Thoughts on alloy wheel centre caps.

[AndrewE]

I just fitted these new centre caps and wondered what your thoughts were. I could have purchased them from superskoda for €40, but instead purchased them off of Ebay and came from Hong Kong for £9.99 including delivery. Although they had the same part number stamped on the back as my original caps they were very slightly smaller and would not stay in position. After heating the clips with a hair dryer and gently bending them, they fit nicely into place but as the badges are thicker in depth they stand out from the wheel. The last photo was the original which was flush fitting but were all damaged. Which do you prefer? 

Edited 26 September, 2017 by VrsOctaviaAndy

[BATVANVRS]

I have the same vRS centre caps you have just fitted, I got mine from Superskoda, have been on my car now for at least 2-3 years! But my ones sit flush  

 

Edited 26 September, 2017 by BATVANVRS

[ahenners]

Should fit flush imo, new ones look like they aren't quite clipped in

[AndrewE]

They are fully clipped in. They are about 5mm deeper than the original ones. That's what you get for cheap copies I suppose. If I squint and look the other way then they are not too bad.

[ahenners]

4 minutes ago, VrsOctaviaAndy said:

They are fully clipped in. They are about 5mm deeper than the original ones. That's what you get for cheap copies I suppose. If I squint and look the other way then they are not too bad.

 

That was my point... They look like they haven't - even though they have 

[BATVANVRS]

4 minutes ago, VrsOctaviaAndy said:

They are fully clipped in. They are about 5mm deeper than the original ones. That's what you get for cheap copies I suppose. If I squint and look the other way then they are not too bad.

 

Worst case! come Christmas time, Superskoda normally do 20-25% off, if they don't bother you until then 

[marko]

my original ones all started to corrode after only being  6 months old, quite shocking really but not surprised due to cheapness of parts! I wonder if they are covered by warranty?

[AndrewE]

12 hours ago, BATVANVRS said:

 

Worst case! come Christmas time, Superskoda normally do 20-25% off, if they don't bother you until then 

Roughly how long do deliveries from Superskoda take from ordering to receiving them? Providing they are in stock of course. I might well be after wheel centre caps, front and rear badges and the rear door sill trims to match the front. Last question, what courier delivers the items in the UK? There's not always someone in and I don't want to have to travel miles to their depot.

[ahenners]

39 minutes ago, VrsOctaviaAndy said:

Roughly how long do deliveries from Superskoda take from ordering to receiving them? Providing they are in stock of course. I might well be after wheel centre caps, front and rear badges and the rear door sill trims to match the front. Last question, what courier delivers the items in the UK? There's not always someone in and I don't want to have to travel miles to their depot.

 

Was about 2 weeks for me and it was Royal Mail. I wasn't in for my order so had to go to the depot to collect.

[AndrewE]

8 hours ago, ahenners said:

 

Was about 2 weeks for me and it was Royal Mail. I wasn't in for my order so had to go to the depot to collect.

Ok thanks for that.

[themanwithnoaim]

23 hours ago, VrsOctaviaAndy said:

I just fitted these new centre caps and wondered what your thoughts were. I could have purchased them from superskoda for €40, but instead purchased them off of Ebay and came from Hong Kong for £9.99 including delivery. Although they had the same part number stamped on the back as my original caps they were very slightly smaller and would not stay in position. After heating the clips with a hair dryer and gently bending them, they fit nicely into place but as the badges are thicker in depth they stand out from the wheel. The last photo was the original which was flush fitting but were all damaged. Which do you prefer? 

Buy cheap, buy twice

 

These are mine

Edited 27 September, 2017 by themanwithnoaim

[ExSEAT]

Simple question but.... Whats the method for changing these? I know its easy to push them out from the back with the wheel off but I was thinking that since my originals are going in the bin I could put a couple of turns on a self tapping screw and pull them out? Or lever them out with some trim tools?

 

Also yes, they will replace them under warranty, mine have been bit Im hoping to get them in a bag ratger than fitted to the car as I cant get the car to the garage during workshop hours for a while and dont fancy leaving it!

[BATVANVRS]

I did mine with the wheels off & pushed out the old centre cap & clipped in the new centre cap, if you want to try the other method you mentioned above, then cant see no harm in trying but as long as you know that the centre cap can & probably will be proper goosed & try to use a plastic lever trim tool as you don't want to mark or scuff the alloys.

Edited 28 September, 2017 by BATVANVRS

[ahenners]

16 hours ago, ExSEAT said:

Simple question but.... Whats the method for changing these? I know its easy to push them out from the back with the wheel off but I was thinking that since my originals are going in the bin I could put a couple of turns on a self tapping screw and pull them out? Or lever them out with some trim tools?

 

Also yes, they will replace them under warranty, mine have been bit Im hoping to get them in a bag ratger than fitted to the car as I cant get the car to the garage during workshop hours for a while and dont fancy leaving it!

 

I drilled a hole in mine, put a screw in partially and then pulled out using the screw. Couldn't lever out with a trim tool - nothing was thin enough and didn't want to damage my wheels.

 

Old caps were corroded to hell, so going in the bin anyway. 

 

I reckon this is the easiest way, but only if the old caps are being thrown.

Edited 28 September, 2017 by ahenners

[P4ddy86]

What size are the centre caps? 56mm or 60mm

 

[themanwithnoaim]

12 hours ago, P4ddy86 said:

What size are the centre caps? 56mm or 60mm

 

56mm

[CookieMonster87]

I’m booked in at the dealer to have mine looked at under warranty, although why they have to do this over 2 visits baffles me (one to check them over, another to rectify the issue, if deemed necessary) especially in the current climate.

 

I’m hoping they have some in stock when I first visit as it’s a 5 minute job to swap them out. If not I’ll encourage them to swap them out with one in the showroom.

 

I’m tempted to fit a plane, flat, centre cap and get some gel badges made up to stick to them. DMB graphics are quite popular on the Ford forums when it comes to gel badges and overlays, I’ve had a few custom badges made up by them in the past for my ST too.

[NZ100]

I recently got some chrome centres from China, they were very slightly domed, just right, they had the reference number on the back. Skoda stickers off ebay, spot on.