TheOtherStu Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 My first car. Hated them. Went straight down to Halfrauds and replaced them with some £15 shite grogee, willswitchengage, ProgRocker and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 5 hours ago, captain_70s said: Pre 1976 Dolly hubcaps = good. Post 1976 Dolly hubcaps = bad. I also had the chrome embellisher rings, nicked from my 1300, non HL Dollys all came with generic dog dish hubcaps. Those plain chrome hubcaps fitted to non HL Dolly 1300 and 1500s, were first used on the Toledo, but my favourite use of them was on Met Police 2500s . Presumably the full stainless trims would fly off in chases and the 2500S alloys too extravagant. Yoss, Shite Ron, DoctorRetro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 In the spirit of this thread, I have now removed the trims from my Hyundai. Bit of a bugger as you may notice the chrome wheel nuts. They hold the trims in place so it was out with the jack... I'd like to source some centre caps for it if they exist, a bit like the ones that fit on an Escort Mark 3 L/Popular/base. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosemansjukebox Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I always like these trims that were on early Rover 216s. I I actually prefer steelies with plastic trims over alloys on nearly all cars - probably a sign that i'm a bit too much into the poverty spec level of trim. Lord Sterling, Shite Ron, Dan_ZTT and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Quite like these on my base spec Fiat Doblo Have to jack up the car and take the wheel off to remove them. Tjey are quite heavy things. Unlike the MkI Mondeo GLS I had in the mid 90's. Right front wheel trim popped off and was last seen spinning along Thame High Street. beko1987, DoctorRetro and Barry Cade 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 How about trims you thought were alloys, we’d already had the e34 M5. What about the Prius and various Vauxhall’s from around 2009 , I only discovered these Insignia wheels were plastic trims when I rented one . DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 8 hours ago, dozeydustman said: Possibly because I’m a little OCD/ASD if a wheel or wheel trim shows the wheelnuts, the pattern should be a multiple of that number. 4 stud holes, 12 vent holes. Works. 5 stud holes 16 vent holes not good You won't like the trims on my Saxo then. MJK 24 and Yoss 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said: Quite like these on my base spec Fiat Doblo Have to jack up the car and take the wheel off to remove them. Tjey are quite heavy things. Unlike the MkI Mondeo GLS I had in the mid 90's. Right front wheel trim popped off and was last seen spinning along Thame High Street. Fiats always have 1 hole in the trimz which will go over the bolt head, so you can put the wheel on before the trim, or take it off without removing the wheel . Just make sure you line the valve up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Love these.. Challenger Rallye wheels with shiny chrome rings that make the wheel look like it has complete circles in the reflection.9 Crackers, ProgRocker, Tenmil Socket and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Thanks for that Barrycade. Tyre place took the wheel and trim off when I had a leaky valve. Wasn't paying much attention so did not see that its just one bolt keeping the trim on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, BL Bloke said: You won't like the trims on my Saxo then. The mismatch between nut/bolt pattern and vent patter really does my noggin in. I like the car they’re fitted to though BL Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Jerzy Woking said: Thanks for that Barrycade. Tyre place took the wheel and trim off when I had a leaky valve. Wasn't paying much attention so did not see that its just one bolt keeping the trim on. No, it's 1 bolt that doesn't keep the trim on 🙃 Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I see now. Put the wheel on using one bolt, then the trim on with the other three. That makes perfect sense. Either way, i do like them! Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 11:28 PM, AnthonyG said: 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. Because the Triumph only had a 4 stud hub and 4 stud rostyles don't look as good. I mean they're OK on a Chevette or Midget but not on a perceived quality car. So you put a fake 5 stud trim over the 4 stud wheel and bingo, you get that executive look for a fraction of the price. Marketing genius. BL Bloke, AnthonyG and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 The Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign must be one of only a handful of cars which came with alloy wheels as standard which listed hubcaps as an extra cost option. These stainless steel hubcaps are rare and were £250 extra on the later Sovereign, more on the standard XJ6. I like them but my favourite hubcaps are probably those fitted to the Rolls-Royce Silver clouds and early Silver shadows. ACE wheel discs are splendid things too, from an earlier era. Isopon, NorfolkNWeigh, Ghosty and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Skoda Felicia. For the first year or so the came with these little black caps. A bit basic. But then they got these which are far more stylish and compliment the steel wheel nicely. At the same time you could have these full size plastic discs. There seems to be no rhyme or reason as the which cars got which. I've seen all trim levels with both types. Maybe you got to choose when buying new. But I think the little silver caps are by far the best. I actually think they look better than many of the alloys that were available at extra cost. Wear your steelies with pride*. *He says with his own Felicia sitting on Ronal R10's. I can see the hypocrisy before anybody says anything. BL Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceRupert Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 16 hours ago, TheOtherStu said: My first car. Hated them. Went straight down to Halfrauds and replaced them with some £15 shite Not gonna lie think these are pretty cool. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 21 hours ago, captain_70s said: I remember my dad cursing those hubcaps while trying to hold them and the wheel in place while getting a nut started 20 hours ago, AndyW201 said: My MK1 Sierra ended up with some aftermarket trims that took their inspiration from those. I think at this point I had 13" on the front and 14" on the back... w00dy, grogee, BL Bloke and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, PrinceRupert said: Not gonna lie think these are pretty cool. Hmm, mebbe for a giffer.🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 15 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said: Unlike the MkI Mondeo GLS I had in the mid 90's. Right front wheel trim popped off and was last seen spinning along Thame High Street. I'm off into thame town at lunchtime, want me to have a look for it? What end was it? LightBulbFun and horriblemercedes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 4 hours ago, beko1987 said: I'm off into thame town at lunchtime, want me to have a look for it? What end was it? If you can find it, you have a career in archeology ahead of you, as it disappeared sometime in 1997 or 1998. Cheers beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 WTF are these? Aftermarket?? They were available for around a year on the first of the Mk3 Cortina 1600GTs, late 1970 - to maybe early 72, on plain steel wheels, as an alternative to the Rostyles. Trims discontinued in the UK when the 'dartboard' sports wheels became standard issue but possibly continued in other areas. Now very rare in the UK. Have never seen them in any pics of other period Escorts or Capris (Euro Taunus?) but maybe they were available at that time. Isopon, Amishtat, BL Bloke and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Basically any Volvo 480 with wheel trims looks abhorrent: And I have a particular dislike for the dustbin lids they put on Sunbeam Rapiers, they need to be Rostyles on there: But some Wheeltrims I love are the ones they put on the Subaru XT: How hard is it to lose wheeltrims? I would forever be driving paranoid, especially if it was something rare JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Ford dartboards are such a nicely styled wheel they need little more that the conical cover on the centre hole. I prefer the matt black to the chrome. A case of less is more for me. Same applies to Peugeot dartboards JeeExEll, Tenmil Socket, Yoss and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, MisterH said: How hard is it to lose wheeltrims? I would forever be driving paranoid, especially if it was something rare Depends - some fall off with regular boredom, some, like the ones my Passat was equipped with, and the Sierra GLS ones I posted yesterday grip like limpets and are a fight to get on and off without breaking them. MisterH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, dozeydustman said: Ford dartboards Around here they're called "Tinilites" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 These stainless steel trims are also rare, supplied on the first of the Mk2 Granada 2.3L saloon and estates from around late 1977 - 79, as seen in the 1977 launch brochure (which I had once but can't find online). Only used by Ford on the Granada 'L' models although limo and hearse builders used them too. NorfolkNWeigh and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 20 hours ago, BL Bloke said: You won't like the trims on my Saxo then. all I can see when I look at those trims is a surprised starfish LightBulbFun, Yoss and BL Bloke 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Dan_ZTT said: all I can see when I look at those trims is a surprised starfish It cannot be unseen Dan_ZTT and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, MisterH said: How hard is it to lose wheeltrims? MisterH and rml2345 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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