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2025-08-28 12:01:54
My DIY for S550 Mustang strut tower covers.I looked around for some diy ideas for covers. I then returned to what was offered online. Holy cow prices have shot through the roof. I couldn’t see spending $60-$100 on plastic strut tower covers. The machined metal ones were even more. I did some thinking and came up with this.I ordered some 2†plastic circular plugs similar to what’s in the attached photo. I actually bought mine at Ace hardware. Amazon does have them though. You will need 2. I bored a 3/8†hole in the center. You will notice that mine are scuffed up. This was due to me following my original plan. I soon had a moment of clarity and altered the design.I bought some trailer hub dust covers in the size in the picture. These are the exact ones I ordered from Amazon. I had hoped they would just fit into the strut tower but they’re a little big. I could have just opened up the strut tower holes a tiny bit and they probably would slip in but I didn’t want to grind on the car. I took out my dremel and cut off the flange under the lip. This took a while and many grinder disks as the hub caps are stainless steel. I then flattened the cuts. I pulled off the rubber bolt caps from the strut. Then pushed the plastic cap into the bottom of the hub cap. 3/8†is just a little smaller than the strut size of 10 mm. You will have to push a little but they will go on. That’s the diy. Nothing complicated the hubs were $13.58 for 4 and the caps were about $2.50 each. A heck of a lot cheaper than the $60-$100 ones sold online. You could add another $10 for the dremel cutoff wheel disks. Photos are attached. The bolt covers I picked up at a truck stop.If you don’t like the stainless you can paint them
Rogers Studio 522
2025-08-22 10:06:58
Thank you! they fit great and are made very well. Nice and heavily made for a great price.
Customer
2025-06-24 13:31:56
These caps seem to be well made and look good but are a really tight fit in the hubs. Really had to fight with them to get them installed.
Customer
2025-04-04 14:18:54
Hubby is going to see if he can adjust it somehow to make it work.
Nookie
2025-03-27 17:36:05
The cap's work well on my trailer great price.
William H.
2025-03-21 16:49:51
Good fit, and they look good
Lofgren
2025-01-03 17:29:52
These are not stainless steel. Just as magnetic as my old rusty steel ones.
Derek
2024-12-10 12:37:09
They're on there. Was hoping to get them on the hubs without denting the top but the outer lip is tapered and not flat so it makes it next to impossible to get a screwdriver to seat it in the hub because it will deflect the screwdriver's tip off the lip instead of pushing it in.
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