Stopping Hubcaps from going walkies..

[Whistler]

Hi all,

I had a quick search but couldn't see anything. Basically, has anyone thought about or worked out how to stop the hubcaps from being nicked? I was looking on Heritage and I see they sell original baby moon hubcaps which I want to get further down the line, but at £56 each we were thinking how we could stop possible theives taking them!

Ta!

 

[Magiceddie88]

...Keep em locked up at night, take them off when you're not driving. Or just invest in not having them.

=0) and save £224, and having to fret bout it!

 

[Whistler]

What a pain in the butt that would be!

It's a shame that I/we would have to go to those lengths. Or not buy them.

 

[AxlFoley]

Have you had them stolen in the past? They are quite hard to get of.

 

[steamo]

Just buy the repro ones for £9 each, then you won't worry so much. Keep them clean and waxed and they'll even last a year or so :msn4:

 

[Tofufi]

Just buy the repro ones for £9 each, then you won't worry so much. Keep them clean and waxed and they'll even last a year or so :msn4:

I've been running a mixture of old repro and old original ones on my van, and not lost one yet in 6 years. One made a bid for freedom on a country lane once, but it was recovered safely :lol:

 

[crede999]

I've lost a couple one in Italy that was heading for a fiat in the outside lane like a frisbee( keep driving don't look back :msn4: ) and another in Belgium that flew up the embankment :lol:


Boy those babies fly .... Both were good og too

Chris

 

[BARKING MARK]

I've lost a couple one in Italy that was heading for a fiat in the outside lane like a frisbee( keep driving don't look back :msn4: ) and another in Belgium that flew up the embankment :lol:


Boy those babies fly .... Both were good og too

Chris

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Like your style....hmmm dont look back, could be a bit of good advice for life in general ...Unless you are reversing the Bus !!

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Tuck razor blades around the edges? Make sure you've got the proper jacking point cover/removal tool though!

 

[aogrady]

Hi!

I use the corkscrew part of the wine bottle opener, perfect for pulling off the caps :lol:

Alistair

 

[Bwuttonmoon]

Just buy the repro ones for £9 each, then you won't worry so much. Keep them clean and waxed and they'll even last a year or so :msn4:

Where can I get £9 hubcaps from? I need a set :mrgreen:

 

[Whistler]

Quite a varying degree of opinions!

Might be best just to go for cheap repo ones then.

 

[steamo]

Just buy the repro ones for £9 each, then you won't worry so much. Keep them clean and waxed and they'll even last a year or so :msn4:

Where can I get £9 hubcaps from? I need a set :mrgreen:

Got some from limebug couple of weeks ago. Mine are plain baby moon type but sure they did other sorts to.

 

[AndyO]

right ho, well i may have some input to this after the weekend. Im putting early bay moons onto post 72 wheels, which they arnt designed for. I figured that the three lugs would hold them, nope, added some clips (rivet) nope. Add more clips? well thats one job, have also spent £20 on a couple of taps and ss screws as well as some self tappers - I wont be beaten!

 

[jimthebin]

eveing all


i have found that if you make the drain holes a little bigger then feed a clear cable tie in one hole through one of the metal springs then back out again pull it very tight and cut off they never come off.

since doing this i haven't lost one and one did come loose but made such a noise i stopped

hope this helps

JTB

 

[steamo]

right ho, well i may have some input to this after the weekend. Im putting early bay moons onto post 72 wheels, which they arnt designed for. I figured that the three lugs would hold them, nope, added some clips (rivet) nope. Add more clips? well thats one job, have also spent £20 on a couple of taps and ss screws as well as some self tappers - I wont be beaten!

The ones I bought were baby moons especially designed for post 72 wheels. Might be worth a punt at 35 quid.

 

[AndyO]

right ho, well i may have some input to this after the weekend. Im putting early bay moons onto post 72 wheels, which they arnt designed for. I figured that the three lugs would hold them, nope, added some clips (rivet) nope. Add more clips? well thats one job, have also spent £20 on a couple of taps and ss screws as well as some self tappers - I wont be beaten!

The ones I bought were baby moons especially designed for post 72 wheels. Might be worth a punt at 35 quid.

I'm guessing no VW logo? It's all about aesthetics...

 

[steamo]

Ah yeah mine are plain I'm afraid. I'm fitting them to 15" steels off a merc, the metal banding used for strapping stuff to pallets is quite good for making clips out of.

 

[AndyO]

Well, hope this should help, we ended up screwing the hubs to the wheels using M3 screws, tapped out four holes per wheel, pics should explain all:

 

[RichardAlexander]

Andy o that's a sweet idea, might do that but mine are a bitch to off so is it necessary