Are your valve stem caps safe? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

qqzj · 10-13-2013, 12:38 PM

I bought these nice looking Subie valve stem caps:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-OEM-...-/151085019145

While I was putting them on, it suddenly occurred to me that it might be easily stolen. Has this happened to anybody here? Just curious.

ZionsWrath · 10-13-2013, 12:41 PM

Yes my old car all the time lol

If you have anything that isn't a standard plastic one a scum bag will probably take them.

mkiisupra · 10-13-2013, 12:48 PM

Yup, lost my sweet Rays caps that came with the Nismo TE37 bronze wheels on my old 350z. Cost about $70 for another set, since they aren't sold one at a time. Keep the plastic ones and swap out for shows/meets, etc.

Eric G

Abenaki · 10-13-2013, 01:42 PM

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-Tire...s-Red/16879930

Try these... Walmart - $2.48 for 4 aluminum caps in various colors. If someone steals them, your it will probably cost more in gas than the cost of the caps, to get new ones. :-)

ZionsWrath · 10-13-2013, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abenaki

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-Tire...s-Red/16879930

Try these... Walmart - $2.48 for 4 aluminum caps in various colors. If someone steals them, your it will probably cost more in gas than the cost of the caps, to get new ones. :-)

Cheap and ugly lol

They don't even look the proper shape

I gave up on replacing mine, if someone takes mine that came with my enkei ill just put plastic ones i find in the gutter

soundman98 · 10-13-2013, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abenaki

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-Tire...s-Red/16879930

Try these... Walmart - $2.48 for 4 aluminum caps in various colors. If someone steals them, your it will probably cost more in gas than the cost of the caps, to get new ones. :-)

use grease with those!!!!

i had a set on a previous car, and they got seized on. i had to use a dremel to cut them off just to check my tire pressure.

Grymm86 · 10-13-2013, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98

use grease with those!!!!

i had a set on a previous car, and they got seized on. i had to use a dremel to cut them off just to check my tire pressure.

i am employed at firestone, every few weeks we get someone in who has metal valve caps on, seized up. they may look good, but unless you maintain them properly they will corrode onto your tpms sensors and more than likely cost you a new sensor. plastic caps wont seize, ever, and are pennies. if not free.

qqzj · 10-13-2013, 05:13 PM

How about oem caps? Do I also need to put grease on? thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98

use grease with those!!!!

i had a set on a previous car, and they got seized on. i had to use a dremel to cut them off just to check my tire pressure.

Kyle106 · 10-13-2013, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qqzj

I bought these nice looking Subie valve stem caps:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-OEM-...-/151085019145

While I was putting them on, it suddenly occurred to me that it might be easily stolen. Has this happened to anybody here? Just curious.

I have had mine on since March (I live in PHX) and have had no problem with anyone messing with them *knock on wood

BRZfan · 10-13-2013, 06:23 PM

Someone is not checking their tire pressure. If this would be done, say, once a month, for instance, and not tighten them as is they might loose pressure if not tightened securely. Just check tire pressure frequently and don't tighten them beyond 'snug'. They will not thread themselves off.

bestwheelbase · 10-13-2013, 06:51 PM

One time, at a dyno day, I saw an aftermarket stem cap fly off and nail a girl square in the forehead.

cnk · 10-13-2013, 07:44 PM

On my old WRX I had just put on SSR Comps and within a week someone had taken 2 of them while the car was parked at the mall. I purchased some replacement caps that had an exterior body that would freely turn and you needed a 2-prong cylindrical key that fit in the top of the cap to remove them. Never had a cap stolen after that.

soundman98 · 10-13-2013, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qqzj

How about oem caps? Do I also need to put grease on? thanks.

no, because the oem caps are plastic.

the caps in that link are made of a metal that is different than the metal in the oe valve stems. that is where the corrosion comes from.

buckets · 10-13-2013, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

One time, at a dyno day, I saw an aftermarket stem cap fly off and nail a girl square in the forehead.

omg. this made me chuckle

10-13-2013, 12:38 PM	#1
qqzj Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: MDX, Camry Location: SF, CA Posts: 399 Thanks: 54 Thanked 69 Times in 44 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Are your valve stem caps safe? I bought these nice looking Subie valve stem caps: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-OEM-...-/151085019145 While I was putting them on, it suddenly occurred to me that it might be easily stolen. Has this happened to anybody here? Just curious.

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BRZfan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013BRZ Premium St Silver Metallic Location: USA Posts: 824 Thanks: 79 Thanked 212 Times in 156 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Someone is not checking their tire pressure. If this would be done, say, once a month, for instance, and not tighten them as is they might loose pressure if not tightened securely. Just check tire pressure frequently and don't tighten them beyond 'snug'. They will not thread themselves off. Last edited by BRZfan; 10-13-2013 at 08:17 PM.

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ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Yes my old car all the time lol If you have anything that isn't a standard plastic one a scum bag will probably take them.

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mkiisupra Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 83 Toyota Supra, 16 FR-S RS2.0 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 405 Thanks: 389 Thanked 267 Times in 141 Posts Mentioned: 47 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yup, lost my sweet Rays caps that came with the Nismo TE37 bronze wheels on my old 350z. Cost about $70 for another set, since they aren't sold one at a time. Keep the plastic ones and swap out for shows/meets, etc. Eric G

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Abenaki Curmudgeon@gezzer.com Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Maryland Posts: 30 Thanks: 19 Thanked 36 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	http://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-Tire...s-Red/16879930 Try these... Walmart - $2.48 for 4 aluminum caps in various colors. If someone steals them, your it will probably cost more in gas than the cost of the caps, to get new ones. :-)

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bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	One time, at a dyno day, I saw an aftermarket stem cap fly off and nail a girl square in the forehead.

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cnk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ Limited Location: NJ Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 59 Thanked 547 Times in 339 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	On my old WRX I had just put on SSR Comps and within a week someone had taken 2 of them while the car was parked at the mall. I purchased some replacement caps that had an exterior body that would freely turn and you needed a 2-prong cylindrical key that fit in the top of the cap to remove them. Never had a cap stolen after that.

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