As topic, is centre cone a must once rims are changed? price is around 80-90.

or only needed when driving at high speed, car shakes...

will there be any damage if didnt install centre cone, and seldom drive at high speed? <120km/h

center cone's size varies from different manufacturer of the rims, u'll just have to consult the tyre shop and I'd say it's necessary to install it as it acts as a retrofit accessories to close the gap for your after market rims.....it's not that expensive anyway....why hesitate to install?

TS,
Basically d cap is more on looks other than consealing/'protecting' ur wheel hub's lock pin n nut.

If ur really on a budget, some shops allow u to go tru their 'junk' for centre cones tat hv been changed by previous customers wit a much cheaper price.

only wheel balancing did'nt solve vibration?

need centre cone anyway? dont know lah...but my experience
change rims, tyre many time no need centre cone whatsoever

i have a friend who doesnt believe in this thing...so he hasnt installed it at all with his aftermarket rims.. plus hes on a lowered ride....drives around 120km/h almost daily to n fro work on the highway... havent had any issues at all since he installed the rims (which is about 2-3 years ago)


i think ur confused...hes talking about centre cone rings.. not centre caps.. the rings are not visible at all once installed...

this is wat he talking about: http://www.1010tires.com/hubrings.asp

i'm not those that drive >120km/h..
plus don't feel any vibration..still the same as stock rims..
Guess its just an accessory (optional).

Yes, i'm talking bout the ring inside (not visible), not the wheel cap..

Centre cone is install to create extra gap to prevent the tyre 'sagat' inside especially during corner as per explain by foremen.

that one... ur talking about spacer...

my tires goyang, even after install center cone

turned out to be the tires

Oops, me bad.

Nope, I doubt most ppl even install this especially after all's fine after just proper balancing. Its just an optional accessory.

seems like everyone would just disregard this thing...
so far nothing goyang also for my car...

me also.. everytime i change sport rim.. the shop will just say.. centre cone kena install.. kalau tak tayar lari.. aiyoo i also not sure what they say.. just install lah.. so far okay.. nth wrong

izit the centre cone can only bought in tyre shop? can found it in any spare parts shop?

is not necessary need to install .. but is better have it than dont have . .as i know .. this thng wont cost so much plus if u are changing a rim .. this cone can ask for foc from the shop .. so y dont go for it as well ..

I am one of those non-believers. Trust me or not the design of your rim nutholes(dont know what you call em) and the design of your nuts(lol, aka lugnuts) are all conical. A good mechanic will tighten them in a criss cross sequence, only to hand-tight all four together, and tightening it real hard once the former step is done. This way, the cone shape of the rim-nut-hole and lugnuts are all centralised. If a dumb mech just whacks the nuts on tightening one hard and then slowly tightening the other three without any sequence, the rim is not gonna be centered for sure.

Sorry I dont know how to put it in words, mind still asleep

Friend added that rings long after changing rims n his car steering vibrates less at 140 n above....wonder why d tyre shop didn't tell him to fix it when he was changing rims at first....so it works but do u need it? Heck it's cheap tho n it's ur discretion

did he try the steps as per mentioned above? btw how's the gti?

Aftermarket rim cant fit 100%, so must add center cone to fit the extra gap.
*On & Off wheel balancing is a must too if u change new rim =) hehe

Yup..that's what they said last time when I changed my stock steel rim to taiwan rim
and they also add if use ori japan rim, no need to use the centre cone

well, i have gaps between my hub and my rims. i make sure all bolts are tightened evenly. don't even need on wheel balancing for my car as it doesn't shake even till 200ish km/h

For me its not necessary.. Drove b4 low or high speed no issue.. Wira 1.6 using 16' rims..