"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
07/04/2020 at 17:56 • Filed to: #3DPrinting
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"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
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Most of you know I have 1998 North American Ford Escort 4x100 alloy rims on my 2009 Accent. Well, the Ford center caps don’t fit on a Hyundai, so I’d 3D-designed and 3D-printed replacement Hyundai center caps twice now.
BUT....I end up replacing them once and awhile as the plastic I’d used before was too brittle and eventually they all failed (I only have one left!) I ordered some new ones from a place online awhile back out of a sturdier plastic...they only had a slightly translucent blue filament available to print in at the time, so I had to go with that, but my new replacement Hyundai center caps arrived today! :P
The first set I’d made...an amusing bright orange....I’d lost these years ago!
The current set...this is the only one I have left on my right-front wheel, haha!
The new ones!
The translucent blue is way darker than they advertised, but I’m fine with it...certainly looks unique, although black, gray or silver filament would’ve been my first choice! :)
Glad there are caps keeping dust, dirt and road grime
out of my wheel centers
again though...
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> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
07/04/2020 at 19:16 |
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Interesting color choice. Hope these hold up better.
sony1492
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
07/04/2020 at 19:56 |
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Is painting them a consideration?
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> sony1492
07/04/2020 at 21:18 |
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Maybe if I could find a paint that would work....PLA is not always
an easy plastic to get paint to stick to from what I hear.
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
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07/04/2020 at 21:18 |
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It was the only color the printer had at the time!
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sony1492
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
07/04/2020 at 21:30 |
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Youd only need to find one, once you’ve got a coat any other color should stick