Centre Caps for MG Metro Turbo wheels

[8386nw]

I got these wheels cheep which I may refurbish, unfortunately the centre caps are missing. Has anyone got some to sell or ideas for fabricating new ones?
Thanks and Regards
Phil

[DavidL]

Four centre caps on eBay, dunno if £15 each satisfies your definition of "cheap" though...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-METRO-ALLOY-WHEEL-CENTRE-NAM-4619-/251520639818?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Wheels_tyre_Trims_Trims_ET&hash=item3a8fcc634a

[8386nw]

Hello David,

Thanks for the ebay link, £60 for 4 seems very expensive.

Regards
Phil

[DavidL]

They do seem expensive, and you could just wait and see if a cheaper set appears. There's no saying how long you'd need to wait, though...

...and no, I'm not the seller and neither do I know the seller! I suspect he knows these are getting harder to find now, hence the price.

However, take a look at this - from Rimmer Brothers' website, a centre cap for a Rover Metro wheel (part no. 7 on the diagram) is £14. A NEW one, of course...
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID000419

Another option would be to make your own. Now there's a job for a 3D printer! Or if you bought one, made a mould from it, and used that to create a set out of fibreglass..!

[8386nw]

Thanks for the reply, I will keep looking for a cheaper set. The wheels I have are the 13" ones but I think the same centre caps came with undesirable metric version. I had thought of cutting a set from perspex (which would also loose the MG badge ) but then I would have the issue of how to fit......
Regards
Phil

[DavidL]

Well, if you lose the MG badge but could replace it with a Midas badge, that might be worthwhile...

[kynastonp]

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[midasjaap]

Hi Phil,

I lost one of my MG centre caps a couple of years ago. Being a nerd and being fed up with the MG centre caps, I designed my own. I had them 3D-printed and painted them. A lot of work and ridiculously expensive. So it's just for fun and a great learning experience (learning to use a CAD system).

So here is the prototype (Still need to cut back the clear coat to make it shine)

Jaap

Midas centre cap

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In an ugly spare wheel

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[DavidL]

Not bad at all!

Just how expensive were they?

[Hans Efde]

Hi Phil,

I lost one of my MG centre caps a couple of years ago. Being a nerd and being fed up with the MG centre caps, I designed my own. I had them 3D-printed and painted them. A lot of work and ridiculously expensive. So it's just for fun and a great learning experience (learning to use a CAD system).

So here is the prototype (Still need to cut back the clear coat to make it shine)

Jaap

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That's awesome! Great job Jaap.