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Old 03-27-2010, 05:58 AM
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Is there another good brand other than Rays & Enkei that sells black aluminum valve stems?

I am looking for black valve stems and would like to know any alternatives to Rays because its about $100 at online shops, I did find some on ebay for 69$ shipped. Good-Win Racing is sold out of their Black Enkei valve stems.

These will be going on my RPF1's. I have blue ones now and I'm planning on replacing them with black when I change my tires next week. Maybe local shops you know of? Any help is appreciated.

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Old 03-27-2010, 01:31 PM
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Why not just sand them down and paint them black? With them being so small, you could paint them with a foam brush and it wouldn't look bad.....
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How about some for $17?

http://949racing.com/blackanodizedaluminumvalve.aspx
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there you go. thanks!
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I would definitely just paint them black. Did this to an old set of Work blue valvestems on my old Emotions. It's such a small part, any imperfection is extremely hard to notice.
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yes, don't worry all...I thought about painting them. thanks for the advice.
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These won't leak if re-used right? Specifically rays.

My mechanic's trying to get every penny out of me, say's they might leak if re-used.
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unless the o-rings are really worn...thats the only thing i'd worry about.
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