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I just got a used set of basketweave 16" wheels off Ebay, but I don't have the tool to remove the center caps(fortunately all but one was off already). I'd like to get one of these tools so that I don't have to scratch the crap out of the caps when I use screwdrivers.
Thanks
Until you get one all you need to do is pry up enough to grab with a couple fingers then turn it as you pull. it's real easy unless the plastic is cold. I don't even bother with the wrench.
Dealer has these, for cheap. (~$5, as I recall) It's a plastic disc that has little cleats to grip the center cap. It has a square hole to fit the stock wrench in your toolkit.
The tool Dash01 describes leads me to believe I'm thinking of wrong wheel.
In that case until you get the tool you just strike the wheel center very hard with a BFH.
on my basketweaves i just pull and twist with my hand and they pop off, no tools required.
If they're 16s from an E38, Dash described the tool you want -- these do not have the hex caps used on all E34 15" basketweaves and similar honeycomb wheels. The E38 tool does double duty as a carpet support in the spare tire well, mounted at the top of the rod.
Either way, the job can be done with a small, flat blade screw driver, but there's a risk for damage to wheel or cap.
best, whit
Here, the right one, works super
http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/stpete/DSC00287.JPG