I have the chromey dog dishes on my 82, I solved the problem by gently pushing out the middle of the front hubcabs with a rag and a ball peen hammer. If you do it slowly and carefully, you'll be able to push them out enough to accomodate the dust caps, and not notice any major cosmetic difference. greg 82 westy Mike Ross wrote: > I have an 83 Vanagon (with stock steel wheels) and am trying to fit a set of > hubcaps from a 71 - 79 Bus. I have seen this done before, so I know it is > possible. Anyway, the problem I am having is that the dust caps for the > front wheel bearings are preventing the hubcaps from seating properly on the > wheel. Is there some special trick that I am missing? Thanks in advance > for your advice. |
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