TEXAS83

UPDATED! I MADE SOME CENTERCAPS OF MY OWN USING ALUMINUM LEXUS STICKERS. PICS BELOW.

Just posted up pics of my new wheels. I want to change the centercaps to something that looks more OEM, preferably with a "L" symbol on it. Anyone know how to accomplish this?

They are Stern Wheels, ST-7 Hyper Mesh Chrome. http://www.sternwheels.com/

Pic below:

Yes

ebay. just search lexus center cap.

TEXAS83

i did man! i just don't know which ones are going to fit these wheels. i got to figure out how to pop off the existing center caps to get a better feel. any suggestions on how to do it without scratching the wheel?

Yes

as far as i know, they're all the same size. the correct way to remove them is to push them out from the inside. which means taking the wheels off the car.

CAMAracer

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I have a spare set of center caps. If you can measure the stern caps, I'll measure mine and then we can compare to see if it will work (measure down to the mm if possible). I'll also take some pictures of how the Lexus caps hold into place (for reference).

TEXAS83

Ok so I popped off a center cap and got these measurements:

-6 plastic tabs to snap in to wheel
-across entire width of center cap is approx 2"
-hole in wheel where center cap snaps in to is approx. 1 3/4"

TEXAS83

Every centercap I find online and on ebay is 2.5" across, and this one is definitely 2". One option that I may have to go with is to just pop off the black "Stern" decal and stick in one of those black lexus decals you can pick up here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Car-W...Q5fAccessories

the pic below shows where I can just push the black part out. anyone ever done this?

TEXAS83

UPDATE! Wanted to update this in case people searched in the future. Used the aluminum L stickers (cut them down to size using a protractor and some scissors) and made my own center caps since I couldn't find 45mm L caps anywhere!

scrdstr

very nice looks great.

scrdstr

I meant to ask you did you have to take the wheel off to get the center cap out

TEXAS83

i used a highly specialized tool to insure that i wouldn't scratch the rim or center cap during extraction...

TEXAS83

i forgot to answer your question! no, i did not remove the wheel. i just popped it off using the dull edge of the spatula to wedge in btw the rim and cap.

scrdstr

Yeah i can see that is a very special tool for a very delicate job haha!!. Great job great idea thanks for sharing.

bbatts

Center Caps look great. I want to do the same. Where do you get the aluminum L sticker caps?

Thanks,

BB

TEXAS83

I bought the stickers off ebay for $4 from the seller below. It took two weeks to get here from Asia. These come 55mm, and my centercaps were 45mm. I had to pop off the existing "S" emblem, lay it on top of the stickers, trace around it, and cut. If your existing caps are 55mm, you're in for an easy job.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT