Help! Center caps keep falling off!!
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From: Prestonsburg Kentucky
Help! Center caps keep falling off!!
I ordered some chrome center caps off ebay and put them on a few weeks ago.. AS SOON as I left my driveway and pulled on the 4 lane, I lost 2 and never found them.. So I ordered 2 more.. When they came in, I drove 5 mins up the road, and realized 1 had came off again from the same side the others fell off.. So I ordered one more.. I put it on about a week ago and it was fine until today.. I noticed the SAME center cap came off again! What can I do to keep it from coming off? Thanks
Aaron
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I ordered some chrome center caps off ebay and put them on a few weeks ago.. AS SOON as I left my driveway and pulled on the 4 lane, I lost 2 and never found them.. So I ordered 2 more.. When they came in, I drove 5 mins up the road, and realized 1 had came off again from the same side the others fell off.. So I ordered one more.. I put it on about a week ago and it was fine until today.. I noticed the SAME center cap came off again! What can I do to keep it from coming off? Thanks
Aaron
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Just the things that snap onto the wheel, i dunno if that is what you are talking about or not. The guy who sells them told me to put some sort of silicone on them or something. I don't want to put anything on to make it hard to take off when I am getting new tires or something, but I don't want them to keep falling off...
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I just installed a new set of centercaps on my P car and bought cap locks for them.They are for anti theft and to keep them from coming off.
I am sure they are wheel/cap specific,but you might try the manufacturer for your wheels and see if they make them for the wheels you have.They work great.
I got mine from Pelican Parts.You can look at those and see if they might work on yours.They are only around $5 each.
I am sure they are wheel/cap specific,but you might try the manufacturer for your wheels and see if they make them for the wheels you have.They work great.
I got mine from Pelican Parts.You can look at those and see if they might work on yours.They are only around $5 each.
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Center cap retaining ring
Here is a photo of the C6 aftermarket chrome center caps that we use for our customized graphics center caps. Note the spring wire ring that applies extra pressure to the "tabs" that snap onto your wheels.
They seem to hold on better than the ones without the ring. We had one customer who lost one, but he hit a pothole hard.
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They seem to hold on better than the ones without the ring. We had one customer who lost one, but he hit a pothole hard.
Roger@CCC
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From: Oahu HI
Here is a photo of the C6 aftermarket chrome center caps that we use for our customized graphics center caps. Note the spring wire ring that applies extra pressure to the "tabs" that snap onto your wheels.
They seem to hold on better than the ones without the ring. We had one customer who lost one, but he hit a pothole hard.
Roger@CCC
Custom Center Caps
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They seem to hold on better than the ones without the ring. We had one customer who lost one, but he hit a pothole hard.
Roger@CCC
Custom Center Caps
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