Centre caps for Imola wheels

[Dalamar]

I've recently tidied up my alloys and thought I'd share how I tackled the centre caps. My originals were the Oz M513 caps that had seen better days and the tabs had gone on a couple of them. A previous owner had applied plenty of expoxy to get them to stay put. Needless to say they looked a bit of a mess up close. I didn't fancy paying >£45 for a set of caps so ended up fabricating some.

I started with a set of four ABS plastic centre caps from a Toyota which measured 62.5mm x 57mm from eBay. (Not sure it's good form to insert eBay links but using those dimensions the ad can be easily found - price was ~£6) These had quite a deep tang at ~16mm. These fitted pretty well into the alloy recesses with the 15" wheels needing a bit of light sanding to make them fit snuggly.


Next I cut off the stops so that the centre caps fitted flush with the recess. See pictures below.


A little light sanding to remove any burrs. The plastic is quite soft so 240 grit is OK.

Finally, a bit of meths or iso-propyl alcohol to clean the plastic before applying a new TVR sticker. I think the originals were flat but I opted for a nice resin domed one that I hope won't fade to quickly. Again these can be bought online for ~£7 flat or ~£16 domed.



Push firmly into the alloy centre and job done! Before and after pics. Paint used was E-tech metallic silver with E-tech lacquer. Quite happy with that brand.

[Belle427]

Looks good.

[ChimpOnGas]

Lovely job, this is exactly what this forum should be used for.

The sharing of helpful information to keep our cars on the road and looking great is always very welcome

I'm soon to have my wheels refurbished so will follow your lead.

Thanks,

Dave.