'02 17" 5 spoke wheels questionj

[Pontiac Ed]

I just had new tires put on my '02 GT and in the process, the installers chipped the powdercoating around the center caps on all 4 wheels. I suspect they were trying to pry the center caps out. These are the 5 spoke wheels with the small recessed center cap and grey powdercoated spokes. Does anyone know how to correctly remove these caps? Could you please explain it to me? Does anyone have a set of undamaged wheels for sale?

Sorry about the lame question, but I would like to have the maximum amount of ammo when I confront the guilty party. Thanks in advance.

Pontiac Ed

[2001GTPEWTER]

Take the wheel off, use a screwdriver to poke or pop the centercap out, you'll then see how they clip in once you get it out. Not a lame question, I've chipped my wheels doing the same thing.

[Pontiac Ed]

Originally Posted by 2001GTPEWTER

Take the wheel off, use a screwdriver to poke or pop the centercap out, you'll then see how they clip in once you get it out. Not a lame question, I've chipped my wheels doing the same thing.

Thanks for the help. Actually the tire shop said they did it dropping the cones on the tire mounting machine not removing the center caps like I had suspected. They offered to buy 2 new rims for me so I'm going to take them up on it and buy 2 more so I'll have 4 new wheels to go with my 4 new tires.