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Old 04-07-2003, 08:00 AM
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Default question on some plastic rings that came with my wheels

I bought some 17" Oettinger RE's from SPP a while back and they came with these little green plastic rings that go between the tire and the car so that the wheels mount correctly. Well time and swaps between summer and winter tires have led to these plastic rings being shot and I accidentally snapped a couple of them when I took my summer wheels off before winter. So I need new ones. The question is, is this a type of part that a local car parts or tire store would carry or do I need to contact SPP and order some more through them (or some equivalent)?

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Old 04-07-2003, 08:24 AM
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any place that sells REs should be able to hook you up with these centering rings.
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but probably no autozone type places would carry them?
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Default On a related note...

Does anyone happen to know what the Oettinger RE's center bore is? Knowing this info would definitely help in that one could go to their local wheel and tire shop and specify they need an xx mm outside diameter with a 57.1mm inside diameter...

(I'm in need of some hub rings as well for my REs)
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Default probably not, unless like infinity* suggests - you find out the dimensions and have a local shop...

make you a set.
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Default Rings should be wheel/application specific.

Contact the vendor who sold you the wheels for the exact ones for that wheel brand for your car.
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U r such an idiot.
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$60 for frickin plastic rings, my god
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