Cheap Dust Caps (dont buy them)

[Paul_374308620]

My son bought me new silver dust caps for my car about six month ago (from the £1 shop). I thouth that was nice and put them on. Went to increase the tyre presure for our trip to France and could not get them off. I tryed everthing,but they would not budge. I had to renew all the valves at a cost of £40.

Dont buy them.

 

[rob_jax]

Hi Paul,

I'd probably be a bit more lenient of the pound shop.

I was talking with the tyre fitter who was replacing the two rear tyres on my E-class and he said "Have you heard the latest kiddies game? Super-glueing dust caps onto valves."

He'd repaired three cars that morning with "jammed on" dust caps and was expecting more during the summer.

Robert

 

[Lol1]

I wouldn't call the dust caps cheap either. My son had the same problem although it didn't cost him anything because the tyres were being replaced at the same time. A good point to bring up though.

 

[Paul_374308620]

The tyre fitter said it was two different metals that had fused together. You can get better ones with brass inserts. He said always brass to brass.

 

[Happy-Lappy]

Whenever I have had my Dustcap(s) stolen/lost I go to the local bike shop and purchase some of the black plastic ones, as the mountain bike inner tubes use the same size valve,

best regards, Martin

 

[cooky1]

Yep, black plastic ones for me too.

Graeme.