Q: Regarding tire OE valve stem

asked by on December 02, 2016

I'm looking to buy new tires and the website distinguishes between rubber and metal OE valve stems, and I'm not sure which one I have. But does it really matter when only buying a tire?

My car has 30000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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