Good afternoon. I have a BMW E30 325i convertible, reg no, K575 BJO, Vin no WBABB12000EB96613.
I have unfortunately lost a hub cap from one of my BBS Cross spoke 15 in wheels. I believe the number for the cap is 36132225376 (no. from RealOEM) but am not 100% postive. The cap includes the lattice pattern metal casting, the plastic hexagon and the BMW logo. Ideally I would like 2 caps. Are these hub caps still available? Thank you for your time. KR David Heaton
BBS 15 in hub caps
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These caps are not available at the moment, BMW in Germany are looking into getting them remade
and are currently looking for a supplier.
Regards
Jon
and are currently looking for a supplier.
Regards
Jon
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Thank you for your quick replies, Jon and biily. I have one or two different avenues to explore. KR David
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David, note the ebay ones - the metal "waffle" pieces are pretty much exact, but the centres are 3d printed & therefore take ages to finish, compared to OEM. Also there's a question over how long the 3d printed versions will last, to my mind...
Ideally, get the metal piece but source original plastic centres if you can.
Regards
Will
Ideally, get the metal piece but source original plastic centres if you can.
Regards
Will
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Hello Will. The caps in the ebay ad you referenced look excellent but I only need one . I have tracked one down on ebay having made many phone calls to BMW breakers etc without luck. It has cost me nearly £100 and I expect to have to do some tidying to it. I still can't understand how I lost one - the caps hadn't been off since last March and all seemed secure when I checked the tyre pressures. I can't see an obvious way of securing them any better. KR David
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Hi David,
Glad you found one. The croatian ebay seller does do individual pieces if you message him, for future reference.
With regards to losing one, my best guess would be someone with big hands has removed it, as you say they don't just drop off. I have seen people insert a thread into the metal piece & hub and install a grub screw to deter opportunist theft, but that makes them awkward to remove etc.
Anyway, good luck with restoring the cap, BBS 15s look great all complete.
Regards
Will
Glad you found one. The croatian ebay seller does do individual pieces if you message him, for future reference.
With regards to losing one, my best guess would be someone with big hands has removed it, as you say they don't just drop off. I have seen people insert a thread into the metal piece & hub and install a grub screw to deter opportunist theft, but that makes them awkward to remove etc.
Anyway, good luck with restoring the cap, BBS 15s look great all complete.
Regards
Will