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March 30th, 2003, 08:18 AM
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GN wheel caps
Lost another cap while driving on the highway
 . Gonna order another one this week. Can you put the wheel and tighten all the bolts then just push the cap in? Or better to put the wheel first then put the cap and hold it there while hand tightening the bolts? Thats the way I used to do it but after examining the back of the cap it looks like you can just push it in after all 5 bolts are tightened
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87 GN Hardtop(Sold.....miss you)~Stock motor, Mease stock intercooler w/Duttweiler big neck,stock intake, JJ 62mm tb and plenum, RJC plate, 160 stat, TE51 w/.63 housing, 12" 2800 stall TC, MSD 50's, THDP, ATR 3" dual exhaust, big mouth cold air inducition, Turbotweak alky chip, SMC alchy injection and egt gauge, MM boost command, Walboro 340 hotwired, 10 mm Magnecor wires, NGK UR5 plugs @.035, Adjustable regulator, ATR 3" maf pipe, B&M tranny cooler, Deep aluminum tranny pan, Dynotech shift kit, scanmaster 2.1, dual airbags, vdo gauges, autometer boost gauge, front braces and rear seat brace, Bilstein shocks, more mods to come     
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March 30th, 2003, 10:57 AM
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Was the backing still on the car? I used to always loose the cap but the holder would still be on the wheel.
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Donnie Greene '87 Astroroof GN 7.73/ 1.84 60' at 89.8 MPH in the 1/8th on BFG DR's. Combo = TA-49,Stainless THDP, PTE Super Stock IC, Hooker Catback,50# injectors, Accufab AFPR, GS340 FP, FP Hotwire kit, RJC Powerplate, MAF pipe, KN filter, HR mounts, 3200 stall Vigilante convertor, PTS trans parts, brake upgrades, all braces, denso O2, 112 octane Sonoco fuel, 16" BFG DR's and a turbotweak 110 race chip from Eric.
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March 30th, 2003, 02:51 PM
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are you talking about the silver ring that goes behind the cap? IF you are then its not there.
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March 30th, 2003, 08:52 PM
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yeah, that's it. I've never had a problem with those coming off, just the cap itself. I found if you would take a torch and heat a flat head screwdriver up and mash the plastic tabs that stick through the silver retainer ring flat, that it wouldn't pop off of it anymore........
Back to your problem, are you using the correct lug nuts? Just a thought....
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Donnie Greene '87 Astroroof GN 7.73/ 1.84 60' at 89.8 MPH in the 1/8th on BFG DR's. Combo = TA-49,Stainless THDP, PTE Super Stock IC, Hooker Catback,50# injectors, Accufab AFPR, GS340 FP, FP Hotwire kit, RJC Powerplate, MAF pipe, KN filter, HR mounts, 3200 stall Vigilante convertor, PTS trans parts, brake upgrades, all braces, denso O2, 112 octane Sonoco fuel, 16" BFG DR's and a turbotweak 110 race chip from Eric.
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March 31st, 2003, 10:13 PM
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yeah been using the same lug nuts that came with the car ever since I bought it
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March 31st, 2003, 10:32 PM
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when i was driving with my stock rims i lost a couple center caps and it really pissed me off...you just gotta push the cap and metal retainer all the way in while you tighten the lugnuts and dont let go until the lugnuts are totally tight...the center caps should not budge after that...if they do you need new retainer rings or they need to be bent back into shape
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