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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2014 - 08:14:21 PM »
Don't know who makes these but they don't look bad. I have restored dozens of Rimblows over the years and always used caps made by Jerome Verbit up in PA.

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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2014 - 09:33:03 PM »
Don't know who makes these but they don't look bad. I have restored dozens of Rimblows over the years and always used caps made by Jerome Verbit up in PA.


These guys used to sell the ones Jerome makes.  Don't know about now.

http://www.rimblowsteeringwheels.com/

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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2014 - 10:24:40 PM »
Get the one with the Fish on the center cap.

Your car will go faster and handle even better!   :grinyes:
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2014 - 11:26:55 PM »
Get the one with the Fish on the center cap.

Your car will go faster and handle even better!   :grinyes:

 :lol: :wave:  Thanks!
Don't know who makes these but they don't look bad. I have restored dozens of Rimblows over the years and always used caps made by Jerome Verbit up in PA.
Ya I thought they looked OK.  :dunno:
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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2014 - 11:55:17 PM »
Brad, the first auction you linked is Dante, call him,     (609) 332-4194     he's 100% a straight shooter... Been Mopar long before Mopar was considered cool.... (Mopar have always been cool, just the fact allot of people didn't know what we knew)
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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2014 - 04:10:34 AM »
Get the one with the Fish on the center cap.

Your car will go faster and handle even better!   :grinyes:
Why would you listen to a cat-listen to a topdog and get a dodge cap-there is a reason they didn't reproduce the 'cuda-just sayin hellcat :stirpot:
thanks for the link-I bought one

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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2014 - 07:44:06 AM »
In the above links one looks to have the Dodge letters painted black and hard to tell if the rubber part is textured?  The other link has a clearer picture showing the texture and no black paint in the Dodge lettering?

HemiOrange70 which one did you buy?
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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2014 - 07:57:21 AM »
Looks neat, but $100?
That's what I paid for my entire Tuff wheel.

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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2014 - 08:39:40 AM »
Looks neat, but $100?
That's what I paid for my entire Tuff wheel.

They were almost $400 at one point a few years ago.....   :faint: Bargain?  :lol:
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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2015 - 11:43:47 PM »
These guys used to sell the ones Jerome makes.  Don't know about now.

http://www.rimblowsteeringwheels.com/


We do not carry Jerome's caps any longer due to his retirement. We are now making them in our shop, all three styles. We have them in stock with black rubber and will soon have the moulds to make them in colors.

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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2015 - 11:53:49 PM »
We do not carry Jerome's caps any longer due to his retirement. We are now making them in our shop, all three styles. We have them in stock with black rubber and will soon have the moulds to make them in colors.
Have you worked out a price you will be offering the rimblow caps for please, i am guessing their will be a mark up on coloured caps compared with more common Black caps. :drool: :2thumbs:
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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2015 - 08:50:52 AM »
Is there more than one manufacturer of these?  :dunno:
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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2015 - 01:06:57 PM »
Have you worked out a price you will be offering the rimblow caps for please, i am guessing their will be a mark up on coloured caps compared with more common Black caps. :drool: :2thumbs:
Thanks you. :wave:

The rimblow center caps are $225 each. I offer 10% discount for all Cuda-Challenger members. If I get enough members interested, I'll do group buy at a very deep discount.

Don't know exactly what I'm going to do yet with the colored rubber on the caps. I have to see what I have invested in all of it.

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Re: opinions on reproduction rim blow center caps?
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2015 - 01:14:34 PM »
I run a "repro" cap on NIKKI....  looks ok fits ok.........  granted tuff wheel not rimblow...
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