Center Caps...Are Yours On Right?
09-10-2016, 01:23 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
Found three were not right. Tooth picks and one 16' piece of dental floss did the trick. Poked floss around cap by (using the pick point and running around cap) . once floss is in crack good just pulled floss to spin cap in place.
very easy .....luck
very easy .....luck
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Rapid Fred (09-10-2016)
09-10-2016, 10:09 PM
#11
I predict that this will become another front page newsworthy item for CF. 
People keep worrying about how they are oriented, and I keep telling myself to check, and I keep forgetting to check.
People keep worrying about how they are oriented, and I keep telling myself to check, and I keep forgetting to check.
09-10-2016, 10:44 PM
#12
Instructor
also check the blinker fluid devil made me do it. I did center my caps with the valve stem an siliconed them to hold. when i put the ss brake lines on the calipers not pickie but looks better.JD
Last edited by butch353; 09-10-2016 at 10:49 PM. Reason: forgot.
09-11-2016, 02:17 AM
#14
Burning Brakes
I tried installing them at the same orientation in all wheels. But that didn't work cuz after a trip they were all pointing differently. I will try pointed them to the stem now
09-11-2016, 07:59 AM
#16
Le Mans Master
There's two wasted minutes of my life I'll never ever get back....
....And I can't/won't fix them BC my centercaps are siliconed in from the back so they don't move or get stolen.
....And I can't/won't fix them BC my centercaps are siliconed in from the back so they don't move or get stolen.
Last edited by BlindSpot; 09-11-2016 at 08:02 AM.
09-11-2016, 09:08 AM
#18
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Here's the background story to the video:
I bought my GS in 2010 as a mid-life crisis 50th birthday present to myself type of thing. My first Corvette (heck my first sports car). I custom ordered the car and did the Buyer's Tour of the plant and watched them assemble my car. One of the coolest experiences of my life.
As I walked down the assembly line (with my car), I got to chat with various workers as the car crawled down the line. Near the end of the line, they mount your wheels. We stopped and watched a few cars getting their wheels mounted, and then my car. The young lady doing the wheel installation mentioned making sure my center caps get installed right. And a quick explanation followed.
So, as a soon to be new Corvette owner, I learned something special from an insider, someone who had a direct hand in building my car. It may have just been a passing conversation starter, but at the time, I was soaking up Corvette information like a sponge and this was one of the little tidbits that stuck with me.
Although in reality, I'm not all that picky about my car, I do tend to fix my center cap orientation when I notice them pointing in the wrong direction. I DD my car, but also autocross twice a month. I change my tires for every event and then put my DD tires back on at the end of the weekend. My son typically helps me out...and I'm convinced he tweaks one of the center caps now and then just to see if I notice!
I bought my GS in 2010 as a mid-life crisis 50th birthday present to myself type of thing. My first Corvette (heck my first sports car). I custom ordered the car and did the Buyer's Tour of the plant and watched them assemble my car. One of the coolest experiences of my life.
As I walked down the assembly line (with my car), I got to chat with various workers as the car crawled down the line. Near the end of the line, they mount your wheels. We stopped and watched a few cars getting their wheels mounted, and then my car. The young lady doing the wheel installation mentioned making sure my center caps get installed right. And a quick explanation followed.
So, as a soon to be new Corvette owner, I learned something special from an insider, someone who had a direct hand in building my car. It may have just been a passing conversation starter, but at the time, I was soaking up Corvette information like a sponge and this was one of the little tidbits that stuck with me.
Although in reality, I'm not all that picky about my car, I do tend to fix my center cap orientation when I notice them pointing in the wrong direction. I DD my car, but also autocross twice a month. I change my tires for every event and then put my DD tires back on at the end of the weekend. My son typically helps me out...and I'm convinced he tweaks one of the center caps now and then just to see if I notice!
