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Hi guys, so recently I became the owner of a Galaxy Grey PZ and after a quick drive last night ive lost one of my centre caps and I need some to replace it with. After doing abit of research it seems Mazda discontinued them and finding some for sale is quite difficult so after looking on Ebay ive found the O.Z stick on badges but there are two types ive come across:

One has the "Prodrive by O.Z" logo but the font and carbon finish is not like the genuine ones and the others have just "O.Z" but look alot like the ones that are on the wheels now.

So does anyone know where i can get some stick on badges that look like the genuine centre caps so i can just stick them onto some plain ones and take off the remaining 3 that are on the car now.

Thanks in Advance :thumleft:
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Hi and :welcome: Mohuss. :) Sorry, I don't know where you can get any stick on badges - however a quick look around threw up some flat caps you can use when you do find stickers if you don't already have some https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alloy-Centre-R ... B00GW4F75G
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Thanks mate, ive already found some caps that im gonna buy as theyre the right size etc., i might just get the plain O.Z ones as they have a better carbon effect i guess and they do look slightly better, thanks for the help but im still open for suggestions if anyone finds any decent caps for sale
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prodrive-by-O ... Sw4CFY6moa

These stick-ons are really good but I never managed to find "standard" wheel caps of any size to fit.
Your milage may vary of course and if you've found some I'd be really interested to know where.

The caps that do fit have a code "M582" which if you put into eBay will bring up some examples but not the exact same design:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw ... 2&_sacat=0
(as well as a load of other stuff...)
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I have some used spare ones for sale
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EdSpur wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prodrive-by-O ... Sw4CFY6moa

These stick-ons are really good but I never managed to find "standard" wheel caps of any size to fit.
Your milage may vary of course and if you've found some I'd be really interested to know where.

The caps that do fit have a code "M582" which if you put into eBay will bring up some examples but not the exact same design:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw ... 2&_sacat=0
(as well as a load of other stuff...)
The Gel whell centres you have linked me are the ones ive bought now :thumleft: it was just the carbon effect on the back that wasnt the same but beggars cant be choosers i guess. As for the centre caps themselves ive bought these ones, they were linked by a member when I initially searched for them on the forum so i presumed they were right for the job.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121897537602
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Mohuss wrote:
EdSpur wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prodrive-by-O ... Sw4CFY6moa

These stick-ons are really good but I never managed to find "standard" wheel caps of any size to fit.
Your milage may vary of course and if you've found some I'd be really interested to know where.

The caps that do fit have a code "M582" which if you put into eBay will bring up some examples but not the exact same design:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw ... 2&_sacat=0
(as well as a load of other stuff...)
The Gel whell centres you have linked me are the ones ive bought now :thumleft: it was just the carbon effect on the back that wasnt the same but beggars cant be choosers i guess. As for the centre caps themselves ive bought these ones, they were linked by a member when I initially searched for them on the forum so i presumed they were right for the job.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121897537602
Will be interested to know if they fit. They look a bit too high to me (the 11.88 measurement). The originals are quite a low profile but I guess other shapes can fit.
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Received the Gel centres this morning, ive put them side by side so you can see what they look like compared to the genuine ones, once ive got the caps ill upload some pictures of them on the car Image Image
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Hi,

I’ve just bought a PZ that I collect this Thursday....its centre caps have seen better days! So I am going to order some gel stickers and was wondering if the centre caps you bought to go with them fitted in the end?

Cheers,

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carl355m wrote:Hi,

I’ve just bought a PZ that I collect this Thursday....its centre caps have seen better days! So I am going to order some gel stickers and was wondering if the centre caps you bought to go with them fitted in the end?

Cheers,

Carl...
The gel stickers were spot on but the caps that were recommended on this thread werent the correct ones. I havent really looked again since buying the wrong size ones since the car has been off the road since summer. I just took them all off and went without them Image

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Ok...thanks for the quick reply! I will continue the search and let you know if I have any luck.
Also if anyone else has found the correct caps in the meantime please fee free to let me know!

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carl355m wrote:Ok...thanks for the quick reply! I will continue the search and let you know if I have any luck.
Also if anyone else has found the correct caps in the meantime please fee free to let me know!

Carl...
Yeah please let me know as ive had a the stickers sat in my cupboard for 8 months now Image. And congratulations on your new purchase, these cars are addictive when you get them on a good country road

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Can anyone tell me the size of these centre caps as I have these wheels but all the caps are missing
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54mm (M582)
As a close alternative OZ Racing and they're a bit pricey now:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3143735258
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I appear to have acquired some rocking horse sh1t. :mrgreen:
Will be for sale shortly (once I've worked out if they need to go on the pz wheels in order to sell them)
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Ive got the same in the Mazda packets Image, i just needed some copies as i know how rare these are getting. Ive taken them all off for now and hoping to put some replicas on
Juey wrote:I appear to have acquired some rocking horse sh1t. :mrgreen:
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Juey wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:24 pm
I appear to have acquired some rocking horse sh1t. :mrgreen:
Will be for sale shortly (once I've worked out if they need to go on the pz wheels in order to sell them)
Are these for pz? If so are they for sale?
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Those 3 have gone, got another 2 that have been offered to someone as a first refusal, should hear back in the next couple of days whether they'll be available.

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After seeing how much new PZ caps cost I tried repairing my battered center caps, they looked noticeably shabby after I refurbed my wheels.
Thought I'd post up the steps as it took less than half an hour and came out pretty well imo.


Original cap
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Sanded back the edges with 120 grit, you can go through the first layer until the whiteness is gone when using wet and dry, it goes back to white and cloudy when it dries.
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Put on some clearcoat heavy at 90 degrees so it hits the side, soaks underneath and into the cap and after a few minutes any remaining cloudiness goes away

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From a distance they look pretty good, it's only when your right up close you can see the minor imperfections
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Thats quite a result, cost effective way of refurbing them too

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I like those copper strakes, did you colour them yourself?
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Mohuss wrote:Thats quite a result, cost effective way of refurbing them too

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Mherby wrote:
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I like those copper strakes, did you colour them yourself?
Hi, yep I used VHT anodised color coat spray paint, worked really well.

I took that pic late in the day when the light was going, it's actually red in colour, did the V Crest and lights as well as the strakes
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Nice one looks great! More potential jobs to add to the list from this thread :)