tyre cap thing - rofl

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28-11-2007, 04:53 PM
power_of_dreams

tyre cap thing - rofl

You know your tyre pressure screw on cap? Well I somehow managed to lose one, just how important is it?
28-11-2007, 04:56 PM
magicmike

don't know how important they are .. but i'm assuming they would be ..

its about $10 at most car stores
28-11-2007, 05:01 PM
Killa From Manila

there are car parks full of em :P
28-11-2007, 05:06 PM
jasonb

mate there a dust cover ,,,they keep out all the rubbish so your valve doesnt get blocked up
28-11-2007, 05:08 PM
cristian

go to honbits or any wreckers and see if they have any JDM type R ones...they're made of a lighter compund than the AUDM ones...
28-11-2007, 05:08 PM
aaronng

Keeps the dust out. BigW sells them for $2 for 4. SupercheapAuto has metal ones for $6 for 4.
28-11-2007, 05:19 PM
Merlin086

or...drop in to a tyre shop, they have buckets of them!
28-11-2007, 05:24 PM
yellow-dc2

Quote:

Originally Posted by cristian

go to honbits or any wreckers and see if they have any JDM type R ones...they're made of a lighter compund than the AUDM ones...

I hope your joking

And they are important, if you get dirt, dust, mud, rock stuck in there you can lose tyre pressure

most tyre fitting joints will give to you
28-11-2007, 05:27 PM
Merlin086

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellow-dc2

I hope your joking

And they are important, if you get dirt, dust, mud, rock stuck in there you can lose tyre pressure

most tyre fitting joints will give to you

Yeh, dust can get trapped and not let the valve seal off 100%....result...a slow flat ...:thumbdwn:
28-11-2007, 11:49 PM
power_of_dreams

What about using one from my bike :D
29-11-2007, 12:09 AM
mrwillz

Quote:

Originally Posted by magicmike

don't know how important they are .. but i'm assuming they would be ..

its about $10 at most car stores

kidding me to pay 10bux
29-11-2007, 06:38 AM
aaronng

Quote:

Originally Posted by power_of_dreams

What about using one from my bike :D

That works. :thumbsup:
29-11-2007, 07:50 AM
cristian

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellow-dc2

I hope your joking

hehehe...im just playin man...relax...;)
29-11-2007, 08:37 AM
steve88

Quote:

Originally Posted by cristian

go to honbits or any wreckers and see if they have any JDM type R ones...they're made of a lighter compund than the AUDM ones...

they're made of carbon right??!?
29-11-2007, 08:40 AM
cristian

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve88

they're made of carbon right??!?

its some mix of carbon fibre and ademantium last time i checked...hehehe

nah but seriously, i think its all plastic...

some european cars come with that metal cover but i've never seen it on a honda
29-11-2007, 09:55 AM
mrwillz

just buy the led ones
29-11-2007, 11:00 AM
Zdster

Quote:

Originally Posted by magicmike

its about $10 at most car stores

If you paid $10 you got ripped off big time!
29-11-2007, 11:02 AM
steve88

i got mine for free from blairs
29-11-2007, 11:10 AM
aaronng

Quote:

Originally Posted by cristian

some european cars come with that metal cover but i've never seen it on a honda

You can buy the metal ones from supercheap. But in my opinion, the metal covers look best with a metal valve.
29-11-2007, 11:56 AM
cristian

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronng

You can buy the metal ones from supercheap. But in my opinion, the metal covers look best with a metal valve.

yea, i seen them around but like u said, looks ugly with a black rubber stump...

plus, i live out west, i know they'd be gone by the time i got home...
29-11-2007, 12:48 PM
power_of_dreams

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronng

That works. :thumbsup:

rofl done!
01-12-2007, 09:43 PM
AzKik-R

Find some from a BMW, they have a little screw on the side so that you cant pinch the caps
01-12-2007, 09:54 PM
DUST

DIY with some sticky tape and thin cardboard paper.

Saves you heaps of money and no one will want to still it too! :thumbsup:
02-12-2007, 01:43 PM
power_of_dreams

Quote:

Originally Posted by DUST

DIY with some sticky tape and thin cardboard paper.

Saves you heaps of money and no one will want to still it too! :thumbsup:

oh god! rofl..
02-12-2007, 03:52 PM
Limbo

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79685

someone is selling some. Mate i had some tyres without them for over a year cos i got lazy to put them back on after i put air in my tyres. nothing happened to them.

If you really want some go around a servo where the air pit is and look around there will be a couple lying around all over the place. Just need to pick some that are not crushed.
02-12-2007, 05:28 PM
aaronng

Quote:

Originally Posted by Limbo

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79685

someone is selling some. Mate i had some tyres without them for over a year cos i got lazy to put them back on after i put air in my tyres. nothing happened to them.

If you really want some go around a servo where the air pit is and look around there will be a couple lying around all over the place. Just need to pick some that are not crushed.

I don't get it....... Just go to BigW/Kmart and spend $2-3 for a set of 4 plastic caps!
02-12-2007, 06:25 PM
dsp26

^^yep!!

forget the more expensive bling ones.. they will always get stolen by the kiddies in your neighbourhood. i had some stolen at some camp site while i was sleeping IN my car.

if you want some good quality ones that won't get stolen, you can get the LOCKING type... theres proper ones that use a special spanner.. DO NOT use the allen key variants as the allen screw will root the threads of the valve stem

***EDIT***
like this one if your willing to pay for it, otherwise the cheap $2 plastic ones are already a detterent as no kid wants them :p :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

as a future preventative measure of theft, you should buy those LED ones and attach it to a mouse trap LOL
02-12-2007, 07:12 PM
Paul1985

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsp26

^^yep!!

forget the more expensive bling ones.. they will always get stolen by the kiddies in your neighbourhood. i had some stolen at some camp site while i was sleeping IN my car.

if you want some good quality ones that won't get stolen, you can get the LOCKING type... theres proper ones that use a special spanner.. DO NOT use the allen key variants as the allen screw will root the threads of the valve stem

***EDIT***
like this one if your willing to pay for it, otherwise the cheap $2 plastic ones are already a detterent as no kid wants them :p :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

as a future preventative measure of theft, you should buy those LED ones and attach it to a mouse trap LOL

so, so trrue!
Ive had so many of these things stolen, i prefer just black nowadays though.. who wants their valve standing out anyway haha.

They steal them for there pushbikes.
02-12-2007, 07:36 PM
dsp26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul1985

so, so trrue!
Ive had so many of these things stolen, i prefer just black nowadays though.. who wants their valve standing out anyway haha.

They steal them for there pushbikes.

lol, it's always definitely them when you always lose 2 at a time haha

i wish you can get those flying snake in a can things at valve cap size... or even those fart bomb glass canisters in the cap.. if they force removing it, it breaks and leaves that mad stench that you can't wash off for days hahahaha
10-12-2007, 05:29 PM
B16bcivic

Hey no need for your valve to stand out, no ones gonan come up and say damns you got kool valve cap lmao, don;t need a valve caop bro dirt won't even block it bro, i use to work at beaurepairs ive got old cars coming in with old tyres and valve they work fine.

Pull of 4 tyres change 4 tyres, balanced 4 tyres and put them back on in 7mis.