You just see to many of'em gone. I got a set off Ebay a few months back for my stock T/A wheels. Is there a trick or remedy for keeping these glued to the rims for when accidentally hitting tracks or potholes to hard.

 

RICHRAD, I don't know how to keep em on but I'd sure like to keep those non-deserving, disrespectful jerks from stealing em!

There's gotta be someone out there who's has a trick to keeping our centercaps OURS!

 

The only thing i know about besides outright concrete is that those centercaps are supposed to come with inner metal brackets that SNAP into the inside of the wheel....i have six centercaps for my GTA rims, and i am not putting one on until i get 4 of those metal brackets...they are harder to find than the centercaps....good luck.

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1986 WS6-Equipped 5.0 TPI Trans Am
Random Tech High-Flow Cat
Two Chamber Flowmaster Muffler
Megs Custom 4.5" Stainless Steel Tips
1999 Grand Am GT In-Dash CD Player w/Equalizer(fits like '86 original)
5% Tint On Rear, 35% On Sides

OTHER RIDE:
1998 C5 6Spd. Corvette
Silver w/Gray Leather Int.
12/14 Options
Stock(for now)
Best 1/4th: 13.5 @ 104.4MPH

 

that metal bracket doesnt help much. All you have to do is give it a good kick and it comes off.

I too am stuck trying to find a way to keep them on.

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91 Formula 1LE 1 of 46
305 TPI 5speed
1LE/G92/WS6

Paxton SN92 supercharger, Ford SVO 24#injectors, Crane AFPR,SLP airfoil, ported/polished plenum, March alt. pulley,Crane Gold 1.6rrs,MSD coil,MSD6AL (5400rpm limit),Holley 9mm wires,Ac delco R43ts plugs,custom chip,Bosch O2sensor,SLP 1 5/8" headers,SLP catback,shortened shifter,3:73s w/Auburn posi,180* t-stat,JET 195* fan switch, Macewen white face gauges, Autometer gauges, Zoom hi-performance clutch.

 

I don't have centercaps so I have never tried any products on this site but they have center cap locks... http://www.wheelgard.com/wg-products.htm

 

Try just dabbing a lil bit of caulk behind the center caps. It'll hold it on for a long time I did mine 4 years ago and they have'nt fallin off. I was thinkin in my bathroom on how when ya caulk all behind the tiles they stay on no matter how long you have them on but.... if leave a gap between the cap and the wheel the caulk will lose it's sticking qualities jus make sure You put the caps on tight enough bonded to the wheel.....

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IROC-Z
G92, LB9 305 TPI, 3.23

 

The metal brackets wont hold if someone kicks them off, no. But having them on there as well is better than not for those potholes...

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1986 WS6-Equipped 5.0 TPI Trans Am
Random Tech High-Flow Cat
Two Chamber Flowmaster Muffler
Megs Custom 4.5" Stainless Steel Tips
1999 Grand Am GT In-Dash CD Player w/Equalizer(fits like '86 original)
5% Tint On Rear, 35% On Sides

OTHER RIDE:
1998 C5 6Spd. Corvette
Silver w/Gray Leather Int.
12/14 Options
Stock(for now)
Best 1/4th: 13.5 @ 104.4MPH

 

I use Cloud's idea. I heard that I should be able to find a metal set that locks in from behind the wheel. Anybody know anything about that?

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1986 Camaro Z28
White w/ T-tops
Tinted Rear Window
ENGINE
305 H-code
Gasket-matched heads and intake, ported and polished
Comp Cams 224 @.050
.472 lift I/E
Dual Snorkel Air Cleaner w/ K&N filter
Accel 8.8mm wires
TRANNY
700-R4 w/custom built 3000 stall converter
tranny cooler
EXHAUST
Flowtech Headers
No cat
Dynomax muffler
STEREO
Alpine CDA-855
Kenwood 4X6's, 6X9's
MTX 4240 amp
2 Sony 12" X-Plod's
Alpine 8440 alarm
Uniden 6599 Radar Detector

Take 'er easy, and if
she's easy, take 'er twice!!!

 

Hey Hummer, sounds like a plan! ...Might have to rig something up, but how without destroying the caps? Anybody know?

 

guys unless ur seriously abuseing ur cars ur centercaps should stay on ur car through whatever kind of bump. My best protection against missing centercaps is not parking in public places.....

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1989 pontiac firebird
bright red exterior(just repainted)
grey interior
5 spd
305 TBI (stock)
WS.6 formula wheels
3.73 posi rear end
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1985 trans am
factory bright yellow
4 wheel disks
16 inch wheels
305 TPI
power antenna and mirrors
t tops

 

maybe in a perfect world

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unfortunately.. My driveway isn't a public place when my center caps got stolen.. damn them.. oh well.. I was motivated to buy a nice set of rims after it.

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I just put some permatex on em before i put them on. I haven't lost any yet and they are a PAIN to take back off!!!

That'll show thoes punk kids!!!

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Chuck
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I'm not shy, I just
observing my prey.

My Firebird site

[This message has been edited by birdofprey83 (edited May 03, 2001).]

 

Here is whut my buddys uncle did. He sprayed the inside of the cap with some wacky color like floresent pink. Now when his caps are missing and he thinks he see them sittin on someones car he nicely goes up and removes one.....No Pink...no problem, Pink in side...no some one has a custom paint job with scratches and everything

 

Lol just wire a bigass transformer to your battery, then to the rim. Next time someone decides they want your wheel or cap, they will be in for a surprise!

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1983 Firebird
TH700R4 Auto
Small Block 400
LG4 ECM, Intake, Carb, Distributor, etc.
Soon to be non-computer.
Clarion Head Unit 45X4
2 Pioneer 400W 12" Subs
Third Gen Performance
"A four cylinder is half an engine."

 

I've seen a lot of the metal inserts, the problem is though is that they make the cap break out on the sides. You'll keep your caps but they'll look like ****

Mike