Wheel center cap emblem

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    Its been a few years, but you used to be able to get a good quality stick-on "ford" decal/emblem for the center cap of an aftermarket wheel. I have just bought a set of Kestone Klassics for my mav and want to change the center cap emblem to one that has the FORD logo. These need to be no larger than 2 inches across, or around 50 mm. Any ideas?
     
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    Got one for my steering wheel from him, but want the ford logo on my wheels
     
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    Seller on ebay named HUBCAPJOES - they are 2"

    [​IMG]
     
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    Yep, saw them, they kinda looked cheasy to me, am actually thinking about these.....
    [​IMG]I think they look much nicer #270649513376 on ebay
     
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    The second ones don't look like they are sealed in the soft, UV protectant clear bubble. But I do like the dark color.
     
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    The first ones look like they are off an old Ford tractor, I like the 2nd ones.
     
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    Decided to make my own from some late model ford aluminum wheels that had a center cap, will get a pic as soon as I can. Have one done and it looks pretty nice, we'll see how you guys like it.
     
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    A few pics.....[​IMG]

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    wheel_centers_010_original.jpg
     
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    Nice work, that looks great. very creative way to reuse something you already had.
     
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    I think that is way nicer than something you could have bought ........... :thumbs2:
     
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    Thanks, I think it will look great once on the car, I decided to paint it black to match the wheel sections that are blacked out. The silver was nice too, but I liked the black.
     
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    So tell us how you cut them out in a perfect "centered" circle.
     
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    Very Nice!! I have a box of those caps, or ones close to them.
     
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    I just took the "keystone" sticker off the cap and centered it over the new one, then just eyeballed it, using several grinders, sanders, cut-off wheels, etc, untill I got it to fit the cap just right. Each one took about 30 minutes of grind and fit, sand and fit, you know...tons of patience. When I get them on the car I will get a shot of em.
     
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