Although I've done this before I thought I'd ask if anyone has a trick way of removing the centre caps to replace them with the newer ones, without removing the wheel, and without damaging the rim by jamming a screwdriver between them?

Fanders got my lovely Range Rover centres...

Cheers  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

I use a 35mm dia suction cup and a pair of pliers.

I dont know how to do it, but it must be possible as a couple of months ago some tea leaf managed to remove mine whilst my car was on the driveway overnight... (they got 3 of them - the nearside wheel must have been too close to the fence)

No visible damage to my wheels. Wouldnt have minded, but a new set from eBay is only about £15 (might not be LR but you'd never know) 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car!

Where did you get the suction cup? I have one but its not strong enough. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

It was in my useful pieces of junk box.
It's just a standard clear plastic sucker that happens to have a metal threaded rod sticking out the back hence the pliers.
A sucker you could tie a piece of string to would work.
Just looked I have a spare one if you need it.

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use a sat nav windscreen sucker , they are normally pretty strong.. ... - .- -.




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A pick in the side of the cap... Flick them out

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That's what I did using a thin tool from my Leatherman. No damage whatsoever. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

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Ta Fellas  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Or if you dont plan to use old ones put a screw into centre of them and pull off with a pliers. Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

Little sucker that you use to remove those small GU10 light bulbs in kitchens and stuff works for me  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

Googsy wrote:

Or if you dont plan to use old ones put a screw into centre of them and pull off with a pliers.

Genius Conor, never thought of that  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Jeez a two minute job with the tip of a small flat headed screwdriver 👀😜

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I do it all the time as above just take care and they flip out.

Kango hammer  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE