MondyMitch Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Mistake 1 I bought some fancy metal dust covers for my tyre valves. Look nice but.... The metal on the valve and the dust cap are different and they reacted so that they fused together. Mistake 2 I got a pair of pliers to them. Instead of releasing the dust cap, the valve head snapped and all the air rushed out of the tyre. This is going to be expensive. they are TPMS units!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 easy done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzman600 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Yup done that been there. I ended up getting g standard valves and junking the tpms. Cheap metal dust covers are krap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizza11 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 When I put fancy valve caps on my car they soon disappeared as the local village idiot pinched them and then put them on his bike and then thought I wouldn't notice as he rode past with a smile on his face (true story) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I had my stock ones pinched a week after getting my car.Quickly replaced with locking caps and still in place 2 years later.Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Mistake 1 I bought some fancy metal dust covers for my tyre valves. Look nice but.... The metal on the valve and the dust cap are different and they reacted so that they fused together.Mistake 2 I got a pair of pliers to them. Instead of releasing the dust cap, the valve head snapped and all the air rushed out of the tyre. This is going to be expensive. they are TPMS units!! Put vaseline on them, they don't corrode then.Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakkk Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I have purple dice on my mondeo, but they are plastic, maybe look at getting some plastic ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furry vandal Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 I got ST 18" Wheels on mine and the caps are metal I put a smidge of copper grease on the valve threads before putting the caps on and so far so good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MondyMitch Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 The grease ideas sound good, but with my luck the grease would disappear and I would end up in the same situation. Not willing to take the chance. TPMS was £80 per wheel. Luckily I managed to get the two front ones off, but had to replace the two rear ones. Not willing to take the chance. I will put up with naff plastic ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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