Metal Clips to hold on wheel cap covers
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Car: 1987 Pontiac Trans AM GTA
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Metal Clips to hold on wheel cap covers
I just read in some forum about GTA information that the wheel cap covers will fall off if the metal clips aren't present on my wheels. I noticed the front wheels have these metal clips? But I don't see them on the rear wheels. Anyone know what part number this is or where to get the metal retaining clips for the wheel caps?
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Re: Metal Clips to hold on wheel cap covers
how are they held on without the metal clips? i only have 2 center caps and they both have the metal clips. are they the originals? they have to have some way to stay on.
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Re: Metal Clips to hold on wheel cap covers
If you have center caps without medal clips I believe those are probably the original ones from the car. I think they added the metal clips in later after many customer complaints that they were losing center caps. I know when I bought my last set of center caps (about a year ago) they had the metal clips while the 3 remaining original center cap were plastic clips only. It is also possible that the clips are added in on aftermarket center caps as the ones I bought off ebay did not come in "Genuine GM" packaging. Even though there were sold as NOS.
Jason
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