Remove SSR Center Cap

amusez34 · 05-06-2012, 02:20 AM

Hey does anyone know how to remove the center cap of a ssr wheels?

MUST · 05-06-2012, 03:53 AM

i use my maglite to pop it out from behind

amusez34 · 05-06-2012, 12:41 PM

serious? so is it supposed to be push from behind or to turn it around to get it off?

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Originally Posted by MUST

i use my maglite to pop it out from behind

kenchan · 05-06-2012, 12:44 PM

on mine there are clips i push out using a flathead screw driver from behind. do it carefully as those plastic clips can break.

amusez34 · 05-06-2012, 01:17 PM

mine looks like this! and i tried twisting it around or turning it but its very tight i dunno if im doing it right.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

on mine there are clips i push out using a flathead screw driver from behind. do it carefully as those plastic clips can break.

MUST · 05-06-2012, 06:03 PM

i have the super low (the one on the left, no clips, just rubber seal). takes a swift/direct blow to pop it off.

azn370z · 05-06-2012, 06:15 PM

You should lay down your wheel upside down on a towel or something soft. Then take a piece of wood and place it behind the center cap, and hammer the wood.

amusez34 · 05-06-2012, 06:17 PM

ok i will try that tonight to see if that works thanks dude

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Originally Posted by azn370z

You should lay down your wheel upside down on a towel or something soft. Then take a piece of wood and place it behind the center cap, and hammer the wood.

azn370z · 05-06-2012, 06:51 PM

That's how I got mine out. But remember to have something soft to catch the caps. You can also hold the tire upright instead of placing the face of the wheel on the ground. This is probably a better way to keep your wheels scratch free.

370Z JT · 05-06-2012, 09:43 PM

How do you install the caps? Slide them in at an angle?

amusez34 · 05-06-2012, 10:15 PM

i tried the hammer from behind by nothing works

i got it like that so I donnt know how to get it in or out.

kenchan · 05-06-2012, 10:17 PM

hummm... maybe mallet might be better? not sure. the caps shown above are different from the werfen ones i have.

azn370z · 05-06-2012, 10:19 PM

You have to hit it hard enough. It's going to take several hits. It's only held in with friction. You might try hitting it at 12, 3, 6, 12 again, in a circular motion.

azn370z · 05-06-2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

hummm... maybe mallet might be better? not sure. the caps shown above are different from the werfen ones i have.

Mallot or hammer is fine. But you're supposed to place a long narrow piece of wood between the center cap and hammer.

azn370z · 05-06-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Z JT

How do you install the caps? Slide them in at an angle?

Put some saliva around the rubber seal and angle it in and press it in with your fingers.

05-06-2012, 02:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
amusez34 Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 902 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 29	Remove SSR Center Cap Hey does anyone know how to remove the center cap of a ssr wheels?

05-06-2012, 03:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
MUST Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: s.cal Posts: 599 Drives: her crazy Rep Power: 17	i use my maglite to pop it out from behind __________________ • SSR • HKS • PMU • AKRAPOVIC • AE • HOTCHIKIS • H&R • HANKOOK • BROADWAY • RIP: "Marshmallow" August 30, 2009 — November 30, 2015

05-06-2012, 06:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
MUST Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: s.cal Posts: 599 Drives: her crazy Rep Power: 17	i have the super low (the one on the left, no clips, just rubber seal). takes a swift/direct blow to pop it off. __________________ • SSR • HKS • PMU • AKRAPOVIC • AE • HOTCHIKIS • H&R • HANKOOK • BROADWAY • RIP: "Marshmallow" August 30, 2009 — November 30, 2015

05-06-2012, 06:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 490	You should lay down your wheel upside down on a towel or something soft. Then take a piece of wood and place it behind the center cap, and hammer the wood. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

05-06-2012, 06:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 490	That's how I got mine out. But remember to have something soft to catch the caps. You can also hold the tire upright instead of placing the face of the wheel on the ground. This is probably a better way to keep your wheels scratch free. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts Last edited by azn370z; 05-06-2012 at 07:09 PM.

05-06-2012, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	on mine there are clips i push out using a flathead screw driver from behind. do it carefully as those plastic clips can break.

05-06-2012, 09:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
370Z JT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2,905 Drives: 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 378	How do you install the caps? Slide them in at an angle? __________________ Click for My Journal Top Secret \| EVO-R \| Fujimura Auto \| Shine Auto \| Seibon \| MRWorks \| Swift \| SPC \| SSR \| UpRev \| Project Kics \| NST \| Titek \| Eibach \| Nismo \| Whiteline \| Quaife \| Invidia \| Fly1 \| CF Element \| Carbon Signal

05-06-2012, 10:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
amusez34 Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 902 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 29	i tried the hammer from behind by nothing works i got it like that so I donnt know how to get it in or out.

05-06-2012, 10:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	hummm... maybe mallet might be better? not sure. the caps shown above are different from the werfen ones i have.

05-06-2012, 10:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 490	You have to hit it hard enough. It's going to take several hits. It's only held in with friction. You might try hitting it at 12, 3, 6, 12 again, in a circular motion. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

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