TYRE VALVES- metal or rubber better?

[Panhard]

should I change my stock rubber tyre valves to the metal type, any difference, is it better???

[Help1]

what is your ride, your rim model n tyre?

[0_Kewl]

Metal looks nicer for sure but whether it is better is arguable. There are still rubber components when using the metal valves, which are necessary in order to have proper air seal. So you still need to change these metal valves every so often. Problem is, it takes a little longer to change since you need to screw it down properly.

 

Benefits of an all rubber valve is that it is quick to change and easy to change so it does get changed more often than the metal ones...which unless you specify to the tyre shop, most probably wont get changed ever! And this would not be a good thing.

 

 

Edited April 23, 2010 by 0_Kewl

[Panhard]

what is your ride, your rim model n tyre?

its stock alloy rims 195/65/15"

[Octopus]

Some valves may looks like metal, but its just a metal sleeve slide over the rubber valve body.

[Fcw75]

The real metal valve has a nut on it. The one with the metal sleeve doesn't have. Quite easy to differentiate.

[Panhard]

is it more for cosmetic reasons or the metal valves are more durable & not likely

to leak so easily.....

 

 

[Unfair]

Tire caps make no difference in practicality.

 

Just looks.

 

But looks might tempt pple to steal your caps....

[Yeobh]

Rubber tubless valves are snapped into position by a level tool. Metal tubless valves are hold to the rim by thread stem and lock nut

Edited December 21, 2010 by Yeobh

[Roberttan]

i prefer the rubber and the shorter the possible

anyway mine looks more like TR76E neither metal nor rubber

[Wolfy3769]

I think the metal or rubber... it mainly for the cosmetic (to match ur rim)..

 

frankly.. i will use the rubber one... it will be change whenever i change a new tire... so the rubber hardening will not affect the seal.

 

also my one i use was like hybrid... the base was all rubber.. but the stem was metallic... not those nut lock type.

[Lectrosphere]

Rubber tubless valves are snapped into position by a level tool. Metal tubless valves are hold to the rim by thread stem and lock nut

 

the whole metal valve one looks neat, any idea where to get it? so far the tyre shops i went to all don't have

[Roberttan]

the whole metal valve one looks neat, any idea where to get it? so far the tyre shops i went to all don't have

why bother about metal valve, if you end up getting 1 and could be old stock valve (rubber seal also hardened)

it will only give you more problem in the near future.

seems like some people put cosmetic in prior to safety

[Cephas]

Changed my cracked rubber valve to metal type. Look like TR -48E in the above picture. The crack was scary. Metal won't have this kind of issue. Changed at S$10 x 4pcs.

[Cephas]

Changed my cracked rubber valve to metal type. Look like TR -48E in the above picture. The crack was scary. Metal won't have this kind of issue. Changed at S$10 x 4pcs.

 

+ inclusive of nitrogen top-up.

[Dafansu]

metal look nicer but then higher chance to get stolen

 

[Grx80]

Changed my cracked rubber valve to metal type. Look like TR -48E in the above picture. The crack was scary. Metal won't have this kind of issue. Changed at S$10 x 4pcs.

 

where did you change yours? I need to change one of my metal tyre valve too.

Thanks!

[Cephas]

metal look nicer but then higher chance to get stolen

 

how exactly to steal it when it is tightened from inside of the rim?