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Best hub caps, please?
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- Christopher72
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Best hub caps, please?
Well that's a little general.. what are you looking for? OEM, Carbon, Color, floating....
This is 68mm OEM: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZM3VQO that fits a Z4 LA V-spoke 296
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This is 68mm OEM: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZM3VQO that fits a Z4 LA V-spoke 296
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2011 E89 Sdrive35i - Deep Sea Blue, Beige Kansas Leather
'fits in progress - PDC, Cameras, Comfort Access, Respray/Correction - all queued for poor weather.
(9) E46 convertibles; (1) E39 540i; (2) E36 Z3 roadsters; (1) Pre-prod E36 Z3- all gone
2011 E89 Sdrive35i - Deep Sea Blue, Beige Kansas Leather
'fits in progress - PDC, Cameras, Comfort Access, Respray/Correction - all queued for poor weather.
(9) E46 convertibles; (1) E39 540i; (2) E36 Z3 roadsters; (1) Pre-prod E36 Z3- all gone
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Best hub caps, please?
If you mean centre caps, then eBay cheapos all the way. I bought a set in Jan 21 for about a fiver and they are better quality than the OEM crap any day.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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I've also bought a couple of cheap sets for about £5 on Ebay and they've been fine.
In any case at that price if they start to fade replacing them won't break the bank!
In any case at that price if they start to fade replacing them won't break the bank!
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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I never thought I would be typing this publicly, but since you asked…
I buy the £5 ebay centre caps, but I find the plastic inserts don’t fit the wheel as well as the OEM.
The solution:
Remove the metal logos from both the ebay and the OEM, and transfer the shiny new ebay ones to the OEM plastic inserts.
Clip them in and refit.
To extract the existing I use a suction pad.
I buy the £5 ebay centre caps, but I find the plastic inserts don’t fit the wheel as well as the OEM.
The solution:
Remove the metal logos from both the ebay and the OEM, and transfer the shiny new ebay ones to the OEM plastic inserts.
Clip them in and refit.
To extract the existing I use a suction pad.
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BMW original floating caps - Quality
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403894459997 ... R6LGhfDvYA
I read they were originally designed for the RR Phantom
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403894459997 ... R6LGhfDvYA
I read they were originally designed for the RR Phantom
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I’ve lost two floating caps in two years, there is a BMW dealership in Newcastle that sells them singularly thankfully.
Steve
E85 2.5 SE Maldives blue
E89 20i Estoril blue
E89 35iS Alpine White ( Current Zed )
E85 2.5 SE Maldives blue
E89 20i Estoril blue
E89 35iS Alpine White ( Current Zed )
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N4LLY supplies spares for free. The grey plastic backed floaters (Oww err) replased with black plastic ones, so much better,.
Lost one due to a pot hole, ordered a new set and they sent 2
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I bought set off Etsy site. £10
Not the rubbish tin plate type but solid plastic cover like a boot or bonnet badge. After at least a year or more still like new.
Not the rubbish tin plate type but solid plastic cover like a boot or bonnet badge. After at least a year or more still like new.
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Thank you all.
(Like most people's, I suppose, the edges of mine have been gouged by tyre monkeys levering them off. It's a pity BMW don't copy Porsche, put two holes in each face and provide a piece of bent wire to pull them off.)
(Like most people's, I suppose, the edges of mine have been gouged by tyre monkeys levering them off. It's a pity BMW don't copy Porsche, put two holes in each face and provide a piece of bent wire to pull them off.)
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I wait for them to remove wheel, then i knock them out from the inside before they work on them.
More likely i take the wheel in loose with cap removed.