Aero hub caps

[cfg83]

abently -

Originally Posted by abently

What kind of looks do you guys get driving with pizza pan hub caps?

I'm considering it, but they would definitely be painted black.

I have switched to aluminum (no rust!) pizza pans recently, and I am getting massive looks. Today one dude cranked his head around so much that he almost rear-ended a car.

Last week someone in a Nissan Versa hatchback was staring at my wheel covers. At first he was on my left. Then, as he got off the freeway, he was on my right. Also, I only had one rear side skirt on at the time, so I am sure that I confused him no end.

CarloSW2

[Weather Spotter]

Originally Posted by charlierickman

wow really? i'm thinking that it's a reasonable price.. where do you plan to get or find these parts?

btw, i don't know why but i found the "boo boo plugs" kinda funny.. what a name. lol

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wholesale car parts

go to your local walmart, find the row with pans. pick out the size pizza pans desired and then buy them.

[euromodder]

I wonder how these were fitted :

Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible sets world speed record on ice -- Autoblog

Good enough to go 205mph ... on ice !

[Vekke]

You can see from the high res pictures that there is 5 small black things on the outer edge so I would guess that screwed directly to rim.

[Weather Spotter]

Well after on winter and about 8 months on my car the pizza pans are rusting badly. So I went online and ordered some aluminum ones, Now I just need a non rainy day to put them on the car.

[Weather Spotter]

well it stopped raining for a few min and so I put new pizza pans on:

Old:




New

The new ones are about half the weight as the old steel ones. I think I saved about .75LB per wheel

[cfg83]

Weather Spotter -

Most excellent! Can you say the "make and model" and diameter of your aluminum pizza pan? Also, what was the difference between the advertised diameter and the real diameter?

I ask because we may want to make a table/database of what we are using for what cars. I have ordered pizza pans from different manufacturers and the advertised diameter will sometimes be in conflict with the actual diameter. However, once you know the discrepancy, you should be able to "project" that discrepancy to the other diameters they sell. Do you know what I mean?

CarloSW2

[Weather Spotter]

Amazon:
Winware 16 Inch Aluminum Pizza Tray with Wide Rim
Sold by: TigerChef
Condition: new
Quantity: 5
$3.81 each
Item subtotal: $19.05

Size 16"

old walmart pans 16"

what you need to do is make a rim size chart, that's what changes

[cfg83]

Weather Spotter -

Originally Posted by Weather Spotter

Amazon:
Winware 16 Inch Aluminum Pizza Tray with Wide Rim
Sold by: TigerChef
Condition: new
Quantity: 5
$3.81 each
Item subtotal: $19.05

Size 16"

old walmart pans 16"

what you need to do is make a rim size chart, that's what changes

Yes, that changes too. However, I have gotten trays advertised as 15" in diameter, but are actually *slightly* different, maybe +-0.25". That makes sense to me because pizza pans are not a "hard science", they're ... pizza pans. They only have(?) to be internally consistent within their make/model of pizza pan sizes. In that situation the small difference can make the tray non-useable. Since aluminum pizza pans are mostly mail order, it can make ordering/returning/ordering again a PITA process.

CarloSW2

[Weather Spotter]

true, Most ones are very close to advertized size