Cheshiregirl Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Quick question, had my zed serviced however my mechanic suggested to get rid of the zed type valve caps as they corrode into the valve. Had trouble getting 1 of them off. Is this something others have experienced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Are they aluminium? Have had this with cheap ebay ones in the past they bond to the valve. Best solution is to just pop a little grease onto the valve thread before screwing the caps on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiregirl Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Yes aluminium original ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Then yes like any alu ones they will stick. I have moved onto black plastic valve caps, they just come off no problem each time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Yes. Fancy metal valve caps are nice but you are much better off with bog standard plastic ones, precisely because they won't corrode and get stuck on the valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 My wife and I have both had this issue in the past on my 370z and her 350z. It was a nightmare to get off when needing to put air in the tyre. As above best off sticking to standard caps I am afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiregirl Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Looks like I will need to change to some boring black plastic ones. Thanks for the feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I had custom ones on my 370z Nismo and 350z. The key is making sure they are greased every time you check your tyre pressures which I did every two weeks as a matter of good practice. Do this and you will be fine if you want to avoid using the black plastic ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 To be honest who has ever looked at a car and thought 'oooh lovely valve caps' 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiregirl Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Where did you get the custom ones from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) The choice is endless. Personally I think they set the rims off nicely. I had purple ones on my asterism Work Emotions. Stock plastic would have spoiled their look. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=custom+valve+caps&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=+valve+caps&_sacat=0 Edited January 21, 2020 by Payco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanjuke Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 go custom , I have had the same problem a bit of grease sorts it,or be like my wife who put square dice caps on, which give you good grip to take them off and on, thinking of getting yellow ones for the yellow fellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 21/01/2020 at 22:59, zelda said: The bastard thieves that nicked mine on two occasions.. Rocking plastic ones now and they've stayed safely on the wheels. Expand Agreed! The bastarts that like tae steal them seem tae love them I've had umpteen sets stolen, stick with plastic now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Get the lockable custom ones. Cheap as chips. Google is your friend. Just one example below. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Richbrook-Spinning-Anti-Theft-Silver-Alloy/dp/B0039OA4OG/ref=asc_df_B0039OA4OG/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310513207083&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13355355171367245284&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045999&hvtargid=aud-857761465096:pla-619850721061&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiregirl Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Thanks for this. Will have a set of plastic and some custom ones as back up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Seriously, once the plastic ones are on you'll forget about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 23/01/2020 at 05:57, sipar69 said: Seriously, once the plastic ones are on you'll forget about them. Expand Absolutely bang on the money. The great thing is they just twist off when you need them to and you can buy 20 of them in a pack for almost nothing. And no one will ever notice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 21/01/2020 at 22:59, zelda said: The bastard thieves that nicked mine on two occasions.. Rocking plastic ones now and they've stayed safely on the wheels. Expand I had a nice set on the Zed, and some on our Jag, and sodding kids nicked them all for their BMX bikes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 24/01/2020 at 09:04, Paul K said: I had a nice set on the Zed, and some on our Jag, and sodding kids nicked them all for their BMX bikes!!! Expand I hope you nicked em back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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