locking wire hubcaps February 28, 2006, 08:40:12 PM man why the heck did ford make those dang hubcaps so hard to get off. i know this may sound stupid but how do you get them off? i get the cap off but then i dont know how to get them off. maybe i'm just stupid. Quote Selected
locking wire hubcaps Reply #1 – February 28, 2006, 08:46:26 PM you have to have a special tool to take out the center nut. should come with the car. Quote Selected
locking wire hubcaps Reply #2 – February 28, 2006, 08:49:00 PM yeah i knowthe bolt has to come off but how do you get it off after that? Quote Selected
locking wire hubcaps Reply #3 – February 28, 2006, 09:50:43 PM Once the bolts out its like removing a regular hubcap, just get angry with them... but not to angry or you'll bend them. Quote Selected
locking wire hubcaps Reply #4 – February 28, 2006, 10:55:29 PM Oh, sorry, I misunderstood you. I just wedged the flat edge of the tire iron between the hub cap and the rim and pryed it out a section at a time, usually 3 pops would get it. Quote Selected