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As far as I know, they are just metal valves rather than the standard rubber. They look a little better and are a higher performance product (not that a standard valve fails for normal road use).
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Would tend to agree. Having said that, I think they look amazing, but it's your opinion that counts. I need my fat fives refurbed due to kerb damage (not me, honest), but I doubt if I can find anyone in Northern Ireland who won't stick the arm in, just because I drive an A8.
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They look amazing.
I want them wheels. Anyone want to swap.
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After a failed attempt at cleaning the centre cap outer ring and spraying it chrome (due to excessive corrosion), I removed the outer ring, cleaned it all up and sprayed the whole centre cap chrome to go with the refurb.
One thing that I did notice was that there is a huge amount of dirt behind the chrome ring contributing to the corrosion - poor design. I did not sand it all back to get a perfect finish as I will probably either replace them with new or do them again when I have more time, but at a small distance, you cannot really tell.
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