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Jyden · 01-22-2010, 05:03 PM

Well - at set of reacing caps would be 150 - 200 USD shipped to europe, so I took an another rute.

The car came fittet wit plastic hupcaps on the steeel rims, and they pretty much had a good shape, but to many holes along the rim.

So I went to the builders store, and god some 0,6 mm aluminium sheets, layed out the plastic hub caps, marked up, and cut out 4 round discs.

Made a cutout out for the air valve. Pop-riveted he aluminium to the plastic hub caps, and gave the whole lot a good silver spray paint to finish it up.

Volia! - 4 nice racing moon hub caps.

Picture will follow to morrow. Cost - alu sheets and some rivets and paint - both in my workshop.

01-22-2010, 05:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
Jyden Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Denmark, Europe Posts: 338 Enduro E-bike - '11 PowerPedals Enduro 90 day: 2236 mpg (US) Jota - '14 Toyota Yaris Hybrid H1 90 day: 53.11 mpg (US) Thanks: 138 Thanked 42 Times in 35 Posts	DIY hubcaps Well - at set of reacing caps would be 150 - 200 USD shipped to europe, so I took an another rute. The car came fittet wit plastic hupcaps on the steeel rims, and they pretty much had a good shape, but to many holes along the rim. So I went to the builders store, and god some 0,6 mm aluminium sheets, layed out the plastic hub caps, marked up, and cut out 4 round discs. Made a cutout out for the air valve. Pop-riveted he aluminium to the plastic hub caps, and gave the whole lot a good silver spray paint to finish it up. Volia! - 4 nice racing moon hub caps. Picture will follow to morrow. Cost - alu sheets and some rivets and paint - both in my workshop. Last edited by Jyden; 01-23-2010 at 05:22 AM..