Save $20 on a Wheel Cap Tool
03-21-2011, 07:10 PM
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Save $20 on a Wheel Cap Tool
Sorry if this sounds stupid and obvious, but I thought I'd bring it up....
I needed to replace the center wheel caps on my C2. Noticed that the retailers are selling the cap removal tool for $16-$22.
Take a pair of wire cutters to a wire coat hanger. Snip 3 inches at the top and at the bottom from the "u" on the corner ... viola, 10 seconds, saved about $20. If you want to make the "deluxe version" use a wrench to curve the ends.
I needed to replace the center wheel caps on my C2. Noticed that the retailers are selling the cap removal tool for $16-$22.
Take a pair of wire cutters to a wire coat hanger. Snip 3 inches at the top and at the bottom from the "u" on the corner ... viola, 10 seconds, saved about $20. If you want to make the "deluxe version" use a wrench to curve the ends.
Last edited by Zurichgnome; 03-21-2011 at 07:39 PM.
03-21-2011, 07:46 PM
#2
Instructor
A thin screwdriver works for me if the wheels are still on the car; otherwise a poke with the finger on the opposite side if off the car.
Can't believe it cost $32 at Suncoast for this tool (and no, it doesn't even have a Porsche logo)!
Can't believe it cost $32 at Suncoast for this tool (and no, it doesn't even have a Porsche logo)!
03-22-2011, 01:26 AM
#3
Rocky Mountain High
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Isn't there a little tool in the tool kit to remove the center caps? I don't recall if there definitely is... I've never used it...
