ZT 18" Straights Centre Caps

JeffH · 10th August 2021, 14:53

Hi All
Has anybody got or know of any new/as new centre caps for the 18" straights.
Alternatively are there any vendors of the centre emblems so I can refurb my own. The emblems are the same as the steering wheel centre at 78mm wide.
Can't find anything decent on-line, unless I'm looking in the wrong place........!
Regards Jeff

Typhoon190 · 10th August 2021, 21:25

Hello Jeff.

Unfortunately I don't know who produced the original metals badges.

I drew up the design as best I could using AutoCad some time back and sent it to Stickers International to produce a set of dome resin badges.

Unfortunately the dome resin badges are meant to be fixed to a flat surface, so do not adhere properly to the domed surface of the straights wheel centres.

City wheel refurbishment do a good deal on powder coating the wheels and centres, but I am also still trying to find a solution to putting as close to genuine badges back on.

Sorry I can't be more help.

JeffH · 11th August 2021, 15:15

Hi - thanks for the info. It looks like this has been an ongoing problem for many years, with posts dating back to the noughties. I had the same idea as you - looking to get a small run of the badges done, but the design is so intricate that it would be very difficult to get right in regards to the visual and shape elements.

I see in some old posts that some folk have used the early Rover serpent plain centre which have the 'Hubnut' shape in which an aftermarket MG emblem can be stuck. Looks OEM but obviously not original.

There must be someone in MG Rover procurement that knows where the badges were manufactured in the first place. I am sure that I saw this wheel as part of the Woolfrace range in the 90's with a multicoloured crest badge centre, although I read somewhere on the net that this wheel was a product of an independent manufacturer with a specific model name which I can no longer remember.

Someone will know somewhere........
Regards Jeff

10th August 2021, 14:53	#1
JeffH Newbie MG ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Hinckley Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	ZT 18" Straights Centre Caps Hi All Has anybody got or know of any new/as new centre caps for the 18" straights. Alternatively are there any vendors of the centre emblems so I can refurb my own. The emblems are the same as the steering wheel centre at 78mm wide. Can't find anything decent on-line, unless I'm looking in the wrong place........! Regards Jeff

10th August 2021, 21:25	#2
Typhoon190 This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Monogram Typhoon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4,704 Thanks: 328 Thanked 557 Times in 443 Posts	Hello Jeff. Unfortunately I don't know who produced the original metals badges. I drew up the design as best I could using AutoCad some time back and sent it to Stickers International to produce a set of dome resin badges. Unfortunately the dome resin badges are meant to be fixed to a flat surface, so do not adhere properly to the domed surface of the straights wheel centres. City wheel refurbishment do a good deal on powder coating the wheels and centres, but I am also still trying to find a solution to putting as close to genuine badges back on. Sorry I can't be more help.

11th August 2021, 15:15	#3
JeffH Newbie MG ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Hinckley Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hi - thanks for the info. It looks like this has been an ongoing problem for many years, with posts dating back to the noughties. I had the same idea as you - looking to get a small run of the badges done, but the design is so intricate that it would be very difficult to get right in regards to the visual and shape elements. I see in some old posts that some folk have used the early Rover serpent plain centre which have the 'Hubnut' shape in which an aftermarket MG emblem can be stuck. Looks OEM but obviously not original. There must be someone in MG Rover procurement that knows where the badges were manufactured in the first place. I am sure that I saw this wheel as part of the Woolfrace range in the 90's with a multicoloured crest badge centre, although I read somewhere on the net that this wheel was a product of an independent manufacturer with a specific model name which I can no longer remember. Someone will know somewhere........ Regards Jeff