Ideas? Suggestions?
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A few years back when I was setting up my billiards table the friend that was helping could not believe that I was having a conniption over not being in the center of the room by 1/8".
I definitely will.
I've been looking, every SD truck I have seen with these wheels are full center caps. I am definitely open to that prospect.
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Durrr, NO you're all wrong.
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Ok so the guys that don't have 2003 and up what do they do to make these work? I could have sworn some guys are just using the original or SD cover with the hole and are unable to use the HD center cap until someone found some lugs that will work on the older trucks?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...8-rims-11.html
scroll down, see what Tom has on his truck...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...8-rims-11.html
scroll down, see what Tom has on his truck...
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Ok so the guys that don't have 2003 and up what do they do to make these work? I could have sworn some guys are just using the original or SD cover with the hole and are unable to use the HD center cap until someone found some lugs that will work on the older trucks?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...8-rims-11.html
scroll down, see what Tom has on his truck...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...8-rims-11.html
scroll down, see what Tom has on his truck...
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The only way to make sure it would be perfect is to use a lathe and put the 1/4" hole in the cap. Then a holesaw could be used to make the hole, another option would be to make a jig that fits the inside of the cap and have a pilot hole in the middle to perfectly centre the 1/4 inch hole for the hole saw. The latter could even be made of wood.
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If the edges do get a little messed up, you could always over-size by an 1/8" if available. Then use some thin profile self-adhesive edge guard to trim around the hole.
Hell even if it does cut cleanly, the edge guard might not be a bad idea... You're going to have a color differential between the chrome and the plastic one you cut an edge into it. Cowles offers it in a chrome finish to help blend in to the caps.
Hell even if it does cut cleanly, the edge guard might not be a bad idea... You're going to have a color differential between the chrome and the plastic one you cut an edge into it. Cowles offers it in a chrome finish to help blend in to the caps.
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I even considered using my Dremel to cut the holes.
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Excellent idea, thanks.
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I used a hole saw on my aftermarket center caps. I lucked out as there was a small nub dead nuts in the center on the inside of the cap leftover from the molding process. I drilled an eighth inch hole fron the inside out, then used a hole saw from the outside. Came out nice. If you don't have a mark in the center, I'd just measure and mark from the outside. I think as long as you end up very close to the center..... no one is ever going to notice it's a few thousanths off..... not even you. Especially when the truck is rolling down the road.
With standard counting, starting at one and going up, 14 comes before 25.
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See ? He immediately discounted my suggestion because I mentioned I had an aftermarket center cap.