aftermarket center caps?
04-19-02, 07:42 AM
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aftermarket center caps?
Does anyone know of some good places to buy aftermarket center caps? I'm actually _NOT_ looking for OEM looking center caps. I'm looking to change the look of the wheel. I've done some extensive searching on google and can't seem to find anything cool looking, they all seem to be OEM branded etc.
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04-19-02, 08:38 AM
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Make one!
I did and they look great! yes I will post the pics in time.
Get your old cap, take it to home depot or some carpentry place and tell them to cut a small plastic peice into 4 circles the same size as your old cap(~$10.00). (I suggest using doorstops, they're about 1/2 a centimeter in width and fit just fine. Then you primer it ($2.00), paint it - I chose black($2.00) and clear coat it ($2.00). Then you buy carbon fiber look tape, paste over it, hairdry, then take the old lexus chrome logo's off your old caps, then paste it on the new caps and voila, you're done.
The same setup above I saw at a wheel place they wanted $30.00 EACH.
I got it all done for under $18.00 total.
I did and they look great! yes I will post the pics in time.
Get your old cap, take it to home depot or some carpentry place and tell them to cut a small plastic peice into 4 circles the same size as your old cap(~$10.00). (I suggest using doorstops, they're about 1/2 a centimeter in width and fit just fine. Then you primer it ($2.00), paint it - I chose black($2.00) and clear coat it ($2.00). Then you buy carbon fiber look tape, paste over it, hairdry, then take the old lexus chrome logo's off your old caps, then paste it on the new caps and voila, you're done.
The same setup above I saw at a wheel place they wanted $30.00 EACH.
I got it all done for under $18.00 total.
04-19-02, 06:51 PM
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I'm looking for something alittle more professional than that. Anyone know of any retail places that sell a large variety? I am also not interested in creating/finding new ones that have the lexus logo on em.
Last edited by Hohlraum; 04-19-02 at 06:52 PM.
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