Looking for center hub "brackets"?
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Sputnik
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I believe hub cap part number is mb816581, but often the caps come with the retainers/brackets.
This thread has some info and photos
delicaforum.com
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Otherwise hunting them down on eBay can yield results, but that part number also brings up some hits on Amazon.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2960544876...umIRcHduY6MKonj/vdKPri0Kzd|tkp:Bk9SR_TvwsvNYw
This thread has some info and photos
Hub caps
Does anyone know if the center hub caps from the L300 is the same as on the L400? They look identical, but I can’t tell if theres a size difference.
delicaforum.com
And
Otherwise hunting them down on eBay can yield results, but that part number also brings up some hits on Amazon.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2960544876...umIRcHduY6MKonj/vdKPri0Kzd|tkp:Bk9SR_TvwsvNYw
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They are different front/back; MB624909 is for the rear wheels... don't ask me why. After I lost 3 of them I quit trying...
Sputnik
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Crazy that they're different front to back.
My van came without hub caps, and looking at the way they're held on there, I'm not surprised. I just painted the rear covers (not the hubcaps) black to match my rims.
Mooser
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I just got four plastic/chrome center caps for my L400 today, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how they are supposed to stay secured to the wheel. Front and back wheels are different (the back are recessed, the front are protruding), and the retainer clips don't seem "anchorable" to anything. Is there a trick I'm totally missing here?
Retainer clips install behind the wheels and poke through the hub bore.
I think you could get away with mounting front ones all the way around...
Mooser
Member
Sorry for the noob questions, but are you saying that I'd need to take off the wheels, put the retainer clips behind them, and then re-bolt the wheels over the top of them to hold them in? It seems like the retainer clips neither lie flat, nor extend beyond the interior diameter of the opening in the center of the wheel.
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Sputnik
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That is what he's saying, however the retainers came as part of the stock rims wheelset (basic plain steel, or OEM alloy 'phone-dial' style rims). If you have some kind of aftermarket rims, then the retainers probably won't work.
Can you upload a photo of your rims?
Mooser
Member
Thanks. I'll wait till tomorrow, and will upload everything that seems relevant. Thanks!
Sputnik
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Try this (for any part hunting):
https://mitsubishi.epc-data.com/
Enter your chassis number (it should look similar to this: P35W-0412616)
The data shown will be to your individual, specific van.
In my case, a 1993 L300 high roof, under the 'Wheel and Tire' section, the numbers below are what comes up.
Those OEM numbers don't match the numbers we gave you earlier, but that's to say Mitsubishi has a bunch of parts with different numbers that serve for different models (pajeros, monteros, etc, ) but they're often identical in actual use.
Anyway, the two numbers starting with MB should work for any L300 from 1989-99, on the rims in the illustration on that page.
Front:
Rear:
https://mitsubishi.epc-data.com/
Enter your chassis number (it should look similar to this: P35W-0412616)
The data shown will be to your individual, specific van.
In my case, a 1993 L300 high roof, under the 'Wheel and Tire' section, the numbers below are what comes up.
Those OEM numbers don't match the numbers we gave you earlier, but that's to say Mitsubishi has a bunch of parts with different numbers that serve for different models (pajeros, monteros, etc, ) but they're often identical in actual use.
Anyway, the two numbers starting with MB should work for any L300 from 1989-99, on the rims in the illustration on that page.
Front:
| 32831 | MB301128 | 02 | HOLDER,FR DISC WHEEL CTR CAP |
Rear:
| 32832 | MB301355 | 02 | HOLDER,RR DISC WHEEL CTR CAP |
Mooser
Member
Okay, so here are some pics of the wheels, the retaining clip, and a center cap. The wheel with the protruding portion is the front wheel, and recessed is the rear wheel. Thoughts?
Sputnik
Well-Known Member
I think the thickness of your rims and the diameter of the center hole, where they meet the hub may be conflicting with the retainers.
Here's a photo of my rear, oem 'phone dial' rim. There's more space around the hub bore (the center hole in the rim) and the offset and/or thickness of the rim seems to be less than yours.
Another thing you're up against, is do you have the front retainers or the rear retainers? There's obviously a difference if there are a front and a back version, but I don't know what that difference is (diameter?, length of the 'fingers'?). So you'd need to try the retainers you have on the front and back (by jacking the van up and removing the wheels) to see what you have and what you'd need to get, assuming they'd fit with your rims at all.
The diameter of your rear center bore is nearly exactly the diameter of your hub, so IDK if you'll be able to get anything in there at all.
FWIW, here's a link to a Pajero forum discussing these components, and others commenting on how they sometimes dont work with aftermarket alloy rims.
If you can't get the ones you have to work, there are other solutions, like painting your hubs so they look more finished, or buying aftermarket center cap 'cups' that fit through the wheel hole from behind, and then get clamped in place when you bolt the wheel back on.
For example:
Pro Comp Center Caps - Best Truck & Jeep Black Center Hub Caps
www.procompusa.com
But you might run into the same problem with the tight fit.
Here's a photo of a Delica with aftermarket rims with the hub 'cups', but I assume those caps came with those rims, so they work well together.
I guess you could also have your rims machined to increase the diameter of the hole a little bit, and that might accommodate the OEM or other options...
Anyway, if you find a solution, post it up here! Good luck.