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leon_in_uk
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7th Oct 03 at 08:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just brought some mania 5 spoke wheels, with eagle f1 treads, mint con and stick to the road like glue! The only thing is the centre caps,,,

The centre caps are pushed out by the centre wheel holder thingy bob The caps dont fit on cus the centre things on are too fat i think!!

ooh and its a corsa sport

Any1 Help please
Kris TD
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7th Oct 03 at 08:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
funny u should say that cos the guy who bought my old 16's couldnt get the front centre caps in, although i had em on fine. he had an sxi, perhaps it has different driveshafts.

[Edited on 07-10-2003 by Kris TD]
leon_in_uk
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7th Oct 03 at 08:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do i have to buy vauxhall 1s off ebay u reckon???
Kris TD
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7th Oct 03 at 08:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they wont fit.
leon_in_uk
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7th Oct 03 at 08:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how come?
wassup2002
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maybe u need spacers to make them fit?
Nobby
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   8th Oct 03 at 16:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had this problem with my 16's.

Just took the bearing covers off and the centre caps go on fine.
mav
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I had this problem with my 17's
aS nobby said take bearing covers off and go on fine.
Or spacers but then u are changing the ET
leon_in_uk
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how dya take the cap off? just pull it? wont all the oil flush out and fuckk your drive shaft up????
Gambit
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9th Oct 03 at 08:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are you talking about your front or your rear wheels that the centre caps wont go on?
R Lee
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just get sommat behind it and whack it off with a hammer or get a decent pair of pliers and pull them off
leon_in_uk
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the back 1s go on for some reason!!!! the front 1s dont tho!!! the cap is only a thin cap, think im gona tap it and dent it to fit!!!
Gambit
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9th Oct 03 at 08:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just take the cap of then whack a big lump of grease in the exposed area to keep out dirt/dust & water

 
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