problem, need help

[joesgti]

right ive got new BBS alloys on my car but they have red centers which look cr@p, i ordered some black ones from ebay but they were 70mm and did not fit, i need 65mm vw or BBS centers. Does anybody know where to get them from? 

[Russ.C]

how about these, not sure if self-ad is what you want though?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Gunmetal-Brushed-Aluminium-Wheel-Centers-65mm_W0QQitemZ110200976595QQihZ001QQcategoryZ14771QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBS-Black-Pearlescent-Wheel-Centers-65mm_W0QQitemZ110210793067QQihZ001QQcategoryZ14771QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

[joesgti]

so would thease stick onto the red ones? reckon theyl look any good? the bbs ones look abit g@y but the vw ones look OK

[RedRobin]

....No, those fleeBay ones won't fit - They are self-adhesive flatties. The Mk5 VW plastic centre caps cost at least £5 each and are subject to white worm.

I've been trying to find alternatives for ages but no-one makes the right size....................yet!

Meanwhile I've removed all 4 of mine.


[EDIT: I've just noticed you don't have BBS Monzas fitted]

[joesgti]

....No, those fleeBay ones won't fit - They are self-adhesive flatties. The Mk5 VW plastic centre caps cost at least £5 each and are subject to white worm.

I've been trying to find alternatives for ages but no-one makes the right size....................yet!

Meanwhile I've removed all 4 of mine.

the vw ones are a tiny bit too small and would fall out on every corner or bump if i put them in as the clips dont go far enough in,

the self ad ones may stick over the red caps i have at the moment!? would this work well or look rubbish?? 

[Russ.C]

hmmm, now I think about it might look a bit crap  . why not remove them for a bit like redrobin has - the red does stick out like a sore thumb!   

[Hurdy]

Ive tried stick on ones before and they looked pants.

What diameter is the inner steel retaining ring?

I have a set of VW caps on my spare 18" alloys and they are 65mm diameter on the outside - lip to lip, but the retaining steel ring is 50mm.  If it looks like a good match then the part number is 7D0 601 165

[joesgti]

im going to try some self ad ones, just got 4 for a tenner so not so bad if they look rubbish as i just wont use them, cheers for the help. 

[RedRobin]

You can always stick them on your fridge or similar

[gazbutmk5gti]

Give Awesome a ring, bit spooky but after we met the other day and I remember your post about wanting black ones, and I thought the red 1's didn't look great, I asked them if they could get them, and Andy said they probably could, either from BBS or from the supplier of the really smart replicas they've got in the showroom. Worth a try?