Circuit Performance Aluminum Valve Stem Review

I bought the red wheel nuts with rivets from the same company that bought my wheels. A few days later I bought these valve caps. The lug nuts still look new, but the valve caps are fading and visibly lighter. The red trim doesn't last another year

Good news: you look good. Bad news: after a few months they fused to my valve stems. I've tried penetrating lube and twisting with pliers to no avail. Despite the aesthetics, this is an absolutely horrible design as the metals are not intended to be used together for any practical purpose such as: B. in the tires of your car. Throw them out once I remove them and probably replace old valve stems with them.

, did you look good? Yes. until I had to take them off. I went to inflate one of my tires after they had been running for about 6 months. What I didn't know is that if you put aluminum caps directly onto a brass valve stem, there is a reaction between the two metals that will corrode and block them. I tried everything and couldn't get it off! I actually had to replace all four tires (and sensors) to get to the tires. I had no idea that was a thing. I knew I should have paid more attention to…