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I was wondering if anyone looked at replacing their valve stem caps?
Someone took one of the factory caps off my car yesterday

I saw some pretty cool chrome caps on Amazon, but also saw a lot of warning against using metal caps due to galvanic corrosion in salty areas such as the Northeast, leading to expensive TPMS sensor repairs. E.g.,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BH1FPJW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3BN6I94GYTS84
If I look for rubber/plastic, all I could find were these ones look very plain:
Amazon.com: Acura Black Logo Black Tire Stem Valve Caps: Automotive
or these ones which looked better but one commenter warned against because of freezing concerns:
http://www.amazon.com/Acura-Black-L...im_auto_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=02H020ZWVN0QYPJ9959K
Is that freezing concern even legitimate -- I'm assuming water penetrating into it or something?
I was indifferent towards the ones that come from the factory, but couldn't even find those online anywhere. Anybody even know where to find them?
Someone took one of the factory caps off my car yesterday
I saw some pretty cool chrome caps on Amazon, but also saw a lot of warning against using metal caps due to galvanic corrosion in salty areas such as the Northeast, leading to expensive TPMS sensor repairs. E.g.,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BH1FPJW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3BN6I94GYTS84
If I look for rubber/plastic, all I could find were these ones look very plain:
Amazon.com: Acura Black Logo Black Tire Stem Valve Caps: Automotive
or these ones which looked better but one commenter warned against because of freezing concerns:
http://www.amazon.com/Acura-Black-L...im_auto_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=02H020ZWVN0QYPJ9959K
Is that freezing concern even legitimate -- I'm assuming water penetrating into it or something?
I was indifferent towards the ones that come from the factory, but couldn't even find those online anywhere. Anybody even know where to find them?