Does anyone know what I can do to remove all the grub and grime from the wheel bolt covers? I was thinking of giving them a good soak in soapy water, but that may not remove any of the greasy stuff... Any chemical stuff I can use without melting them?

And in case you wondering why I would bother... as my alloys are now (half of them) black, I thought it would be nice to respray the bolt covers in black too

Get some Wonder Wheels or the MC2 stuff and give a good soaking.

Ah of course! MC2

I keep forgetting that the stuff works on pretty much anything...

iirc you can buy the wheel bolt covers in black from vw

iirc you can buy the wheel bolt covers in black from vw

You can get them from Skoda too. They come on the Fabia vRS afaik. I got a set about a year ago. They make the standard alloys look good.

I know get, some black ones from Skoda.

Anyone hazard a guess at the part numbers then?

:ne_nau:

i'd like to know too, cos i need a set!

normal part number with a B on the end ? :P

Nope.

867 601 173 01C :: 16x satin black caps for regular nuts

1U0 601 173 01C :: 4x satin black caps for the locking nuts

Don't know what the part number is for the hazelnuts version though