Mini Review: Maxilite 16" Basketweaves

[prisonerofdoom83]

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When you put the caps on, did you get the little alignment pin oriented correctly in the recess for it? I found that the pin is sort of weak and you have to pay a lot of attention to get it into the right spot. If it is not aligned, the center cap perimeter gap is uneven, and the locking action is not super strong. When properly aligned, the locks hold the caps in a lot better. This is the one area that I wish that Maxilite had done better in. Like, could they not have just cast in the same type of alignment pegs as the 15" Euroweaves which lock into the waffle plate? Anyway, I found that the center cap locking action in the OEM 15" Euroweaves was not always great either, and I lost a cap driving on a normal / not rough road once too, which was annoying as hell.

yeah there’s a plastic pin on the inside of the cap waffle that lines up with the center hub on the wheel that has a recess for the plastic pin . With the remaining 2 caps one I can just pop off with no resistance at all the other seems to be on there really well . No matter how much I mess with that cap I can’t get it to lock on . Totally kills it for me . As now I’m scared to even have the caps on there . What’s the point of brand new wheels if I have to have the center caps off .

[reelizmpro]

That's a problem with many aftermarket wheels without a bolt securing the cap. I don't have Maxlite's but I have Axis Klassics with twist on nuts. Over time they back out and eventually fall off. I've had to use loctite on the threads which has worked for years now. Maybe you guys can use puddy, hot glue or something to help keep them in place.

[bmwman91]

yeah there’s a plastic pin on the inside of the cap waffle that lines up with the center hub on the wheel that has a recess for the plastic pin . With the remaining 2 caps one I can just pop off with no resistance at all the other seems to be on there really well . No matter how much I mess with that cap I can’t get it to lock on . Totally kills it for me . As now I’m scared to even have the caps on there . What’s the point of brand new wheels if I have to have the center caps off .

Damn, yeah maybe there is a range of QC on the caps. One other thing that I did was to stiffen up the metal spring clip on the inside of the lock tabs (the little metal circular wire bent into a circle). I removed it from all 4 caps and bent it outward so that it ended up being a few millimeters larger in diameter than when I started. This seemed to increase the amount of "bite" that the little lock tabs had.

TBH I have been thinking about how to design some sort of 3D printed insert to properly secure these caps. If I come up with something I'll let you all know.

[prisonerofdoom83]

Damn, yeah maybe there is a range of QC on the caps. One other thing that I did was to stiffen up the metal spring clip on the inside of the lock tabs (the little metal circular wire bent into a circle). I removed it from all 4 caps and bent it outward so that it ended up being a few millimeters larger in diameter than when I started. This seemed to increase the amount of "bite" that the little lock tabs had.

TBH I have been thinking about how to design some sort of 3D printed insert to properly secure these caps. If I come up with something I'll let you all know.

Hey I tried to bend that metal ring a bit bigger but didn’t seem to do much . I’m not sure what my solution is going to be with this .

[prisonerofdoom83]

Damn, yeah maybe there is a range of QC on the caps. One other thing that I did was to stiffen up the metal spring clip on the inside of the lock tabs (the little metal circular wire bent into a circle). I removed it from all 4 caps and bent it outward so that it ended up being a few millimeters larger in diameter than when I started. This seemed to increase the amount of "bite" that the little lock tabs had.

TBH I have been thinking about how to design some sort of 3D printed insert to properly secure these caps. If I come up with something I'll let you all know.

So using the groove and the plastic pin to line it up then locking it into position is that what you do? The maxilote guy he says they snap in I tried it that way getting the same results .

[bmwman91]

So using the groove and the plastic pin to line it up then locking it into position is that what you do? The maxilote guy he says they snap in I tried it that way getting the same results .

Yeah, line up the little plastic pin/peg thing with the notch in the center of the hub, then turn the plastic hex to lock the 3 expanding prongs into place. You may need to hold the waffle plate so that it does not turn with the hex.

[prisonerofdoom83]

Yeah, line up the little plastic pin/peg thing with the notch in the center of the hub, then turn the plastic hex to lock the 3 expanding prongs into place. You may need to hold the waffle plate so that it does not turn with the hex.

I don’t know why I’m having such a hard time with these

[prisonerofdoom83]

Welp maxilite sent me 2 new caps . I didn’t like the idea of losing caps again so with ehrlich wheels works hex conversion for euro weaves they work perfectly on the maxilite . Threaded insert for the hub and polished hex . I reused the maxilite aluminum waffles . 300$ but piece of mind for me is worth it . Will probably powder coat the hexes later