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I wonder if anyone could be of assitance. Someone around here seems to have a fetish for VW wheel-trims, in last few months my Sister has had three sets nicked, even to the point where zip-ties have been cut. So, I have decided to tidy up her scruffy looking black steels with a coat of silver and a nice sand down. However to finish them off I think they'll need a set of Centre Caps. However a quick look on eBay provides me with only 'genuine' G60 items, and I'm not paying Genuine G60 prices for a bit of plastic. So, good people of RR have you got any ideas for a DIY version that'll be less painful on the pocket than buying some G60 ones?
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MrKiev
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Old school trick back in the day. ;D  Lids come in all different size's and colours. |
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VIP
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Didn't MarkBognor make a set of centrecaps for his slots by vac-forming over an aerosol can lid or similar? Maybe fire him a PM and see what he thinks?
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DIY Centre CapsHARDCORE
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Yeah, he did - tho I have a feeling he made the buck to the size he needed (turned a bit of wood down on a lathe or something) then vac-formed the plastic over that to make the caps. That said, they do look a lot like aerosol can lids / yogurt pots*, both of which are available in a variety of sizes, and you'll have either a yummy snack or some paint to enjoy**!  * Sorry Mark  ** Do NOT eat paint |
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Copey
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* Sorry Mark ** Do NOT eat paint or inhale it ;D like the idea of spray can lids as caps, would look cool on the right car! |
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Copey
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also i think Midland wheels do a load of centercaps, something they sell may be suitable
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1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec
1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)
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markbognor
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DIY Centre Capsmarkbognor
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I did exactly as HC described. They look exactly as HC described - a bit dissapointing considering the effort that went in - but I had the stuff to do it not the yogurt pots or paint lids. They do however have a return lip on them which keeps them located in the wheel centre, which spray can lids do not.
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RobinJI
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If you're not worried about covering the bolts, which the standard VW ones don't anyway, then you could just stick some of these to the end of some stumps of 60mm plastic tube, and stick it to the wheels, or a round flat piece that hooks behind the bolts like stock trims. How much are the G60 trims? Just had a look on ebay, and genuine trims seem to be about £25, not exactly a rip off. |
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Last Edit: Aug 5, 2011 20:21:22 GMT by RobinJI
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markbognor
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DIY Centre Capsmarkbognor
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Base K11 micras have these:  They fit over the wheel nuts (4x100), with the nissan logos sanded flat and painted in chrome effect or body colour they could look pretty cool, and can be purchased without the vw scene tax. |
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