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    I keep losing the center caps on my 78's wheels. Anybody know what's good to hold them on?

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    I know one guy that used RTV and glued them on. The advantage to RTV is they can be removed, cleaned and then put back on.
    If anyone has extra horsepower not doing anything, I can always use more.

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    Clear silicon in 3 or 4 spots. Works great and havent lost one yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by spikebot 81 View Post
    Clear silicon in 3 or 4 spots. Works great and havent lost one yet
    Yep. That works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TimAT View Post
    I know one guy that used RTV and glued them on. The advantage to RTV is they can be removed, cleaned and then put back on.
    What is RTV?

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    RTV means Silicone
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    Quote Originally Posted by gaC5 View Post
    What is RTV?
    Room Temperature Vulcanizing. It turns from a thick liquid to a
    soft solid when exposed to air at room temperature.
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    My rear passenger side is that way. It appears the PO used some contact cement or Gorilla glue..... sparingly, and got it to stay. I havn't had any problem with it becoming loose and there's no extra gooped out around the circumfrence, just the inside pinch area.

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