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Nov 12, 2009 22:20:49 GMT
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my sister has just brought a Nissan Figaro. the wheels are a pure letdown. so I'm thinking a lotus steel wheel look. but I'm stuck on the center caps?? how would I get the center caps to fasten on to the banded steel? sry bout the newbie question but cheers for Any info. choppah
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MonzaPhil
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Nov 12, 2009 23:02:28 GMT
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How about swapping for some non Nissan steels? I think they are 4x100 (possibly?) so old Vauxhall like on mine... Are the Figaro ones full wheeltrims or just centres? Can't see any major challenges facing you.
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will
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Nov 12, 2009 23:11:08 GMT
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If they are just center caps and not a full trim you should find they fit in the same way if you get your current wheels banded. Even if they are a full trim it may still work. Welcome to RR
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miaspa
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Nov 12, 2009 23:15:06 GMT
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The chrome hubcaps on the fig are plastic, and have clasps that grab the nuts. So would fit most wheels, the white trims don't fit on Micra K10 wheels.
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Found my flashing Pao again.
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Nov 12, 2009 23:30:26 GMT
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cheers for the welcoming response
the current wheels are a really tacky alloy wheel, so i was thinking micra banded steels (as there Penny's and banding ain't a problem either) with a chrome center cap.
is there a universal cap or an aftermarket cap i can buy?? or is it a case of modifying and adapting a set of caps to fit??
cheers choppah
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Nov 12, 2009 23:32:50 GMT
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oh the resson for micra steels and not a vauxhal or vw steel is the offset
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Nov 13, 2009 12:43:36 GMT
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Hope that you know that if you band the steel wheels, you will change the offset unless you band them equally much on the in- and outside.
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Nov 13, 2009 16:46:53 GMT
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Figaros look fantastic with the white polo mint hubcap removed. The chrome centre cap is separate, so just clean the black steels and leave as-is. Figaros look good on Mini-lites and with 12" Moon discs from here: www.roadhouseretro.com
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markbognor
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Nov 13, 2009 18:23:10 GMT
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Some Figaro inspiration. Wide steels on a pao. If you really get stuck you could always weld on tabs to hold on the chrome hub caps in a simmilar fashion to early Beetle wheels. Or maybe use the K11 base spec centers as a method of holding on something else by gluing them to the K11 items. They might even work in the center of the banded steel.
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Last Edit: Nov 13, 2009 18:24:15 GMT by markbognor
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