Okay, I have searched and searched a little bit more but cannot find a definitive answer. Does anybody know the centre cap size for 15" alloy wheels on a Fabia Estate 2015? Mine are on the verge of killing a pedestrian! They also look like they have developed some sort of calcium addiction.

It might depend on what wheels you have and if they're factory original.

The ones on my wife's car are plastic, black with silver Škoda emblem and edge ban. If you take one of yours out you can measure it and/or on the back there might be a VW part number to look up from and get comparisons for.

Or have a look here, 15" seem to be 57.1 mm hole - "Center Bore / Hub Bore: 57.1 mm" - https://www.wheel-size.com/size/skoda/fabia/2015/

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Thank you, a very useful website!

I'm going to take a gamble and go by this as it gives other measurents which I know matches up to the rest of the wheel.

Yeap always a gamble with information from any source (bloke on internet or down the pub) including manufacturers, as all sources and databases have errors and omissions.

It's too dark and too much hassle for me to try to pop the centre cap out with the wheel on the car but if yours are already damaged then tomorrow you could pop one out to measure the hole (good luck with the .1 mm) or look for VW part number.

Let us know how you get on and it might confirm that size too, good luck.

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10 minutes ago, nta16 said:

Yeap always a gamble with information from any source (bloke on internet or down the pub) including manufacturers, as all sources and databases have errors and omissions.

It's too dark and too much hassle for me to try to pop the centre cap out with the wheel on the car but if yours are already damage then tomorrow you could pop one out to measure the hole (good luck with the .1 mm) or look foe VW part number.

Let us know how you get on and it might confirm that size too, good luck.

Will do mate, hopefully it can help someone else. I'll post results here.

Thanks for the help.

Take one off if the wheels are factory fit version, you'll find a part number on the underside of the centre cap - stuff that into ebay etc and wait until sensible priced items appear, warning, main dealership can sometimes be cheaper than eBay!

What really really annoyed me a week or so ago was, my wife's 2015 VW Polo ended up with a puncture, so I took the wheel off, dumped it in my car and dropped it off to get the puncture repaired - like a complete fool, I forgot to use the wooden handle of a hammer to knock the centre cap out before handing it over!

Well that job got done and the wheel was collected, but when I refitted it to the car I noticed that some "clever" tyre fitter had used a screwdriver to lever the centre cap out from the front of the alloy wheel - very annoying and unnecessary, surely they could have knocked it out from the rear and so leaving no damage to the alloy wheel or centre cap!

The plastic with maybe some metal content centre caps on that car's winter wheels are now showing signs of "white (corrosion) worm" - but they are 10 years old, I'll see what they look like after next winter and maybe look out for a set of 4 new centre caps - if any appear at an acceptable price on eBay.

2 hours ago, rum4mo said:

Take one off if the wheels are factory fit version, you'll find a part number on the underside of the centre cap - stuff that into ebay etc and wait until sensible priced items appear, warning, main dealership can sometimes be cheaper than eBay!

What really really annoyed me a week or so ago was, my wife's 2015 VW Polo ended up with a puncture, so I took the wheel off, dumped it in my car and dropped it off to get the puncture repaired - like a complete fool, I forgot to use the wooden handle of a hammer to knock the centre cap out before handing it over!

Well that job got done and the wheel was collected, but when I refitted it to the car I noticed that some "clever" tyre fitter had used a screwdriver to lever the centre cap out from the front of the alloy wheel - very annoying and unnecessary, surely they could have knocked it out from the rear and so leaving no damage to the alloy wheel or centre cap!

The plastic with maybe some metal content centre caps on that car's winter wheels are now showing signs of "white (corrosion) worm" - but they are 10 years old, I'll see what they look like after next winter and maybe look out for a set of 4 new centre caps - if any appear at an acceptable price on eBay.

I have heard a few horror stories regarding the state of peoples wheels after tyre fittings etc. But yea, I shall be helping my mechanic friend to take off the wheels and give them a proper pampering.

There does seem to be a center cap lottery through various years and specs on the same model cars!

IF I remember any work done where a wheel or wheels are removed I remove the wheel bolt (bloody stupid bolts instead of studs) cover caps and centre caps if required and don't refit them until I have checked the bolts haven't been over torqued or hammered on with the rattle-gun and then driven for about 30 miles after my check to check again, then the covers and caps go back on. No cover or caps and I still need to check.

A previous car (with sensible wheel studs) the nuts only torqued up to 45 lb ft (60Nm?) and tyre places would default set to at 70/80ft lb (110Nm?) and despite me telling them verbally and giving it to them in writing two places pulled a stud by staying in default mode, very annoying, twice.

39 minutes ago, nta16 said:

IF I remember any work done where a wheel or wheels are removed I remove the wheel bolt (bloody stupid bolts instead of studs) cover caps and centre caps if required and don't refit them until I have checked the bolts haven't been over torqued or hammered on with the rattle-gun and then driven for about 30 miles after my check to check again, then the covers and caps go back on. No cover or caps and I still need to check.

A previous car (with sensible wheel studs) the nuts only torqued up to 45 lb ft (60Nm?) and tyre places would default set to at 70/80ft lb (110Nm?) and despite me telling them verbally and giving it to them in writing two places pulled a stud by staying in default mode, very annoying, twice.

They should be checking that as standard! Some threads softer and shallower than others.

I won't say too much after only having a driving license for a couple of weeks but I am learning as much as I can, so that I am as damn certain as possible my kids are in a safe car.

Like I said, I'm no mechanic but the job I do have, I take very seriously as people's lives can literally be affected by my small failures.

Most things are well over engineered safety wise on a car but it's the small stuff that can cause big problems.

If you are new to driving then you're probably more conscious in many ways of possible issues than those of us who took our test many decades back (last century, last millennium) and more rely on experience (well what we can remember) and what concerns us and what doesn't. Safety can be about not relying on the (excessive) safety "features" and driver "aids" and "assists" in modern day cars (and keeping off the infotainment/SatNav/phone).

As a new driver just passed your test your driving education in a way really begins now.

For the car, read and refer to the car's 'Owner's Manual' for driver's maintenance and to save time, hassle and money on unnecessary trips to the Dealerships, garages, mechanics, auto-electricians and tyre places. The VW aren't the best, or the worst, and are a good place to start at (sometimes until you have more experience). If you read and refer to the 'Owner's Manual' you will know more than many long term owners of the model. And the boys and girls giving info on Aunty Google and YT don't always do a good job of such or can be wrong (as we all can).

Here's some kooky but very well explained and presented video that remind of some of what's in the Owner's Manual but also other tips, these relate specifically to the MK3 Fabia but others cover other subjects and models, all well explained and presented to learn from or remind, in my opinion. -

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHH-B9onXpOqdKjFA815CBd7YB4hocem5

HTH. (must remember to view today's video and wind him up)

30 minutes ago, nta16 said:

Most things are well over engineered safety wise on a car but it's the small stuff that can cause big problems.

If you are new to driving then you're probably more conscious in many ways of possible issues than those of us who took our test many decades back (last century, last millennium) and more rely on experience (well what we can remember) and what concerns us and what doesn't. Safety can be about not relying on the (excessive) safety "features" and driver "aids" and "assists" in modern day cars (and keeping off the infotainment/SatNav/phone).

As a new driver just passed your test your driving education in a way really begins now.

For the car, read and refer to the car's 'Owner's Manual' for driver's maintenance and to save time, hassle and money on unnecessary trips to the Dealerships, garages, mechanics, auto-electricians and tyre places. The VW aren't the best, or the worst, and are a good place to start at (sometimes until you have more experience). If you read and refer to the 'Owner's Manual' you will know more than many long term owners of the model. And the boys and girls giving info on Aunty Google and YT don't always do a good job of such or can be wrong (as we all can).

Here's some kooky but very well explained and presented video that remind of some of what's in the Owner's Manual but also other tips, these relate specifically to the MK3 Fabia but others cover other subjects and models, all well explained and presented to learn from or remind, in my opinion. -

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHH-B9onXpOqdKjFA815CBd7YB4hocem5

HTH. (must remember to view today's video and wind him up)

I have watched this guy before I even got the car to get some insider information! He does seem like the mad hatter but he does his content very well! When I went to the dealer to pick the car up, he looked bewildered by how much information I had armed myself with 😆.

Thanks to the Mad Skoda Professor! Aka (CarSpyTV)

I agree, learning starts now!

Yeap, kooky but very well explained and demonstrated and well presented. As always with these things looks a lot easier than it actually is and seeing a few vids from others on the same stuff highlights how good his vids actually are, strikes a very good level too.

Yes very good idea to know as much about what you're buying as you can but sometimes it's best not to show your whole hand as so many car dealers can be less than great an/or honest.

Anyone decent and honest doesn't usually have to look too hard for work in the car trade as they're so sought after. I'm very happy to deal with those that take lunch breaks (staff at least) and don't open at the weekends, finding them and being able to get booked in with them is the problem. Many specialist experts I've found to be either not experts and/or con-men. Personally if possible I'd prefer an all-female workforce garage, of course not all women are good and honest but much more likely than with men, in my decades of being a bloke with various cars.

Good luck to you, may your car issues be few and far between, they can be an extreme waste of money and in real life terms worthless, I'm way passed the point of looking at the state of the centre caps, keep then with a layer of debris and the imperfections are a lot less noticeable. 😄

7 minutes ago, nta16 said:

Yeap, kooky but very well explained and demonstrated and well presented. As always with these things looks a lot easier than it actually is and seeing a few vids from others on the same stuff highlights how good his vids actually are, strikes a very good level too.

Yes very good idea to know as much about what you're buying as you can but sometimes it's best not to show your whole hand as so many car dealers can be less than great an/or honest.

Anyone decent and honest doesn't usually have to look too hard for work in the car trade as they're so sought after. I'm very happy to deal with those that take lunch breaks (staff at least) and don't open at the weekends, finding them and being able to get booked in with them is the problem. Many specialist experts I've found to be either not experts and/or con-men. Personally if possible I'd prefer an all-female workforce garage, of course not all women are good and honest but much more likely than with men, in my decades of being a bloke with various cars.

Good luck to you, may your car issues be few and far between, they can be an extreme waste of money and in real life terms worthless, I'm way passed the point of looking at the state of the centre caps, keep then with a layer of debris and the imperfections are a lot less noticeable. 😄

Haha! Solid advice buddy! Spent a couple of years trying to get my 2 wheeled 125 rust magnet to a standard that simply did not exist. Even if you do it can be literally written off in a millisecond 😔

I'm beginning to emerge from that phase I think (ask the Mrs 😆)

My first thought when presented with a driving license was "Utility" so maybe that is progress IDK.

Have you always leant more towards Skodas or has there been a variety? My Mum (RIP) always had Skodas after she had a bad experience with a Rover 216S. My Dad In Law (RIP) also fell in love with Fabia and Octavia estates.

57.1 is the inner hole size of the wheel which need to fit tight over the hub.

Centre cap part number is 5E0 601 151.

Inner diameter is about 51.9 mm.

Outer diameter 55.7mm.

HTH

Thanks. AG Falco

14 hours ago, Julufoo said:

Spent a couple of years trying to get my 2 wheeled 125 rust magnet to a standard that simply did not exist.

You have the idea then, only the expense in money, time and hassle is a lot more with cars.

AG Falco posts is a great lesson in checking, and physical conformation with what you have in front of you rather than internet or other, then of course that is assuming the part on the car is correct and fitted correctly which isn't always the case particularly with older cars you don't know the full history of.

The assumption is that you have original or at least correct type of wheels on the car, you can check if it's factory original or VW, again just by removing a wheel and looking for the VW part number on it.

I'm not a VWŠkoda fan (had to work on my wife's Fabia again yesterday but that's another story) which you and I can imagine might annoy some members here, but they're not bad cars, no cars are bad cars, and all the car's I've owned I've always given warts and all about owning them. I used to own Škodas in the the mid-1980s to early 1990s before VW took over and the Dealerships were small back-street friendly and help garages (they had to be to keep custom then) and not the modern often conning corporate style they are now.

Just to see if you're on the right track of new driver, a question you don't have to answer and I'm not trying to catch you out, when you lift the bonnet what's the first thing you will think of to check in the engine bay?

ETA: not wheel-size website fault as they clearly have "Center Bore / Hub Bore: 57.1 mm" (I didn't even notice the spelling of centre).

2 hours ago, nta16 said:

You have the idea then, only the expense in money, time and hassle is a lot more with cars.

AG Falco posts is a great lesson in checking, and physical conformation with what you have in front of you rather than internet or other, then of course that is assuming the part on the car is correct and fitted correctly which isn't always the case particularly with older cars you don't know the full history of.

The assumption is that you have original or at least correct type of wheels on the car, you can check if it's factory original or VW, again just by removing a wheel and looking for the VW part number on it.

I'm not a VWŠkoda fan (had to work on my wife's Fabia again yesterday but that's another story) which you and I can imagine might annoy some members here, but they're not bad cars, no cars are bad cars, and all the car's I've owned I've always given warts and all about owning them. I used to own Škodas in the the mid-1980s to early 1990s before VW took over and the Dealerships were small back-street friendly and help garages (they had to be to keep custom then) and not the modern often conning corporate style they are now.

Just to see if you're on the right track of new driver, a question you don't have to answer and I'm not trying to catch you out, when you lift the bonnet what's the first thing you will think of to check in the engine bay?

Chances are I would automatically look at the brake reservoir. My reasoning, a car that won't start or breaks down is annoying but a car that can't stop.......A situation I really don't want to find myself in.

The thought of it is just disturbing.

43 minutes ago, Julufoo said:

Chances are I would automatically look at the brake reservoir. My reasoning, a car that won't start or breaks down is annoying but a car that can't stop.......A situation I really don't want to find myself in.

The thought of it is just disturbing.

Absolutely spot on, what I've posted on various car sites before. Well done. Vast majority think engine oil and engine and transmission are the most important things when they're much lower down the priority.

The old (British) MG slogan used to be "Safety Fast".

I can't really moan about any safety features but a lot of the bottom-wiping stuff that goes on with modern cars does seem to encourage disengagement of the human brain and being more of a passive passenger behind the steering wheel.

I'll put my usual for other possible fresh viewers, importance - brakes, steering, suspension (all three include tyres), safety electrics (lights, horn, wipers, blower, etc. and clean reflective number plates) see and be seen.

I don't want to downplay safety at all but don't get too paranoid and skittish about driving (you can leave that to the underdeveloped car computer systems and driver "aids" and "assists").

Decades back when I first bought a car and when about to sell I would spend two days cleaning and polishing it, wheels off, seats out, under wheel-arches, boot, engine bay "detailing" and as my cars were almost always outside cleaning and polishing them reasonably regularly and before any club events - now I clean the lights, exterior mirrors, numbers plates, rear window, other windows as required, and that's it other than perhaps a clean once or twice a year, modern paints hold up so much better now.

In case you've not seen 12v battery is particularly important for less-trouble running, (very) occasional (or as required) preventative charging often best done with a suitable charger maintainer, following car and charger instructions, at a low 3-4-amp, slow rate, over more than one session if required, to battery full (not around 80% as car's BMS has it).

You're well set, you could offer some help to others already (including those with decades more driving experience and longer model ownership than you, probably including me).

Cheers.

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So I had a play about with the centre caps. The actuall overlays just fell off in my hands but the caps themselves all good!

It's just a case of buying some resin overlays rather than replacing the whole lot! My overlay measurements are 56mm but didn't want to faff too much with getting inner measurements (felt like I was heading out of my depth).

The caps without overlays look pretty good by themselves so might not bother any more with them.