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[Scott Stiles <scottst@microsoft.com>]

Question: Why do you want to use the caps? On our A4, they irritated me to
the point where I just leave them off.
On a possibly related topic: When swapping out wheels recently (car's 1.5yrs
old), I was shocked by the condition of the wheel bolts. I'd never seen
bolts with this much corrosion, over the entire bolt & head. They were a
royal pain to get loose. It was at this point that I retired the bolt caps.

Anyone think this could be a result of the plastic caps trapping moisture
around the wheel bolts?

Scott
'98 A4 30v.

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Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 19:51:12 -0700
From: Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: A8/A4 wheel bolt caps - Can use on older bolts?

You are looking for 321 601 173 A
These are the small grey caps that fit 17mm lugs. Less than a buck each
from Carlsen. They match the 4 ring logoed center cap of the A8
Speedlines perfectly.
HTH,
Wolff
'91 200 tq mit A8 Speedlines und straight UFO's

Bryan Kamerer wrote:
> 
>         After retrofitting A8 wheels on my V8, how do I order and can you
use the
> little grey wheel bolt caps?
> 
>         Clair and Carlsen both were stumped as the fiche only showed the
bolt and
> cap as an assembly at about $5/copy, or $100 for the car (5x4).  Does
> anyone know if these caps are available separately, and if so how to
order?
>  Will they work on older wheel bolts (specifically my 91 V8)?
> 
>         Thanks,
> 
>         Bryan Kamerer