Tyre valve dust caps

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OhGrowUp
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Post by OhGrowUp »

Any idea where replacement dust caps can be bought from ? I've got the original metal jag ones on black alloys but my first tyre pressure check has revealed a couple are split .
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Post by gasgas »

Get plastic so they wont rust, try ebay
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MikeM
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Post by MikeM »

Agreed, dump the metal caps if the car is subject to the elements they can react, corrode and bind to the valve thread. Plenty of plastic caps on Amazon, cheap and much safer.
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OhGrowUp
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Post by OhGrowUp »

Thanks Gents
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Scumbags like to nick the Jaguar ones ....
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Steveglenlee wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:16 pm c2d54161_2_a165c8b3-9fea-4d72-bfde-9a897d4da9a3_800x400.jpg
Those are the ones to get. Plastic so no risk of corrosion and durable. I have a set of those that I've been using for more than ten years now.
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My car came with the Jaguar tyre dust caps. As previously said, they bind to the thread and can be very difficult to unscrew, even though I put grease on the threads. I had to have one wheel removed and the valve cut out and a new valve fitted. I went to my local tyre shop and they gave me four standard plastic caps. I threw the Jaguar caps away - useless.
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Post by Lunar »

I certainly use plastic caps on my winter wheels, but since I check tyre pressures every 7-10 days with a calibrated dial gauge I’ve never had an issue with a summer aluminium cap getting stuck - a dab of Vaseline and not doing them up tight helps of course.
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Post by Steveglenlee »

The ones I purchases are Aluminium not plastic.
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