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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: e11ie on 04 October 2009, 13:38

Title: Borbet centre caps help
Post by: e11ie on 04 October 2009, 13:38

Currently on my car I have borbet RST's but no centre caps. The wheels are prety hard to come by anyway and finding centre caps for them is proving ni-on imposible! I've tralled German ebay and everything.

I have however noticed that they come with two centre cap possibilities, one attaching like the borbet A centre caps do with a hex bolt thingy. Obv these are easier to come by, thing is when I look at my wheels they dont seem to have any sort of fixing point for the bolt.

I was hoping someone could perhaps post a pic of how a type A cap attaches to the wheel or if anyone knows if any other caps would fit!

Here are some pics.....

Borbet RST
(http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z42/ellieglover/borbetwheel3.gif)

With flat caps
(http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z42/ellieglover/borbetwheel2.jpg)

Cap comparison (off a german ebay add)
(http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z42/ellieglover/borbetwheel1.jpg)

Title: Re: Borbet centre caps help
Post by: Jimp on 04 October 2009, 15:52

Never seen those wheels before, they look sweet  :cool:
Not helping, sorry  :grin:

Title: Re: Borbet centre caps help
Post by: e11ie on 04 October 2009, 17:49

lol they would look even better with centre caps!

Had another look at my alloys and the only thing i can think the caps would screw into is the wheel bolt...do they do like a special bolt with an internal threaded head?!

Title: Re: Borbet centre caps help
Post by: Wayne on 04 October 2009, 20:06

Looks like they clip in to me.

Title: Re: Borbet centre caps help
Post by: e11ie on 04 October 2009, 20:29

yeah the top ones do but the flat ones have a screw like borbet A centre caps and just wondering how they attach to the borbet A because mine dont seem to have anything that a screw would screw into!

Title: Re: Borbet centre caps help
Post by: e11ie on 04 October 2009, 22:49

Think i may have found the answer oto my own question!

Found these on the bay and if you look at the wheel missing the centre cap it has a little hole for a screw...for the flat type cap obv. Well mine doesnt have that so looks like I'll continue my needle in a haystack search for the other type of centre cap!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/four-borbet-alloys_W0QQitemZ200390225183QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET?hash=item2ea8302d1f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/four-borbet-alloys_W0QQitemZ200390225183QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET?hash=item2ea8302d1f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)

Title: Re: Borbet centre caps help
Post by: Wayne on 04 October 2009, 23:54

have you tried borbet direct.