Looking for my lost Porsche hubcap crest

You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel! Dialog me, I may have a spare hubcap crest! 

 

Too funny... its Madness I say madness....

You need to add some silicon (sealer) to the tatas of the others least they depart too!

Jimbo.

If your spare is from the same batch that you gave me one from, it probably has Porsche on it, which is very hard to come by these days.  The crests that Vintage and probably most everyone else supplies do not have Porsche on the top of the shield.  It would probably be unnoticeable, but never the less not a match.

 

The crests with out Porsche are available from lots of different suppliers.

Start with SoCal imports, but they were out of them a few weeks ago when I ordered a set of nipple hubs.  The trick to keeping them on is putting about a dime size of silicon sealer on the back and then mounting them on the cap with the clips.  That also prevents rattling, which only dogs can hear, but never the less....

Good point, thanks Troy! 

 

See what I said about Troy having an eye for detail. he doesn't miss a trick. That is why the cars he refurbishes sell so easily! 

Thanks for your replies on my quest for a crest. 

My hubcap crests, and the one I should replace it with, do not have the "Porsche" lettering on them. 

I appreciate the tip on the silicone injections too.

-fisher

That's funny

Well, here is an update on the runaway crest saga.

 

I found on Socalimports webpage reproduction nipple hubcaps with the "Porsche" logo on the crest for $27.00 each. A few other sites had the crests only for $35 or more without a hubcap. Since my missing crest did not have the "Porsche" logo, I opted to purchase a new set of 4 caps so all would match, I and would be complete again.

 

  The order was placed on 3-12-14 and the package arrived today 3-25-14 from only 50 miles away. Shipping was free by the way. I would have driven over to pick them up but sometimes I get a little lazy. (when I get super lazy I wear a cape.)

 

  I had called the the day before they were shipped to see where the order was since I had not received a tracking number. I was told they were back ordered and didn't know when they were to arrive. Amazingly they were shipped the following day. Go figure.

 

  The caps are nice for repro caps and packed well in tons of foam popcorn. The included crests were not installed on the caps.

 

  Oh, now I remember why I was posting this. The 4 crests that I did received do not have the "Porsche" logo on them. They are the same size and design as the ones on my 2005 Vintage speedster. The quality is equal to the ones already on the car.

 

  I could have gotten away with ordering just one.

I used one of the matching crests and installed it on the speedster with a little silicon to keep things together. I now have some extra caps.

 

Anybody need some nipple caps? I have 4 nipple caps and 3 "logo-less" crests available. Lemme know.

 

BTW, when you register on their website they will respond immediately with a promo code. Mine was NEWCUST5. I didn't see the email until after my order was placed. It might be for a discount or maybe a trip to the Bahamas. I don't know.

 

Thanks for all the responses and insights.

I am interested in the nipple hubcaps. Are they for the 'four-bolt' wheels?

Also do you know if they will fit over the tall [11/4''] chrome wheek nuts?

What are you asking for them?

Thanks ,Tom   

The 4 nipple caps and 3 crests were sold off this morning. There is now a beat up 68 vw bug somewhere in orange county with shiney caps.

 

-fisher

Ya kno
In life
We all lose a few things
If not all things

I figgure that cap did u proud ditching itself where it did!