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Mon Nov 18, 2002 5:07 pm

Anyone know who or where I can find a set of center caps for Flat Four BRM wheels for a BUS, not a bug, I have the bug center caps already, I need "deep dish" style caps to fit on a '60 bus. Many Thnx.-Mark.

Mon Nov 18, 2002 5:12 pm

the only place i have seen them was on ebay. I think the website is ispwest.com.

Mon Nov 18, 2002 5:13 pm

www.vwispwest.com his ebay name is pimppride

Mon Nov 18, 2002 7:34 pm

i wouldnt worry about it. i got a set of the machined billet aluminum ones, they still werent deep enough and i thought they looked dumb. too klunky. just leave them off. did you try to fit the BRMs on the rear of your bus yet???

Tue Nov 19, 2002 8:15 am

Yes, the BRM's are already on the bus, they fit just perfect! There seems to be a lot less road noise in the bus too with them. I've seen the big "clunky" caps, I don't think I want those big 'ol things, was kinda hoping to find ones that are similar to the bug ones I have, but deeper.

Tue Nov 19, 2002 1:52 pm

I put BRM`s on my bus about 3 years ago and at the time there wasn`t any extended caps avaible,so I made a set of adapters- extenders--- my self on a Lathe. Used round aluminum stock --Turned one end down to fit cap hole end on wheel--went over 1 inch--bored end to fit cap that came with wheel--polished clear coated installed with caps ---Look Good--Bill

Tue Nov 19, 2002 2:17 pm

Cool, I wish I had a lathe to do that! Now, I wonder if there is any other way to make "extenders" to fit the caps that I have now? Thanks for the input Bill! -Mark.

Tue Nov 19, 2002 2:33 pm

Yes--- Thats what you use --the Caps you have now Bill

Tue Nov 19, 2002 3:53 pm

glad you got them on. some folks have had trouble fitting them because of the offset.

Tue Nov 19, 2002 5:00 pm

yeah I was told that before I put them on. They fit real nice though, about as close as you can get without rubbing the wheelwells.