dog dishes on steel wheels

[bezzabsa]

has anyone fitted the old dog dish hub caps to a modern steel wheel????

quite fancy going to steelies  if this can be done....

15" pickarse wheels and possibly Moggie 1000 caps

[Mr Laurence]

I’ve heard of it being done before. The wheels will need modifying with clips for hubcaps though afaik

[bunglebus]

Hasn't Johnny Smith done that on his Allegro project? I would think the clips off something like a pre-68 VW wheel would work as they rivet on rather than the cap clipping over part of the wheel itself

https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/uk/111601131-hubcap-securing-clip.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA8ov_BRAoEiwAOZogwZVS662ECvTGZdPoNd7jUX00N1LWHg7ODJqtAAT6BzDG-zD5lCMPFhoC6JsQAvD_BwE

88 pence each

[New POD]

They should be 88p for 10.  

 

[New POD]

I've got a really nice stainless mixing bowl.  It would definately be the perfect shape. 

[Supernaut]

Hmm.

I have some lovely stainless steel wheel trims for the Saab 9000 but not enough clips for them. At 88p those can fuck off though. I'd need about £20 worth, at least!

[somewhatfoolish]

I'd be getting a few metres of stainless steel band strapping and DIY those; 88 pee is taking the pee.

[AnthonyG]

The only modern car I’ve seen with dog dishes was the ‘New Beetle Mk2’, or however VW defined the one they launched around about 2013. I don’t expect VW added lugs to the steel wheels in the old school way, so it be worth having a look at one to see how it works.  

I would add that it may be a clever full wheel trim with body colour bits to make it look like the old ones - never seen one up close.

[bunglebus]

These? Alloys I believe