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| Thread ID: 80605 | 2007-06-29 04:02:00 | Car Wheel Trims | Pato (2463) | PC World Chat |
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| 564203 | 2007-06-29 04:02:00 | I have noticed some cars with their wheel trims secured with cable ties. Having lost trims in the past I wonder if this is a good idea or are there reasons why you should not do this?. | Pato (2463) | ||
| 564204 | 2007-06-29 04:13:00 | I thought this was done away with in the 70's with the Buicks and Cads and their 30 pound hubcaps...maybe tech stuff in the form of lightweight ABS plastic caps are a little slower to arrive there.... Anyway..If a cap gets tossed while you are driving, I'd rather have it fly clear than fling itself into the fender, wheel wells and the body like a wolverine on a leash trying to eat it's way out of a meat container.. Just my thought >>>>>>:2cents: |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 564205 | 2007-06-29 04:22:00 | I thought this was done away with in the 70's with the Buicks and Cads and their 30 pound hubcaps...maybe tech stuff in the form of lightweight ABS plastic caps are a little slower to arrive there.... Anyway..If a cap gets tossed while you are driving, I'd rather have it fly clear than fling itself into the fender, wheel wells and the body like a wolverine on a leash trying to eat it's way out of a meat container.. Just my thought >>>>>>:2cents: Well I never thought of that although I suspected it may not be a good idea. I am not sure what you are talking about when you mention ABS plastic caps?. |
Pato (2463) | ||
| 564206 | 2007-06-29 04:46:00 | my parents lost a hubcap on their '89 holden camira once - they found it 2 days later tied to the near top of a power pole with ignition cable! :eek: so yeah dad tied the hubcaps on with cable ties from then on :thumbs: |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 564207 | 2007-06-29 05:02:00 | I thought this was done away with in the 70's with the Buicks and Cads and their 30 pound hubcaps...maybe tech stuff in the form of lightweight ABS plastic caps are a little slower to arrive there.... Anyway..If a cap gets tossed while you are driving, I'd rather have it fly clear than fling itself into the fender, wheel wells and the body like a wolverine on a leash trying to eat it's way out of a meat container.. Just my thought >>>>>>:2cents: now that's why you use TWO cable ties,:lol: (on opposite sides of the hubcap obviously) works a treat, but then again, so does occasionally kicking them back on and not curbing your car too often;) |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 564208 | 2007-06-29 05:35:00 | Well I never thought of that although I suspected it may not be a good idea. I am not sure what you are talking about when you mention ABS plastic caps?. Let me show you some of the ones we have here in the US: 1) www.amazon.com 2) www.jcwhitney.com ..just for two resources here. ABS + acetyl-butyl styrene plastic...or Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene ((c8h8)k-(C3H3N)l-(C4H6)m]n) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 564209 | 2007-06-29 05:58:00 | lol what about those spinner hubcaps:lol: | motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 564210 | 2007-06-29 09:28:00 | I have noticed some cars with their wheel trims secured with cable ties. Having lost trims in the past I wonder if this is a good idea or are there reasons why you should not do this?. Most rental cars have them. Any missing ties when a car is returned usually means a puncture in the boot or possibly swapped for another one!!! |
BobM (1138) | ||
| 564211 | 2007-06-29 09:46:00 | Let me show you some of the ones we have here in the US: 1) www.amazon.com 2) www.jcwhitney.com ..just for two resources here. ABS + acetyl-butyl styrene plastic...or Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene ((c8h8)k-(C3H3N)l-(C4H6)m]n) Yum... the weight might slow my car down a bit though :o |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 564212 | 2007-06-29 09:58:00 | or just do this: www.sports.autoblog.com no need for hubcaps now :p i bet after A week they turn yellow and warp from brake disk heat\sun heat :lol: |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
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