Stealing

[Gaby]

Can anyone please tell me how I can fix my alloy wheel centre caps to stop people stealing them please

 

[eglove]

If you're not tracking or racing it hot glue works

 

[CanadianGuy]

In weld from the back. Did that to keep the eBay ones from comming off as they were too loose.

 

[Gaby]

Can you please explain how to do that Canadian Guy ?

 

[CanadianGuy]

Can you please explain how to do that Canadian Guy ?

Bad typing meant JB Weld. Make a wad and press it where the ring meets the rims it will adhere to rim and center cap.

 

[Gaby]

Thats cool and please excuse my female ignorance with the next question but if it is really well stuck on what happens when I need to change the wheel ?

 

[Gaby]

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Thats cool and please excuse my female ignorance with the next question but if it is really well stuck on what happens when I need to change the wheel ?

 

[eglove]

Thats cool and please excuse my female ignorance with the next question but if it is really well stuck on what happens when I need to change the wheel ?

It shouldn't stick to the hub. It's only from the centre cap to wheel. There is a gap

 

[M-Sport fan]

It shouldn't stick to the hub. It's only from the centre cap to wheel. There is a gap

I believe that she was asking about what happens when the center cap must then come off of the wheel (like for balancing after a tire change, etc.).

 

[eglove]

I believe that she was asking about what happens when the center cap must then come off of the wheel (like for balancing after a tire change, etc.).

Regardless of it being JB welded. hitting it from the back when the wheel is off the centre cap will come off

 

[Gaby]

yes that is what I was asking.

 

[CanadianGuy]

Regardless of it being JB welded. hitting it from the back when the wheel is off the centre cap will come off

Yup. from the back with a large round cylinder a good whack will get them off unless you really scuffed the rim and added a lot of glue. [MENTION=4960]eglove[/MENTION] any plastic safe eoxy would do the trick. The hot glue should also work. My only worry is that you may not have the center cap stolen but you may get the rim and center cap damaged. Another option could be to get a simple vynil to go over the hole. Does not need a center cap as long as the vinyl is 5 mm larger than the hole. THat is what I did as I did not like my center caps.