--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Robert Johannesen wrote:
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> Ernie,
> Â Â Â I broke down and bit the bullet and got 4 stainless top hats at Elite Truck
> Accessories at 520 W. Mockingbird, Dallas TX 75247 for $244.73 (item #40013).Â
> My chrome ones only lasted about 5 years even when I waxed them. Ask for Ruth -
> she seems to know her stuff and ordered them in just a few days. The internet
> sites had about $40.00 shipping added to their prices.
> Bob, do you have a phone number for them? The one that ends in 5083 is their FAX number. That is the only one posted on the web. Thanks, Ernie
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ernie E
> To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"
> Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 4:52:49 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Top Hats
>
> Â
> Anyone replaced their driver and tag axle covers lately? Mine are rusty. Ernie-
> 88 PT40 narrow
> Weatherford, Tx
>

I know what you mean about the nut caps coming off, and the stainless ones seem more prone to it. What I did was to take a punch and put a "dimple" in the caps on each of the six sides, near the opening. Makes for a much more positive fit.

On 4/19/2011 at 10:37 AM Robert Johannesen wrote:

>Don,
> I got the 2 piece also - I can take off every other lug to check the
>level. I
>usually take them off every year anyway to polish the wheels.
>I also got the taller tag lug nuts so I wouldn't lose the nut caps as
>often. I
>like to check the brakes and drums for crackswithout the wheels on once a
>year...usually in early spring. Gives me a chance to see the inside walls
>of the
>tires also.
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Don Bradner <"bluethunder%40arcatapet.com">
>To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"
>Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 7:21:29 PM
>Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Top Hats
>
>Agreed that if you are going to buy, stainless is the way to go. I got
>mine from
>Iowa80, but I did it at their place, so likewise no shipping.
>
>
>Robert, did you get two-piece or three-piece? I wasn't really thinking and
>got
>two-piece, which makes it impractical to easily check the oil level on the
>tags.
>
>On 4/18/2011 at 4:35 PM Robert Johannesen wrote:
>
>>Ernie,
>> I broke down and bit the bullet and got 4 stainless top hats at
>>Elite Truck
>>Accessories at 520
W. Mockingbird, Dallas TX 75247 for $244.73 (item
>>#40013).
>>My chrome ones only lasted about 5 years even when I waxed them. Ask for
>>Ruth -
>>she seems to know her stuff and ordered them in just a few days. The
>>internet
>>sites had about $40.00 shipping added to their prices.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>________________________________
>>From: Ernie E <"ernietex%40yahoo.com">
>>To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"
>>Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 4:52:49 PM
>>Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Top Hats
>>
>>
>>Anyone replaced their driver and tag axle
covers lately? Mine are rusty.
>>Ernie-
>>88 PT40 narrow
>>Weatherford, Tx
>
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