Aftermarket (including Winter) Wheel Center cap Solution

[Thawk]

Getting my winter wheel setup going. But ran into an issue:

The center caps which came with my Sparco wheels are generic and ugly. I'm generally not a fan of aftermarket stuff compared with factory. SO, I went to the eBays and found myself some much better center caps:

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[Thawk]

The problem:

While the diameter is correct, the tabs to grab the wheel have a diameter that is too small:

What's a guy to do? Turn to 3D printing!

 

[Thawk]

I designed a ring to fit on the Honda center caps and have tabs that stuck out far enough. The original tabs on the Honda cap hold on my ring, and my new ring is perfectly sized to grab and hold on to the wheel.

 

[Thawk]

Puuuuuuuuurfect:

 

[Trey]

 

[17CivicTypeR_Brian]

Yooo! That's slick man! Is that an at-home printer or a work thing?

 

[Thawk]

Yooo! That's slick man! Is that an at-home printer or a work thing?

Just an at home printer. I'm not a pro by any means - I just tinker a little here and there when I need a small part for something

 

[Trey]

Just an at home printer. I'm not a pro by any means - I just tinker a little here and there when I need a small part for something

Can you share that file for others to use?

 

[Thawk]

Can you share that file for others to use?

If anyone ends up with those wheels and caps, sure - shoot me a message. Not sure the dimensions would be correct for any other wheel/cap combo (I don't buy wheels enough to know what the standards are)

 

[Eddie Flex]

Well done!

 

[Ramster]

That's awesome, mind posting a pic of the rims mounted?

 

[Thawk]

That's awesome, mind posting a pic of the rims mounted?

I haven't mounted them yet - probably won't for a couple weeks. But I can once I do

 

[jdmorangefever]

Hey @Thawk What size and name of sparco wheels? Those look sweet

 

[Trey]

Hey @Thawk What size and name of sparco wheels? Those look sweet

They look like these:

http://www.unitedspeedracing.com/index.php?id_product=91&controller=product

 

[Thawk]

Hey @Thawk What size and name of sparco wheels? Those look sweet

Yep:

https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Whe...Model=Civic+Type+R&autoYear=2017&autoModClar=

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