I need 2, 1976 Eldorado wheelcovers. Prefer black centers as they should be, but I can paint as needed. One is somewhere on I-675 in Georgia and the other I'd like for a spare. Price and shipping to 33309 in Florida.
1000 miles driven with no problems with speeds up to near 100 mph. I putt along at 60 and a hubcap flies off. I went back to look, but Georgia doesn't maintain the weed height on the sides of the roads. Shit and double shit.
Damn! Were you aware of it when it fell off or did you just notice it when you got to the hotel?
I have an idea. Just south of exit 5 when I was going underneath an overpass I heard it, but thought it was the truck going over the overpass that ran across one of the steel expansion joints. A car caught up to me and told me what happened. It was the muddy one that we cleaned up at your house.
Damn. Do you think the mud loosened it up?
Who knows? I doubt it though. There are a few holes in the road that you can't see until the last second. Any one of them could have jarred it loose. I'm going to work on some type of anchoring mechanism when I get back that won't require drilling the cover itself.
Zip ties?
Damn! So sorry, especially after you and Forest helping fix mine. Are they the same as any other year?
74-78 were the same basic style, just painted differently. I can paint the proper color and reapply the crest and wreath. And yes, it pissed me to lose it. There were no scratches on any of them.
The next long ride, I'll just take them off and put them back on when I get there. I'll paint the rims to offset the ugliness of them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-OEM-Cadillac-Eldorado-DeVille-15-Wheel-Cover-Hubcap-Same-Day-Shipping-/171904347367?hash=item28064c2ce7&vxp=mtr
Thanks Bill. But that won't fit an offset rim. That is for a regular wheel.
Quote from: Fins on August 25, 2015, 02:24:59 PM
Thanks Bill. But that won't fit an offset rim. That is for a regular wheel.
Ok.
Fins, if you knew where you lost it or heard that noise, I'd drive down there to look for it. It's gotta be over in the grass somewhere.
This place usually has a pretty good selection:
http://www.hubcaps.org/ They have Bill's caps for $300 each.
There's a place called Hubcap Daddy down the road from me. I'll go over and see what they have if you want me to.
I have a bid on an ebay cap that's only at a few $$ because it has a dent in it. I can work the dent out. It ends tomorrow night, plus we'll see what if anything that CF might have. Denrep's staying far away.
Just south of Exit 5, there are 2 overpasses. I'm not sure if it was the first or second overpass that I heard it. I spent an hour looking, move forward, look again, but the weeds are 3 feet high and it drops off into a 6' deep culvert. Don't bother to go look for it. Walking along side of the road isn't worth your life or your vehicle for a stupid hubcap. Besides, looking at the tire and the wheel opening trim, it may not be much good anyway. I took the trim off and worked out the dents in it so you would never know it unless you were looking for them.
Hubcaps . org does have the one I need, I'd just have to paint it. We also have 3 or 4 places around here I could look into. Relax. I'm not going to be using it for a while.
Quote from: Otto Skorzeny on August 25, 2015, 03:04:30 PM
This place usually has a pretty good selection:
http://www.hubcaps.org/ They have Bill's caps for $300 each.
There's a place called Hubcap Daddy down the road from me. I'll go over and see what they have if you want me to.
Forest, in the unlikely event you or anyone else sees a 1959-1960 Eldorado hub cap, let me know.
hubcaps.org said to call for availibility and they don't have any for mine. Don't expect to have any. Damn, wanted a spare.
For $300, I'd still be in the weeds looking for it. :lookin:
Ya, the hell with the spare! Make sure you don't lose any in the first place.
Take them all off and work on all the tangs then install them with a rubber mallet.
The '56 hubcaps seem to be a dime a dozen. If you pay $35 for one you're paying too much.
Bill, I forgot to bring over some of that foam to use as a gasket between the medallions and the cap itself. Next time I see you I'll bring it. My center medallions have been on for 10+ years and haven't loosened, rattled, or fallen off.
It's true that the originals used cork but that stuff rots, shrinks, and disintegrates.
I also went to Stockton Wheels, the place one of the party goers recommended. He had that Dodge Dart. After looking at the reviews of the place, I wouldn't go near them. Many reports on people ordering, paying and never getting anything. No phone calls answered or returned, emails the same way.
I'll just have to settle for a couple of the wheels not being perfectly true. Buying anything used would be a crap-shoot anyway. And even used sellers want your first born for a rim. Add shipping for each and it's just not worth it.
Check Hub Cap Annie. They have a location near me and several all over the country. They do wheels and caps.
Same for Hub Cap Daddy. They have a location 2 miles away from me and others around the country.
Quote from: Otto Skorzeny on August 25, 2015, 05:08:25 PM
Ya, the hell with the spare! Make sure you don't lose any in the first place.
Take them all off and work on all the tangs then install them with a rubber mallet.
The '56 hubcaps seem to be a dime a dozen. If you pay $35 for one you're paying too much.
Bill, I forgot to bring over some of that foam to use as a gasket between the medallions and the cap itself. Next time I see you I'll bring it. My center medallions have been on for 10+ years and haven't loosened, rattled, or fallen off.
It's true that the originals used cork but that stuff rots, shrinks, and disintegrates.
Thanks, Forest. Really appreciate your help. I'll get on the others.
Guess I have aboot a dozen but 4 have rash or dings to be unusable for your use.
A couple look but still need to be cleaned up for better review.
Looks like someone drilled a hole to secure their cap to the wheel? Otherwise is pretty nice.
There is an angel among us. :whoo-hoo: :hugs:
Price plus shipping and I'll get it right to ya.