Clear Wheel covers 02 Q45

[mcrews]

FYI:
these are on clearance at Home Depot. so If you want some....go get em!
here is their SKU (stock) # 878-651 listed as: 21" PLASTIC SAUCER. reg price $4.68 clearance at $1.11

oh yeah....and the manufacture is Woodstream Corp. 1-800-800-1819 in Lititz PA
website: Organic Gardening & Organic Pest Control Solutions | Safer® brand

[mcrews]

Houston.......





...........we have a problem.........





At aproximately 1:23pm Pacific Standard Time......on Fair Oaks Blvd... at 32 mph.........




........WE HAD LIFT OFF!!!!!!!!



lol

never got 5 feet off the ground and was run over!

[Domman56]

Originally Posted by mcrews

Houston.......





...........we have a problem.........





At aproximately 1:23pm Pacific Standard Time......on Fair Oaks Blvd... at 32 mph.........




........WE HAD LIFT OFF!!!!!!!!



lol

never got 5 feet off the ground and was run over!

Haha i was wondeing how long they'd stay on sounds like that clear ziptie may have been a good idea lol

[thatguitarguy]

Centrifugal force is pretty significant. Add aerodynamic force, and who knows what else...

A nice cheap, worthwhile experiment though. Thanks for sharing.

[Philscar]

Why not use 10/24 pan head screws to hold them on.Drill and tap holes into the wheel spokes(#25 drill).Just a thought....

Phil

[Arragonis]

Are there cheap steelies you could put on and then fix those smooth plastic (Halfords stylee) covers on instead ? My car has a full sized spare, so if I can get 3 more wheels the right size then I may try this.

[janvos39]

The way I mounted my clear wheel covers ( Philscar way) with 5 small M4 screws and till now I had no reason to report to Houston.
And the aluminium plate clamps ofcourse the clear plastic.

[mcrews]

Originally Posted by Philscar

Why not use 10/24 pan head screws to hold them on.Drill and tap holes into the wheel spokes(#25 drill).Just a thought....

Phil

Phil, WELCOME!

maybe I don't want to destroy $800 factory alloy wheels?

[mcrews]

Arragonis,

The weight of an 18" steel wheel would have unintended consequeses. Each pound is actually 4 lbs as a spinning mass inrelation to the brakes. A steelie would probably wiegh at least 7 - 10 lbs more.

No I'm gonna have to "McGyver " this project!!!!

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by mcrews

Phil, WELCOME!

maybe I don't want to destroy $800 factory alloy wheels?

sell the factorys and get flatter wheels/covers?

either that, or its zip tie/pizza pan time