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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Why would you want to cover the center with a partial cover though? I can't wrap my head around this...Aren't the spokes moving faster at the edge of the rim?
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A full cover on a rim with holes will trap rain, dirt etc.
The holes in my steel rims were small, but even in 2 weeks time my full covers trapped a lot of dirt.
If you don't seal the gaps on the rim you better have the hub cap open at the edge.
Aerodynamically it is almost impossible to make the transition from tire/rim edge to hub cap completely flush. (*)
If you are to have a gap in your wheel cover you better have it where the air flow is disturbed anyway - close to the rim edge.
(*) The very same minute that I posted this, Niky showed how it can be done:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post440055
Thanks Niky 
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Last edited by RedDevil; 08-14-2014 at 04:39 AM..
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