[Mk2] [Turbo] Getting custom centre caps made?

[Spacey]

I've been looking for a set of centre caps for my Enkei RP01s for ages. None of the usual places seem to think they can get them and it's been suggested that I get some made.

I don't even know where to start asking about this! Might be an opportunity to get carbon ones or something a bit flash but I've got no idea of who could do something like this.

Looking at the wheel, the cap would have been quite basic. Just a disc that sits flush to the lip of the opening. Quite how it'd be secured I'm not sure. Ideas on a post card pls!

[nitric4k]

this is going sound very sillys but if your stuck mate ive seen aomse alloys with spray can lids stuck in that hole and then the lids been sprayed match the wheels and tbh ya couldnt tell unless you know its there to look for

[RedWitch]

I bought a set of standard Mr T centre caps....and hand painted the "T" logo with black enamel paint. Yours would look good painted red:

[HighwayStar]

Hiya mate.
Try Smiths or TSW wheels... I've got Smiths with a silvered concave centre dish with logo'd hexagonal centre cap that just screws on.... You can also get a special plastic spanner thingy to remove em to get to the studs...
Should be just the thing...
Good luck.
Rob.

[Spacey]

cheers for replies.

The original centre caps never covered the studs, just the hole in the centre like this:



RedWitch that sounds line an idea mate. What car/model are those caps from? Other than the paint did you have to modify them to fit the hole?

I've managed to find a few people on ebay selling incomplete sets of wheels and caps today so I've sent a load of begging emails to see if I can land at least 1 orginal Enkei cap. I'll then give it to a friend of a friend who makes carbon parts for bikes to see if he can copy it.

guess we'll see what happens before I get all blue peter on my wheels

[nitric4k]

blue peter pmsl

ya know the spray can lid trick will do the job fine

if you wanted go a step further order some alloy badges of ebay n attach them to the spray can lid
or stick with true bluepeter style and paint a T on

[Harry]

Good idea Rob
Mean time i also have two missing on my 16" Enkei RS evolutions but
would be great to find two more or at least a new set all round would be
a treat but so rare.Will Volks be the same size they do carbon ones lets
try get some!

[ENSMR2]

paper mashe

[Quigonjay]

theres a guy on twobrutal that could probably make you some custom ones

[Spacey]

theres a guy on twobrutal that could probably make you some custom ones

really? who? I'll go start my begging

[RedWitch]

The caps I used are standard Mt T caps, I think they are 54mm diameter. Bought them off eBay for about £12 and painted the logo with enamel model paint.

[Quigonjay]

http://twobrutal.co.uk/showthread.php?t=495

[BLZ-8027]

Have a look at classic car spares on eBay
as a example dolomite sprint alloys had a silver center cap that stuck out
check out other classic car wheels
they should fit and might be cheaper

[Spacey]

http://twobrutal.co.uk/showthread.php?t=495

cool I'll drop him a PM, thanks mate. Still not shure how these would be secured as they're just discs. Don't know if they'd need clip rings etc.