Need center caps for my wheels...help

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j30t
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I have and infiniti J30t and I need new center caps for my wheels. If you know of any place to get these caps or if you have replaced the wheels and have the old centercaps please let me know.


VimyJ
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j30t wrote:I have and infiniti J30t and I need new center caps for my wheels. If you know of any place to get these caps or if you have replaced the wheels and have the old centercaps please let me know.
The centers are probably getting hard to find. Months ago, I read a post on some forum of a guy spray painting his J30 hubcaps (in this cars that's litterally what they are) centers and having good results. Welcome to J30 land. Great car, eh?

j30t
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Thanks. Maybe I'll try that but I'd really like it to look nice...not ghetto. But I guess silver spraypaint is better than silver with the paint peeling off and lookin yellowish. Do you know of any places that sell them?

VimyJ
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j30t wrote:Thanks. Maybe I'll try that but I'd really like it to look nice...not ghetto. But I guess silver spraypaint is better than silver with the paint peeling off and lookin yellowish. Do you know of any places that sell them?
I don't know of any places that sell them but you could try an Infiniti dealer to see what full retail would be. The poster I refered to said his results were terrific. He was able to find a silver paint that, in his opion, exactly duplicated the OEM look. Sorry I can't help you more except to tell you that it can be done.

j30t
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Thanks for the information. I have checked with the infiniti dealer in it is $40 per cap....an awful lot for something so minimal in my opinion. I guess i try and get some good spray paint and fix it up.Thanks

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Mayhem_J30
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http://www.infinitiparts.net/ has them for $33.30 if you still want to go that route.

DAEDALUS
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Buy all the parts you can from dealers in Scottsdale or Lisle. The above link is for Scottsdale. They will save you anywhere from 25-50% in most cases vs. a dealer. For paint, check out Griot's:http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=20229

j30t
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Thanks for the info. Have you tried that paint before? is it any better than regular spray paint?

DAEDALUS
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I've never used their paint. Griot's is somewhat of a boutique store for car nuts. Think Sharper Image crossed with Pep Boys. Usually overpriced, but the quality is above average and a lot of the products are just right for the task their intended for.


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