Centre cap!! Need some help!!!

xr8 007 · 17-05-2005, 07:40 PM

Just got my rims changed by the dealer which was in the agreement when i bought the car that the rims will be replaced as they were totally guttered. Anyways got them changed on the weekend and today when i got home from work noticed the centre cap (rear drivers side) had either fallen off or got stolen. I always have a good look at my car before i take off so i'm leaning more towards the fallen off theory as the grease cap is gone as well.....

anyways where can i get the centre cap for my rims. they have my beloved tickford symbol on them..they are 17inch tickfords..the ones that are found on AUII..how much am i looking at!!

thanks a bunch yet again!!

FalKeen · 17-05-2005, 07:44 PM

very odd mate as theyre quite a bitch to get out, impossible without taking the wheel off anyway, so this leads me to believe that it was not put in properly

for 1 tickford centre cap your up for about $75!

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xr8 007 · 17-05-2005, 08:01 PM

buggggger me!!! Yeah i can take them all out very easy, is there a trick to putting them on tight!!! anyways does anyone have a ford part number 4 me, i want one asap i cant drive around like this,,makes the car look ugly!!

thanks a bunch FalKeen 4 ur input!!

b2tf · 17-05-2005, 08:55 PM

Fraid Falkeen is right, they're not cheap.

And it does seem very odd that one would fall out. Check your wheel nuts too!

Try checking the part number database for the number, although any half decent Parts guy will be able to find it on Microcat for you.

richo77 · 17-05-2005, 09:26 PM

have a look on e-bay!

Steve_T · 17-05-2005, 09:40 PM

Do your caps have their spring clips on 'em? (The spring steel ring around the back of 'em which secures em into the groove in the wheel)

xr8 007 · 17-05-2005, 10:41 PM

[QUOTE]Do your caps have their spring clips on 'em? (The spring steel ring around the back of 'em which secures em into the groove in the wheel)"[QUOTE]

Yeah they do,but they still slide around!! is there a universal cap u can put on it and i'll add the tickford badge later!! i tried the parts database but cant find anything (not sure if i'm using it right). I'll ring around 2morrow from work and see if i can avoid buying one from ford....are they definantly available at ford!!!???

b2tf · 17-05-2005, 10:52 PM

Yep still definately available from Ford, try Tyre shops or even www.wheelking.com.au, I know that Rare Spares also carry stuff like this but it is usually more expensive than what Ford charge (and thats saying something).

xr8 007 · 17-05-2005, 11:41 PM

Thanks "back2thefutra". i'll see how i go!!!

-herm-

b2tf · 17-05-2005, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by xr6007

Thanks "back2thefutra". i'll see how i go!!!

-herm-

No worries at all, if you have any trouble let me know and I'll see what I can do to find you one!

DOC · 18-05-2005, 12:11 AM

If you have troubles speak with Gordi from this club i know they purchased a whole heap of them when tickford finished up and he may still have a few laying around, not sure on the price

DOC

http://www.tickfordclub.com.au/

xr8 007 · 18-05-2005, 08:03 PM

the problem is solved... i called city ford and they ordered one in for me they said 70somthing bucks i told them i was from repco and he did it 4 me for 50bucks..whenever something goes wrong with my xr i get soooooo desperate and frustrated, "the new car symptom"...ehehehehe. i just gota stick the rest of them on properly dont wanna fork out another 50.lol....

thanks everyone for the helping hand- back2thefutra, Flakeen,natheen, steve, and Doc!!

18-05-2005, 09:29 PM

What a Shit ,ive had two go missing so for one on my XR6 , replaced that 3 years ago @$68.00 and one on my XR8 cost $75.00 .
I been ripped of i recon,there be realy worth $10.00

b2tf · 18-05-2005, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Stampy

What a Shit ,ive had two go missing so for one on my XR6 , replaced that 3 years ago @$68.00 and one on my XR8 cost $75.00 .
I been ripped of i recon,there be realy worth $10.00

Yeah you are right, they are a reasonably cheap item to produce and Ford make a killing from them when they sell one. But again I do find it odd one would just fall out like that.

xr8 007 · 18-05-2005, 10:40 PM

i was thinking of finding a universal plain centre cap, and simply adding a tickford symboly/badge..i'll find out tomz if its ecnomical...Ford always make a killing on their parts..

xr8 007 · 18-05-2005, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by back2thefutura

Yeah you are right, they are a reasonably cheap item to produce and Ford make a killing from them when they sell one. But again I do find it odd one would just fall out like that.

they are all lose.....i gota find a way 2 tighten them..the clips are really buggered!!! should i glue it together,,any suggestions??

b2tf · 18-05-2005, 11:31 PM

In that case i reckon the little springclips around them are probably stuffed, because they are mainly responsible for holding them in. I dont think you can get these from Ford either without having to buy the whole cap.

Buying generic center caps and adding Ticky badges is a possibility but I think you'd need to do all of them that way - it'd be very easy to pick one out if you did it.

Phil · 19-05-2005, 10:22 AM

I had a set of aftermarket caps on the EF I had a few years ago and someone had wrapped the clips in electrical tape as the springs were stuffed as well, you could try that ?

xr8 007 · 19-05-2005, 10:52 AM

thanks phil....

i had that very idea myself but didnt think it would work, guess what i'm gona do know...lol....the caps wont fit from the inside of they tyre,,,will they??

Phil · 19-05-2005, 02:41 PM

it used to work for me, had to bash them on , but they never fell off.

xr8 007 · 19-05-2005, 11:44 PM

Case Closed!!!picked it up today had a look at the rest of my clips, tightend all of them and used a-bit of electrical tape first to make it tighter..

part number: ertve1a065a "cover wheel centre"

fipcee · 20-05-2005, 01:49 PM

undefined i brought an AU III XR6 about 2 months ago and 3 of the centre caps were missing. The Ford car yard got me the replacements, at no cost, and I put them on the other day and I've lost the rear passenger side one on the weekend. This has got me wondering, could there be a problem with my rims that makes them spit out? All my driving is done on freeways. I was very careful putting them on, new 2nd hand car and all, and one still has gone buy buys. The remaining 3 are as tight as a thumb in a b-m.

yes I agree, the car looks crap without all 4 on, though mine are not tickford centres, only Ford.

Tornado · 20-05-2005, 02:02 PM

I thought thay all go on from the inside and can not come out from the front of the wheel, even if your clip comes off, it will just fall inwards not outwards onto the road ???