I need one valve stem cap lost by a high-end wheel/tire dealer. That is why I drove the extra 25 miles so this wouldn't happen when I got new tires installed. Do I need to get another OEM cap - due to the TPMS? I have heard pros and cons either way..
Any idea where I could get one so I don;t have to order from a parts warehouse and pay $15 for one cap? If I need to, I will - but all I can find is 05142331AA - which indicates a chrome color and not the silver alloy color I need to match the SRT6 wheels. Thanks for your input.

 

The style of caps make no difference on mine. I immediately installed gray plastic caps when I bought my car. Did you ever try to remove a metal cap once it has corroded on the stem? Plastic is the way to go.

James

 

Au contrare, mon ami - getting the heck out of the frozen north with salty roads is the way to go

 

Please post a picture of the cap your are looking for. I have some extra caps, but not sure what yours look like.

 

My first born put some metal caps on his first car. Come spring we found we could not remove any of them. It required replacing all four valve stems.

 

 

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I took the car back to the business and asked them if they had located the lost cap. They claim that wheel did not have a cap on the valve stem when it came in. After I firmly told them I knew every mark on that car,
and it had definitely had all the valve stem caps (they probably thought I was a lunatic) they went and found a replacement. So one problem solved. Now I need to deal with the TPMS indicator lamp.
Their fancy equipment can read the batteries - which are all good, surprisingly, and the air pressure in the tires - but can't seem to reset it. " Darnedest thing. never had this happen" they said.

 

I don't know if it is across the board, but newer technology Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems do not need to have sensors programmed to the car. As an example, my Charger, and my wife's Renegade will automatically recognize new tire pressure sensors. The Crossfire has older TPMS technology that requires programming the sensors to the car using the Chrysler DRBIII or Starscan tools along with a small donut shaped magnet to trigger the sensor being matched/connected to the car.

Here are the programming procedures out of the 2004 factory service manual.

STANDARD PROCEDURE - TPM MODULE PROGRAMMING If a TPM module fails, or one or more tire pressure sensor/transmitters fail, after replacement, the TPM module’s diagnostic memory must be cleared and reprogrammed. This is necessary for the module to detect which wheel is sending the signal.Refer to the following procedure to program the module for identification of one new or all tire pressure sensor/transmitters.Note: The vehicle’s tires must not have been rotated above 8 km/h (5 mph) in the last two minutes prior to programming.1. Connect a DRBIII scan tool to the vehicle’s diagnostic connector beneath the instrument panel, to the left of the steering column.2. Access the Chassis System using the DRBIII. 3. Once in the Chassis System, select Tire Pressure Monitor.4. Select the appropriate function from the next screen displaying the following options:² Program LF Pressure Sensor² Program RF Pressure Sensor² Program RR Pressure Sensor² Program LR Pressure Sensor² Program Module (4 Sensors)Place a magnet, special tool 8821, at the valve stem for that wheel as directed by the DRBIII. If the Program Module function has been chosen, the DRBIII will direct you to the left front wheel pressure sensor/transmitter first. 6. When that wheel’s pressure sensor/transmitter has been programmed, the DRBIII will display Program Transmitter Complete or will automatically direct you to the next wheel sensor/transmitter to be programmed.Note: When programming the module (all four sensor/transmitters), the magnet should be moved from wheel to wheel in a clockwise direction starting at the left front wheel.7. Remove the magnet and if programming the entire module, move the magnet to each of the remaining wheels as directed by the DRBIII. Each sensor/transmitter will automatically sense the presence of the magnet and begin programming.8. Once Program Transmitter Complete is displayed, exit the program function screen.9. Verify that the module programming is complete by looking at the tire pressure sensor/transmitter ID’s in the Sensor Display using the DRBIII.