Agreed.

-THE DON

 

 

It is the or getto fabulous look. Alot of the kids who think they are hard do it.

 

Not steelies, but not $3000 wheels either:




$30 for a set of four on ebay!

 

Those look like Tomas' ebay covers. Great look. Who sells them there? (vendor name or item name please)

 

I also roll on blackouts.. I think it looks much better than the stock covers.





Cya

 

What brand are those?

 

better to call "hubcaps" by the real name: wheel covers

"hubcap' originally denoted a small cover to protect the stub of the axle or wheel bearings. Later on, when these pressed steel wheels came in (about 1930), the term "hubcap" refered to a larger, snap-on cover to hide the bolt hole pattern. The wheel bearing/stub axle cover was now termed a "dust cap".

The full-face cover on a steel wheel was best termed a wheel cover, to differenciate this full face cover from its half-sized sibling, the mis-nomered snap on bolt pattern cover/cap.

nowadays the dust cap is histor and the hubcap is rare and the wheel cover has it's fans and "rims" are the new misnomer, made "correct" by popular acclaim. Alloy wheels are not "rims' but wheels made of alloy instead of pressed steel.

The original use of "rim" was for the steel band around the fellow of a wire or wooden spoked wheel, which held the tire.

Some rims were demounatble as simple rings. Very aptly nameed "demountable rims" back then.

interesting thread. Please do not mind this minor sidebar. History is interesting. Rims of today will be unwanted crap tomorrow. The steel wheel shall never be obsoleted by cheap cast brittle alloy. Woooot for naked steelies.

 

rota slipstreams

 

paint the HUBS??? talk about NOT being able to afford rims! I think THAT would say it all!!!

 

i like that metal ring where can I get those???




When I was out looking at RIMS lol the guy told me they are called WHEELS....well WHO cares when you know damn well what Im talking about and IM A GIRL!

 

lol.. ^ ^

Beauty rings, is that the "metal ring" you are refering too?

Rims and wheels to me are two completely different things.

Cya

 

OK B E A U T Y Rings....where can I find those?? I've never seen them in stores where Ive been looking at W H E E L S! lol

Thanks for any information on those.

 

Well some cars used to come with beauty rings in the past, none do now obviously. I know of people going to junk yards and picking some up for like $10, that are in mint shape.

The best thing to do is PM someone on the forums with them and ask, i know theres a few places online that carry them, i just can't think of the url's right now. I do know, that you'll be paying around $50. Give or take.

Cya

 

Mooneyzs has been VERY VERY helpful! Thank you!

He told me where I can find them at locally. :0

Thanks a lot for the help. :D

 

Anytime!

Cya

 

I rocked the steelies for a week until I got my Rota Slipstreams in flat black. Im all for the anti-bling look. White vehicles look very hot with black wheels IMO...

 

 

Zack!! Looks great as always!

Cya