BMW logo ones have that warning probably bc of the chrome interacting with the aluminum valve stems. Could cause a welding to each other with different metal types.

My135 · 08-19-2010, 10:41 AM

I have the //M logo ones and the screw insert is plastic and work with the stock value stem with no problem. You may want to to go back and exchange.

I did not use the OEM type since people keep stealing my OEM value caps to replace their loss; but none happen for about a year now since I switched over to the //M logo ones.

Dackelone · 08-19-2010, 10:59 AM

I wonder IF you could use a drop of blue loctite on the caps - so they don't get stollen.

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nobbyv Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 230 Posts Drives: 2013 Audi S6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Derry, NH iTrader: (1)	Tire Valve Stem Caps I'm a little OCD about my car, and I noticed the other day that I lost a cap. Picked up a set from the dealer with the BMW logo on them, got them home and noticed: 1) They don't match the wheel finish at all(more of a chrome) 2) They have a warning aganist using them w/ aluminum valve stems So I guess my question is has anyone found any that match and work OK on the stock wheels?
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Red Bread Major General 4463 Rep 9,160 Posts Drives: Smog machines Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Stick with the stock plastic caps. Metal on metal corrosion is real and you don't want to have a valve cover that you can't remove, sort of defeats the purpose.
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Dackelone European Editor 10532 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	Are the OE ones plastic? The ones that look like a upturned hat. They do not look like regular valve caps to me. Those BMW logo ones have that warning probably bc of the chrome interacting with the aluminum valve stems. Could cause a welding to each other with different metal types.
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My135 Lieutenant Colonel 85 Rep 1,609 Posts Drives: Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	I have the //M logo ones and the screw insert is plastic and work with the stock value stem with no problem. You may want to to go back and exchange. I did not use the OEM type since people keep stealing my OEM value caps to replace their loss; but none happen for about a year now since I switched over to the //M logo ones. __________________ 7/08 135 Coupe, Crimson Red, 6 SP, Sport, Taupe Lette/Aluminum. Performance Mods: JB4 on Map 5, BMS DP Fix V3, Injen polished intake, AR Catless DP, Maddad resonated mid-pipes, aFe exhaust polished tips, ST Suspension Coil Over and Hotchkis front sway bar. Others: BMS OCC, BT Scanner, Mud Flap. Next Mods: AA Front Strut Brace.
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Dackelone European Editor 10532 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	I wonder IF you could use a drop of blue loctite on the caps - so they don't get stollen.
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