Smooth Wheel Cover Discussion Thread

[gone-ot]

...anybody tried using model airplane polycoat™ (heat shrink) over the frontside of an existing wheel cover?

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

...anybody tried using model airplane polycoat™ (heat shrink) over the frontside of an existing wheel cover?

this one was close

2010 Prius Wheel Cover Heat-Shrink
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post191534

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Those are pretty, but the snap-ins will pop-out over time and the flipper has a "built-in" propeller :

They can also be found without the built-in drag generator

[cfg83]

euromodder -

Originally Posted by euromodder

They can also be found without the built-in drag generator

Yeah, those were in the other link, and they had the snap-in feature :



There may be a snap-in that "works for all time", but I am wary of them from per$onal experience.

CarloSW2

[SentraSE-R]

If there are any smoothie/full moon hubcaps with retaining rings instead of the antiquated snap-on clips, I'd gladly buy them. Unfortunately, the main market for smoothies is the classic car crowd, whose old steelies accept snap-on hubcaps only. I haven't seen anyone selling smoothies or Hollywood flippers with retaining rings.

[BamZipPow]

Originally Posted by SentraSE-R

If there are any smoothie/full moon hubcaps with retaining rings instead of the antiquated snap-on clips, I'd gladly buy them. Unfortunately, the main market for smoothies is the classic car crowd, whose old steelies accept snap-on hubcaps only. I haven't seen anyone selling smoothies or Hollywood flippers with retaining rings.

Be careful fer what you wish fer...
Retaining ring...

I'm sure you could take some moonies and adapt them to that ring...

New 4 point version

[gone-ot]

...my bad, it should've been monocoat™ not polycoat.

...and I can visualize this in black with an ecomodder decal across the center:



...but do they have it for 16-inch diameter rims?

[Vekke]

16" group order thread:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post216631

Say what you want and we make it happen .

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

How would these be fitted ?

On the inside of the rim with the flat hub on the outside - or everything on the outside ?

[gone-ot]

...the ring "expands" up against the inner-side of the rim flange; the disk is then fastened to it facing outward, using the four Dzuz™ 'nut' connectors.

...if you'll pardon the 'off-color' analogy: it's an IUD for the rim.