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Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:14 pm
by N4LLY
Had to order a set, to replace just one that must have poped off.
At the same time i managed to order 2 sets Doh !
I will put one set on my Z3 and keep two as spares.
So i have one left for anyone that suffer's from the same problem. "Free" Which will save £60
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:53 am
by mcbutler
you can pick them up for a few pounds a set, new on Ebay...
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:03 am
by R.E92
mcbutler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:53 am
you can pick them up for a few pounds a set, new on Ebay...
The cheapest I can see floating caps for is £50 a set. I don't think they make cheap Chinese crap versions of the floating ones yet.
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:56 am
by N4LLY
mcbutler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:53 am
you can pick them up for a few pounds a set, new on Ebay...
Interesting, are they under a different title ?
There is a used single one on there for £ 35
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:27 pm
by srhutch
I'd hang on to it in case you loose another.
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:44 pm
by gusTaco
mcbutler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:53 am
you can pick them up for a few pounds a set, new on Ebay...
You can, the normal centre caps - not the floating ones though
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:43 pm
by mcbutler
R.E92 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:03 am
mcbutler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:53 am
you can pick them up for a few pounds a set, new on Ebay...
The cheapest I can see floating caps for is £50 a set. I don't think they make cheap Chinese crap versions of the floating ones yet.
Why do you automatically associate Chinese with 'crap' some, if not most of the highest quality products available, Apple for example are made in China. you might well find that quite a large proportion of Z4 components are made in China.
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:45 pm
by mcbutler
gusTaco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:44 pm
mcbutler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:53 am
you can pick them up for a few pounds a set, new on Ebay...
You can, the normal centre caps - not the floating ones though
Aaaaah, sorry I missed that, what is a floating centre cap?? Is it like those cheesy humvee hub caps that spin independently of the wheel? Can you post a link, I am intrigued.
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:57 am
by N4LLY
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:19 pm
by R.E92
mcbutler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:43 pm
R.E92 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:03 am
mcbutler wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:53 am
you can pick them up for a few pounds a set, new on Ebay...
The cheapest I can see floating caps for is £50 a set. I don't think they make cheap Chinese crap versions of the floating ones yet.
Why do you automatically associate Chinese with 'crap' some, if not most of the highest quality products available, Apple for example are made in China. you might well find that quite a large proportion of Z4 components are made in China.
I'm aware that China produces high quality items too. But the stereotype of Chinese made copies of questionable quality is there for a reason. The non genuine centre caps available on ebay all come across from Alibaba and are worthless junk.
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:59 pm
by mcbutler
HAH - YES I love these, gonna get some and get my 'Gangsta' on....... Only around £55 from BMW, not too bad.
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:33 pm
by N4LLY
Good job i got the spares, lost another this morning. Hit a pot hole on the way to work and heard it skit down the road.
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Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:01 pm
by mcbutler
N4LLY wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:33 pm
Good job i got the spares, lost another this morning. Hit a pot hole on the way to work and heard it skit down the road.
20190918_071821.jpg
Seems really strange that you are losing them. I bought a set on Monday and fitted them, they are dam tight to get in and the idea they might just 'pop' out is odd. Is the groove inside your wheel where they 'clip' in nice and clean, they can fill with rust from the wheel hub.
At £17 a pop its going to get expensive if you keep losing them.
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:12 pm
by N4LLY
mcbutler wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:01 pm
N4LLY wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:33 pm
Good job i got the spares, lost another this morning. Hit a pot hole on the way to work and heard it skit down the road.
20190918_071821.jpg
Seems really strange that you are losing them. I bought a set on Monday and fitted them, they are dam tight to get in and the idea they might just 'pop' out is odd. Is the groove inside your wheel where they 'clip' in nice and clean, they can fill with rust from the wheel hub.
At £17 a pop its going to get expensive if you keep losing them.
The one's i'm losing are last years model.
These new replacement's have more clips and deeper clips. Agree they clip in with a pleasant security cluck
The old ones had a light grey plastic, the new ones have a black. I'm pretty sure BMW have iderntified the problem and fixed it
Floating centre cap's - lost.
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:52 am
by mcbutler
N4LLY wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:12 pm
mcbutler wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:01 pm
N4LLY wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:33 pm
Good job i got the spares, lost another this morning. Hit a pot hole on the way to work and heard it skit down the road.
20190918_071821.jpg
Seems really strange that you are losing them. I bought a set on Monday and fitted them, they are dam tight to get in and the idea they might just 'pop' out is odd. Is the groove inside your wheel where they 'clip' in nice and clean, they can fill with rust from the wheel hub.
At £17 a pop its going to get expensive if you keep losing them.
The one's i'm losing are last years model.
These new replacement's have more clips and deeper clips. Agree they clip in with a pleasant security cluck
The old ones had a light grey plastic, the new ones have a black. I'm pretty sure BMW have iderntified the problem and fixed it
good to know, thanks for the update. I can stop checking my mirrors after every bump now