Wheel caps come off over minor bumps

[eagleguy]

I recently bought a set of new T Type center caps for my Riken honey cone style wheels. I have issues with the new caps popping off under the right conditions (bumps) nothing major. I do not understand why this is happening but I did notice the original caps had electrical tape around them where they went into the wheels. I thought this was done because of the original cap age. As a side note, I did recently swap bad Monroe shocks for Bilsteins which are somewhat stiff. Might this be the cause, any ideas?

 

[Chuck Leeper]

The tape was a "shim". Check the tangs on the back of the cap. Can they be bent out a bit?
I've also seen a bead of black silicone run around the back of the cap. Let it dry, test drive...

 

[blackgn231]

I recently bought a set of new T Type center caps for my Riken honey cone style wheels. I have issues with the new caps popping off under the right conditions (bumps) nothing major. I do not understand why this is happening but I did notice the original caps had electrical tape around them where they went into the wheels. I thought this was done because of the original cap age. As a side note, I did recently swap bad Monroe shocks for Bilsteins which are somewhat stiff. Might this be the cause, any ideas?

Did the T-type caps fit your Riken wheels?

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Weren't Rikens. Were T Type.

 

[buickruss]

Just did the silicon trick Herę. Much more secure than the poorly designed plastic Tabs

 

[chris romani]

What Chuck said,after losing a bunch I did the same thing Black Silicone never happened again

 

[robert duncan]

Yeah, they need a bead of silicone around them. Problem solved.