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Technical => Wheel & Tire Forum => Topic started by: silas on June 14, 2006, 09:34:12 PM

Title: Replacing Hubcap Clips On Wide 5's...
Post by: silas on June 14, 2006, 09:34:12 PM

anyone ever do it and have any tricks they want to pass on? are there replacement clips or should i just salvage one off the spare?

i'm thinking grind off or drill out the old and weld in the new. anything else to consider?

Title: Replacing Hubcap Clips On Wide 5's...
Post by: kirin on June 14, 2006, 10:17:44 PM

Small panhead screws and nuts. So if they break again easy fix.

Title: Replacing Hubcap Clips On Wide 5's...
Post by: bwaz on June 20, 2006, 10:20:10 AM

I've tried to hammer new official VW part rivets, but gave up after two of them. I didn't have the proper press to do it. I ending up using large rivets, which held nicely and didn't have to keep checking that the nut and bolt were still on.
Brian

Title: Replacing Hubcap Clips On Wide 5's...
Post by: silas on June 21, 2006, 05:57:42 PM

thanks for the replies you guys.

i went with the drill out the old and rivet in the new method. worked like a charm.