How to prevent your center caps from coming out of your wheels.
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Have you ever had a center cap go missing on you? We've all seen cars driving around with missing caps. Lets face it, thats not a pretty look! We're going to show you how to prevent that from happening to you!
I purchased some caps for my car-after market and they fell off also. This video helped. If your a car lover like me then you know the pain. Silly I know but still. So thanks!!!
How are your caps doing any UPDATES?
Thanks, exactly what i needed to fix the center cap on my new wheels.
people this is perfectly fine to do . instead of putting the silicone in all the tabs . put it in just 3 . and it will come off without a big deal .cheers
My Discount Tire guy put's silicon on three of the six prongs of the center cap. Honda CRV center cap is $76. at the dealership btw.
That’s awesome. I just lost one and not even on a week. Thank you!
Excellent way to keep wheel center caps in place.
It’s a good a idea until you need new tires and us discount tire techs have to use tools to pop it back out to balance the assembly.
Tnx bro, somebody is stealing my caps from wheels, so this should help :D
Somebody still my center cups too now i have to buy all four i wiil do this but whit some glue more strong.
Great idea. I will try that when I get my new caps in.
Yup. Tried this on my daughters 17 beetle. It worked.
I just replaced one of my caps. I suspect thieves are about as much to blame as no glue. It seems to always happen when I drive through bad neighborhoods.
It’s the potholes… nobody wants your crappy center caps😂
@@exceptionallife4768 is potholes a new way to reference black people?
@@Luckingsworth yep… the pothole, road, street sign… infrastructure would be a better term
The problem of caps falling off is in the dimension of will-fit caps. While the original measures 51.5 mm tang to tang, the will-fit is around 49 mm.
silicone adhesives or double sided tapes are the key compadre.
this is great so they don't fly off while driving but unfortunately doesn't cover low life's with nothing better to do then steal center caps
sick and tired of this BS !!
Yup, right off my husbands Cadillac!
@Alan you'd be surprised
Exactly… Two of mine’s just got stolen yesterday 😩 what a way to bring in the new year
Excellent insight, thanks so much!
With inflation, the little GE clear silicone tube is now $8. I will give this a try in 2024!
How do you get them off when you need to change your tire?
My papa was missing one of his hub cap so for his birthday I spent 130$ on one he comes back from Toronto all hubcaps are missing
i feel your pain
Fake story.
i had both front caps fall off on my 1 year old 2020 pruis AWD.. Dealer agreed under my 36k factory warranty! to replace them...mayb..after warranty i will try your advice.. sounds like this problem has been around for a long time! NOW in 2021 they cost 30$ a piece..sounds like a long time scam!
The center caps from my chrome wheels keep coming loose and falling off while driving. They are hella expensive....$54 dollars each to replace. I had to replace 2 within a week. I will not replace any more. How will this help my case? They have to be removed in order to get to the lug nuts so I find this impractical for me.
i feel your pain and struggle . good luck
You just have to reapply silicone when you finish
Thank you for this great 💡
How do I get the cap off when I change your tire
you don't have to put a lot . just a little tiny bit will hold it and will still make it easy to take off when needed
Hammer fist 😂
ok but what about center caps that cover the lug nuts????
You can add silicone on the tabs of the caps to prevent them from coming off.
Ok but they frequently need to be removed for rotations and can crack when removed....
@@jmizzlefoshizzle23 noltice "No reply" i have the same issue with my 05 pacifica
@@jmizzlefoshizzle23don’t crack them, or don’t apply the glue and let them fall off
Will this also work with hot glue?
Ofcourse not. Hot glues are not meant for metal/steel(rims) to plastic (center caps) bonding. The glue will just melt off during high speeds and long driving hours.
I was thinking the same staring at my glue gun while watching this video 😂
Can they just make them not come off so people stop stealing them 😩
Is it okay to use gorilla super glue, know how easy it was to pop them out even when silicon was applied?
And if you have to take the caps off, then what? Also never use gorilla superglue on your hair
That glue will permanently bond it together. Bad idea 😂
I've lost 4 in total :/ each one over 25$ , need to buy two right now :(
THey don`t fly off people just steal them.. I am really scared for my OZ caps
They do come off specially the ones on the front wheels. When you've been driving long periods, the bore area of the wheels(where the caps are placed) tend to get hot as well. This hot metal or steel surface will then bend and deform the tabs of your caps. This bend (even in just a fraction of a millimeter), with the aid of those road bumps during high speeds will be enough to loosen your caps and make them fall off from your rims.
Dammmmn Luckie! You aint so lucky
Mine cost $36 a piece lol
Do you think this method could work for center caps that don't fit? Meaning, I want my OEM caps on my aftermarket wheels but they are just barley long enough
I would think so. Worst case you can give it a shot and it doesn't work, then all you need to do is peel the silicone off. There won't be any damage to the wheels caused by the silicone.
Use electrical tape and silicone
Would this glue work on the cover on my chrome clad wheel... the entire cover fell off while I was driving and no one seems to know how to attach it.
You can always try the silicone. Worse case, you would just peel the silicone off.
Thank you!
Good idea!!!
Mine came off of my 2007 cts but not by driving but by a low life thief.
They're worth at minimum 25.00 a piece.
I know, but if i want to replace them, it's gonna cost me at least $100.00 and I'm not rich.
what if I want to replace the center caps? Google RhinoTuning when purchasing wheel center caps.
Fake overseas bootlegs.
Great except the silicone contamination will make painting the rims a pain in the ass.
i am looking for center cap for platinum ultra
I found center caps for my Volvo on ebay. Good luck.
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Yea good luck trying to take those out when you want to balance your wheels , smart ones
Silicone is pliable… it’s not glue
Now go get your wheels balanced
easy . get it balanced before applying it . duh
That is one stupid idea ....when you take in your car for rotation and balance which you have to do every 3 to 5 thousand miles, your center cap needs to come of which silicon prevents that from happening. ...and in result you're cap has to be broken off
The idea is not stupid at all...what's stupid is you jumping to a conclusion without thinking. The clear silicone is flexible and only weakly adhesive, so it simply peels away with minor effort. It is strong enough to hold the cap in place, but is easily removed and completely non-destructive. This is in fact an EXCELLENT idea.
Groatnasty ....cool I guess you win, hahaha ...I've worked at a tire place where people came in with there caps siliconed on .....every time the cap broke ...what im saying its my previous experience so im not just jumping to conclusion. ..and yes most were clear silicon
He wins, therefore, you accept being a loser, now hide in shame.
Xiuhcoatl sure you all win
Reynaldo Linares thing is not to use too much silicone and at least this silicone prevents thieves getting the caps easy. and THAT is the reason to all this thing to avoid getting caps robbed.....
congratulations you can no longer get your wheels balanced