reattamd1991conv Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Looking for Center Cap for 1991 Reatta Part Number 3521602. It is a silver cap with the Reatta logo in black with a gold background. The cap is roughly 6 and 1/2 inches in diameter. I can be reached via email at fstrueber@att.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manikmekanik Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Welcome to the Wonderful world of Reattae, reattamd1991conv!Please post some pix of your Reatta for us all to enjoy. I've attached one of mine for you.Finding the center cap(s) you need may be difficult, and expensive. Best person to ask may be Barney Eaton, our Buick technical advisor. He can find almost anything. if you decide to get new aftermarket wheels, I'd be interested in your original ones, for a colorizing project on my '91 convertible.Also, consider applying for membership to the Buick Club of America, and the BCA/Reatta division. I'd be happy to sponsor your membership application, as I also own a '91 drop-top.Be sure to visit Reatta.net for more tech and production data on your Reatta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MauiWowee Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a colorizing project on my '91 convertible.</div></div>OH NO! Step away from the paint can!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manikmekanik Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Step away from the paint can!!!!! </div></div> Not to worry, Maui.I'm looking for extra wheels/caps to make black, for driving "Black Beauty".I'll keep the originals for shows, posterity, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I attempted to send you a message, but for some reason it did not go through.I make a 1991 "clone" hubcap that cannot be told from an original when mounted on the car. I had samples with me at the Rochester Buick national meet and at the Lansing Homecoming. I am attaching a photo that shows a clone and factory original side by side...... impossible to tell the difference.They are available for $75 each including shipping...these are new GM parts that have been modified to "clone" the 1991 Reatta hub cap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HessLakeGuy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 When we were in Minnesota I looked at your 1991 hubcaps. It was amazing how good/close yours was to the original cap. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinp Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I’d like to buy 4 of these caps from you !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Sorry but you are a few years late.......... I can no longer make the "CLONE" because GM has discontinued the new hubcap that I used. I do have some NOS 1991 Reatta silver/grey caps remaining. The NEW original caps are $160 each including shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBRIJEN Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Looking for a 1991 Reatta hubcap in any condition. I appreciate any leads and responses. Thanks y’all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 8:34 PM, NCBRIJEN said: Looking for a 1991 Reatta hubcap in any condition. I appreciate any leads and responses. Thanks y’all! East Coast Reatta Parts, maybe Jim Finn. Also do a search on Facebook marketplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Manikmechanik. Hess Lake Guy. They have not been active for years. (Not that this post redux means they are active). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) If you should need a white cap for your 1990 Select Sixty or the limited number of white wheels sold in 1991 you will surely need to start with a silver one and paint it white......they are even harder to find. If anyone wonders what is the difference between the 1988-1990 cap and the 1991 here is a picture. The 1988 -1990 wheels were 15" 1991 went to 16" wheels of a different design. Also a picture of a 16" white wheel and hub cap. Edited January 10, 2023 by Barney Eaton (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Bean Counters again. Allante got 16" in 1989 and My 90 Bonneville came with 16"s. 16" tires were expensive at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBRIJEN Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Thanks Barney. Question: is the Reatta emblem size on the 15" and 16" the same or different ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogold99 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 You could try these guys, they show an 8" one which I assume is the small one. Maybe they would have a larger one too. If you have one with a part number they may be able to look it up. Buick BKC43 Options (hubcaps.org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) The "R" logo on the caps are the same for all year Reatta. I have some NOS plastic emblems that are for the hub caps... very limited supply $14 each including shipping. I also have the cloth embroidered "R" logo for the 1988-89 floor mats. I have all four colors but only a couple of tan left. $8 each including shipping. Edited February 18, 2023 by Barney Eaton (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Also, the part number for the 15" hubcap is 1645004, and for the "16 hubcap is 3521602. As Barney says, the round "R" logo disc is the same size for all years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBRIJEN Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Thanks rogold99, Barney and Dave! I appreciate your input. I have always thought they were the same size but never seriously measured.... either one of ya'll coming to the Charlotte Auto-fair this year? Its been awhile. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Here is a size comparison. The 1988-1990 hub cap had an aluminum covering. The 1991 was painted silver to match the wheel..... and there was white ones to match the white 16" wheels used on the 1990 Select Sixty convertibles and white wheels were a $100 option on white cars in 1991. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y-JobFan Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 6:29 PM, padgett said: Bean Counters again. Allante got 16" in 1989 and My 90 Bonneville came with 16"s. 16" tires were expensive at the time. Although the Allante was twice the price and the Bonneville was a much larger car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Not sure what your point is ? Several earlier Buicks had the same wheels so were in the inventory. Even the Fiero GT had 7" wheels. BTW my 1990 Bonneville was not that big. Same 3800 drivetrain and less than 200 lbs more than the Reatta. New had 16x7 Crosslaced (similar to snowflakes) wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I loved my '90 Bonneville. With 120K on the odometer I would not have hesitated to drive it cross-country. Mine had the same wheels, but was an LE, not SSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handmedownreatta Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 i think?i saw someone selling a 1991 center on one of the reatta facebook groups today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 MT, mine was an 90 SE with NA 3800, never cared for boost under 10,000 feet. Except on a diesel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y-JobFan Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 9:34 AM, padgett said: Not sure what your point is ? Several earlier Buicks had the same wheels so were in the inventory. Even the Fiero GT had 7" wheels. BTW my 1990 Bonneville was not that big. Same 3800 drivetrain and less than 200 lbs more than the Reatta. New had 16x7 Crosslaced (similar to snowflakes) wheels. The point was it made sense to have larger wheels on a larger car. These were the full size car of the day. Plus the standard ones had 15' on the SE and above had the 16. The 15 inch wheels also probably fit the designers vision better for a lower look. The Allante didn't "share" a wheel with any other model, it was bad enough the Reatta had to share a wheel with the LeSabre T Type and then the 91 style with the Riviera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I like 16x7 snowflakes on an Allante. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Don't know why this keeps going on and on. I sent one person all the information I have.... I think it was the original poster. (1) This hub cap was only used one year..... Buick only made 1519 Reattas so it is not a surprise that they did not supply a lot of spares. (2) I purchased what I could find years ago thinking this would be a problem and I should have a spare or two. When the originals dried up, I looked into something that might be a substitute, I looked at a lot of GM cars on dealers lots and measured anything that looked close. After buying several hub caps that ended in dead ends, I found one. There was a LeSaber cap that was the correct color and size but the center had the Buick tri-shield. I experimented and with a fixture and cutter, made a hole in the cap that would accept the "R" logo ...... I sold these as "clones". Now the supply of LeSaber hub caps has dried up so I have no supply of them to make clones. Looking at all the facts, research, and sweat involved in the above..... people wonder why the few available hub caps are so high in price. Even when I was making the clones, new LeSaber caps cost about $45 before any additional labor was involved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 And 16x7 GM Pontiac snowflakes were common and have "ABS" hubcaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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