Bassboy3313 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hey. Figured I would check here first before going to ebay or something. Anybody have the center cap wrench for the larger BBS RC center caps? Coilover setup comes this week for the Z3 and will eventually need to take wheels off, lol. Let me know. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Sounds like a great 1st project for a 3d printer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, straight6pwr said: Sounds like a great 1st project for a 3d printer! I second this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 31 minutes ago, straight6pwr said: Sounds like a great 1st project for a 3d printer! I was actually looking for a 3d print file online earlier. There is one for the smaller center caps, but nothing I can find for the larger ones like mine. I'll for sure be watching as many tutorials on Fusion360 as I can to learn how to create 3d files from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Roloff Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 If you can find dimensions, I can probably throw a part file together for you this evening if you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, P_Roloff said: If you can find dimensions, I can probably throw a part file together for you this evening if you wanted. That'd be pretty dope. I am going to snap a picture of the center cap head on best I can later and draw up some dimensions. Then mess around with Fusion360 or something to see what I can figure out. I will send the pic and dimensions to you as well tho if you feel like whipping something up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Roloff Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Sounds good, might be a fun challenge! Just send me a PM whenever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Banana Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Just bought one of these last year: https://www.ebay.com/itm/BBS-RC-RSII-SUPER-RS-CENTER-ASSEMBLY-REMOVAL-WRENCH-TOOL-59-23-009/254603615477?epid=1824729964&hash=item3b478edcf5:g:QcUAAOSw241Yme1j or: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-BMW-BBS-Wheel-Hub-Cap-Wrench-80mm-36131179325-NEW/362995243428?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225074%26meid%3Dc433366288f54c6fa129815efa35ca4d%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D254603615477%26itm%3D362995243428%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithBBEV2bDemotion%26brand%3DBMW&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 So I actually just 3D printed a 6 sides one just to see if it would maybe work, but it didnt. I think if it had the notches between the points (like the first one Tom linked) to accommodate the 12pt center cap, it may have worked. I feel like an idiot tho. The 12pt wrench 3D file that I found which I thought was for a smaller size, is actually the correct size. My 3D print program autoscaled it down to 65% to fit my print bed. When I bring it back up to 100% scaled, it is too large for my printer no matter how I rotate it. My solution, chop the handle down an inch or so and rotate it to fit the print volume and use supports. Original After chopping the handle down to fit And showing the 3D print layers with support material Just hit go on a 21 hour print, so we shall see how it turns out. Rekpoint, P_Roloff and m42b32 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_F Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 if it doesnt work you can send me the file and I can print it at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Well, it was successful! The PLA material I printed the wrench from is actually pretty damn strong. I'm surprised. P_Roloff, m42b32 and REKIII 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, Nick_F said: if it doesnt work you can send me the file and I can print it at work Thanks! I wanted to give it a whirl on my machine to see if it was capable or not. I'm very impressed. If anyone needs the 6pt wrench I originally printed, let me know. I have no need for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_F Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 looks like it turned out pretty dang well Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Nick_F said: looks like it turned out pretty dang well I still need to mess around with the settings for the supports as they are still a little difficult to remove. Better than it used to be tho. I had them under the handle portion as seen below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 What does that cost in materials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, patsbimmer1 said: What does that cost in materials? Thats a good question. I never really pay attention to the amount of material my program estimates per print. I’ll have to remember to do that and divide the cost of a spool of filament by lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Bassboy3313 said: Thats a good question. I never really pay attention to the amount of material my program estimates per print. I’ll have to remember to do that and divide the cost of a spool of filament by lengths. Just curious if the juice was worth the squeeze for lack of a better phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said: Just curious if the juice was worth the squeeze for lack of a better phrase. I just opened my print file back up. Says that it used 32.09 meters (or approximately 95 grams) of filament to print. The filament spool I am using cost me $23 for 1kg. We all know that 1kg equals 1000 grams. So dividing $23 by 1000 grams gives you 0.02 cents per gram. Multiple that by the 95 grams and it cost me $2.19 to print this wrench. I'd say this juice was worth the squeeze for sure! patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 If the 6 side one will fit E34/E38 center caps I'd take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 hours ago, YoungCR said: If the 6 side one will fit E34/E38 center caps I'd take it Measuring the BBS logo, its about 3-3/16" or roughly 80mm. So, if thats the same as yours it may work. You can have it and try it out if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 turned out awesome! good work. Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 17 hours ago, Bassboy3313 said: I just opened my print file back up. Says that it used 32.09 meters (or approximately 95 grams) of filament to print. The filament spool I am using cost me $23 for 1kg. We all know that 1kg equals 1000 grams. So dividing $23 by 1000 grams gives you 0.02 cents per gram. Multiple that by the 95 grams and it cost me $2.19 to print this wrench. I'd say this juice was worth the squeeze for sure! Sounds like a new business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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