| Author |
Message |
Paul (Pcelenta)
Member
Username: Pcelenta
Post Number: 387
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 10:43 am: | |
there is a guy on e-bay (Rob124) selling what looks like correct center caps that are repros...I haven't bid on them since he raised his minimum to $100 for a set...has anyone purchased from him?
I did buy just the centers from Superperformance in the UK for $5 each...they are an orange/yellow with a rather pudgie prancing horse and have a peel off adhesive...I popped out my old faded centers from the cap and stuck these on...they're ok for a street car...probably the same ones that come with the 16" QV Repro Rims |
Steven R. Rochlin (Enjoythemusic)
Member
Username: Enjoythemusic
Post Number: 657
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 10:10 pm: | |
Jerry,
Purchased new ones from Sodacom (http://shop.vendio.com/sodacom/item/540673024/index.html). Looked good to me and they were the real thing and Sodacom has great service IMHO. Hope this helps.
Enjoy the Drive,
Steven R. Rochlin
|
Oldslow308 (Djparks)
Member
Username: Djparks
Post Number: 499
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 9:39 pm: | |
The centers I received with my 16" wheels have more orange in the color than the original caps. Not even close to any Ferrari yellows that I have seen. Too dark for my taste so I buffed the old ones and put the new ones away.
DJ
|
dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 1607
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 12:30 pm: | |
Jerry,
Run a search in the archives here. I remember a couple threads in the past discusing this. I believe there are at least two different factory oem wheel center caps (one early yellow, one later, lighter shade yellow). And then there are a couple different aftermarket copies, that are not as durable, and often times the shade of yellow is a bit off... |
Joe Craven (Rscapri2600)
New member
Username: Rscapri2600
Post Number: 27
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 9:57 am: | |
I just bought some from EBay, but now I think they are fakes. I'll report on their quality when I receive them next week.
I wonder how old your "new" OEM centers were?
85 Mondial |
Jerry Fisher (Emtrey)
New member
Username: Emtrey
Post Number: 20
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 8:58 am: | |
Have these changed over the years?
I bought a new OEM set a few years ago that looked identical to the original ones on the car though
they carried a different part number than the one listed in the parts book. They cracked almost immediately upon installation and I had to put the old ones back on.
Before I attempt to re-purchase new ones again. Can anyone advise. This is for a 77 308GTB with
Campagnola wheels. Ferrari UK has a part number listed, again a different number from parts book and the ones I last purchased. |