Mefro Centre Caps

Post by **DoubleOSeven** » 11 Aug 2020, 19:44

No Stock:
Campervanculture

In Stock:
VanCafe ($60 courier from USA)

busschmiede.de (€20 courier from Germany)*

*Shortened height reproduction that won’t fit over your 2-WD NSF speedo hub or NSR hub and kinda shiny. They are for the 4-WD syncro only.

Full Height Matt Finish Version:

VanCafe sell the correct height version, but the courier cost won’t come down until the pandemic ends, they said.

Post by **DoubleOSeven** » 13 Aug 2020, 13:42

These don’t fit, so current thinking is modify the old with the new pegs

Post by **slowcoach** » 13 Aug 2020, 14:12

I've some of the vancafe ones from a few years ago. One came off and got crunched.
Interestingly though, for the fronts, you can use the top of an aerosol. Fits great and clips onto the greasecap lip, and available in lots of colours

Post by **DoubleOSeven** » 13 Aug 2020, 14:40

Now that's what I like, a bit of ingenuity. You'll be fine when the World ends

Post by **ash1293** » 13 Aug 2020, 15:43

Filthy and Merc steels not mefro but these are my home brew centre caps

VW caddy caps drilled out and compomotive centres fitted.
Cast caps designed for 19mm head bolts but with Silicone wheel nut caps fitted then these just push on.

The better half thinks they are a little Tonka Toy ish but I like them.

Post by **DoubleOSeven** » 16 Aug 2020, 09:31

Bit of glue & I should be able to make this work. Perhaps some strap on the inside too maybe.

Post by **DoubleOSeven** » 16 Aug 2020, 15:06

Felt a bit like Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz, but I managed to fuse them together with the blow torch. Worked well. All done.

There is too much flex required under rotation, it's on but it's splitting at the seem..so I'm onto this next >>>

Post by **ash1293** » 16 Aug 2020, 16:49

Looks spot on!

Post by **DoubleOSeven** » 18 Aug 2020, 12:08

Alternative, found this on The Samba...

321601171A Mk1 Golf centre cap

2K0601169 Mk3 Caddy centre cap

Pilot hole
76mm hole saw
Black silicon
Epoxy Resin

Drill a small pilot hole through the back of the 5 bolt caddy centre cap
Drill another hole the same size as the pilot drill on the hole saw
Turn the cap the right way up and cut the centre out with the hole saw
The golf cap will pop in now
Run the epoxy resin around bottom lip of Golf cap, leave for 15 minutes, then drop Caddy cap over the top and down. Hold firm using some contraption, until it sets.

Post by **DoubleOSeven** » 09 Sep 2020, 14:19

^^ Failed too, won't fit over 2WD hubs, so I have sold them on.

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