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Old 06-25-2017 | 01:47 PM
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Default Free tool for taking off wheel caps

So I was looking online for a wheel cap removal tool. They seem to go for about $30 on eBay. Then I saw someone made a wheel cap removal tool out of a wire hanger. Worked perfectly! Just cut out the middle wire, bend the ends at 90 degree angles in the same direction and space the uprights about the spacing of the wheel cap holes. The tool and the before and after shots.
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Old 06-25-2017 | 03:18 PM
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Excellent idea! I have used two small L-type Allen wrenches with good results.
Old 06-25-2017 | 04:40 PM
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You best rotate those center caps so they point toward your valve stems before the fashion police arrive!

..wait...awe crap!
Old 06-25-2017 | 07:27 PM
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I always point them towards my wheel locks.
Old 06-26-2017 | 09:57 AM
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Bottom of crest pointing to valve stem is the correct answer.
Old 06-26-2017 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by lurchphil
Excellent idea! I have used two small L-type Allen wrenches with good results.



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