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Wheel trims - The Good, The Bad and the downright Shocking


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5 minutes ago, Peter C said:

I’ve just noticed the edit. That’s it, I’m off the booze for this evening.

It’s Friday, I’ll let you off with a stern “pass me a beer” 😂

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5 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

It’s Friday, I’ll let you off with a stern “pass me a beer” 😂

Cheers buddy.

 I’m on the hard stuff tonight.

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I’m more of a hubcap guy, but these trims transformed my E28 compared to the ‘caps.

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There was/is a set of these displayed in the Victoria & Albert museum…

But these things on LTI London cabs are just the absolute pits. Inexcusably shit.

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Citroen BX have a strong style of wheel trims. I actually like most on here so far except the aftermarket ones. Maybe this tread could evolve to include "trims you thought were alloys" type thread. A couple of examples here have caught me out.

 

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2 hours ago, Peter C said:

And I love how these trims complement the shape of the car.

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If you bought a Ghia, you got extra slots too

A Grand Monday: Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia | | Honest John

Which reminds me of these, fitted to the 2.0i GLS, different steel wheels behind them too

1987 Ford Sierra 2.0i GLS | 1987 Ford Sierra 2.0i GLS in str… | Flickr

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1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I think the Datsun 120Y trims are distinctive, not sure they'd work on anything else though

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Yes, they were really effective and different. LTI trims more function than fashion.

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me, a person who is weird

i have a thing for wheel trims

so perhaps my favourite is these off the Rover R8 models

i remember being 3 years old and seeing a red rover 400 (418 if i recall) with these trims and i fell in love

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so, i also remember my grandad's Citroen ZX 1.9 TD avantage (K370 BHN) having these trims, they were wonderful, again up there with my favourites

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what's always a good bet is the xsara picasso, now, facelift or pre facelift is the question, i love both, lovely trims and feel solid

CITROEN PICASSO ORIGINAL HUB CAP WHEEL TRIM 9634799780 HENDATE 15"  COLLECTION ONLYCitroen Xsara-picasso Trims | Trims For Sale ( New & Used )

my uncle had an L reg cavalier 1.8 auto if i recall as a kid, it had these wheel trims, which i absolutely adored (the rear wiper on those was amazing too!)

now, i'm not 100% if they were the correct ones but they are the ones 4 year old me recall the car having

VAUXHALL CAVALIER 14" Wheel Trims Hubcaps X2 Pair - £7.95 | PicClick UK

XM wheel trims as mentioned earlier in the thread are absolutely beautiful!

same with the synergie ones

also remember on a neighbouring street in the mid 2000s was a red espero

it had these trims, which i also loved

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in my personal opinion 80s-mid 2000s citroen had some wonderful designs

it really does seem that modern wheel trims are quite poor

however, i got extremely excited to see a pretty much new toyota prius with wheel trims recently! wonderful!

toyota prius wheel trim in IG1 London for £10.00 for sale | Shpock

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18 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

 LTI trims more function than fashion.

But trims have no function, they do nothing at all but change appearance they are only fashion.

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12 minutes ago, Asimo said:

But trims have no function, they do nothing at all but change appearance they are only fashion.

Aerodynamics. Also keep the steelies cleaner. Bonus if they look good/sell product, even on a LTI.

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Some of my favourite hubcaps can be found on Holdens.

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HZ Kingswood SL, I had one of these when I was a kid that I picked up from the side of the road.

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VN-VP Commodore Base, the whole package here is just delicious, but would need to be the wagon with column shift and front bench seat.

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VR-VS Commodore Base, Not as good as the VN, but still tasty.

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2 hours ago, brandersnatch said:

Nice!

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These (and the similar but plainer Rover P6 ones) were often found on camper vans (early Transits, Sherpas etc) and caravans in the early 80s. I guess a good set was probably liberated from every Zodiac/Corsair 2000E that ended up in a breaker’s yard. 

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Triumph PI ‘fake rostyles’ also a favourite. Never really understood why Triumph didn’t just fit proper Rostyles as the PI was hardly a cheap model.
Maybe it was a Triumph vs Rover thing - Rover used the real thing on their P5. 

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The aforementioned Rover P6 trims, these are more different to the Zodiac ones than I remember. Again, often fitted to any car with the same size wheels in the 1970s as a low cost upgrade to steels. 

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1 hour ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

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VN-VP Commodore Base, the whole package here is just delicious, but would need to be the wagon with column shift and front bench seat.

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4 hours ago, MondeoBlues said:

I know my username may suggest some bias, but one of my fave trim designs are the plughole looking ones you got on a Mk1 Mondeo GLX

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Yes! I had forgotten about those.

 

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5 hours ago, w00dy said:

Yep. Both styles are the same underneath.

 

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Style 21 throwing stars - that's what I had on my 635 in its last few years. 8×17 all round. They looked great but, on reflection, didn't give much room for the greatest ride quality....

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15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I think the Datsun 120Y trims are distinctive, not sure they'd work on anything else though

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I didn’t like those when I was young and 120Y Datsuns were commonplace.

Certainly nicer than these, which look like the foil tray a supermarket quiche comes in.

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Again another disposable foil tray effort wheel trim, this time for a truck.

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I much prefer these just to protect the wheel nuts and other vehicles for damage

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even better on 10-stud alloys

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