Bringing some ccw classics back to life
09-02-2011, 12:03 AM
#22
i might have to give this a try once im done polishing them all.
hey man i also remember seeing one of your post in some thread saying you had the race version classics but you modified the center caps to fit . how did you do it please let me know .. i want center caps
hey man i also remember seeing one of your post in some thread saying you had the race version classics but you modified the center caps to fit . how did you do it please let me know .. i want center caps
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Set-C...item1c0ad1eded
I then just wrapped a strip of velcro around the little tabs on the back side of the center cap and then a strip around the inner opening of the wheel center and just pop it in place and thats it. On my car I had a moser 12 bolt and the passenger side rear cap I need to cut all the tabs off the center cap and I used a drop of epoxy on the center cap to hold it in place against the wheel center. This was done because the center cap wouldn't sit down far enough in the wheel center because it was hitting the hub or something sticking through the wheel center.
When my buddy borrowed my wheels he had to do the same to the driver side rear wheel but he had a stock 10 bolt rearend.
I still have the four caps you can have them if you want them.
09-03-2011, 11:37 PM
#23
I did it a really bootleg way but it worked for me. Never had any issues. I bought some center caps off of ebay that I think were for a escalade. The ones in the link below should work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Set-C...item1c0ad1eded
I then just wrapped a strip of velcro around the little tabs on the back side of the center cap and then a strip around the inner opening of the wheel center and just pop it in place and thats it. On my car I had a moser 12 bolt and the passenger side rear cap I need to cut all the tabs off the center cap and I used a drop of epoxy on the center cap to hold it in place against the wheel center. This was done because the center cap wouldn't sit down far enough in the wheel center because it was hitting the hub or something sticking through the wheel center.
When my buddy borrowed my wheels he had to do the same to the driver side rear wheel but he had a stock 10 bolt rearend.
I still have the four caps you can have them if you want them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Set-C...item1c0ad1eded
I then just wrapped a strip of velcro around the little tabs on the back side of the center cap and then a strip around the inner opening of the wheel center and just pop it in place and thats it. On my car I had a moser 12 bolt and the passenger side rear cap I need to cut all the tabs off the center cap and I used a drop of epoxy on the center cap to hold it in place against the wheel center. This was done because the center cap wouldn't sit down far enough in the wheel center because it was hitting the hub or something sticking through the wheel center.
When my buddy borrowed my wheels he had to do the same to the driver side rear wheel but he had a stock 10 bolt rearend.
I still have the four caps you can have them if you want them.
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09-04-2011, 10:01 PM
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ok guys this is what im working with and one the reasons i want to paint the centers black. anyone know if this fixable? i got convinced to the leave them polished but the little scratches it has here and there bug me and the easiest route to take seems to paint them
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09-05-2011, 03:54 AM
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Bust out the sand paper. Start out agressive, then work your way down to 1200 grit, then work them over with the polish of your choice. Probably won't quite get rid of something that rough, but will make it way less noticeable. And it's not like paint...can't really go too deep.
09-07-2011, 09:47 PM
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i havent talked to anyone with nitto NT05r's but i heard they grip good, even though my car isnt my DD i want some street tires maybe drag radials with a good tread pattern that last a while.
09-17-2011, 05:52 AM
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Here is a link to my set which appears to have been in a little worse shape then yours. The scratch you showed around the lug nut area can totally be fixed. These are pure aluminum wheels. So as some have suggested break our the wet sandpaper and go to town. I started in some area which had rash or even a stone nick with 600grit and I went all the way up to 3000 grit and sanded it out. Then went to town with the tripoli and the white jewelers rouge and then to the Adams polish. I have about 8 hrs I'm each wheels so just know it can be done and don't give up bc you can make them look better then new.
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthrea...ght=CCW+wheels
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthrea...ght=CCW+wheels
09-17-2011, 09:45 PM
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Here is a link to my set which appears to have been in a little worse shape then yours. The scratch you showed around the lug nut area can totally be fixed. These are pure aluminum wheels. So as some have suggested break our the wet sandpaper and go to town. I started in some area which had rash or even a stone nick with 600grit and I went all the way up to 3000 grit and sanded it out. Then went to town with the tripoli and the white jewelers rouge and then to the Adams polish. I have about 8 hrs I'm each wheels so just know it can be done and don't give up bc you can make them look better then new.
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthrea...ght=CCW+wheels
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthrea...ght=CCW+wheels
btw how did you polish the inside of the spokes? i tried the mothers power cone and it didn't work to good.
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