Hubcaps again

David:  If you keep fixing up that car, you'll be afraid to drive it anywhere.

BTW, how's the windshield...

Might be best to just order one for $17 to check the fit. 

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Bob: IM S6 posted:

David:  If you keep fixing up that car, you'll be afraid to drive it anywhere.

BTW, how's the windshield...

I know....and it's making me think. Not the old way of thinking for sure. Patina is a long gone friend. Slight ding in the windshield....minor crack about 1/2" long way over on the passenger side. I'd be lost without one, eh ? 

@David Stroud IM Roadster D have you thought of emailing Robert@IM, he could send you the supplier that they use for those wheels.  Just saying.

That might be the best ( and safest ) bet, thanks Troy.  I doubt Robert would be able to trace that stuff that far back, Ray. Robert advised they are also very busy at year end.  

I had the Chinese wheels, ordered nipple caps from SoCal and they didn't fit.

Then I got a set of the older Mangel wheels, ordered some moon hubcaps from SoCal and they fit the Mangels just fine (and still do about four years later).

Mangel wheels, BTW, are identified on the inside as being made in Brazil.

I'm guessing the SoCal nipple caps will fit your wheels, but, like Troy says, probably the only way to know for sure is to order one cap, without the crest, and see.

Whatever you do, test fit before applying the crests as you can't return them once the crests are on.

Done deal. Shipping cost proved stupid via USPS for one hubcap and it wasn't worth crossing the border so I ordered all four with separate crests. Dan took the order and was sympathetic and gave a 15% discount on the caps. He was confident for a good fit with the older wheels and said they'd give a refund if they didn't fit and I didn't install the crests first and shipped them back. Cheers...

You've been around here for a long time, so I'm pretty sure you already know this, but for the newbies be sure to add a dab of silicone sealer to the center of the crest when you install them.

Again, for the newbies.  FYI.  The crests from SoCal Imports look just like the Porsche emblem, but do not have the name Porsche on them.  

I got so frustrated with the baby moons falling off or denting them when installing I gave up. I ordered 10 hole 4 lug wheels from Carey and put Porsche® 912 hubcaps on and never looked back. The caps were 5 times the cost of the wheels. 

I think Dr. Clock posted a trick one time on how to deal with moon caps that would not stay on the 4 lug wheel "humps". He "turned in" the lips of a moon hubcap in four places ( 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock positions ) , pressed the hubcap onto the wheel then twisted it to the tightened or locked position. 

Mr. Stroud is correct but my method to resolve the madness , flat palming the edge of the cap on would then flatten the thin gauge bead on the hub cap so I did have to twist it past the flat spots to get the bead to catch the wheel humps.  I did it that way because that's what I had on hand and  make it work.  You guys have too much of a recollection  :~)

Got my rims over to the powder coater today, the So Cal Nip caps got shipped today and my Vreds arrived today. I'm surprised how flexible the sidewalls are on the new tires just comparing them to the Yoko's and the Hercules. Ray...I became a new customer at GoldWing today....thanks for the recommend. They remember you and your car with the Soob. 

Glad it worked out for you David.

Adam the owner is a great guy, and helped solve my balancing issues with the Yoko's /... I kept losing the weighs on the wheels. and one new tire had a weird twist in the belt that caused it to go from right to left at speeds.

Hope the powder coater works out for you.

IaM-Ray posted:

Glad it worked out for you David.

Hope the powder coater works out for you.

I'm going more traditional with the details on the car and have specified the wheels get powder coated in RAL 9006 white aluminum which is a legit colour for 1959 Roadster. Wish I had two more holes in each wheel though....and one more lug nut.

(Faux) Porsche badging is complete including a Drauz Coach builder badge which I think was typical for 1959. Henry had put a nice IM badge aft of the right front wheel well where the Drauz badge should be so I left it there and put the Drauz badge on the left side of the car. No one will know if we don't tell them, eh ? Porsche is now on the front and Porsche with 1600 Super is on the rear. One more on the dashboard. I like the look of it....just my preference and it seems to satisfy the curious / sloppy drivers in the rear who come closer and closer to try to make out the word Intermeccanica. 

It's like little Christmas presents keep dribbling in....I like it. 

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