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Wheel covers on a 2002 Saturn SL1 Sedan
Hi. I recently purchased a 2002 SL1, 4 door, manual transmission, sedan. I love it.
However, I lost a wheel cover a few months ago, and I have been having a devil of a time finding a replacement that fits. I purchased two OEM wheel covers on eBay from reputable sellers. Both were listed as fitting the 2002 SL1, and both look absolutely identical to the wheel covers I have. They are the same size, same pattern; everything, to appearances, is exactly the same. The only difference I can note is the four cap nuts that fit over the wheel bolts, and which secure the covers, are a dark grey, whereas the ones on my current wheel covers are a lighter grey. When I attempt to attach the replacement wheel covers, both lineup perfectly, but the cap nuts don't quite reach the bolt threads on the wheels. If I push really hard on the wheel covers, I can make them barely reach the threads, but that's not right. They're clearly not fitting for some reason. I even had my mechanic look at it and he was baffled. Has anyone had any experience with this, or any advice? Roy |
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Wheel covers on a 2002 Saturn SL1 Sedan
Check with AutoZone or Advance Auto Parts.
Lug nuts may be different. If it's like mine, the lug nut has a threaded body below the hex head that the wheel cover nut engages. You may be able to get replacement wheel cover nuts also. I believe that they snap into the cover. "stlsaturn" > wrote in message ... > Hi. I recently purchased a 2002 SL1, 4 door, manual transmission, sedan. I > love it. > > However, I lost a wheel cover a few months ago, and I have been having a > devil of a time finding a replacement that fits. > > I purchased two OEM wheel covers on eBay from reputable sellers. Both were > listed as fitting the 2002 SL1, and both look absolutely identical to the > wheel covers I have. They are the same size, same pattern; everything, to > appearances, is exactly the same. The only difference I can note is the > four cap nuts that fit over the wheel bolts, and which secure the covers, > are a dark grey, whereas the ones on my current wheel covers are a lighter > grey. > > When I attempt to attach the replacement wheel covers, both lineup > perfectly, but the cap nuts don't quite reach the bolt threads on the > wheels. If I push really hard on the wheel covers, I can make them barely > reach the threads, but that's not right. They're clearly not fitting for > some reason. > > I even had my mechanic look at it and he was baffled. > > Has anyone had any experience with this, or any advice? > > Roy > |
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