Oil Filler Caps

[GTR-N1]

I got this one off Ebay:

Oil Cap

Cheap, but it looks ok

That looks good Callan.

[sinistaGTR]

nismo all the way for me...but then again I bought it from the omori factory when i went there....

[sinistaGTR]

double post

Edited February 7, 2012 by sinistaGTR

[elrodeo666]

It around 500yen cheaper to ship to Honk Kong via EMS than it is to send to Oz.

More likely they are made in Hong Kong.

[R377]

bump, anyone else ?

[niZmO_Man]

Anyone one else what?

[bluejeans]

would suck a dick for the old purple HKS one.

[89CAL]

would suck a dick for the old purple HKS one.

Things you shouldnt say in a public forum

[asps91]

I just bought 2x nismo rip off oil caps from ebay. Very sturdy and look good for a distance but a poor finish. Both have scratched and indentations throughout the surfaces.

[GTR-N1]

I wonder if 3D printed versions will react with hot oil additives if not with the oil itself

[lidz]

I wonder if 3D printed versions will react with hot oil additives if not with the oil itself

3D printed parts degrade with heat & sunlight, you definitely wouldn't use one as an actual oil cap, that's asking for trouble. Printed parts would also probably cost more than a real oil cap...

Personally I've got the tomei 'forged piston' cap, looks great!

[GTR-N1]

Interesting. Ta!

[75coupe]

car manufacturers are now using 3d printing, sintered metal tech, but I dont actually know which parts they are making...

its becoming more common for 3d printing to be used in mass production, ford in the states and also nasa use 3d printing, cant remember the other companies, I do alot of following of 3d printing tech as Im interested in stock price progression...

[lidz]

Yes they are but they're using 3d printing with metal for production parts, very different to what people generally have access to. Also something the size of an oil cap would cost $300-$500 for a 'normal' printed part depending on amount of material required (not talking backyarder setup with plastic on a reel), the metal parts are a lot more expensive.

I use a lot of printed parts in my line of work & they're often put in storage after the job is done, look at them a couple months later & they're literally unusable. Shapes will deform & sag, grilles will flatten out to the shelf, etc.

& just to be a bit more on topic, here's mine!