Lost BBS Centre Cap - Again

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chippenham_touring
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Post Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:23 pm

Any tips on how to stop them falling off? I don't think the clips are great as the previous owner dismantled them for re-painting.
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Post Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:03 pm

chippenham_touring wrote:Any tips on how to stop them falling off? I don't think the clips are great as the previous owner dismantled them for re-painting.
You can buy all the bits for the centre caps seperate, so maybe buy some new inners with the clips, some people put some mild glue on them, or just leave them off and go for the track car look!
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Post Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:12 pm

My caps are held on with silicone on the inner rim. Tight enough to keep them on and prevent theft, but easy to break the seal with the removal tool.Three years on and i've still got all 4!
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Post Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:27 pm

thats a pretty good idea actually :) the reason i havnt swapped over to my winter wheels is im not too sure if theyԚ´ll fall off, get nicked or whatever.

but silicone is a minty fresh idea :cool:
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Post Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:45 pm

I've just got my 15's back from the re-furb man. Ԛ£125 for the refurb (5 rims) and Ԛ£230 for the Toyo F1-R's. I'm loving them totally sick, but it's parked outside without the caps because I'm so scared of them being nicked and I feel too much of a knob to keep putting them on every time I go out. I've been trying to think of a way to 'lock' them on.
What did the lockable caps consist of? I've never seen them.....
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Post Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:46 pm

Drilled ,tapped and bolted :mad:
Did it to mine because the they went missing the second day i had the car :x
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