Center Caps for Plain Steel Wheels?

[astroman71]

I've got plain steel wheels with hubcaps on my '08 Cruiser and want to dress them up a bit without having to buy new rims all together. So, I was thinking of losing the hubcaps, painting the rims a high gloss black or gray, installing chrome beauty rings, and putting on some kind of center cap. Does anyone know of a center cap that will fit these plain wheels? I've looked around online and really can't find anything.

Thanks.

[crudlife66]

I want to do the same thing to mine,I was thinkin chrome lugnuts with some kinda chrome center cap would look nice.

[808]

O_O A small resurrection..

I'm heading this route temporarily..I'm looking at beauty rings, also. Saw the cheap mod at PTCruiserWorld.

[Rowdy]

Originally Posted by astroman71

I've got plain steel wheels with hubcaps on my '08 Cruiser and want to dress them up a bit without having to buy new rims all together. So, I was thinking of losing the hubcaps, painting the rims a high gloss black or gray, installing chrome beauty rings, and putting on some kind of center cap. Does anyone know of a center cap that will fit these plain wheels? I've looked around online and really can't find anything.

Thanks.

there isn't any. but you can weld on a thin 2.5" steel ring aroun d the hub of the wheel itself for a longer lip, and come up with something like i did. I used cheap (2 bucks a pop) aluminum dog kennel post caps, they slid over the new lip.
That with bullet lugs is the route I took, as there just isnt anything avail for that oddball wheel size. mind you, these wheels are from a VW on my PT, but are essentially the same thing size wise...

[mopar_man]

That's a fine idea right there. I like that. I've been looking for some spider caps for my car since I bought it a year and a half ago. Nothing that fits or is a reasonable price so it's been ugly axle nut/cotter pin and bearing center surrounded by nice chrome lugnuts.

[Rowdy]

yuppers. those spyder capas are exactly what I was trying to emulate.
Ill throw a trim ring on it too, and paint the wheel

[mopar_man]

Did you use anything to secure that cap to the center?

[Rowdy]

Originally Posted by mopar_man

Did you use anything to secure that cap to the center?

yeah. i crossdrilled and tapped the rings before i welded em on. that fit TIGHT... rubber mallet to get em on tight.
still, i threw in a tiny threaded allenhead thru the cap into the rings with blur locktite to be sure... they fit flush so you cant see em at all.

[MassCruiser]

Is it due to the Tire Pressure Monitoring system, that rims are not available that will accept a smoothie hubcap, as the earlier model Cruisers do?

[Rowdy]

Originally Posted by MassCruiser

Is it due to the Tire Pressure Monitoring system, that rims are not available that will accept a smoothie hubcap, as the earlier model Cruisers do?

No. Nothing to do with it, not that I know of.
They will all take a full size hubcap. I dont think that was what he was looking for tho.
No OEM steel wheel will take a baby moon only because no one has made any for em as far as I know.

The wheel vintiques smoothie moons available are OK, but i never liked how the center cap looked.. they look (to me) fake, and they're spendy.