Ive got a set of 53 "sombreros" that i want to mount on my 50 plymouth business coupe. Not sure how they mount to the original rims. Doesnt seem like a press in fit but i could be wrong. The plymouth rims ive got have bent up tabs that seem like i could get the caps stuck on if i pushed em in. Does any one have a pic of a 53 caddy or GM rim just so i know what im looking for? thanks Kooter ps are the bolt patterns even close btw mopar and gm that year or adjacent years? these are the caps (not mine but the same style.) looks like this guy used a trim ring behind it as well
I bonded my '53 Cad caps to the same size beauty ring 15" and installed them. This is a 1951 Chevy. The adhesive you use is important to keep the cap from flying off the beauty ring. i can't find the name of it right now, but PM me as a reminder, and I will find it.
Keith: Bob Klessig here, I could use the name of that adhesive also please. I emailed you a welcome when you joined up but never got a response, you must not have gotten it. BB
geez - adhesive! wow! i guess it works cause youve still got the caps. im interested to know what kind of glue can rotate at 3500 rpm and still hold... id almost rather have the original caddy rims if they would work or even be affordable. thanks for the reply ill pm you... anyone else have knowledege of these rims? kooter
yes, the only way to put them on anything other than a 53 caddy wheel is to mount them to a 15" trim ring, and snap them on like a regular hub cap.
Hey Kooter Here's a link to a tech that Automotive Stud placed a while ago. I saved it because I have the same problem. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124118 Hope it helps - nice Chevy!
Excellent! Thanks for the link! Great tech Stud!!!! More work than i thought, but at least i dont have to get new rims... thanks all for the input! kooter ps its a plymouth...
Yeah, and you even wrote that Firsst glance at the grill and I thought it was a 51 Chev.....obviously I'm a Ford guy
Sweet. I got a set at Hunnert for my 55 Cad and wondered how the hell I could mount them to my 55 rims. Thanks for the link.
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