Helporb

I was wodering if anyone has had any luck finding a center cap for the xb wheels. I want to do a 40's style ford hotrod thing with a centercap and beuty ring. Any suggestions?

saicow

I am doing the same thing....I am having chrome plated brass custom made center caps with a Japanese character (Prosperity!) acid etched into the chrome - they will be ready in about 4 weeks (I am having them done overseas). If you want a set of 4 reply ASAP.......Bradford

Old_Punk

To clarify, are you looking for something like baby moons to cover the lugnuts, or a small cap for the hole in the center of the wheel to use with chrome lugnuts?

I did a search for "center caps" and came up with several options. I don't know if any of them fit the Scion steelies, but it's a start.

Helporb

Can i get some more info about the custom caps saicow?

Yes, im looking for more of a cover than a cap for the bolts to go over. I was thingking of finding some old mercury caps or something similar.

saicow

It's the fit that is tricky....how will they stay on, etc.? I have rings and chrome bolts and the center cap covers the exposed axle ends, just inside the bolts and I will design the cap to fit right under the bolt lips securely......they will look perfect and very unique with the Japanese character - not some adapted existing design that won't look right.....anyway, if you want a set I need to order now....they will be $60.00 for the set of 4.......Bradford

chucksu

I dont think this is what you are looking for, but it just might be:

Its one of the members rides here, just cant find which one right now.

Old_Punk

OK, the thing is, standard American steel wheels are made with little lobes around the inner ring. The center caps/baby moons snap over those lobes. The Scion/Toyata wheels don't have those lobes. So these seem to be your choices:

1: Use the kind of center cap that bolts on with the wheel lugs

2: Use adaptors so you can use American wheels

3: Have someone like Stockton Wheel Service modify American wheels to fit a 100x4 bolt pattern

4: Have some kind of cap specially machined.

5: Something I haven't thought of

George

5. Use a wire welder to build up three "nubs" in the correct locations to hold the cap in place. If you don't have a wire welder, just drill the wheel and install a round-head self-tapping screw.

I checked out one of my old VW hubcaps (late style, not early style) and they would fit nicely if the nubs were there. You can buy these caps without logos for a reasonable price from VW suppliers.

I'm using salt flat discs that cover the entire wheel but the lip. I built a bracket in the center of the wheel and use a center screw to secure the cap. There are two holes already in the center of the wheel that allow you to fasten a bracket without drilling.

George

SCIONbrouillard

Something like this http://www.wheelvintiques.com/wheels/nostaliga.html ??

JdMBboFSD

double post.....but thanks....saving the link now....might pick up one of those these days...

Helporb

Yeah, all you guys are on spot with what i want, but the only problem is that, as you all probably know, american wheels have different spacing, so they wont work unless i want the lowrider look and a big ticket.

Those full moons look _____en, that would be an easy thing to do as well.

Maybe just beauty rings for a 60's stock dragster look?

HEY, I had a 79 camaro berlinetta. The fastes inspection violation on the east coast.

k4kas

Thats Tstrel's ride.
Very smoooooov I might add! :D

Guest

Very nice Box. What kind of rims are those? That looks awesome.

k4kas

Stock steelies with full moons!

George

There are snap-on Moon Discs:



or a little blingier...



From Mooneyes:

http://www.mooneyes.com/

The thing that I don't like about the snap-on disc is that they extend past the lip of the steel wheel. I know from my stock hub caps that it is very easy to get curb rash if the cap extends past the lip.

My own salt flat discs recess into the wheel within the lip. It would take a tall, square curb to harm them! I got mine from EMPI:

http://www.empius.com/

http://www.empius.com/w/wheelcaps.html#salt

and painted them to match my white box. Check the Canyon Breakfast photos for August to see them.

George

SCIONbrouillard

I had the berlinetta for like 3 weeks before it died due to a blown engine block. =\

Too much of a hassle to get it fixed up. But goddamit it was a hot cruising car.

Helporb, is that short for Highland Falls??

Helporb

Well, it really has no explination. I feel that i can be a Hovering Ball of assistance to this board, or even be a receiver of it. But i Do live in High Falls, which is 7min away from highland falls, over mohonk mountain. Lets start a club! We can call it the Roundout Rhombus's (Although some sheet metal work would be required!)

On my 79 camaro, you could see the floor through the floor pans, and i had a rock that i painted a big "P" on becuase there was no parking pin. It did have a outlaw engine in it though! Ho Boy!

Thanks to all who responded!

fr130

Be careful when buying the type of covers as pictured. The wheel covers above have teeth to secure to the wheel. However this is not a secure fit to our stock wheels. You want the same cover secure system as the stock covers...clips, and a circular wire. I had something like those and one fell off.

Not sure how Tsrel's covers are secured. But he PMed me back stating that since it is metal, it will make a lot of noise. Steel wheels on steel covers=noise :D

Sid_xBicious

[quote="fr130
Be careful when buying the type of covers as pictured. The wheel covers above have teeth to secure to the wheel. However this is not a secure fit to our stock wheels. You want the same cover secure system as the stock covers...clips, and a circular wire. I had something like those and one fell off.

Not sure how Tsrel's covers are secured. But he PMed me back stating that since it is metal, it will make a lot of noise. Steel wheels on steel covers=noise :D[/quote]

yes mine is also making noise, and i have to tweak those clips to hold better(still unsure if it really going to hold),

Helporb

What kind of hubcaps are those? They look great!