Chrome center caps...
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Chrome center caps...
I recently purchased a set of repo chrome C5 wheels, and although they look great the center caps that came with them do not have the crossed flags logo painted on them....just plain chrome.
Do you know of an after market place that would sell the center caps with the painted on logo ? I can find a few places that will send me "stickers" of the flags but I'm sure the first car wash they will float away with the suds.
Do you know of an after market place that would sell the center caps with the painted on logo ? I can find a few places that will send me "stickers" of the flags but I'm sure the first car wash they will float away with the suds.
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[QUOTE=thug29]I recently purchased a set of repo chrome C5 wheels, and although they look great the center caps that came with them do not have the crossed flags logo painted on them....just plain chrome.
Do you know of an after market place that would sell the center caps with the painted on logo ? I can find a few places that will send me "stickers" of the flags but I'm sure the first car wash they will float away with the suds.
Do you know of an after market place that would sell the center caps with the painted on logo ? I can find a few places that will send me "stickers" of the flags but I'm sure the first car wash they will float away with the suds.
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They are decals. I've had them on my chrome centercaps for over three years and not one problem with them peeling.
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I have the decals on mine they hold up fine. You can find them on ebay or any number of the venders think I got mine from Mid America. They all charge around $20 for 4 (Corvette Tax) 
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Thanks guys for all your help. I thought the original wheels that I had on and just took off had the crossed flags painted on...didn't feel like a sticker to me.
Maybe through GM they are applied a special way and because of licensing reasons nobody can copy that ...I don't know.
Maybe through GM they are applied a special way and because of licensing reasons nobody can copy that ...I don't know.
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When I bought my vette I too had chrome caps without the logo. I don't think they are in the Mid-America catalog but that's where I got em. The hardest part was determining the exact center of the cap and the approximate center of the decal. I traced a template from one of the caps to find the cap center and went from there. Make sure there's no grease or wax on the cap before you apply - they'll stick better that way. Mine have stayed on. 
