ThingiverseCenter cap clips tabs solution for Land Rover wheels on a Saab 9-3
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Disclaimer of liability: This design should be considered experimental. Anything you choose to do with it is at your own risk. I cannot be held responsible for any damage or injury caused. You are furthermore responsible for knowing and abiding by your local laws and regulations.
I put tri-spoke wheels from a Land Rover Freelander on my Saab 9-3, and I needed a way to get Saab center caps on them. The OEM Saab center caps are the correct diameter at the widest point, but the clips/tabs holding them in place are totally different. So I used a Dremel tool to take off the original tabs so I could 3D print replacements.
Most center caps you'll find here on Thingiverse are printed in a single piece flat on the bed with tabs sticking up. I knew that layer orientation would be all wrong, but I tried it anyway, and sure enough, the tabs snapped off along the layer lines.
So I redesigned the tabs to print in three pieces on their sides such that the layer lines are strongest for each t