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

[bunglebus]

If you're a fashion conscious chap, you can equip your whip with a set of these tasty chrome spinner hub caps. 

 

[bunglebus]

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

[sutty2006]

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” 😂

[bunglebus]

I really like these Saab 9000 trims. Can't remember the last time I saw a set on a car but they're very like Moon discs but with holes

 

[Peter C]

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.

[Asimo]

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

 

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.

[sofarsogood]

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.

 

[brandersnatch]

Nice!

[vulgalour]

The very under rated Citroen Synergie wheel trim.

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Peter C said:

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

If you bought a Ghia, you got extra slots too

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

[Isopon]

I've always liked the FD Victor hubcaps

likewise I've always loved some of Subaru's trims in the 1980's

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

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

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

[maxxo]

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

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

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

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

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

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!

[Asimo]

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.

[DoctorRetro]

I know these aren't dealer or factory...

[High Jetter]

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.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Some of my favourite hubcaps can be found on Holdens.

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

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.

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

[AnthonyG]

2 hours ago, brandersnatch said:

Nice!

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. 

[AnthonyG]

I suspect these are more hub caps, but I always liked them: 

[AnthonyG]

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. 

[AnthonyG]

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. 

[DavidB]

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

1 hour ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

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.

 

[AnthonyG]

Always liked the trims you got on base Rover SDI Mk2s

[djim]

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

Yes! I had forgotten about those.

 

[Spiny Norman]

The CX came with a few really nice trims but these were my favourites.

 

[AnthonyG]

2 hours ago, DoctorRetro said:

I know these aren't dealer or factory...

They do suit the retro looks of the car though. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

5 hours ago, w00dy said:

Yep. Both styles are the same underneath.

 

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....

[dozeydustman]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

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

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.

 

[dozeydustman]

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

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

even better on 10-stud alloys