To hubcap or not to hubcap?

[Emma&Al]

Ok, Ive been looking at Rover ones on eBay and they are a bit too pricey for me - one seller selling a set of 4 for a tenner currently but he has bad feedback!
Reconsidering..should I be looking for anything with 14'?

[Emma&Al]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-T25-CARAVE ... Swo6lWKJ3m" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Are these really awful? The actual wheels on my van are black..

[itchyfeet]

Ok, Ive been looking at Rover ones on eBay and they are a bit too pricey for me - one seller selling a set of 4 for a tenner currently but he has bad feedback!
Reconsidering..should I be looking for anything with 14'?

one bad feedback for posting a few days late, hardly a crime.
I'd bid the 17 quid you were prepared to pay for the plastic ones on the Rover ones

[Emma&Al]

True

[chris7ian]

Ok, Ive been looking at Rover ones on eBay and they are a bit too pricey for me - one seller selling a set of 4 for a tenner currently but he has bad feedback!
Reconsidering..should I be looking for anything with 14'?

Careful with the 'anything in 14" ' - the front dustcaps protrude a fair bit so you need a hubcap with a bit of a 'dome' to it or it just won't go on! I had an old cheap setof hubcaps on my winter wheels that didn't fit so I cut holes in the middle. I since replaced them with Polo items but still had to cut them

[Emma&Al]

Bummer-didnt win them on Ebay so looking again Happy to know what to get now though and Chris7ian thanks for the tips

[itchyfeet]

Probably somebody else on here after you tipped them off

18 quid posted
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-P6-HUBC ... Swo0JWGp9J" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[itchyfeet]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T2-Bay-T25-Hu ... Swu4BVtq1T

going to get these myself, mine are the chromed ones and need to be polished twice a year to remove rust spots.

Stainless steel caps arrived today, shiney, shiney

[Emma&Al]

I bought some Rover P6 for a tenner plus 8 pound postage - waiting for them

[boatbuilder]

I polished my p6s up with some fine scotchbrite.

[Emma&Al]

Good idea, thanks - Ive got them through the post - they're not too bad condition wise, they do need attention though

[itchyfeet]

Good idea, thanks - Ive got them through the post - they're not too bad condition wise, they do need attention though

pics?

[Emma&Al]

Ill try and post them up today...

Incidentally, I'm going to ask a rubbishly naff question...but how do I attach them? (the hubcaps to the wheels, not the photos on here!)

[itchyfeet]

there are three bumps on a standard wheel, the standard hub cap clips over them, a bit of a push and it clips home.
Not sure about the rover ones they may clip onto the outer rim like the beauty rings, either way you should just push them on.

[jrt]

there are three bumps on a standard wheel, the standard hub cap clips over them, a bit of a push and it clips home.
Not sure about the rover ones they may clip onto the outer rim like the beauty rings, either way you should just push them on.

Yes^^ just line them up and push/bang them on, they clip under the edge of the wheel. It was thanks to this thread I decided to get a set myself, there's loads for sale around 10-15 quid.
David