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DIY for you g35 19s guys who want centercaps

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Old 08-28-08 | 07:24 PM
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Default DIY for you g35 19s guys who want centercaps

i dont have pix of how i did the whole process but i have pix the wheels with my center caps on!

things you need

-Lexus caps
-original g35 caps from the 19s
-dremel
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-epoxy ( i used the kind where you mix 2 in 2 differ tubes)
- latex gloves ( you dont want that ***** all over your hands)
- some sort of industrial type glove to protect your hands from the dremel and some protective eye wear!

1. take the lexus caps and break off all the tabs and dremel everything down till there is nothing left on the back of the cap.

2. then file down the rest once you get close to the back of the caps b/c the dremel will take alot more then you want off! so be careful.

3. dremel down the infiniti cap to get the indention's of the infiniti logo down.

4. put the latex gloves on so you dont get the epoxy on your hands. i applied the epoxy mix compound to the on the infinti cap , then mixed it up on there. then i applied that cap to the back of the lexus cap. But center it and let it dry. For a few hours or however long it takes to cure!

and once it cures snap those bad boys on your ray forged 19s and BAM you gots some balla looking wheels

yes yes i got some curbage forgive me but its ok i still like my wheels!!



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Old 08-28-08 | 07:38 PM
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pretty cool
Old 08-28-08 | 07:38 PM
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Nice Diy
Old 08-28-08 | 07:58 PM
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good info!
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thanks guys. i saw some guy in the thread about g35 wheels did it but he did it differ then me. he just broke some tabs off. mine did not look like his from the back. i broke some tabs off and try to make it fit but no bueno. so i took the infiniti cap and stuck it up behind the lexus cap to see how much bigger the lexus cap was. Then it just hit me. BREAK ALL THE tabs on the lexus cap and epoxy everything together. man thank god i worked at FMC technologies they had all the junk i needed to make these caps lol

now someone sell me there damn TTE lip!!

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Old 08-28-08 | 08:52 PM
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I like it
Old 08-29-08 | 02:42 AM
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I got to say if they stick good in there, this is a great DIY
Old 08-29-08 | 04:13 AM
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Nice..looks good
Old 08-29-08 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by RI-Lex
I got to say if they stick good in there, this is a great DIY
trust me its been sticking pretty well so far
Old 08-29-08 | 09:02 AM
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nicely done
my only concern though, those who mod will know those are G35 wheels.
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Originally Posted by 4ntvings
nicely done
my only concern though, those who mod will know those are G35 wheels.

sall good. i really dont care who knows and doesnt know. its my car and i like it! that is all that matters right?
Old 08-29-08 | 09:14 AM
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it seems like you got the rx330 ones instead of the rx400. The guy that has the other caps is using the rx400 caps I believe. Im trying to source a set right now and get these for my wheels.
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Originally Posted by handoverfi
its my car and i like it! that is all that matters right?
You def have the right mindset
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Originally Posted by 4ntvings
nicely done
my only concern though, those who mod will know those are G35 wheels.
who cares though......these some of lightest and strongest factory oem 19's. shortly i will own a set too, if i can ever find some

great diy idea though.... cant believe no1 else thought of this before. how much did u aquire your rays for handover??
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Originally Posted by GS4_CS
it seems like you got the rx330 ones instead of the rx400. The guy that has the other caps is using the rx400 caps I believe. Im trying to source a set right now and get these for my wheels.
yea man i dont care what anyone thinks!! just buy any cap and use my diy any cap will work im sure! i got the rims for a 1000 with tires bout 3 months ago but since then i replace all my tires ! u can prolly get a set w/o tires for bout 650! look on g35driver.com for 19s peoples be selling themm all the time on there


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