HELP!!! Rally Cap Will Not Stay On Tight..

Ian
19th-May-2009, 08:56 PM
Anyone had this problem before???? I have already lost one cap. Whats funny is both fronts are nice and tight. Both rears are loose. What do I do????

bowtie0069
19th-May-2009, 09:35 PM
I can't count how many I've lost! I had some chrome ones that were offshore junk and the caps came off just going slowly around a corner. You can take pliers and tweak the ring that goes inside the wheel-make a series of small bends and keep trying it on the wheel. At one point I had all 4 caps matched to a specific corner of the car--they wouldn't work on all 4!

BowtieGuy
20th-May-2009, 01:21 AM
I also at times had the same problem. I think Classic Chevy or Paddock makes some locks that keep the caps on. Might be worth a look.

bowtie0069
20th-May-2009, 02:12 AM
I think Classic Chevy or Paddock makes some locks that keep the caps on

They sell cable locks to keep them from being stolen, if a cap comes off while attached to the cable.......it could get real ugly at high speed!

Novaman Oscar
20th-May-2009, 03:24 AM
They sell cable locks to keep them from being stolen, if a cap comes off while attached to the cable.......it could get real ugly at high speed!

ya i made my own cables to keep them for getting stolen..got the wire at home depot pretty thick and hard to cut

onecarnut
20th-May-2009, 05:26 PM
The rubber that is used to set windshields is pretty sticky.

Put a little of that rubber on the cap.

It works for me.

wagon Taylor
20th-May-2009, 08:34 PM
put some tape around the rim, duct tape . Always works for me:yes:

Ian
20th-May-2009, 08:48 PM
put some tape around the rim, duct tape . Always works for me:yes:

Could you show me???

Ian
21st-May-2009, 05:36 PM
put some tape around the rim, duct tape . Always works for me:yes:

Duct tape seems to work....We will see how it does when it get hot and I'm cruising down the highway..

Thanks

graymond
21st-May-2009, 07:06 PM
Three of the four on my car were tight when I got it. The fourth was loose and I lost it.

Bought some of the plastic ones and the same wheel was loose. Couldn't get it tight for anything.

Bought some of the new metal ones and they fit fine for over 4 years. Not loose at all. Go figure.

Bending the metal on the cap seems to be the most secure way to me..

ray

Jasons72
24th-May-2009, 12:04 AM
they tend to get a slight dent in the metal on the back side so i just turn the center cap a little from where it originally was to get a nice tight fit