Help needed with centre caps

[Stanger21]

I have the 2021 facelift wheels on as standard but recently picked up a set of pre-facelift staggered wheels with winter tyres to use now the weather is taking a turn for the colder.

I picked up a set of genuine Korean E centre caps for them but have found they'll only fit the fronts, am I missing something? They all have the same part number and came as a set of 4 so assumed if there was a different fit for front/back the that would be catered for.

I've tried to seat them in place but they just won't clip in like the fronts do...

 

[Snicklefritz]

That is frustrating!
Have you tired each of the five possible positions?
Have you pushed really hard?
Are the lugnuts all matching?
With the "E" cap removed will the main lugnuts cap fit?

 

[Stanger21]

That is frustrating!
Have you tired each of the five possible positions?
Have you pushed really hard?
Are the lugnuts all matching?
With the "E" cap removed will the main lugnuts cap fit?

Not tried rotating them to different position but it's a good call. The fronts just snapped into place perfectly but the rears just won't have it.
Interesting you mentioned the lug nuts, I did wonder if they're too long and that's what's stopping them going in far enough. Will check tomorrow and also try removing the center logo to see if it makes a difference

 

[Snicklefritz]

My number one guess is the lugnuts. Impossible to say from a picture, but they look bigger than what I remember mine are, which is why I mentioned it.

 

[Stanger21]

Bit of research uncovered it was the lug nuts after all...

Thread 'Beware of Second-hand wheels! The wheel nut design has changed!'

Mar 26, 2021

I had to learn the hard way ... but if you buy second-hand wheel(s), ask for their factory wheel nuts also.

See pic below. The one on the left is the type that my 2017 Stinger GT came with. The one on the right is the new version, which has a captive washer and the dome-section at the base is quite different. Even though the wheels look identical (i.e. the original GT version worldwide), the holes for the threads in the wheels are slightly different. Someone on this forum may be able to advise exactly when this change occurred, but I think it is with Stingers being sold from early...

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Have ordered a set of the old style nuts p/n 5295014140

 

[Snicklefritz]

Score! But are you saying that your front lugnuts are conical and your back ones are the taller variety? I remember that thread, and an earlier discussion about the wrong lugnuts coming loose. Your original GT wheels use the conical type, not the bigger ones.

 

[Stanger21]

The nuts at the front and rear are all the larger size but they must protrude more at the back due to the different offset in the staggered setup.

Good job really or I might never have known until I was overtaken by one of my own wheels.