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New wheel caps |
Cal |
Dec 22 2015, 12:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
I need to replace the dinged fuch wheel caps on my 2.0L. I'd like to replace them with NOS but they're hard to find. Are the aftermarket caps currently available a close match that I can get by with until I find originals? If so who makes the best / most accurate?
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Cal |
Mar 19 2017, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
I was finally able to replace the current center wheel caps that I bought from 914Rubber with the new polished version and they look great....very close to the original in appearance. I'll be selling old ones on the FS threads.
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TX914 |
Mar 20 2017, 06:47 AM
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Alan-B Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 27-July 14 From: USA Member No.: 17,689 Region Association: None |
Very nice. They look just like my original caps which I bought new a few year ago. The wheel bolts look great also - how did you refurbish them?
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Mikey914 |
Mar 20 2017, 02:07 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,638 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Very nice. They look just like my original caps which I bought new a few year ago. The wheel bolts look great also - how did you refurbish them? The biggest problem with the OEM is that they are plated. This leads to galvanic corrosion. They are simply going to corrode in place unless you can isolate them, or use a similar material, which is what I did. Adding thickness to the plating in zinc should hold up for awhile, if and when it fails simply get redone. PS thanks for the nice pics |
TJB/914 |
Mar 20 2017, 02:18 PM
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Mid-Engn. Group: Members Posts: 4,325 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Plymouth & Petoskey, MI Member No.: 346 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Very nice. They look just like my original caps which I bought new a few year ago. The wheel bolts look great also - how did you refurbish them? The biggest problem with the OEM is that they are plated. This leads to galvanic corrosion. They are simply going to corrode in place unless you can isolate them, or use a similar material, which is what I did. Adding thickness to the plating in zinc should hold up for awhile, if and when it fails simply get redone. PS thanks for the nice pics FYI, All OEM 914 caps are stainless. Here is a side by side photo of my original one along side your first generation caps. I need to purchase an extra set of your generation #2 caps with a finish similar to the OEM. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Good Stuff. Tom Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
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