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wheel problemo

Postby m-lo » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:39 pm

hey all :D just became the proud parent of a britsh racing green v spesh last friday (sigh,much in love) but its only monday and ive already got a problem!! ok so its only a cosmetic one BUT....the imported wheels on my mx5 (affectionantly refered to as Max :roll: ) have a centre cap missing from the front left wheel .BOO! i googled the 'TOMs spirit C3' and discovered theyre know deleted.again BOO! anyone got any suggestions?? we finally got some rain here in brisvegas and i think it may have come off in the splash back from a puddle...and has anyone even heard of these wheels? Image

it looks like this and the bit missing is the centre cap but mines got a big red R on it
cheers in advance! 8)
m-lo out

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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:01 am

how does it look without the centre cap?

you must be :mrgreen: with a BRG acquisition
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Postby kitkat » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:11 am

damn they're very hot wheels.
Congratulations on the purchase!!
Oh and dont forget to join the mx5 club qld and come out on a club run with us. MX5 QLD

maybe try going into a tyre place (like BOB Jane t-mart) and see if they can get one in for you.

When i worked at Audi they sent me out to a bob jane (i think) to get a centre cap.

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Postby lowmiata » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:54 am

option one garge on the north side have a huge range of wheels JDM style
that would be your first bet

second would be see if something of a concept 5 alloy(lenso wheel) has the same sort of thread and centre nut

jap import wreckers would also be a good bet

nice looking wheel but!
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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:28 pm

Just pull the other three caps off. I'm yet to see a set of wheels that don't look better with the wheel-nuts showing

m-lo

thanx heaps!

Postby m-lo » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:25 am

thanks heaps for all the great advice! i'll do some wheel cap hunting on my day off :)
as for 'do they look better without caps?'....um, i'm leaning towards better with cuz the threads visible with a big ol hole in the centre...

AND YES!! love my new car!!! best thing ive done! big change though.went from this Image
to the mx5 Image
(still waiting on my slimline plates :roll: & this pic duznt to the 'max' justice)
huge difference! truck driver to sports car owner. yew! sooo nice to drive! why didnt anyone clue me in on mx5s years ago?!!
better late than never.
look foward to meeting yall on a drive soon :mrgreen:


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