How do Carat centre caps come off
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How do Carat centre caps come off
Silly question I know, but it's very cold outside and I don't want to be faffing around too much. I need to get one Carat centre cap off to investigate a speedo cable issue, how do they come off !
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Re: How do Carat centre caps come off
Just put your hand around it and give it a tug(oooo err)
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Re: How do Carat centre caps come off
a twisting tug normally does it for me!!!!!!!
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Re: How do Carat centre caps come off
Thanks folks, mustn't have been tough enough with it then, a harder twisting and a tugging I will go then (later today) 
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Re: How do Carat centre caps come off
Well that didn't work 
No amount of pulling and twisting was budging it, it is a brand new one by the way, fitted only a week ago (not by me by the way).
Silly question = do you have to take the wheel off to get the caps off?
No amount of pulling and twisting was budging it, it is a brand new one by the way, fitted only a week ago (not by me by the way).Silly question = do you have to take the wheel off to get the caps off?
Got a new van, but it's a 165bhp T4 [shock horror] Accurate LPG Station map here
Re: How do Carat centre caps come off
Removing the wheel is the best way to remove the cap.
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Re: How do Carat centre caps come off
Thanks Rob, will have another go soon with the wheel off (need to change the speedo cable).
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Re: How do Carat centre caps come off
R0B wrote:Removing the wheel is the best way to remove the cap.
Yep you push it out from behind.