Cool, I'll check those out also. Thanks for the tip...

 

in theory, u shouldn't have to worry about a slow leak. however, to be on the safe side, i would put some generic ones on- only because, why deal w/ the hassle of a flat tire if it can be easily avoided? (i did)

 

Hey Static,

I picked up a set of these also... and YES they are VERY COOL!

Thanks for letting me know about them, 'cuz I prolly wouldn't have noticed them otherwise. They DO match the color of the stock RX-8 rims REALLY nicely. And, they were cheap, like you said: $4 per set w/ the kit. I bought 2 sets in case more caps get stolen.

Cheers!

Gerry =)

 

someone stole 2 of mine in my school parking LOT today. bastards =( if anyone else has spares, please PM me. lol!!

 

u know what i found out recently- the spares that alhambra mazda ordered for me turned out to be the wrong ones. it turns out that stock vessel cap for the rx-8 is ONLY sold with the tire sensor & stem in a package. (i called around a couple dealerships, and apparently this is a consistent story.) and, they don't know which manufacturer supplies the caps to them.

as such, the sensor, stem, and cap = $130 approximately. so, aftermarkets are pretty much the way to go if u get your stock ones stolen.... unless u want to dish out $130 a pop.

the aluminum ones that static recommends look SWEET- even better than the stock ones, in my opinion. so, if u have stock wheels, check 'em out. they come in a tire pressure kit they sell at autozone for about $4. the kit comes w/ 2 sets of tire caps, a pressure monitor, and some other screws.

sorry to hear u got yours stolen too! i know how u feel.

 

detrich...you driven an enzo lately? i know some people that want to talk to you lol

seriously, don't we all have a jar full of "chromies" that we boosted off cars when we were kids? put em to use!

 

Have any of you ever obtained colored stem caps to match the color of your car? I don't remember seeing color-coded caps on other cars (not that I go around looking at stem caps), so I don't know how it would look. It would probably look silly, but I tend to have to see something to know.

 

a little piece of plastic isn't going to stop an air leak from a tire with 35+ psi in it, they are there to keep dirt and grime out of the valve stem

btw you can get 4 little black plastic caps at advance auto or autozone for about a dollar

if people constantly steal yours (which is kind of weird) then I would just get the black ones and nothing fancy