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Old 05-25-2014, 11:54 PM   #11 (permalink)
mikeyjd
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Fabric over cheap plastic wheel covers is the best - so far - but even when I buy 8 and double up on the springs in each, they fall off. I know that wheel covers in general fall off, and that's why I think we need a mechanical fastener. Welding a Dzus nut, or a regular threaded nut to the wheel, and fastening them with 3 around the perimeter seems close to ideal.
I've done 2 sets or coroplast/zip tie covers and haven't had any issues in about 10k miles.

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