DEL92

Greetings, Are the black valve stem caps only available from the factory during vehicle production ?
Just got the RX350h back home from a routine service & maintenance. Wife asked me what's wrong with the left rear wheel ?
She pointed out it had a "gray thing" where as the other wheels had "black things". By "thing" she is referring to the valve stem caps. I admit the gray plastic cap looks completely out-of-place with the black & chrome wheels.

As the caps are plastic, surly it's not breaking any banks for the dealer to replace a lost cap with one that matches the three other wheels ? Am I missing something here ?

Anyone have a part number for the six-sided black caps ?

Feedback appreciated.

White98ARISTO

iTrader: (5)

Yes, they are available from the dealer. I didn't realize my new RX350h was delivered missing one of the valve stem caps and the dealer I purchased the car was far, so I just went to my local Lexus dealer to pickup 2, so I have a spare. The parts guy didn't even need to look up the part and just asked if I needed black or silver..... I said black.... They were only like $3-4 each from what I remember. Good luck.

https://parts.lexus.com/p/Lexus__/CA...0942A5009.html

DEL92

Thank you for confirming the item should be readily available at the parts counter.
That's a surprising price for something containing about $0.01 of plastic product.
Guess this like the local plumber's rates, $90.00 for the house call to install a 15 cent o-ring.
At least the plumber installs the o-ring.
Cheers, DEL92

DEL92

Now, that's an eye-opener. Just checked the web sites for AutoZone , O'Reilly, and NAPA.
Suspect I can get them free over at the Costco Tire Center where they fill new tires with nitrogen and install the fancy 'Green' stem caps. If not, a generic set of four black plastic caps are $1.69-$1.99. I suspect not having the hexagon shape isn't going to effect the TPMS modules or the tire's balance.
Cheers, DEL92

Freds430

I bought these.

DEL92

Just a quick follow-up. Went over to the tire center at my local Costco and the manager gave be a handful of black valve stem caps. Said they just throw the extras away.
From 3 ft away, you can't really tell there not the Lexus hex-sided caps.

Carbuff2

BUT! What about the aerodymamics??????


<<KIDDING>>

mathjak107

be careful with the cheap aluminum ones ..they can seize and be near impossible to get off

BerthoudPa

The hexagonal valve covers are a little easier to unscrew