John.N Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I carelessly wrecked a wheel trim on my 1999 Transit based Autosleper in an argument with a rock in Germany last year. Ford no longer produce this design and I wonder whether anyone has a spare that they could let me have. Alternatively can you put me in touch with an on-line source. I have tried the local breakers yards but without success. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hi John. I had one 8-) stolen so took the other three off, painted the wheels alloy and the centers black, looks ok. So I have three down at the garage (5 miles away) Do you want one or the three. Did everything you did but no success for me to. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Two easy options maybe: 1. Just take off the other three trims (they don't do anything functionally, other than add a bit of weight, encourage your wheels to rust (as you never clean the wheels when the trims are on), and make the wheel bearings run hotter, as there is less airflow to dissipate the heat. Then clean up and/or paint the steel wheels with something like Hammerite, of which there are now loads of different colours, and smooth and gloss finishes too. If you paint them in the Hammerite "Satin" finish, colour "dark grey", I reckon they look very good, and afterwards all future road crud/brake dust dirt etc hardly shows. (Obviously, taking each wheel off to clean and then pint whilst it is horizontal gives a better result. Just don't paint the little actual indents where the wheel bolt shoulders fit against the wheel). 2. Go to Halfords, or look/buy on ebay, and buy TWO cheapo sets of 4 clip on aftermarket plastic trims for your diameter of wheel. Attach each of them with a couple of zip ties at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions on the wheel, to stop them falling off. I say buy TWO cheapo sets, as sooner or later you'll crunch one of more of them against a kerb etc, and thus you've got 4 spares to replace them with....or 4 brand new ones to put on the van if you're selling it. Some examples which might help: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-15-wheel-trims-/160975939074?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Wheels_tyre_Trims_Trims_ET&hash=item257ae9e602 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-15-inch-Wheel-Rim-Trim-Hub-Cap-Universal-0050-/271116000565?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f1fc5dd35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Here's an even more cheapskate method than Bruce's: buy ONE set of Halfords cheapest, and put two of them on one side, leave two of your originals on the other. It's physically impossible EVER to see both sides at once (unless you count shop-window reflections), and you've got spares for both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I have a better solution than that - take nowtelse2do's offer up, which is very generous of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.N Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Ihave sent you a PM Dave but it still seems to be in my outbox. Please let me know if it doesn't reach you. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hi John. Yes I have got the pm, it stays in the outbox until the receiver (me) opens it. Mine is a 1999 also. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 After a groveling apology to John realising that we had a loft clear out last year and I told OH to throw them out, John is still looking for 15" Ford wheel trims 1999 model. Apologies once more to John. :$ Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Collings Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Like Tony I have long advocated the concept of non matching wheel trims on each side. It first occured to me after one went missing and I found a pack of three near identical trims at my local recycling centre. Wonderfull I now had a tidy van with a spare for each side. My present van only has small hub caps but I respayed the wheels with a bright silver aerosol a couple of years ago ( £1 a can at a closing down sale) and they still look good.. I am still only on my second camper van after 15 years and 100,000+ miles. Good name for a new motorcaravanning group "The cheapskaters" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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