Ok so my emotions will be here in the next couple days.. I plan on replacing the blue vavle stems with something else (my car is red).. I just wanted to see what other people are doing.

I've got some black rays lugs so I was thinking of some nice black (non plastic) stems.

 

Also is there any market for the stickers that come with them?

 

My stickers are sitting in a box somewhere. Maybe someone with Torques would want to buy them.

As for stems, I bought some black taiwanese aluminum lugs/stems that kept their color for a few months. Now they're more bronze, but look much better than blue IMHO.

-M

 

No doubt!

Do you know anywhere I can order stems online?

 

Here for $69 you get lug nuts and valve stems. Only thing I knew of. http://www.machevo.com/foallugnutse.html

 

Not a bad deal but I've got rays lugs already

 

That looks like what I had. I now have the RAYS lugs, but its probably in your best interes to break down and buy the lugs / stems. Then give the lugs to a buddy.

 

I don't think I could put 70 bucks down for a set of valve stems :\ If it comes to it I'll just use the black plastic ones.

 

ttt

 

No way man... you're crazy...

Please don't put platic valve stem in $1200 wheels. You won't be happy.

Buy them and sell the lugs for $50... therefore you only spend $20 on the valve stems...

 

I've found some!

Anyone tried these before? I've seen some posts on other forums with no complaints

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33747

 

LoL! Those are the SAME ones I got.

They will be black for about 3 months, then turn a bronze color. Not bad - Im happy with 'em.

 

That's fine by me lol.. The rims I got are gunmetal so it should look alright.

 

What is the benefit of aftermarket valvestems over the typical/normal ones?

 

Looks.

Maybe you can air up your tires faster too.