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Old 06-16-2014, 11:44 AM
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Stock alcoa center caps?

Anyone have any tricks for making the rear center caps not rattle? They a very loose when you move them around but don't feel like they will come off. Just want to get rid of the junk clinky clack noise as I drive in town.
 
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Old 06-16-2014, 12:12 PM
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Take them off is my trick. That's what I did. Pi$$ed me off too. They are broken if they rattle. You can buy replacements from ford for an arm and two legs, or you can buy some knockoffs on ebay, or just leave them off like I did.
 
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Old 06-16-2014, 01:05 PM
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Don't have the rears but my front center caps rattled. Stuffed an old cut up tee-shirt in there and now no more rattle.
 
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:12 PM
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I bought two sets, brand new, for the rears on my dually. I've lost three out of four and they were new and fit tight. Could not fit your finger nail any where around them. **** on it, I'm like Darin, take them off!!
 
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I had great luck with the fleabay rears.they attach differently and are real good. The 4x fronts sucked.buy oe fronts nd knockoff rears.
 
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Okay thanks guys, I might just deal with them rattling until I lose one and then buy a set of fleabay's. Might try the T-shirt trick also.
 
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I should have added that flebay didn't have ones for the dually. I got mine from Fords and they are the ones I keep losing. On my other 2wd, the flebay ones worked great.
 
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I had great luck with the fleabay rears.they attach differently and are real good. The 4x fronts sucked.buy oe fronts nd knockoff rears.
How do they attach? I might be interested in buying a pair if they wont break/ fall off.
 
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