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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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I just bought a set of used 20 X 8.5 Magnum 500 style wheels for my 05. One of the center caps has 4 of the 6 tabs on the back broken off so obviously I can't mount this cap. I have tried several vendors looking for a replacement but so far I've had no luck. Here is a link to the wheels I'm talking about:

http://www.wheelreplicas.com/magnumwheels.html

The center cap pictured is what I am looking for. It is a raised center cap that measures 2.5" tab to tab with an outside diameter of around 3 1/8". Do any of you good folks know a source for replacements or, do any of you have these wheels and want to sell your center caps?

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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If worse comes to worse use some type of adhesive to keep it in there.
Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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JUst use some silcone on the back
Old Aug 26, 2010 | 07:19 AM
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See if American Racing has anything that would fit.
If not, you'll have to repair your busted one in a way that it's not becoming a project to remove and put back on everytime you put new a tire on that rim.

Show us a picture of the back end of said cap and maybe we can find a quick fix for it...
Old Aug 26, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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Thanks for the input folks. I think I have a solution that works...although now that I read pascal's post, it may be a project to remove and put back on when I need new tires.

I searched all over the internet for replacements and/or alternatives with no luck. The problem is, the bore on the wheel is 2 1/2" but the actual outside diameter of the cap is 3 1/8". The cap covers covers a little more than just hole in the wheel.

So, what I did was cut the bottom out of a soda can (which just happens to be the perfect size to fit in the bore from the back side), drill a small hole in that, took the decal off the center cap and ran a bolt down through the center cap, through the hole in the soda can and put a couple of nuts on the back. This allowed me to sandwich the wheel between the cap and my homemade end cap. Once I had everything tightened down I used a little double sided tape and silicone to put the decal back on the cap.

So, it will be a bit of a project to R&R when it comes time for new tires but it works for now.

Just out of curiousity, do you folks really think silicone would hold the center cap on at highway speed? I had thought of doing that very thing but was afraid of the cap flying off as I went down the road.
Old Aug 27, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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If the silcone is dry,it will hold no problem
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