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Date:         Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:18:52 -0800
Reply-To:     aircooledchris <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM>
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From:         aircooledchris <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
Comments: To: Michael Rule <manikmike@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20041116200901.60190.qmail@web11201.mail.yahoo.com>
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From what ive heard and seen personally, the non-OEM ones WILL chip and rust very quickly. I had a few of the cheaper ones for about 2 years before they started to chip off and rust.

Michael Rule wrote:

>don't know about boneyards, but Gowesty has inexpensive chrome caps for >$11.95/cap (and expensive OEM for $49.95). > ><http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=251-601-151A&Category_Code=> > > > > >--- Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > > > >>The tire shop neglected to put on a hubcap properly and it escaped. >>How much >>would I pay for a replacement, say, at a wrecking yard? This is an >>'83 with >>plain dish caps. >> >>-- Gnarlie >> >> >> > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! >http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > >


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