New Axle Covers from Smart Madness - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

SmartMadness · 01-19-2009, 11:11 PM

Now available from Smart Madness. New Axle Covers for your smart car. New design and a nice hand polished finish. Manufactured by Smart Car Performance. We will start shipping these on Feb 1st.

For those that are interest here is the direct product link:

Smart Madness - Smart Car Parts and Accessories

Thank you!

SmartMadness · 01-20-2009, 01:22 AM

BlueCoupe · 01-20-2009, 02:00 PM

Those look nice.... Will you offer any options? (I would prefer flat black)....Also, not trying to hijack this thread but any word on your widebody kit?.... I want custom wheels for my 2nd coupe but want to wait to see if they will be going on a widebody or not before I decide on sizes.....

Thanks

SmartMadness · 01-20-2009, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueCoupe

Those look nice.... Will you offer any options? (I would prefer flat black)....Also, not trying to hijack this thread but any word on your widebody kit?.... I want custom wheels for my 2nd coupe but want to wait to see if they will be going on a widebody or not before I decide on sizes.....

Thanks

Thanks!

We made them with the thought of some folks wanting them in Black. If you would like the item in Black it would be pretty easy to simply paint it. The demand for these items in Black has been pretty low and due to this we did not have an order done in Black. If there is enough demand we can certainly have them done in Black.

As far as the widebody....

We took delivery of the car done in Carbon Fiber today and will be taking detailed pics this week and will make them available shortly afterwards. We will be looking at the finals of the widebody later this week and should have an update shortly after that.

Thanks!

666devil · 01-21-2009, 06:06 AM

Are they stainless steel? And do they go inside or outside the axle tube?

SmartMadness · 01-25-2009, 02:10 PM

Polished caps are now in stock and Black ones are on the way! The covers slide in the opening and are secured on the outside of the opening lip.

Smart Enuf · 01-25-2009, 02:57 PM

I'd still like to see the endcaps in the shape of smart's "C-forward" logo. Just a thought.

666devil · 01-28-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 666devil

Are they stainless steel? And do they go inside or outside the axle tube?

Sorry to ask again but are they STAINLESS STEEL because i have polished
billet axel caps on now and dont get me wrong they are good but are now a bit stained and it wont polish off, so STAINLESS STEEL would be ideal ecpecially under the car were they take a lot of stick!

SmartMadness · 01-28-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 666devil

Sorry to ask again but are they STAINLESS STEEL because i have polished
billet axel caps on now and dont get me wrong they are good but are now a bit stained and it wont polish off, so STAINLESS STEEL would be ideal ecpecially under the car were they take a lot of stick!

Sorry about the delay. We were waiting for an answer from the manufacturer. The caps are steel, not stainless steel. They are clear coated for protection from the elements and should hold up much better than billet.

We just order a batch of these covers to be powder coated in Black and will have this available as an option. The manufacturer has just agreed to provide a 2 year warranty on the item. We will update our site accordingly.

Thank you!

SmartMadness · 02-21-2009, 08:01 AM

We now have these axle covers available in powder coated Black as well for those concerned about salt issues.

Thank you for the suggestions.