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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / July 2005Hub caps for 240?
Just bought a 92 240 wagon that's missing a stock hubcap (part no. 3540176). 14" wheels. I'm looking for a replacement locally, and also note that sets of 4 are available on Ebay (probably replica). Are there alternative hubcaps I could get that would look as good or better? Thanks. > Just bought a 92 240 wagon that's missing a stock hubcap (part no. > 3540176). 14" wheels. I'm looking for a replacement locally, and also > note that sets of 4 are available on Ebay (probably replica). Are > there alternative hubcaps I could get that would look as good or > better? Thanks. I've never seen anything aftermarket that didn't look like complete crap, other than the replica caps available which look pretty decent. The ones on Ebay are a good deal usually, IPD sells something similar. Personally I'd look for a nice set of factory alloys but that can get expensive and if you don't mind the plastic caps it's probably not worth it, but 15" Virgos do look classy on a late model 240. I hadn't thought of getting factory alloy wheels as an alternative. Actually, I'm looking for an extra set of stock wheels to put the winter tires that came with the car. If I got factory Alloys, I could put my summer tires on that, and put the winter tires on my stock wheels. My wheels are 14" I believe, so 15" Virgos (don't know what they are) probably wouldn't fit, or I'd have to get new tires which I don't really want to do. I don't mind the plastic caps I suppose, so cheapest route is get one for my missing one. > My wheels are 14" I believe, so 15" Virgos (don't know what they are) > probably wouldn't fit, or I'd have to get new tires which I don't > really want to do. > I don't mind the plastic caps I suppose, so cheapest route is get one > for my missing one. Virgos are the stock rims that came on the 240 Turbo models from '81 to '85, like this http://eleonora.louhi.net/oksanentuning.com/3d258920.jpg Most alloys are 15" which would require new tires, the rims that came on the 240 Classics were 14" but they're tough to find. > Just bought a 92 240 wagon that's missing a stock hubcap (part no. > 3540176). 14" wheels. I'm looking for a replacement locally, and also > note that sets of 4 are available on Ebay (probably replica). Are > there alternative hubcaps I could get that would look as good or > better? Thanks. There are zillions of factory alloy wheels which fit the 240 and are kicking around on the used market. I would look for a set of those. You can also upgrade to 15" rims as were installed on many 740s and 940s. Just watch out to get the right offset. John |
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