Anyone know where I can get black valve stems that'll work with the ORM TPMS sensors? It's a little OCD but I have satin black wheels. I can find black caps just fine but not the black metal stems the valves screw into. Anyone have a source?

 

I think the TPM and the stem are one unit. Just paint it

 

There's a small cover/tube that screws into the actual stem which is threaded at the base and at the tip. It's basically just a cosmetic cover. If they don't make one in black, yeah, I'll have to paint it but that usually doesn't last long before it starts to look chewed up.

 

Found em. WHEEL MATE TPMS VALVE STEM COVER/CAP SLEEVE BLACK UNIVERSAL FOR BMW/FOR LEXUS/FO | eBay

 

Let us know how they work, I had painted mine. You going to just swap em on the car before all the air runs out?

 

I have new wheels and TPMS sensors. Going to install them prior to putting the tires on the rim.

 

Bought an extra set of TPMS for the new wheels and the black valve stems came in as well.

So the new black valve stems are significantly longer than the OEM stem covers. Which is fine as it then covers all of the threaded portion in addition to the stem's mid section. The caps that are included thread on just fine but they're long enough that it bottoms out on the stem cover instead of the cap's rubber gasket which sits inside the cap at the top. I may end up purchasing shorter caps. I have black caps on my car now and they're definitely shorter so I may try those.

The caps are made for Mackin Industries (Volk distributor here in the U.S). Tough to find them, only a few shops carry them and most ch.arge like $12 to ship them which is ridiculous. Got mine off of Ebay with shipping included. Just be aware when you're shopping around.

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So we ended up NOT using the stems. On the TPMS valve stem, you have a base metal washer, rubber seal and then you add another washer on top before screwing in the valve stem cover. With that washer, it's too long and would require you to torque the cover past spec and possibly distort the gasket.

So....I've got the black covers on there for now and I'm going to have the stem covers shortened. There's an area that doesn't have any threads and by removing material up to the threads, it'll be short enough to work. Just has to be done with some precision at a right angle so it sits squared up against the base.

As it is now.