OZ 8 spoke wheel centres

[jned2]

Wheels are off to be refurbished, I've pushed the 4 wheel caps/centres out, can the domed TVR piece in the centre be removed/replaced mine are pretty scabby?

[TVR-Stu]

I don't have the car to hand to measure but are these any good?

edited to add: there are a few e-bay listings with various size and colour options if you search for 'TVR wheel centres'

Edited by TVR-Stu on Tuesday 25th November 19:54

[AutoAndy]

Sshould work, but they don't have the depth you need to hold in place....I think Glen stuck them to aerosol can lids which fitted inside the wheels...

[TurboTony]

I had the same problem with one of my wheels missing a centre cap. I cut out a plastic disc which sat in the recess. I bought some self adhesive TVR domed resin caps which were slightly larger than the cap. Therefore they sit on the cap and the face of the wheel. The only problem is the need to peel them off to have tyres changed or wheels balanced.

[Griffinr]

I used 4 x TVR Silver Alloy Resin Domed Wheel Centers [50mm] from ebay which are self adhesive and stick to the original plastic centres. I think I prised out the original alloy TVR badges and sanded the face flat before sticking the new centres on.
Was going to upload an image but its not working at the moment for some reason.
Rob.
Edited to add; You can see them here

Edited by Griffinr on Wednesday 26th November 09:03

[Barry S1]

AutoAndy said:

Should work, but they don't have the depth you need to hold in place....I think Glen stuck them to aerosol can lids which fitted inside the wheels...

Hi Andy, I did that years ago on a Mk.lll Capri with Ford RS 4-spoke alloys. Worked well & looked good. Dunno if the centre hole on OZ's are an awkward size though?
Glenrobbo not BarryS1

[Griffinr]

Barry S1 said:

Hi Andy, I did that years ago on a Mk.lll Capri with Ford RS 4-spoke alloys. Worked well & looked good. Dunno if the centre hole on OZ's are an awkward size though?
Glenrobbo not BarryS1

It is an awkward size, I was short of 2 caps and could not find any other caps available the same size. The centre hole in the OZ's is tapered with the smaller diameter on the outside so the caps come out by knocking inwards. This is opposite to most wheels so they tend to get broken by being removed the wrong way.

[jned2]

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up removing the old tatty tvr discs from the centres of the original caps, as suggested by Griffinr, then buying domed resin self adhesive TVR centres off ebay, 45mm fitted just about right. Removing the old discs was fiddly, if you try and prise them out from the outside you risk damaging the original plastic centres, I ended up boring through the middle of the disc and then with a lot of huffing and puffing managed to get them out by slipping a screwdriver underneath them. I'm very pleased with the outcome, thanks again for the help.