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Old 12-22-2009, 10:09 PM   #161 (permalink)
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I vote epoxy.

If they have metal tabs, they're probably metal.

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Old 12-22-2009, 10:17 PM   #162 (permalink)
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You could try some heavy duty aluminum foil on both sides...it's cheap and easy to reverse...
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Old 12-22-2009, 10:18 PM   #163 (permalink)
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I am a very strong and committed follower of Jesus Christ, I think the we should remember the reason for His coming to earth (to restore our relationship with God).

I could try welding odd some hole covers, but that might ruin the hub caps.
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Welding isn't likely to produce a nice result with the plating there. You'd have to grind, then body work, etc.

Try some PC-11 epoxy or JB Weld?
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I am a very strong and committed follower of Jesus Christ, I think the we should remember the reason for His coming to earth (to restore our relationship with God).

I could try welding odd some hole covers, but that might ruin the hub caps.
I would look into what MetroMPG did. He has hubcaps that he filled with "something black" to make it look more "stealthy" :



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I would look into what MetroMPG did. He has hubcaps that he filled with "something black" to make it look more "stealthy" :



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Didn't he get something and paint it to look like the OE wheel covers?

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I thought Darin posted a DIY on it, but I can't find it.

I could swear he made those caps, though, and just painted them to look like the OE caps.
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I went to a hub cap store near me yesterday, they did not have an equivalent oem to replace my missing one. I explained what I was trying to do with the pizza pans and the owner started looking through his thousands of hub caps. I ended up with a set of these:




What do you think of these all by them selves?

would you mod them to cover the holes?


what do you think of the overall look on the car?
Since the holes are relatively small, I would use very thin CLEAR plastic and super glue to the back of the hole
I do like the look on your car.

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