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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Angry 6UL replacement wheel caps

The 6ULs are all shiznit and stuff but the plastic caps that come with them are really crap. If I shine up my wheels the cap is all dirty looking and the plastic is already cracked and fugly. can't get it good looking.

Has anyone replaced their 6uL caps with some metal caps? bmw wheels always look shiz n all becaus of their hawt bmw caps. i want some cap that fits and won't fall apart like the one emilio ships with. there's caps all over ebay but i don't want to be the pioneer and find the thigns don't fit.

fyi i live in md and my car has seena lot of snow and salt and rain so mebbe if you're a lucky sunny state drive this isn't a problem for you.
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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I don't share your problem, but I've seen plenty of 6ULs run w/o caps that look great.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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Yeah this definitely hasn't been a problem for me. I would paint my hubs with some black paint to cover the rust and run without them in your case.
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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the caps are for ****.
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by hustler
the caps are for ****.
Not sure about that, but on the 6UL it looks much better without the cap.
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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caps are for **** = you're not allowed to run them on the track
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by y8s
caps are for **** = you're not allowed to run them on the track
winner.
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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yep the caps stay crappy looking. pretty cheap caps but the wheel was worth it!

caps are for **** unless youre on the street
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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I'm pretty sure I've never taken the caps out of the packaging....
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by teknikscian
yep the caps stay crappy looking. pretty cheap caps but the wheel was worth it!

caps are for **** unless youre on the street
i'm on the street tryingto look fancy. not good enough to be on track 247365
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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i run caps cuz my track days haven't started yet.

incidentally what the **** are you doing to clean your wheels that your not-very-old 6ul wheel caps look like ***? soap and hammers?
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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My caps lasted 12 track days, but 2 of them broke when I switched from the R-S2s to the NT-01s. They are in the garage now; wheels still look ******* awesome.
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by y8s
soap and hammers?
HahahaHAHAHA!

Dear God, I'm literally laughing out loud!
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