D.I.Y Centercaps

speed · Post by **speed** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:44 pm

This is not my write up but i thought that it may be usefull to some other members so i grabbed it from another forum. I used this method on my wheels and i couldnt be more happy. Its a simple solution thats cheap and easy..what more could you ask for?

1. go to Home Depot and buy "Knock Out" Plugs. make sure they are for ELECTRICAL use and not for PLUMBING use. They range from 1/2 inch to 2 inches. I used a 2 inch plug. They were $1.50 a piece so I bought four.

2. Spray paint them or get them powder coated. I did all 4 of mine with black paint.

3. (this is optional and may not be needed) Bend the little tabs on the back out so they will stick when you insert them into the rim.

4. Insert them into the center cap area of the rim.

This is a decent, custom looking centercap that is very inexpensive to make. You can also get some vinyl "H" or "A" decals to put in the middle of these caps or you can leave them plain and simple.

in the package

unwrapped

the backside

painted black

painted rear

on the rim

These pictures are not taken by me. i will post pics of them on my rims. i hope this was helpful to stlhondas. enjoy.

GAWear · Post by **GAWear** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:16 pm

Nice! Super easy, cheap and creative. Love it

02Type-S · Post by **02Type-S** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:37 pm

That does look pretty good

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:42 pm

I used the bottom of beer cans, this looks ALOT better.

Edison Carasio · Post by **Edison Carasio** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:44 pm

Nice! So now I'm expecting all you kids with Acura center caps in your meshies that you put on your Civic to go and get some of these.

muha22752 · Post by **muha22752** » Thu May 13, 2010 6:47 pm

wow thats sweet

twkdcd595 · Post by **twkdcd595** » Thu May 13, 2010 6:53 pm

Those are steel knockout plugs used in the electrical industry to close a hole in a switch box, junction box, etc.

You should be able to get these in the electrical department of any major hardware store very cheaply. Maybe a buck in a half for a 2" size and progressly cheaper on smaller sizes as you would expect.

Looks good.

J_Jay_B · Post by **J_Jay_B** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:27 pm

thanks dude. i dont have center caps for my mesh wheels. so this helps out a lot.

Capt'n Obvious · Post by **Capt'n Obvious** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:33 pm

:yo:
do not want but good idea
they wont work on meshies