How to remove CENTER CAPS
#1
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How to remove CENTER CAPS
My center caps ar looking pretty shabby and showing their gray
base color. Want to paint them matte black.
How do you remove them?
base color. Want to paint them matte black.
How do you remove them?
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Re: How to remove CENTER CAPS
I'd pull the wheel, and use a large wooden dowel or block and a soft rubber mallet to knock the cap loose from the back side.
If you try to tilt the cap to pop it loose, you'll likely break any of the alignment pegs that arent already broken.
If you try to tilt the cap to pop it loose, you'll likely break any of the alignment pegs that arent already broken.
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Re: How to remove CENTER CAPS
Mine just popped off when I pried on them with a flat head screw driver.
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Re: How to remove CENTER CAPS
There is a metal ring with a spring on the inside of the wheel pushing plastic fingers out to hold it on. I pull mine off by giving them a little twist while pulling out. Or take the wheel off and tap them out with a rubber mallet and a long extension.
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Re: How to remove CENTER CAPS
Thanks guys.............
A cold spring has finally sprung here in frosty NY so its time to get
the Z out of the garage and spruced up for summer crusin'
Got them off with a little gentle wack with a mallet.
A couple of them were missing the alignment pins and badly cracked.
I just bound the cracked ones together (to close the crack gaps) and whipped
out the fuser stuff my bud uses at the body shop to fill and stop the cracks.
Sanded the fuser smooth and preped and painted them matte black.
I suppose I still have to mask off the black painted area around the lug nuts
and spray them too.
Also the air intakes in the lower nose/bumper cover need a shot of paint too.
Pics soon............
A cold spring has finally sprung here in frosty NY so its time to get
the Z out of the garage and spruced up for summer crusin'
Got them off with a little gentle wack with a mallet.
A couple of them were missing the alignment pins and badly cracked.
I just bound the cracked ones together (to close the crack gaps) and whipped
out the fuser stuff my bud uses at the body shop to fill and stop the cracks.
Sanded the fuser smooth and preped and painted them matte black.
I suppose I still have to mask off the black painted area around the lug nuts
and spray them too.
Also the air intakes in the lower nose/bumper cover need a shot of paint too.
Pics soon............
Last edited by sonjaab; 04-16-2016 at 06:42 AM.
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Re: How to remove CENTER CAPS
cracked wheel cap
finished cap
Still need to mask off the lug nut area and spray that too
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Re: How to remove CENTER CAPS
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