SirReal63
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I believed I mentioned I was frugal/cheap/whatever. When I bought the car the center caps were not on it. I found the center cap bolts, well, I found 3 of them and no wrench. These are unique to the 88 and 89 I believe and the 4 bolts and wrench are available for $129.00 Yeah, no way I am paying that for 4 cap screws in stainless and a wrench that may get lost again some day. I pulled out my tap and die master set and found the thread pitch, diameter and length and ordered 10-M10x35mm 304 stainless socket head cap screws for $10.00 and I have plenty of orphaned hex keys. Problem solved. The 0-rings on the center caps were either missing or disintegrating, I used my caliper to measure the groove and ordered 10-150mm OD, 143mm, 3.5mm thick Nitrile O-rings for $7.99 which gives me 6 extra cap screws and 6 extra O-rings, sounds like a plan to me. I ran a tap through the screw hole because they were filled with debris and dirt. The new cap screws fit like a glove.
Out with old and missing...
In with new new and functional...
I am not really worried about someone stealing my wheels, they are old and ugly. I am also not worried because we are remote enough and in a relatively crime free area. We only lock our doors if we are going away overnight but we have a farm, we don't usually have the luxury of overnight trips. If someone should try and they get past the dogs, the security cameras will pick them up and the insurance money will get me some new wheels. I will polish out the stamped writing on the cap screws when I refinish the wheels.
Out with old and missing...
In with new new and functional...
I am not really worried about someone stealing my wheels, they are old and ugly. I am also not worried because we are remote enough and in a relatively crime free area. We only lock our doors if we are going away overnight but we have a farm, we don't usually have the luxury of overnight trips. If someone should try and they get past the dogs, the security cameras will pick them up and the insurance money will get me some new wheels. I will polish out the stamped writing on the cap screws when I refinish the wheels.