09-20-2014, 05:19 PM
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Hubcap removal or not? That is the question. Fiesta S
I'm wondering if removing my factory hubcaps will be of benefit or leaving them on is better ? I could care less about looks.
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09-20-2014, 05:30 PM
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Do you have a picture of the hubcaps? I would say, leave them on. Most hubcaps are better than no hubcaps.
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09-20-2014, 05:34 PM
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Pictures yes but...
I only have a cell phone and I cannot seem to be able to upload photos from it to this site. So for now I'll take your advice and leave them on. Thx.
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09-20-2014, 05:42 PM
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Are these the hubcaps that your vehicle has?
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09-20-2014, 05:44 PM
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No. I so wish I could upload photo. Your very kind looking. I'll poke around for a link to a photo. Give me some time. Thx much.
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09-20-2014, 05:46 PM
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Here's a link to them.
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09-20-2014, 05:47 PM
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Hey look at that a picture. Cool. So that's them.
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09-20-2014, 06:09 PM
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They seem more or less flat, I'd say leave them on.
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09-20-2014, 08:09 PM
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Same as mine, I left them alone. Sold and retired my 2011 Fiesta today, averaged 46.9 MPG (US) for 27k miles with the powershift (auto). Held on by the lug nuts.
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Reason: cause i dont know a g from a f
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09-20-2014, 09:42 PM
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If you're not hung up on looks, why not modify them to make them smooth? You could zip tie a coroplast disc to those or mount some pizza pans on 'em (4 or 5 small screw holes).
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