Date:         Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:53:35 EST
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Center cap Audi rims
Comments: To: tassie@e-stella.net
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In a message dated 11/20/01 9:43:30 AM Pacific Standard Time,
tassie@E-STELLA.NET writes:

<< There has to be plenty of these kicking around or are you Audi rim fellows
 all gluing your caps on, as well. It's the silver coloured one I'm looking
 for. Please. >>

If you didn't bore the holes out too far on the fronts, they should still
work. You cna make the ones in the rear work as well if you use a spacer
behind the wheel.

You cna also usea center cap for an older VW I don't have the part number
handy ut it starts with 311 ------- Maybe that's for a Type 3. Anyway, black
center caps which have to be glued on to the center. Then use black plastic
lugnut caps from a Cabrio or something similar. Very nice effect.

Another solution is to use billet aftermarket Porsche-style alloy caps which
have three screws to hold them in place. The ywill require a center cap
spacer to work in the rear unless you have a spacer on the wheel already. You
can see some of these on my Alternative wheels page. There is a pic of my
gold 87 GL. Look at the wheels.

http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/vanagoncafewheelspage1.html

You can also see them up close in my "how to" change bolt patterns page or
directly tothe photo at:

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/realsf/images/finishedwheel.jpg

BenT
Vanagon Cafe
http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html