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| Mike Fitton |
 Dec 29 2012, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 13-May 11 From: Chicago Area Member No.: 13,069 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Bought some reproduction center caps for the 914 Alloys (mine are Mahle's), they are ISP brand available at: vwispwest.com. They look great and are made of thicker metal so they won't dent but I am having trouble getting them to go on since they are friction fit like originals but don't give as much. Does anyone have a solution maybe cut 3 vertical slits into the sleeve so there is some give. Let me know if you have installed these on your car. Thanks!
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| Socalandy |
Dec 29 2012, 09:56 PM
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Its got to be Yellow!!! Group: Members Posts: 2,432 Joined: 29-August 09 From: Orange Member No.: 10,742 Region Association: Southern California  |
I had some, they told me to use WD40 and a rubber mallet. Worked great but have tires and balance done first.
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| 914Sixer |
Dec 29 2012, 09:57 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,034 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Seems like someone got a piece of plastic pipe the diameter of the lip and slipped it over the center and popped in on with a rubber hammer.
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| reharvey |
Dec 29 2012, 10:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States |
I had to cut six slits into mine to get them on without using a sledge hammer. Ray
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| Gint |
Dec 29 2012, 10:39 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,095 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
You're not the first guy that I've heard about having issues with those caps fitting. Didn't Mikey914 make a run of repro center caps? Seems like a I bought a set. Don't know where they are, and haven't tried them yet. |
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| 76-914 |
Dec 29 2012, 11:12 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,647 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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I have Mikey's and had to cut slits, also. They fit tighter than bark on a tree and look nice.
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| Mikey914 |
Dec 31 2012, 02:52 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,741 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Mine come with the slits cut into them. You may want to check the clearance on the front caps you bought I heard they too had issues with fitment on the front wheels. I solved this problem, hopefully they did too.
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| bigkensteele |
Dec 31 2012, 03:06 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States
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I have Mark's on my Mahles, and they look great! To me, the satin finish looks much better than the original.
Mine were very tight, so I had to use a rubber mallet. I think that this is partially due to the fact that my wheels have been painted at least once. Someday, I plan to take them off and sand the inside of the center holes to make the caps fit better. |
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| JawjaPorsche |
Dec 31 2012, 03:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
Got mine from Mark. Put some grease on the wheel hole and had no problem.
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