Loose Center Caps
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2008 C300 Sport 6 Speed Manual, 1953 Chevy Bel-Air, 2015 Audi allroad, 1963 Chevy Apache
Loose Center Caps
I put my stock blue/white center caps into my new TSW Interlagos wheels and they have a little bit of play in them. They are supposed to be interchangealbe but the stock just don't quite seem big enough. Is there anything I can do to fix this...other than buying new?
I plan on pulling them out over the weekend and manually spreading the plastic tabs a little in hopes that a simple fix will work, but otherwise I don't have any ideas.
I plan on pulling them out over the weekend and manually spreading the plastic tabs a little in hopes that a simple fix will work, but otherwise I don't have any ideas.
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'08 C300 Lux Barolo Red Beige Leather P2 MM 18" wheels '84 944
I put my stock blue/white center caps into my new TSW Interlagos wheels and they have a little bit of play in them. They are supposed to be interchangealbe but the stock just don't quite seem big enough. Is there anything I can do to fix this...other than buying new?
I plan on pulling them out over the weekend and manually spreading the plastic tabs a little in hopes that a simple fix will work, but otherwise I don't have any ideas.
I plan on pulling them out over the weekend and manually spreading the plastic tabs a little in hopes that a simple fix will work, but otherwise I don't have any ideas.
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2008 C300 Sport 6 Speed Manual, 1953 Chevy Bel-Air, 2015 Audi allroad, 1963 Chevy Apache
Yep, looks like the hole may be 1 or 2 mm too large. Like RLE said, the caps are not in danger of falling out as the notch on the tabs is plenty big enough to keep them safely in...just not snug.
I think I will put a tiny little dab of silicon on the outside of each tab to keep them from wiggling around.
I think I will put a tiny little dab of silicon on the outside of each tab to keep them from wiggling around.
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From: Atlanta, GA
2008 C300 Sport 6 Speed Manual, 1953 Chevy Bel-Air, 2015 Audi allroad, 1963 Chevy Apache
Ended up putting a tiny 2mm x 6mm strip of Dynamat on one tab per cap and it tightened things up perfectly.
