My 87 GT has some old school 15" Fittipaldi rims on it. My question, is there a special tool or key I have to have to remove the center caps? I used my cell to snap a picture of the part in question.

Thought maybe someone out there would have experience with rims like these. If I need a special key or tool where can I get it? I don't want to damage the center caps as I intend to eventually swap these rims onto my daughter's fiero when we can get new tires on them.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Use a large easy-out. chances are, its just a bolt with a special shaped head. Can't really tell from that pic what shape the opening is...

I might still have 2 of those tools. I had those same rims, but they were stolen from my "garage" tent. I can't remember if I got pissed and chucked them though. If you can get them out, a standard hex head bolt should work to replace them, that thing is just a screw with a funky head and tapered seat.. (kind of looks like a VW lug bolt thing) I can take a look this weekend when I go to work on the car and see if I still have the tools, that is if you want to save those screws. If not an easy-out may work as mentioned, or a cheap torx bit of close size could be pounded in to get a grip on it. Or, a tool could be made from a steel rod with the end ground so there's a little nipple sticking out that will fit down into that hole. The tool was basically looked like a modified screwdriver which was used by hand, so they shouldn't be super-tight.

quote Originally posted by ALJR: Use a large easy-out. chances are, its just a bolt with a special shaped head. Can't really tell from that pic what shape the opening is...

The center shape is circular and about a quarter of an inch deep, it is offset from the center, I assume so that whatever you're suppose to stick in there can apply torque to the "bolt". I thought about filing down a big screw driver so that one end of it sticks down into that hole and seeing if I could twist it out that way. But then I thought, perhaps I'm over thinking this (as I often do) and someone would have a simpler solution or know where I could get the proper tool or key. Thanks for the suggestion, I may try that.

[This message has been edited by matchmade (edited 09-16-2009).]