How do you remove the center caps? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

blinkwatt · 12-19-2005, 08:40 PM

How do you remove the center caps? My 18 Inch Turbo Twist should be showing up anytime soon and I would like to keep my caps off my current wheels but I have no clue how to remove them.

Adam · 12-19-2005, 08:44 PM

You can pop them out after you remove the wheels or use something pointy and hooked( like a dentist pick) and pry out the old ones using the small hole in the center caps.

12-20-2005, 03:13 AM

I have seen a small tool that can be purchased to remove the center caps.

fab · 12-20-2005, 03:47 AM

I have seen a tool on Ebay for cheap money but, what I did was I use a coat hanger and made my own tool. Worked like a charm.

prOk · 12-20-2005, 04:09 AM

The tool for this is missing from your spare tire tool bag? That's where mine was. Looks like a coat hanger with a loop on one end and a hook on the other, about 3 inches long.

tqtran · 12-20-2005, 05:16 AM

You can get the tool from ************************************************************************************************ for around $15 new I think.

Brucelee · 12-20-2005, 05:36 AM

All you need is a thin allen head wrench. Use the 90 degree angle aspect of the wrench. Slide the end in, bend and pull. You can add pliers if the cap is really stuck in there.

No need for a special wrench. In fact, I have the special wrench and the allen head works better.

Good luck.