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Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:23 pm

i found one in my car but i dont know how to use it

Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:31 pm

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Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:08 pm

Damn!!! That is a complicated way to get a hub cap off!!

Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:08 am

smitty69 wrote: Damn!!! That is a complicated way to get a hub cap off!!

Ah, but it protects the paint on the rims. the paint on mine is all scarred up from the PO prying the hubcaps off with a screwdriver.

I bought the "dress up" hubcap pullers that fit into the jack points and have a chrome "button" that covers the jack point hole.

See here.... http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=ZVW35

I just insert the pins into the holes on the hubcap, and snatch the hubcap off. Mine come off with no prying.

Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:47 am

Don't forget to put on a sport coat to do it. :lol:

Scott H wrote: Click picture to enlarge:

Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:55 am

Scott H wrote: Click picture to enlarge:

I use that method on the left but I put more of the pry bar on the tire. It looks like he is almost hitting the rim and that might chip it.

Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:13 pm

All service to be performed shall be performed in an attire suitible to conditions,up to and including black tie and tails...the tails come in handy for wiping your hands,and you can store small items in your cumberbund

Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:59 pm

I use mine by putting them on top of paper on my tool bench. That way paper doesn't fly all over the garage. Then I use a screwdriver to remove the hubcaps. They are on so tight that nothing else will get them off.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:53 pm

We had a German service manager that wanted us to wear neckties in the shop.
Until he got his caught in the fan on a 911. Luckily, it was a clip on tie, but it broke the Porsche fan.