Brakes Wheels 2nd Gen Tires Most liked posts in thread: Securing the Valve Stem Caps

Cute, Chuck, m'boy. Actually, it was a tip in an old Popular Mechanix magazine that I read while growing up. Like a lot of kids back in the day, I had a go kart and the lock nuts that held the engine onto the frame always worked loose [so much for "locking"...lol]. The magazine suggested nail polsih, but later in life, I read somewhere about Loctite doing the job, too. The nail polish tip is a helluva lot cheaper than Loctite, though, and the only downside is having to put up with my fellow M0M curmudgeons. :devil:

 

^^^ Not if you're buying the same polish my wife is....

 

^^^^^ :lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

You can always spend a bit more money and get those tire valve caps that the club racers use to fill their tires without ever removing the caps.

 

Or you could pay to fill you tires with nitrogen and you get free green caps. :lol:

 

This thread is interesting. I tried to give away the gray plastic OEM covers and nobody would take them. They have gone completely unmolested for six years now.

 

I've used metal caps for years on different cars and never had any problem with them. I have had to used pliers on plastic ones once.

 

Justa Jim has R56 caps, will they even fit on a 1st Gen?

 

I dunno if that really matters...or does it? I am sure the caps can fit or be fitted into many different scenarios. While it would be nice if they fit my R53, if they do not, I'll find another good use for them.

 

Genik... Send me a message with your address and I'll mail you what you need.

 

Invisible tire valve.....

N.S.-LIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.-Invisible valves-Invisible Tire Valves

 

Don't tell me the valve stems were different on an R53. :lol::lol:

 

I am not sure they with work with the silly tire monitor systems. I could be wrong.

 

Sorry, but I cannot as I don't have a digital camera or a cell phone with a camera. :frown2: I have seen these in auto parts stores, though. They are not expensive.

 

WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO...they come in colors!!! Now, I no longer need to get nail polish refills!!!!! :biggrin5: :ihih:

 

No link expertise here... I'm saying I'll mail you the caps that those little rat bas..... (aaah, punks that is) have been stealing. I've got what you need and I'm willing to send you four of them. They won't steal these, dude....

Let me know..