Rear center caps falling off.
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Rear center caps falling off.
I recently purchased a 2000 convertible that has thin 5 spokes wheels from a later year Vette. About a week after I got the car one of the rear center caps fell off. I ordered a new set off of ebay and installed them yesterday. When I was putting them on I found that the rears do not fit on correctly. The cap hits axle shaft so the caps do not clip all the way on to the wheel. I lost one of my new ones today.
Anyone have this problem?
Are these wheels not correct for my car?
Is there any fix?
Anyone have this problem?
Are these wheels not correct for my car?
Is there any fix?
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Haven't heard of a problem like this before. Sorry, wish I could help but would be interested in hearing why this is happening on the one wheel.
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Upon closer inspection I found that it was not the axel shaft hitting the center cap. The wheel has a flaw the does not allow the cap to fully go into the wheel. I ground about 1/8 of an inch off of the plastic cap and it now goes onto the wheel fine. Now I need to get one replacement cap to match the other three with a logo.
