nixter
09-07-2006, 02:08 PM
Hi guys,
I have the RD wheels pictured below (not my car) but my center cap stickers are in poor shape. RD no longer makes the 55mm cap or sticker as the wheel which they fit is no longer in production. I looked in to getting bmw stickers but they only make 3 sizes, 2 are too big and 1 is too small. Does anyone have any ideas??
I want to get my wheels refinished but if there's no solution for my caps then...
n
StorminNorm
09-07-2006, 02:31 PM
My centercap stickers are 52 mm from eBay - search for them. I bet you my centercaps are actually 55 mm but the 52 covers them 100%.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2579/img54702tj6sq0.jpg
nixter
09-07-2006, 02:36 PM
Hi Norm, I'm unable to find the 52mm on ebay, do you still have the link?
thanks,
n
StorminNorm
09-07-2006, 03:16 PM
Sorry - I made a mistake - the eBay stickers are 58 mm item #200024662714
Actually better as these will fit yours perfectly.
nixter
09-07-2006, 03:40 PM
My caps are 55mm and the stickable area is about 53mm. 58mm is too big.
n
StorminNorm
09-07-2006, 04:35 PM
2.5 mm on each side is nothing imo but good luck!
Peel off the stickers, sand and paint them silver...
or you can always get a custom one made.. usually a local sticker shop can resize pictures and cut a decal.
nixter
09-07-2006, 06:36 PM
2.5 mm on each side is nothing imo but good luck!
The sticker would be too big for the center cap.. how is that nothing? I can understand if the sticker was smaller than the cap it would still work but bigger and it's hanging off the edges of the cap, no?
n
nixter
09-07-2006, 06:37 PM
Peel off the stickers, sand and paint them silver...
or you can always get a custom one made.. usually a local sticker shop can resize pictures and cut a decal.
My caps are convex, requiring a convex sticker.
My caps are convex, requiring a convex sticker.
all stickers are flat.. it's just how you apply it.. if you do get a custom sticker, make sure you tell the shop what it's for and that it'll need to be applied to a convex surface. they'll tell you to use a heat gun or a hair dryer.
nixter
09-07-2006, 06:42 PM
Actually the BMW stickers I looked at at the dealer yesterday were convex.
2DYE4
09-07-2006, 06:49 PM
My caps are 55mm and the stickable area is about 53mm. 58mm is too big.
n
are you referring to the turbines? I am also looking for these stickers for my center caps. Mine are brittle and peeling.
http://i6.ebayimg.com/02/i/07/a9/27/f9_3.JPG
Actually the BMW stickers I looked at at the dealer yesterday were convex.
they are printed flat.. then made convex..
2DYE4
09-08-2006, 02:55 PM
Actually the BMW stickers I looked at at the dealer yesterday were convex.
any part #'s for these? Are they 55mm?