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NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 7:02 pm
by 5isalive
Hi all,
I'm looking for an NB Wheel Centre Cap for my 2003 model please?
I took the stock wheels off some time ago to put some 17" mags on, however, after cracking one due to a major pothole the other day, I decided to go back to the stock ones until I can get some cash together for a new set of mags.
I looked online for a new one and nearly fell over to see people asking $60 a pop.
I was hoping someone out there may have a spare they could part with, without wanting a kidney and a new born child in exchange.
Thanks for any help in my quest.
Wayne.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 9:27 pm
by greenMachine
So, are the 16 centre caps the same as 15s - are they interchangeable?
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 11:34 pm
by 5isalive
Good question Mr. Green. Unfortunately, I don't know.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 12:16 pm
by 5isalive
I asked around and yes, they are different caps between 15" and 16".
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 5:33 pm
by bruce
I find that wheel cracks caused by pot holes are due to under inflated tires.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 8:06 pm
by bootz
16inch wheels take 52mm cap
Unfortunately the current mazda cap which is very attractive is 58mm so you can't use that.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 8:24 pm
by 5isalive
No, the tyres were inflated correctly Bruce. The pothole was about 6 inches deep by about 1 metre by 2 metres, so I don't think the air pressure, whatever it was, would've made much difference. We've had lots of heavy rain over the past month which has created havoc on our local roads.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 9:50 am
by bruce
That's a foxhole!
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 12:20 pm
by 5isalive
Haha... It could well have been.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 1:23 pm
by greenMachine
5isalive wrote:I asked around and yes, they are different caps between 15" and 16".
Sigh, ... I should have remembered the cutouts for the nuts.
I went down to Nowra last weekend, gave Taralga/Braidwood-Nerriga-Nowra a miss for exactly that reason, went down via Batemans Bay, back via Wollongong and Picton Rd, quite the scenic route but mercifully relatively free of potholes.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 12:01 am
by 5isalive
Pleased to hear Mr. Green. The Mid North Coast unfortunately, is starting to look like the surface of the moon. The roads are an utter disgrace.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 4:45 pm
by StanTheMan
you pay 42 a pop over in the UK plus postage
https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/alloy-wheel- ... rrency=AUDThats mazda being total dicks with their pricing in AU
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 10:25 am
by 5isalive
Totally agree.
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 10:18 am
by StanTheMan
surely someone could replicate these & print them?
Re: NB Wheel Centre Cap
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 11:05 am
by bruce
Then you'd have to paint them and make sure the colour matched...