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Review on Get A Durable And Easy-To-Install Set Of Tire Valve Stems: CKAuto TR413 Rubber Snap-In (5Pcs/Bag) by Kevin Pirlet

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Chinese rubber. Do not buy unless you like to replace them every year and a half or so

I have all the equipment for servicing tires for my business and saw all the positive reviews and thought they would be a safe bet. Boy was I wrong. The problem with customer reviews is that most people give the review right when they buy the item or shortly thereafter. Even China can make something that lasts 3 months, but if you give it a year or maybe two on the outside, it begins to show the quality. (Look at the satellite images of the 3 Gorges Dam when it was built and how much it has moved in ten years. Who do you think built that dam?)I installed new tires on my wife's 2015 CX-5 and at 12,000 miles one on the stems started leaking and was split right at the base, which I discovered when I tried to add pressure because the tire monitoring light was on. At 15,500 miles the TPMS light came back on and when I was checking the pressures to see which one was low, the rest of the original stems all have splits right at the base.Absolute garbage, low quality valve stems. And yes, I lube the stems with silicone spray before I install them. I am very nervous now to think how many of these I have replace for my customers that have failed prematurely and I am responsible for that. (Well, actually it's the dysfunctional engineers in China that authorized the compound of rubber to be used.STAY AWAY FROM THIS SUPPLIER FOR VALVE STEMS, THEY ARE INFERIOR.

Pros
  • Mechanic
Cons
  • Can become clogged with debris, making it difficult to inflate or deflate tires