NB Wheel Centre Cap

5isalive · Postby **5isalive** » Tue May 24, 2022 7:02 pm

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.

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Tue May 24, 2022 9:27 pm

So, are the 16 centre caps the same as 15s - are they interchangeable?

:mrgreen:

5isalive · Postby **5isalive** » Tue May 24, 2022 11:34 pm

Good question Mr. Green. Unfortunately, I don't know.

5isalive · Postby **5isalive** » Wed May 25, 2022 12:16 pm

I asked around and yes, they are different caps between 15" and 16".

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed May 25, 2022 5:33 pm

I find that wheel cracks caused by pot holes are due to under inflated tires.

bootz · Postby **bootz** » Wed May 25, 2022 8:06 pm

16inch wheels take 52mm cap

Unfortunately the current mazda cap which is very attractive is 58mm so you can't use that.

5isalive · Postby **5isalive** » Wed May 25, 2022 8:24 pm

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.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Thu May 26, 2022 9:50 am

That's a foxhole!

5isalive · Postby **5isalive** » Thu May 26, 2022 12:20 pm

Haha... It could well have been.

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Thu May 26, 2022 1:23 pm

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.

:mrgreen:

5isalive · Postby **5isalive** » Fri May 27, 2022 12:01 am

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.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Fri May 27, 2022 4:45 pm

you pay 42 a pop over in the UK plus postage
https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/alloy-wheel- ... rrency=AUD

Thats mazda being total dicks with their pricing in AU