Wheels off

[Smartbear]

Hi, had a bit of time to spend on my car today & as I couldn't stand looking at the manky wheel badges any longer I removed the wheels & fitted new ones.
So much better, I even gave the car a wash




Got to love those bonnet lines


Rob

 

[Chris_D]

You removed the wheels.....to put new wheel badges on??
Am i missin something rob?

 

[benv6]

Hi Rob,

The badges should come off without removing the wheels I think !!

Where did you get your badges from and how much did you pay ?

 

[Smartbear]

You removed the wheels.....to put new wheel badges on??
Am i missin something rob?

Yep, I cleaned the inside part of the wheel at the same time
Rob

 

[Smartbear]

Hi Rob,

The badges should come off without removing the wheels I think !!

Where did you get your badges from and how much did you pay ?

Hi Ben, they're only cheap ones from eBay-less than £10 I think? I usually change them every year or so to keep the car looking fresh
Rob

 

[Pastry]

You said you'd fitted new ones and they were so much better Rob.... surely that would involve putting bigger wheels on and not just new badges

 

[Smartbear]

You said you'd fitted new ones and they were so much better Rob.... surely that would involve putting bigger wheels on and not just new badges

I was very careful with the amount of water used, didn't want my wheels to shrink any further
Rob

 

[flybobbie]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-BMW-Alloy-Wheel-Centre-Caps-Badge-68mm-Fits-1-3-5-7-Series-/141735762647?hash=item21001c1ad7

Can recommend these. They have the same look as a bonnet badge with a thick plastic covering, unlike most which are basically a bit of cheap tin plate painted.

 

[Pastry]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-BMW-Alloy-Wheel-Centre-Caps-Badge-68mm-Fits-1-3-5-7-Series-/141735762647?hash=item21001c1ad7

Can recommend these. They have the same look as a bonnet badge with a thick plastic covering, unlike most which are basically a bit of cheap tin plate painted.

Just order these so thanks for the tip

 

[Nictrix]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-BMW-Alloy-Wheel-Centre-Caps-Badge-68mm-Fits-1-3-5-7-Series-/141735762647?hash=item21001c1ad7

Can recommend these. They have the same look as a bonnet badge with a thick plastic covering, unlike most which are basically a bit of cheap tin plate painted.

The only problem I found with those were that they only have 5 locating pins and dont sit tight in the wheel.
I added a few blobs of silicone to stop them from spinning.