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by **Boosted_162** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:12 pm

Hey guys,
Bit stumped atm. Wanting to change the tyres on my BBS wheels, but alas it has a funny valve system.

Obviously im missing a tool for it, does anyone have one or know what i need to buy?

Cheers

by **postfach** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:13 pm

Looks like a torx, couldn't tell you which size it is though. Bolt shop/wairau engineering?

by **Boosted_162** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:24 pm

We got a bit to fit it, but wasnt 100% sure it was supposed to come out (Nick and Rhys at Magwarehouse were helping me).

If it does just come out, can we just replace it with a screw in type valve?

by **Burning Angel** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:24 pm

thats definatley not TORX, it looks like a standard 12point socket head although ive never seen one that small

by **tsoob** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:47 pm

it has a thread for a valve core just below the start of the hole, so im guessing that you need a special inflator nozzel but iv'e never seen it before

by **79rolla** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:53 pm

have you tryed an Allen key? doesint look like torx to me...

by **Boosted_162** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:07 pm

79rolla wrote:have you tryed an Allen key? doesint look like torx to me...

We got a bit that fits, we didnt put too much pressure on it as we arent sure its meant to come out...lol.

But yeah, main problem is we have no way to inflate it currently without some fitting. Or we need to replace it with a new valve if thats possible..

by **tsoob** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:17 pm

its not something that needs to be undone. so ne allen key or torx will help. that is where you need to inflate the tyre

Website · by **Bling** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:09 pm

Cut the tyre off as per your other video Tsoob :lol:

Maybe it will have a nut on the inside thats piss easy to take off. That might be a "lock nut" valve so someone can't steal ya valves :lol:

by **Boosted_162** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:15 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:Cut the tyre off as per your other video Tsoob

Maybe it will have a nut on the inside thats piss easy to take off. That might be a "lock nut" valve so someone can't steal ya valves

Nah, we took the tyre off. If you look closely in that pic, you can see the actual valve inside - that is the entire assembly! There must be a seperate piece that you use to inflate it. Oh and it usually has a screw that goes in to hide it/be the dust cap :lol:

Oh and no shit, on the other side of the valve there is just a little hole into the inside of the rim!! You can see the fitting if you look inside it.

by **Boosted_162** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:17 pm

After much searching on the interweb, have found a couple of people who have had the same problem as me. It would appear i need to get a special inflation adapter, and i need to get it from BBS

(hopefully they still have them, think mine is quite an oldish model

)

Anyone know of someone local who deals with BBS in either USA or Japan? I think i might have a talk to Mac if he doesnt see this first

by **tsoob** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:08 pm

Boosted_162 wrote:After much searching on the interweb, have found a couple of people who have had the same problem as me. It would appear i need to get a special inflation adapter, and i need to get it from BBS (hopefully they still have them, think mine is quite an oldish model )

Anyone know of someone local who deals with BBS in either USA or Japan? I think i might have a talk to Mac if he doesnt see this first

ill find out on monday bro there is a nz supplier

by **Boosted_162** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:30 pm

tsoob wrote:
Boosted_162 wrote:After much searching on the interweb, have found a couple of people who have had the same problem as me. It would appear i need to get a special inflation adapter, and i need to get it from BBS (hopefully they still have them, think mine is quite an oldish model )

Anyone know of someone local who deals with BBS in either USA or Japan? I think i might have a talk to Mac if he doesnt see this first

ill find out on monday bro there is a nz supplier

Oh mint as, the distributor list on the BBS usa site dont work

Really want those tyres fitted! :lol:

by **B_giB** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:42 am

tsoob: Ring BG Marketing!! They used to have the adapter kits for them, I used to sell them like hot cakes when I was on the retail side of things

by **tsoob** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:32 pm

B_giB wrote:tsoob: Ring BG Marketing!! They used to have the adapter kits for them, I used to sell them like hot cakes when I was on the retail side of things

I have, they don't have any i'm waiting back on a price to indent one

by **Adamal** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:37 pm

Have you talked to Pete? (THASHZ)

by **tsoob** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:39 pm

Adamal wrote:Have you talked to Pete? (THASHZ)

yeah bro

by **Boosted_162** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:00 pm

Adamal wrote:Have you talked to Pete? (THASHZ)

Yeah we made Rhys walk down the road with the wheel to Pete while we stayed at the shop :lol:

by **Boosted_162** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:19 pm

Just an update. Huge thanks to Nick for helping me out with this, i got the tip that the valve is a standard Jaguar part. Headed off to Roverland today, and found out the XK X Type Jag comes with a little screw in valve

Parts guy is trying to find me a part number, if anyone else has access to an EPC or something and can find me a part number, that would be awesome!!

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