The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Center cap source 140-160

posted by  Serpent6 on  Fri Jul 6 12:27 CST 2007
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sat Sep 20 02:44 CST 2008
[RELATED]

Hello,

I bought vintage IPD wheels from Ebay. After taking them to my local tire shop for mounting, they told me the rims didn't quite fit and had some play in them. I took them home and, with jack in place, mounted the rim on my 1970 142S and looked for myself. The rim did appear a little off center, part of the rotor was exposed, and the fit was not exactly flush. The wheel did match the studs and was 15" like the original. It looked darn close but just not close enough. I'm thinking that the wheel caps that were not included\offered in the auction do more than just cover up the lugnuts. Perhaps they are an integral part of the rim's mounting system? Can anybody confirm this and is there a source for these wheel caps? I am very unfamiliar with aftermarket rims and don't know if IPD or other companies still include some type of center cap (or spacer?) that would be compatible with these rims. The rims I have are plain aluminum ones that IPD supposedly sold in the 1970s. In the IPD vintage catalog there is a picture of a car with one of these bygone rims on it, and it appears to fit well. I spent $200 for this set of rims, and I hate having them just sit in the garage. Any help would be much appreciated.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.