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Help finding wheel valve caps (with finders reward!)

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  1. Auraraptor

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    #1 Auraraptor, Jun 3, 2016
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    Have a set of special aftermarket(?) valve caps for my Mercedes which I absolutely adore.

    One has cracked and now I am on the hunt for a replacement with little luck so far.

    There even is $50 finders reward to anyone who can help me locate a set!

    The stems: What makes them so special is they are TALL and cover the rubber stem as well (not just the tips), and have a Mercedes tri-star on top. My car lacks TPMS so I want these stems.

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    #4 kverges, Jun 3, 2016
    Sounds like a job for a digital printer
     
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  8. Auraraptor

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    #8 Auraraptor, Dec 14, 2017
    I have tried contacting BBS; sellers of the BBS version across 3 continents and multiple counties with no luck (only ever have BBS version available)

    I have discovered that in addition to the BBS version above, there is a Porsche version (see link), reportedly PN 00004460000.

    So at least 2 versions still exist; though no luck finding the Tri-Star / Mercedes version I want.

    Now, given Wade's research above, perhaps it is a factory cap from Mercedes? It would not be too far-fetched given they (seem) to be OEM porsche special order, as well as factory BBS parts....the question is what is the part number if so....
     

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