Do center caps fall off easily?
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Center Caps generally stay on pretty good. If they aren't there it is probably because they got lost somewhere. I generally have to pop mine off on my pickup and 4Runner. I can't speak specifically to the 80 since it has Tundy wheels on it and the caps won't fit, but I haven't heard a lot of folks loosing them at random.
Mine are tight. Only reason I can see that they would come off is if someone didn't snap them all the way on or if somebody stole them. My 97 has 237,000 miles and original caps are still on
Mine stay on too good,one clip always hangs up when I want to remove the cap. Mike
Mine stayed on fine, until the wife pulled them off to clean the wheels. She didn't get them on tight and two of them left on their own accord.
You can adjust the clips on your caps to make them tighter. I have done so many times. If you hunt in an area with a lot of tall grass with very thick reeds, they can rake a cap off. They will also take all of the paint off your caps. I bedlinered my caps in black because I got tired of repainting them.
I took mine off and left them off because I like it that way.
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OK then all good news. Thanks.
I wondered why so many were missing and didn't want my new investment to go flying off somewhere.
1303: They vary in price and you can buy used from Cruiserparts I think, but I got new ones from Rpluspartz.com for $49 + $21 shipping from Hong Kong. I shopped around a little and didn't see any cheaper except some really cheesy looking plain faced ones on Ebay. Mine have the T emblem in either gold on silver or gold on black. I got the silver.
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I wondered why so many were missing and didn't want my new investment to go flying off somewhere.
1303: They vary in price and you can buy used from Cruiserparts I think, but I got new ones from Rpluspartz.com for $49 + $21 shipping from Hong Kong. I shopped around a little and didn't see any cheaper except some really cheesy looking plain faced ones on Ebay. Mine have the T emblem in either gold on silver or gold on black. I got the silver.
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Yeah I can see that too. It looks more rugged that way. Tougher.
I just polished up my new to me cruiser, including the wheels, and want to start it off from where it would be if I bought it new. With a lift of course... the way it should be.
Then well see how the natural "patina" develops with age.
Back in 96, my pop bought a new 96 with chrome wheels and caps, and he was losing a chrome cap a month for the first 6 months. Apparently the plating process weakened the plastic or something.
Anyone know where I can get the clips for the caps? I have 4 new chrome Lexus caps but I'm missing nearly all the clips. PO glued them on. Doh!
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Used silicone in place of the clips and glued the caps to the hub and the wheels. Everyone's solution is buy new caps but I already have new caps, just no clips.
Some people remove them so show Full-Floater status.
As far as mine, they aren't coming off without a humans help.
As far as mine, they aren't coming off without a humans help.
For the most part, the caps will stay on just fine.
However, almost universally these caps lose their finish and start to flake or chip. Many dealers simply remove the old caps to get rid of the eye sore when trying to sell the vehicle. Most buyers probably don't even know that the caps are supposed to be there in the first place and even fewer would make a big issue out of the missing caps. If you are buying from a private party and the truck is missing caps, ask the person if they still have them.
These caps are very easy to paint. I hand sanded them and used a duplicolor silver spray paint to refinish mine. This lasted four years and I recently repainted them the same way. You definitely don't have to be perfect with the paint to get these caps looking like new.
However, almost universally these caps lose their finish and start to flake or chip. Many dealers simply remove the old caps to get rid of the eye sore when trying to sell the vehicle. Most buyers probably don't even know that the caps are supposed to be there in the first place and even fewer would make a big issue out of the missing caps. If you are buying from a private party and the truck is missing caps, ask the person if they still have them.
These caps are very easy to paint. I hand sanded them and used a duplicolor silver spray paint to refinish mine. This lasted four years and I recently repainted them the same way. You definitely don't have to be perfect with the paint to get these caps looking like new.
Dusting off an old thread here with the same question - Where can I get new clips? Did you find a place?