DIY Center Caps

[B3AST]

If your missing center caps and you dont want to pay stupid amounts of money on some you can go to lowes or home-depot and get this things called "knock-out" plugs, make sure theyre for electrical use and not plumbing they come in different sizes and run about a buck each. Theyre by the outlets and stuff. All you have to do is spray paint them or powder-coat them if you like, whatever color you want, let them cure, bend the tabs out and stick them in your rim and there you go you got yourself center caps for like 4 bucks. ill post up some pics when i get back in town this weekend

[EX-Svic]

I have to see this, HD mod......

[Okie_doke.]

Hahahaha this is good shit. Yeah I want some finish product pictures.I would've never thought to do this

[Revmaynard]

Hahahaha this is good shit. Yeah I want some finish product pictures.I would've never thought to do this

Your car height is way uneven.






Yea, post some pictures so I can lol.

[uproot]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/Itbehook/EK/DSC00190-1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/Itbehook/EK/DSC00193.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/Itbehook/EK/DSC00224.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/Itbehook/EK/DSC00222.jpg

here's a link to the original post in the FAQ: Centercap thread on H-T (More info + more pictures)

http://honda-tech.com/showpost.php?p=24282559&postcount=139

[Okie_doke.]

Your car height is way uneven

Yeah I know Rev its just a picture I took when me and a friend were putting axles in and playin with the suspension and pretty much set it on the ground :D

[takume]

not bad for $4 bucks.

[B3AST]

Thanks uproot i couldnt find that thread at all, now i dont have to take pics of my rims lol

[GSRteg®]

Not bad going to have to take a trip to the store soon.

[Glides]

Your car height is way uneven.






Yea, post some pictures so I can lol.

Just get your boy to get his steering wheel and you can come get these centers I have for those wheels.

I did this on my Starlet. I used the same things and an air saw, but it like a pie and then popped them in. Easy stuff.

[scooby_snack]

That's actually really good!

[EX-Svic]

not bad idea at all. :)

[B3AST]

yea i thought it might be useful for some of yall

[gar9854]

knock out plug/ push pennys
if you go to a supply house they have some w/ a liquid tight seal too

[jr4mny]

not bad i can dig it

[JDMEK18]

Now thats what i'm talking about.....
Good "DIY"

[GSRteg®]

It works well rocking them now. :goodjob:

[THEONE]

im gonna give this a shot hopefully they have my size :D

[FasTech]

Will deff give this a try.

[LongLiveH2b]

u can go to sign shops and ask them to make a vinyl sticker for yah and throw the emblem on the caps..

[FLIPside]

Truuf ! :goodjob:

[S2KJD]

alot cleaner than i was expecting it to be :goodjob:

[MSP1660]

Wow... great HD mod... this almost looks as good as the HD lip that is infamous on Mazda's. My car will eventually be HD'd out... lol

[goi_ek]

nice diy

[imbatman]

:goodjob:

[Master Shake]

i'm going with this is for painted ones only and not one for polished?

i need some that are polished, lol.

[southside]

then polish them!I needed some centers for the super lights good shit.

[B3AST]

yea im sure you can just polish them up

[Brian*]

REPS FOR YOU!! I need some BAD! Thanks man...

[Master Shake]

are these plastic or made of metal?

[Mmmm_Bacon]

i did this last weekend, look cool

[MSP1660]

By that picture posted on the first page, I'd say metal.

[Master Shake]

By that picture posted on the first page, I'd say metal.
i couldn't tell. says its for electrical and i didn't think they would use metal for something like that.

may have to hit up lowes and find these.

[GSRteg®]

They are metal and work great :goodjob:

[EL42]

an amazingly simple solution.:cheers:

[94@ccordLX]

thats a really good DIY. Wish i woulda seen this before i spent alot of money on Honda H caps for my rims. woulda been cheaper to do this and buy new H decals

[*EFilliated*]

damm i need these. my si's dont look right without caps

[CaTcH22]

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww287/QWKD15/DSC01861.jpgI
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww287/QWKD15/DSC01840.jpg

I bought vinyl for my acura caps and painted them. But now I needs some for the new car. Gonna go HD it.

[91eflx]

did this mod loong looooong time ago on my old honda
http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss248/91eflx/P1010478.jpg

[95integra123]

nicceee!

[91boostdgsr]

yeah its a good idea considereing we are ina recession use whta yuo can get for the lo-lo

[4dmin]

My ass is going today to do this MOD!!! hahahaha..love it!!

[blue94eg6]

bump for you homie!!!! good stuff

[HillClimbGuy]

Ok just to let everyone know how to find these they are in the Conduit section and they are called "knock out plugs" it took me an hour to find these i was thinking they where in the pluming section :thinking:.
but i have some now and they are great :bump::bump::bump:

[*EFilliated*]

They Dont work for si's:(. OWELL

[SRK420a]

Ay those are similar to the plugs I used to stop up and cover my spoiler holes

[Nerdsrock22]

Ok just to let everyone know how to find these they are in the Conduit section and they are called "knock out plugs" it took me an hour to find these i was thinking they where in the pluming section :thinking:.
but i have some now and they are great

The OP directly said they were not in the plumbing section. :doh:

[Master Shake]

They Dont work for si's:(. OWELLi wish i would have read that before i went and bought 4 of them. i'm down 4 bucks now. lol.


anyone know what will work for the SI's?

[HillClimbGuy]

The OP directly said they were not in the plumbing section. :doh:
:thinking::thinking::thinking:

[a94civicex]

I'm going to try it out on my ls mesh!

[DVSRX-7]

it had to be done on a Honda first! nice..............

[MSP1660]

it had to be done on a Honda first! nice..............


When a vast majority of vehicles on the road (especially modded ones) are Honda's, it's hard not to start there.

[DVSRX-7]

^^ lol i know, i wasnt hating

[EG_Ryder]

For all of those who dont know if it will work for your rims yet, you might wanna just buy 1 to try out just in case lol....great "mod"!

[mimakiman11]

Nice DIY

[redneckhatch]

Thats a good idea

[DAslowman]

did this on some rota slips, used a 2" knockout plug and with paint i had less than 15 bucks invested!!

[eltravieso]

berry nice.... i like.

[S.Brewer]

I have konig holes. I believe the center cap is a bit bigger that SI and LS Mesh wheels. Idk. gonna try it soon. Thanks so much.

[sandersmb]

Going to try this out

[murderrsiren]

did this too. cept i covered mine in the carbon fiber tape from autozone and clear coated them with spray paint. check the ricer specialty lane for all supplies needed.

[XanRules]

Bro! How much horsepower does that carbon fiber tape add, bro?

[murderrsiren]

dude, with my new vlsd i fucking break 1st, 2nd, 3rd, AND 4TH! when i kick in 4th if i hit my vtak button i do like a 60 degree fish tail, it b dah bombbz

[a94civicex]

lol^

[allmotorEJ8]

^damn you need to wash that thing.lol I did these with the meshies but used the 1 1/2" plugs and they worked perfectly.


http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/Sedanman97/100_2333.jpg

[MSP1660]

did this too. cept i covered mine in the carbon fiber tape from autozone and clear coated them with spray paint. check the ricer specialty lane for all supplies needed.

That's actually a really good idea.

[a94civicex]

I found then yesterday at Home Depot & they were called "knockout seals", not plugs.... I picked up the 1-1/2" for my rota group n's.... I need to know if these were sanded down before they were painted....? And if you painted them seeing how the size of the seal is stamped in the middle of the seal did the paint fill them in....?

[EJdm]

this is pretty good...

[wannab20hatch]

im headed to lowes now. :)

[JF868849]

im headed to lowes now. :)
x2

[wannab20hatch]

Haha got mine earlier and grabbed some paint while I was there. They were only 88 cents each :)

[wannab20hatch]

went to put my center caps on and their to small. i bought the 1 1/2" ones for my ls meshies. gotta go back tomorrow and swap them out for 2" :(

[cpearson]

Not too bad for so cheap.