Help Fixing wheel center

[Leshrec]

I recently had a flat tire, and due to time restraints and work, I had a family member take my eclipse to get a tire repaird, good news is that I have a new tire! the bad news is that the !@#$ at the shop some how lost a "spring" or some thing from the center wheel

my model is a 98 eclipse gs, the peices im talking about is the stock wheels, which have the mitsubishi logo..i guess you could call it a cap, im unsure of the word. I have no idea of putting this back and didnt want to try too pull another one off for fear of breaking it !


If anyone doesnt know wtf im talkin about lemme know, and if ya know how to fix it, please let me know as well!

Thanks

 

[Defiant]

It's a circular spring clip, and the goddamned shop should replace it. Check with the dealer.

 

[talonfreak96]

Hey man yeah its a spring clip we sale em where i work just not as big. I just raped my stock 96 talon wheels in Yokohama ES100s and i broke all 4 of those damn things. The shop didnt lose it they broke em trust me. There a little peice of metel that are a peice of rust now so im riding around with no center "cap" or whatever. The dealer should have a set for like a couple of bucks.

Tony

 

[Leshrec]

those @#$@#%ers aight good lookin out.

 

[xioca]

I got my car with 3 center caps in hand, and only one on the car. When I went to repaint my swirlies I just put a little of plumbers putty on the recessed lip facing out and pressed them into place. It worked really well so I got rid of the metal retainer on the other and did the same. It's held them in place nicely for over 6 months now and I'm fairly sure I could pop them out if I needed to with a small block of wood and a hammer.