[Vulcan Grey]

Krylon...

 

[mpesik]

Krylon...

It wont fit.
Too big...ah thats what she said!

 

[Vulcan Grey]

I know someone who had Krylon spray paint caps on his Revolution wheels for years...

These are the ones

 

[carbuff]

I know someone who had Krylon spray paint caps on his Revolution wheels for years...

These are the ones

Yeah, I remember that, but the packaging has changed since Bob thought of this!

 

[mpesik]

Hi.
Ok. I pulled off the otherside front right cap.
It was only held on with silicone seal.? ! Was held on well though.
I will take off the caps after making a new one and will have them set to the wheels with set screws.
Anyway, I can machine a new cap before I leave my work, but how does one obtain a raised decal for the cap?

 

[sleekgt]

[snip]
It was only held on with silicone seal.? ![snip]
Anyway, I can machine a new cap before I leave my work, but how does one obtain a raised decal for the cap?

Hey - I use silicone seal to hold my center caps too :evil:

RE: the raised decal:

You can get them on eBay:

Lotus Wheel Center Cap Emblems Set 4 Aluminum Stickers Decal 3D | eBay

 

[mpesik]

Hey - I use silicone seal to hold my center caps too :evil:

RE: the raised decal:

You can get them on eBay:

Lotus Wheel Center Cap Emblems Set 4 Aluminum Stickers Decal 3D | eBay

Curious how the caps are supposed to be held on by the factory.
I cannot get the rears off they are on tight!
Too cold yet to take off the wheels to find out.

Sleekgt, have you got the same wheels / caps?
Any problems losing the centers being held with silicone?

Thankyou for the info.
Mike E.

 

[Vulcan Grey]

these look much better IMO
4X Lotus Elise Evora Exige Wheel Center 50mm Alumminium | eBay

Ebay UK has tons of Revolution wheel center caps. Not sure if yours are 63mm?
63MM CLASSIC REVOLUTION WHEEL CENTRE CAPS PLASTIC FORD MINI ALLOYS 6'10 ALLOY | eBay

 

[mpesik]

Hey..Thanks a lot.
Mike E.

 

[sleekgt]

Curious how the caps are supposed to be held on by the factory.
I cannot get the rears off they are on tight![snip]
Sleekgt, have you got the same wheels / caps?
Any problems losing the centers being held with silicone?

My factory 15" OZ wheels have 6-8 tabs that hold a silver cap on pretty tight. Due to the flush fit, I don't think they can be removed without using a strong suction cup or removing the wheel and pushing from the back.

My recent upgrade to 17" OZ Futura - the rear wheel holes are 60mm; front are 58mm. The caps are Qty 4 58mm - tight fit in front (silicon-glued just in case) and rear is barely tight (more silicon used to hold).

The above is the rear wheel with a sloppy silicone excess - I will trim it later (car has been in the shop 4 weeks due to a bunch of issues).

I've hit hard potholes and the front caps have held well, so the silicone is a non-destructive way to hold them. Not sure I'd start embedding set screws since they may scratch or require drilling ridges/grooves, etc.

FYI I do have 'puffy' OZ Racing stickers to put on the caps, but haven't had the car back yet to install.

 

[carbuff]

I've hit hard potholes and the front caps have held well.

I bet you didn't hit a pothole like THIS:

anic:

rotfl

I swear, this one is smaller than most of the ones in NJ.

 

[jimjumpn48]

I emailed the OZ dealer in Indiana with pics and everything and they said that they don't make those wheels anymore. So I made my own and I used black silicone gasket sealer from the auto parts store to hold them in. I purchased 4 dome shaped emblems with adhesive backs on Ebay and ABS 2"-1 1/2" reducers from ACE Hardware in the pluming section. The black ABS had to be ordered while white PVC was in-stock. I used a grinder to knock down the peeks of the 8 sided polygon (I'll confess I had to look that up). Filled down the raised lettering on the outer side and stuck the emblem on. Then I turned to the inside and added some silicone to help hold the emblem on. Last but not least, I put silicone in the wheel and inserted the new center cap. Several hours later I was good to go. The last two that I did took a whole 10 minutes. Total cost for all four was about $28.00.