new wheel covers!(Urban Euro) - Toyota Yaris Forums

sickpuppy1 · 12-04-2010, 01:13 AM

Well your both right, but hubcaps are actually the pop on metal types like they use on Ford or Chevy vans
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/15-Fo...Q5fAccessories
Most cars "back in the day" used to use metal ones like that. Or baby moon type smooth ones. Yes, that's right, even Porsche used them!http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/porsc...item255f0fbebd Then they came out with the full COVER to decorate the whole wheel instead of just a center piece. Hence the name wheel cover. So both are right really. Wheel covers are just fancier hub caps and hubcap is the generic name for anything other than custom wheels.

12-04-2010, 01:13 AM	#1
sickpuppy1 Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 871	Well your both right, but hubcaps are actually the pop on metal types like they use on Ford or Chevy vans http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/15-Fo...Q5fAccessories Most cars "back in the day" used to use metal ones like that. Or baby moon type smooth ones. Yes, that's right, even Porsche used them!http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/porsc...item255f0fbebd Then they came out with the full COVER to decorate the whole wheel instead of just a center piece. Hence the name wheel cover. So both are right really. Wheel covers are just fancier hub caps and hubcap is the generic name for anything other than custom wheels. __________________

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