BBS centre caps - different sizes?

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Dr Firefly
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Post Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:54 am

Do BBS centre caps come in different sizes? I've just got some off Ebay and I can't work out how to get them on. They're cross-spoke 15" - they look like they should fit. How are they meant to go on? Tried everything - twisting, pushing etc.

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Post Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:52 pm

they should be alloy with plastic centre that twists and locks

if you dont have that then someone has sold you the

e34 ones which dont fit, they are plastic and are a push on fit
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Post Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:14 pm

E30 14" and 15" ones are different size as well.
If they are all plastic they are E34 ones (and worth very little).
If you trim all the plastic off the back of E34 ones, they will fit 15" wheels if you glue them on with silicon rubber.
They will twist off whwn you need to remove them, and it.s no big loss if someone nicks them.