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[Webby the Bear]

Hi guys.

Ok, so I want to spruce up my wheel bolt covers. I was going to just buy a new set but I got berated from taxi al last time for being lazy  so is there a way to spruce them up?

They've gone really dull. Presumably due to the TFR from the polish cleaners.

Any ideas...

TIA boyos 

[Sir Tigger KC]

TFR? 

[Webby the Bear]

Traffic film remover. Apparently makes all rubbers and plastics fade

[Nick W]

They're plastic, and refurbishing them effectively isn't easy.


They're also shit, and best installed in the bin.


Do that, and give a quick squirt of silver paint down each wheel hole. Buy an aerosol from Poundland to do this, if you care enough.

[Webby the Bear]

Cheers Nick 👍👍👍

Here's a random question.... what colour were they when they came off the production line? Mine seem like faded grey. But most vauxhalls I see have black....

[cam.in.head]

My brothers are grey(or appear so) but mine are black.fiddly and a bit time consuming but mine came up fine with t cut.they finish the wheel off nicely and do need to be fitted in my opinion.there are also many original  and aftermarket ones on ebay.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Im pretty sure some were black and some were silver. Get a set of black ones and heat with a heatgun / hairdryer to make them look new and shiny again.

[Alnico Blue]

Cheers Nick 👍👍👍

Here's a random question.... what colour were they when they came off the production line? Mine seem like faded grey. But most vauxhalls I see have black....

Mainly grey  . . .but both 03 plate omegas I have had   were fitted with black .

Have a look at these nice chrome ones on e bay .  . .  item no. 152799286791      unusually these are 31mm long & are much nearer the length of the original VX ones  . . .unlike the standard shallow 20mm usually sold on the bay of fleas.   At £ 7.99  for 20   probably as cheap as buying a can of spray paint to refurb your original ones.

I have brought a set & am  really pleased with them, they  set the wheels off well         HTH

Of course  understand that chrome may not be everyones choice & many will want to stay OE colour 

[cam.in.head]

Im pretty sure some were black and some were silver. Get a set of black ones and heat with a heatgun / hairdryer to make them look new and shiny again.

Never tried that....will give it a go on spare ones. Thankyou.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Ive tried it on black plastic bumpers etc. and it works well, so presumably it will do the same with bolt covers. 

[TheBoy]

I bought a stackload from the dealer when then wanted shot of them, they had black and silver, but I only picked out the black.

I say black, but I think it was more a very dark grey, somewhere between charcoal grey and black.

[Andy A]

03 plate here and they are blackish. 

[ajsphead]

My 2000 X plate were light grey, probably silver to start with, 03 plate are dark grey. Other vauxhalls from the same year I've had were all black.

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks for all the input guys.

I saw the chrome ones but they're not for me personally. I just want stock original. Sad I know 

I think these are the right ones...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20pc-17mm-Wheel-Nut-Cover-Bolt-Cap-For-Vauxhall-Opel-Romove-Tool-Key-Gray/152703145777?fits=Car+Make%3AVauxhall&hash=item238dd11731:g:GUUAAOSw4kVZujte

[Doctor Gollum]

Them's do nicely