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Old 08-08-2005, 10:24 PM
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Center caps for replica wheels?
Hi folks,

I installed 4.6is 20" replicas that I purchased off of ebay about a year and a half ago... One of the center caps came off this past winter and, unfortunately, I can only find BMW OEM center caps, which don't fit my knock-offs.

I'm hoping that someone else who has replicas and has had to find non-original center caps to fit their wheels can point me in the direction of where I could find this part.

Any help or insight would be appreciated!

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Old 08-08-2005, 10:34 PM
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Try Tire Rack. I have a set of aftermarket wheels I bought from them and they came with very OEM looking center caps with the roundel. They are not OEM as this photo shows. Mine are the ones on the right. The one on the left is a Bimmerspinner cap.
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Really dredging this thread up from the dead, but I can't find them to fit my replica 87's in the local dealer's parts bin. Anybody got some info?

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Really dredging this thread up from the dead, but I can't find them to fit my replica 87's in the local dealer's parts bin. Anybody got some info?

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My 18" style 87 replicas came with center caps and the vendor, Lakeshore wheels sells more if you need.
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My 18" style 87 replicas came with center caps and the vendor, Lakeshore wheels sells more if you need.
Lakeshorewheelandtire.com, right? I looked on their site- only Lexus, Toyota and Corvette center caps. I'll send them an email about it.

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Heres one source for center caps
I bought my winter wheels from tire rack and they did not have BMW center caps so I ended up getting some from bavarian motorsport ~$20 for a set.
If you can't find the correct 'snap-in' size to fit the aftermarket wheels that you have you can but the 'peel and stick' type that you just stick to the pre-existing center-caps - that what I did and you can't tell the difference.

http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp

I am sure you can find cheaper on flea bay but its only $20 and they are right up the street for me.
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Lakeshorewheelandtire.com, right? I looked on their site- only Lexus, Toyota and Corvette center caps. I'll send them an email about it.

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Right. I know someone did buy BMW center caps from them so they do carry.
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Thanks very muchly, I'll check them out.

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Right. I know someone did buy BMW center caps from them so they do carry.
They do sell them and they friggin' SKULLCRACK you for them! $80!!!! Where's the Jesus Effin Christ smilie?

Thanks, LeMans. The search continues...

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