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SCS GEN5 CENTER CAPS

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by zee_vee, Feb 22, 2022.

  1. Feb 22, 2022 at 3:33 PM
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    zee_vee

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    what is everyone doing for center caps For the SCS GEN5 wheels
    i see a couple people on here making there own but no one is in a position to create a business of selling all of us a ton of these LOL

    anyone have any links or suggestions ?

    thanks
     
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  2. Feb 23, 2022 at 8:46 AM
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    Jason in KC

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    Why in the hell don't they come with center caps???
     
  3. Feb 23, 2022 at 9:08 AM
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    Because, this is how they are sold.
     
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    No shit, but my Ray10s came with center caps, as do most of the others. I'm wondering why this specific model does not come with center caps.
     
  5. Feb 23, 2022 at 1:03 PM
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    this is what a SCS rep says....
    The F5/Gen5 was designed to be capless so there isn’t a provision for any cap to snap-on to. The center bore has a tight tolerance so a slip through cap won’t work either.
     
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    Yep, no shit…
     
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    "The F5/Gen5 was designed to be capless so there isn’t a provision for any cap to snap-on to. The center bore has a tight tolerance so a slip through cap won’t work either."

    this is what SCS says....⬆️
     
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    Huh, interesting. Exactly what I wanted to know, thanks zee_vee!
     
  9. Feb 23, 2022 at 4:42 PM
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    of course
     
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    Wish I would have paid closer attention to this. I just received my Gen 5s and when I opened the box that was the first thought I had.

    I haven’t installed them yet. Anybody have any pictures of theirs installed? The pics on the website look like fake rendered images. I’m curious what they look like installed.
     
  12. Aug 10, 2022 at 4:45 PM
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    They look good without a cap. They also have a lot of pics on their ig.

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  14. Aug 11, 2022 at 8:24 AM
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    My only concern is with my own OCD since the front and rear hubs are different I'm just hoping that doesn't drive me crazy!!

    I'm sure they will be fine. The wheels look great. Just received them! I'm excited to get them mounted!
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  15. Mar 23, 2023 at 1:14 PM
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    Did you end up keeping?
     
  16. Mar 27, 2023 at 7:54 AM
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    Sure did. I love them. I still have it on my list to sandblast and paint the brake drum and center hub. I did a quick spray paint of the center hub just to get rid of the rust(it looked just like the brake drum before) but it will look much better once I sand blast and put a good coat of paint on it.

    You can see in pictures below rear front and full side view.

    I still think it would look cleaner and better with a center cap, but it really doesn't bother me.

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  17. Mar 27, 2023 at 11:05 PM
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    Yeah I ended up painting my dust cap and hubs as well because there was some rust. I went with a Rust-Oleum Matt black and look so much better. And I don't mind the capless wheels. that is part of the reason i went with the gen 5. Might consider caps now since the tire shop butchered my center bore and left scuffs and scrapes
     
  18. Mar 31, 2023 at 8:15 AM
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  19. Apr 7, 2023 at 12:54 PM
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    Dude those are sweet where can I get some?
     
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