Delivered turkey dinners around town to help out our neighbor whose car croaked this morning.

 

If the new caps aren't aluminum remove them at once.

Your valve stems are alum due to the tire pressure sensors. Most likely your aftermarket caps are steel or tin. Mixed metal oxidation will screw you.

I know cause it happened on my TBSS. The chrome caps seized to the valve stems.... removing the caps snapped the stems in half... leaking all the tire's air out in about 20 seconds... Each sensor is $60-$100. Requires each tire to be removed to replace.

So I repeat... don't do it!

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/appearance-modifications-discussions-6/le-mans-fender-stripes-31267/

 

Patted on the fender as I walked past, on Black Friday none of the vehicles leave home....too many nutcases out there!!

 

Two things......


1. I have an '07 so no TPMS and the valves are brass.

2. For $2.25, you expect them to be metal? They are cheap chromed plastic.


So, no issues and good enough for the winter wheels.

 

Good deal Grey. Just didn't want you to make the same mistakes I did.

 

Thanks for the heads up! It's something I was aware of and another reason I'm glad I don't have the TPMS on my car.

 

I put more miles on mine today , I am about 100 miles away from hitting 47,000.

 

Had to go to PetCo at one of the malls.
Wife went in and bought it while I guarded the car.
I NEVER park near the door at any store but had to due to the media-promoted consumer-delirium filled lot.

We hit & split & boogied back to safety down the backroads

 

My 2008 TPMS valve stems are BRASS, OEM caps are black plastic, with brass threads..

Maybe GM went to alum in the newer ones, but NOT mine..

 

Rain came back melted the snow so took the princess shopping for a few new dresses in the short bus wow parking was a challenge and they say we are in a recession.Looked like folks were out spending money to me perhaps there is hope for us.