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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Definitely. Different kind of purdy though!

I'll be making a couple of uncharacteristic (for me) concessions to appearance over ultimate efficiency with this car.

Topher: thanks for the wheel disc attachment ideas. Someone at GGP just velcroed a set on his Insight alloys and said they've been fine - did you see that? It was the hybrid battery rebuilder guy.

I wouldn't go the velcro route though... since there's velcro left behind when the discs are off.

Darin -

I didn't see that, that I'm aware of. I must have missed several things that day, I'm sure. First timer, ya know.

Regarding the Velcro, what would be bad about mounting the hook strips (the hard stuff) to the area of the rim behind the spokes? Then the pile strips (fabric ones) could be mounted to metal tabs JB-WELD'd to the wheel disc cover in such a way that when fastened, they held the wheel cover as though someone were pulling it against the wheel from the back side.

Better yet! Fasten some straps to your wheel covers, and make some S-pieces out of flat stock. Install the S-pieces between the tire bead and wheel lip, and you can leave them there. When you want to install the discs, you fasten the straps to the hooks with (elastic?)... When you want them off, you remove them and noone is the wiser!