Center cap / AC vs OEM

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Cloz
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Center cap / AC vs OEM

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Hi,
Is someone knows if OEM center caps would fit AC wheels type 3?
Thank you,

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.... NO.... :wink:
AC are considerably larger... Also, they have a different clip fitting... AC have a sprung steel wire which houses into a groove just inside the rim center hole...
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:head:
Thank you!
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.... don't panic... you can still find them..occaisionally on eBay... :wink:
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Thank you for the link. But I was looking to fit carbon center caps. I still have my AC. So the real question is; is there any carbon center caps that would fit AC type 3?
Sorry :oops:
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Why not use some carbon sticky on them,,,, that way you can always reverse the process if you want... :wink:
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They do the metal ones for the type III race wheels but they are c£25 from memory if you can still get them. Otherwise as suggested you would have to carbon wrap them.
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