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Rust in 2012 Tacoma "hub hole"

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by daivs, Apr 4, 2015.

  1. Apr 4, 2015 at 12:42 PM
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    daivs

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    I don't know what the term for the hole is actually called...
    So I have the MB Wheels TKO and i removed the ugly Frisbee disc, but then I have this unsightly rust that the disc was covering! How do i get it out? I tried using a wire brush but the angles are weird and it seems all my "hub holes" have rust in them! normal?
     
  2. Apr 4, 2015 at 6:04 PM
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    Brake dust?

    I really have no idea what your referring to.
     
  3. Apr 4, 2015 at 6:16 PM
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    KenLyns

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    Need a picture.

    The hub registers on the truck have no plating and will normally develop rust very quickly, though I'm guessing this is not what you mean.
     
  4. Apr 4, 2015 at 7:43 PM
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    Guess pictures would help :p

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  5. Apr 4, 2015 at 10:30 PM
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    I wire brushed the hell out of mine, but there was still a little rust and dust. Then I just hit it with some black spray paint.
     
  6. Apr 4, 2015 at 10:35 PM
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    I just sanded a bit, rust reformer, then semi gloss black rustolium. Just take the wheel off and cut a hole in cardboard to mask the area, it took anout 20 minutes an axle.
     
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    Get the alternate center caps. Sorry for the night time pic, all I have on my phone. It comes with a different sticker. Easy to change.[​IMG]
     
  8. Apr 5, 2015 at 8:26 AM
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    That's sweet.. did the Toyota logo come with it? Or did you order it from somewhere? It be sweet if i could get the TRD logo in there :p
     
  9. Apr 5, 2015 at 8:50 AM
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    It was over a year ago so I don't really remember, but it's an online company out of Thailand that will do whatever you want in whatever size you want. It was cheap but takes like a month to arrive. I'll see if I can find it again.

    Edit: I think it was 3dcarstickers.com eBay has a bunch of them too.
     
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  10. Apr 5, 2015 at 9:02 AM
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    Cool, thanks man. Ill look into the custom sticker they advertise. What size sticker did use for the perfect fit?
     
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  11. Apr 5, 2015 at 4:46 PM
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    Found the email. I went with 78mm which I remember being slightly small, but it has never been a problem. Paid $13 shipped.
     
  12. Apr 6, 2015 at 8:47 AM
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    Small huh? the center cap is 3 inches in diameter and that came up small? Weird.. but ill take your word and rather have it slightly small than too big right? :p
     
  13. Apr 6, 2015 at 2:54 PM
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    This is for the alternate center cap, not the Frisbee one.
     
  14. Apr 6, 2015 at 4:41 PM
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    Should i ask for 79mm-80mm then?
     
  15. Apr 6, 2015 at 5:56 PM
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    I ordered the chaos style cap :D
     
  16. Apr 6, 2015 at 9:21 PM
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    I went and looked at mine, 78mm is a good fit, maybe 79 would be perfect, maybe, I hate to steer you wrong. All I know is I ordered 78mm. The email confirmation I have from last year says the company was 3dcarstickers.com.
     
  17. Apr 7, 2015 at 2:36 PM
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    Thanks man. Hey if it worked for you it'll work for me. Did you just slap it over the other cap? Or actually removed the old first?
     
  18. Apr 7, 2015 at 5:46 PM
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    Remove the old one first, clean up the area, stick on the new one. Make sure you ordered the closed center cap. You have auto locking hubs, so you don't have the hub sticking out beyond the wheel. They have options for both, one will have open ends on the hub covers. Discount tire twice sent me the open ended caps even though they kept saying they were ordering me the closed caps. In the end the gave me the center caps for free for making so many mistakes.
     
  19. Apr 7, 2015 at 6:09 PM
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    I called disount tire direct, directly and the guy seemed to know exactly what i wanted to order, so it's on the way! thanks for the info, looks like ill pick up some goo gone to prepare the caps!
     

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