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Old 10-14-2003, 01:54 PM
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HELP: What size/type socket to remove center of Style 5 Wheels???

I want to polish my Style 5 wheels and need to remove the centers to do so. They have this 'star' looking bolt head and I'd like to find a socket so I can remove them.

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Old 10-14-2003, 02:36 PM
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I want to polish my Style 5 wheels and need to remove the centers to do so. They have this 'star' looking bolt head and I'd like to find a socket so I can remove them.

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Usually the center caps are simply held in by plastic tabs, and you can just tap them out from the inside to remove them. Do you have pics of the wheels in case I'm mistaken?
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Old 10-14-2003, 06:42 PM
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Help: seperating 2-piece wheel for polishing question?

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Usually the center caps are simply held in by plastic tabs, and you can just tap them out from the inside to remove them. Do you have pics of the wheels in case I'm mistaken?
Not the center caps... the center section of the 2-piece wheel
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Old 10-14-2003, 07:47 PM
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Not the center caps... the center section of the 2-piece wheel
Oh, I see. Should be a Torx head, though I don't know the size.
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