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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 02:14 PM
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Aftermarket Wheel Caps?

I'm having my wheels painted this week and I wanted to install new center caps. Has anyone ordered these aftermarket wheel caps? I ordered these since they are 1/4 the price of OEM, but I was wondering if they are complete pieces of crap and I should buy OEM and plan on returning these to Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YWCS8K4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YWCS8K4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 02:26 PM
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For $15, seems like something worth taking a gamble on. If they don't work out after a while you can always get the OEM ones. Not exactly something that will break the bank either way and is easy to change out. Up to you.
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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 02:31 PM
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I put a spray clear coat of emamel on mine .
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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 03:00 PM
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I guess my question is can these be removed without taking the wheels off?
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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 03:15 PM
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Yes. Should pop right off. Use something thin that wouldn't scratch the wheels. Something like a stiff plastic or a thin screwdriver with tape on it.
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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 04:38 PM
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2011 E350 4matic/designo...2014 E350 4matic Wagon

I had the same ones on my 2011 E350 and with these from a Mercedes dealer https://parts.edhicksimports.com/ 6-6-47-0202 Wheel Hub Insert - Silver Cap Silver Logo $16.50

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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 04:39 PM
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2011 E350 4matic/designo...2014 E350 4matic Wagon

I had the same ones on my 2011 E350 and replace with these which were purchased from a Mercedes dealer https://parts.edhicksimports.com/ 6-6-47-0202 Wheel Hub Insert - Silver Cap Silver Logo $16.50

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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 04:40 PM
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They arrive in the mail today so I'll let you know how it compares visually with what's on the car now (I assume genuine MB)
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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 08:25 PM
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So I got the aftermarket wheel caps. The ones that were on my car already look the same as the ones I just got. But they are smooth over the entire surface. The new ones have a bumpy surface. Any idea which one is correct? I noticed there is a MB part number printed on the back of the new ones.


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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 09:22 PM
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My OEM caps have the stippled surface, not smooth/
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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 09:43 PM
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Thanks for checking. So perhaps the ones I have on the car now are also aftermarket. I'm glad I stuck with aftermarket because I really can't tell the difference visually anyhow.
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