Vantage centre caps
Vantage centre caps
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Shnozz

Original Poster:

30,650 posts

301 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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As part of the lockdown refresh, I noticed my centre caps are a little bit "flakey" around some of the edges. There is a new set on ebay for about £80 but before buying them I wondered if anyone had the originals refurbed?

ClassicV8

56 posts

107 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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Assuming you mean the standard centre caps, I paid less than £50 for a set from HWM so it hardly seemed worth trying to refurb.

Shnozz

Original Poster:

30,650 posts

301 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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ClassicV8 said:
Assuming you mean the standard centre caps, I paid less than £50 for a set from HWM so it hardly seemed worth trying to refurb.
Many thanks - will contact them.

yellow_tang

365 posts

241 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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What colour caps are you after? I replaced my gloss black ones with green/white wings recently for satin carbon ones so these are now spare.

JohnG1

3,487 posts

235 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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yellow_tang said:
What colour caps are you after? I replaced my gloss black ones with green/white wings recently for satin carbon ones so these are now spare.
Could we get a photo of the new caps please?

Cold

16,726 posts

120 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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JohnG1 said:
Could we get a photo of the new caps please?
They are amusingly expensive at retail money.

https://www.astonmartinbits.com/models/5-V8-Vantag...




steveamv8

201 posts

106 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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Price: £585.56
Is seriously taking the piss,
fleabay and 80.00 dosnt seem so bad now

phumy

5,828 posts

267 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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Cold said:
JohnG1 said:
Could we get a photo of the new caps please?
They are amusingly expensive at retail money.

https://www.astonmartinbits.com/models/5-V8-Vantag...



Willy waving on a grand scale..

EVR

2,247 posts

90 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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They are nice though, especially on two-tones wheels.

Milky400

1,960 posts

208 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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They look awful..... tacky.

kevin_cambs_uk

565 posts

84 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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The little bag thing they come in is lovely though

The V12 Way

945 posts

114 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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kevin_cambs_uk said:
The little bag thing they come in is lovely though
Yes but pointless, as soon as you take them out the bag is redundant

Vet Guru

2,222 posts

270 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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Main dealer was around £15 each for a choice of black or silver

Jon39

14,936 posts

173 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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Cold said:
They are amusingly expensive at retail money.

Aston Martin and presumably other car manufacturers, have obviously seen the passion, which some customers have for carbon fibre.
Therefore cannot blame them for charging what customers are willing to pay.

You will have seen the Red Bull F1 car, with unpainted carbon fibre body work.
I don't think AML have offered that finish yet, on their carbon fibre bodied models. Have they overlooked an opportunity?





yellow_tang

365 posts

241 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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JohnG1 said:
Could we get a photo of the new caps please?


As my other badges are/will be black chrome, the old centres with the green white wings didn’t quite match. These are the only fully black wings.

Cold

16,726 posts

120 months

Sunday 19th April 2020
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Jon39 said:

Cold said:
They are amusingly expensive at retail money.

Aston Martin and presumably other car manufacturers, have obviously seen the passion, which some customers have for carbon fibre.
Therefore cannot blame them for charging what customers are willing to pay.

You will have seen the Red Bull F1 car, with unpainted carbon fibre body work.
I don't think AML have offered that finish yet, on their carbon fibre bodied models. Have they overlooked an opportunity?
It's posh fibreglass.

Milky400

1,960 posts

208 months

Monday 20th April 2020
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kevin_cambs_uk said:
The little bag thing they come in is lovely though
PMSL



JohnG1

3,487 posts

235 months

Monday 20th April 2020
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yellow_tang said:
JohnG1 said:
Could we get a photo of the new caps please?


As my other badges are/will be black chrome, the old centres with the green white wings didn’t quite match. These are the only fully black wings.
Handsome, I like that. Good look!

Jon39

14,936 posts

173 months

Monday 20th April 2020
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Milky400 said:
kevin_cambs_uk said:
The little bag thing they come in is lovely though
PMSL

Are they perhaps available in an optional Pravda branded bag, at extra cost ?

wink



JohnG1

3,487 posts

235 months

Monday 20th April 2020
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Jon39 said:
Milky400 said:
kevin_cambs_uk said:
The little bag thing they come in is lovely though
PMSL

Are they perhaps available in an optional Pravda branded bag, at extra cost ?

wink
Da, comrade...