"Vimto" (smudgey)
05/01/2015 at 14:08 • Filed to: None
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"Vimto" (smudgey)
05/01/2015 at 14:08 • Filed to: None | 0
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To put the chrome Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor cap on a 16” steel wheel?
I want to put these
On this
but the Fusion is 5x108. Obviously there are steel wheels available in this size but I was wondering if the cap fits onto the lug nuts.
Takuro Spirit
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 14:10 |
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There must be a way... saw a Golf with VW steelies and P71 caps on it yesterday.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 14:10 |
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If I’m not mistaken, those caps have little clip/basket things that go onto the lug nuts, so yes - you’re SOL. They’re also designed to go down into a recess (i.e. not flat), which is the main reason I dropped them from the list for my project.
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Vimto
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
05/01/2015 at 14:12 |
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Aww, man. I am downsizing my Fusion to 16s and was hoping this would be a fairly cheap, cool looking alternative to aftermarket alloys. Thanks.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 14:15 |
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It’s based on memory, so not 100% guaranteed, but I *have* looked at those before, at least. It’s basically a different profile but otherwise similar to the F-150 cap steelies. Now, if you can find a 16” steelie that has lugs for a 60s dog dish or a 50s baby moon, those cap sizes are mostly standardized. Yeah, I know, as if.
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 14:19 |
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There was a guy on here that had a Black FoST with winter steelies and centercaps similar to that. He sold the FoST to buy a Jeep Wrangler in the NY area just a few weeks ago. I can’t remember his username but if you can figure out who that was he could tell you exactly what you need since the FoST is also 5x108
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 14:27 |
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I should amend my earlier remark to say I can’t guarantee it doesn’t work, but it wouldn’t work *well* unless the cap really wasn’t fitting properly. Either special lugs with a smaller shoulder allowing a looser fit overall, or just stretching the cap in to fit would work, it just wouldn’t be quite right and you might lose caps going down the road - to say nothing of whether the cap fits the hole in the wheel properly.
jjhats
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 15:04 |
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somebody here on oppo had a focus st with black 16 steelie cop wheels. he traded his car for a jeep
alwaysmiata
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 15:23 |
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I believe ford had those center caps on some of the old taurus steel wheels which were 5x108. I only say that because I believe I have seen Focus STs rocking them as winters. Might be something to look into.
jkm7680
> Vimto
05/01/2015 at 16:02 |
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This is what the bottom looks like, not my picture. But you get the idea, five metal clips.
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jkm7680
> Vimto
05/03/2015 at 17:24 |
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Update on my last post: If it takes the same bolt pattern as the Focus, then it looks like it should work properly.
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/4991393376…
Here’s an example of that right here.
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Vimto
> jkm7680
05/03/2015 at 19:10 |
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Thank you! The wheels are just about the only mod I approve of lol
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jkm7680
> Vimto
05/03/2015 at 19:17 |
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Haha, same. Looks great with those wheels though, black steelies and chrome centercaps is always a good look.
The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
> jkm7680
05/12/2015 at 10:28 |
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That’s actually good to know. I want to get a set of steel wheels for snow tires and the cop center caps would look pretty cool on them.