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Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 9:22 am
by JubileeNut
This was in the boot of my car when I got it and I think it is part of the tool kit but no idea what its for!
Hub cap puller is the only thing I can think of but I have no hub caps to pull on a Jubilee!

Also I have a similar item in black which is like a tiny crow bar with a over 90 deg bend at one end which has a sharp edge and made from thicker gauge material but about the same length as this silver one.

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Any ideas?
Paul.

Re: Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 9:58 am
by vermillion
It looks like a stereo removal key Paul but why you would have one of those in a Marina tool kit I have no idea :roll:

Re: Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:17 am
by mk2 golfer
It looks like a computer blanking plug thingy, the thing you have to remove at the rear of your pc if you want to add a graphics card for example

Re: Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:55 am
by robb9900
Thats what BL supplied to get the hub caps off, got a few around if anyone wants one. If I remember rightly, they were not much use.

Re: Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 7:20 pm
by JubileeNut
Well the 2 ideas you have had are good. As for the computer blanking plate although it does look like one this is a heavier gauge metal and no hole to screw in!
Plus it is a lot wider than a stereo removal key!
So I think it must be a hub cap puller but no good for a Jubilee as the hub cap goes on with the 4 wheel nuts!
Strange thing is the other item I have which is similar probably is also a hub cap puller :roll:

Still I have cleaned and painted it and will carry it as I may have other uses for it :wink:

Re: Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:30 pm
by stuthegasman
definately a hubcap puller i've had one in all the marina's i've had and the same in an Allegro I owned as well so yes they were standard BL issue

Re: Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:57 pm
by marinast
These are useless as they damage the wheel finish when you try to remove the hub cap with them.

Re: Anyone knows what this is for?

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:02 am
by MarinaCoupe
Yes BL designed them to scratch the paint surface and break through the chrome on the edge of the hub cap.