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Alloy wheel centre caps
« on: July 30, 2010, 05:38:13 »
Were these metal on the Fuchs bundt style alloys available from 1969? Every one I've seen has been plastic, until today, when I saw metal centre caps, but I couldn't tell if they were originals, repros, non-standard etc.


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Re: Alloy wheel centre caps
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 06:23:00 »
All ones I've ever seen were plastic. Maybe the metal ones are after market.
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Re: Alloy wheel centre caps
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2010, 11:23:04 »
J have a set of early bundt alloys with the alloy caps that I've had for twenty years.  I believe they are original.
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Re: Alloy wheel centre caps
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2010, 18:33:09 »
Could be. They have a small curricular spring that pushes on a number of tabs which holds it in place. Metal tabs wouldn't work as well as plastic which is why I think that's what they're made of.
I think they're painted silver like the rims are.

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Dan Caron's SL Barn

1970  3.5 Coupe
1961  190SL
1985   300CD  Turbo Coupe
1981  300SD
2013  GMC  Sierra
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1967 250SL
1970 280SL
1988 560SEC

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Re: Alloy wheel centre caps
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2010, 22:52:36 »
Hello,

The earliest version of the center caps were all metal.  Quite difficult to find these days.
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