Wheel Trims - This may be stating the obvious but just in case there's one person yet to know

GeriatricWanderer

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We've been away for a few weeks and came home to find a lone wheel trim tucked in the corner of our front garden. I assume it came free from a passing car and rolled, or was blown, to it's final resting place.

That reminded me....... I've seen a good number of wheel trimmed motorhomes roaming around without the trims being secured to the wheel with a couple of cable/zip ties. One of the most effective and low cost money savers for motorists in general. (Of course, this is only of interest to those of us who can't afford alloys :-) )
Lose one trim and it'll cost you a new set and you'll end up with 3 more, probably mismatching, in your garage for the rest of your lives.
:-)
 
GeriatricWanderer said:
We've been away for a few weeks and came home to find a lone wheel trim tucked in the corner of our front garden. I assume it came free from a passing car and rolled, or was blown, to it's final resting place.

That reminded me....... I've seen a good number of wheel trimmed motorhomes roaming around without the trims being secured to the wheel with a couple of cable/zip ties. One of the most effective and low cost money savers for motorists in general. (Of course, this is only of interest to those of us who can't afford alloys :) )
Lose one trim and it'll cost you a new set and you'll end up with 3 more, probably mismatching, in your garage for the rest of your lives.
:)
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Hang the spare 3 from sticks in the garden to scare the pigeons off your cabbages ;)
 
Nah, if you do buy a new set then sell the old ones on Ebay ... so others can just buy one! :LOL:
 
cable tied wheel trims/hub caps are a menace....you cant check the wheelnuts or even see if one has come loose. first thing many motorists know is when a wheel falls off or destabilises the vehicle as it speeds down the road

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I lost a wheeltrim off my twin-axle caravan once. Travelling around, I was delighted to find one lying by the side of a cattle grid. Sadly, when I replaced it, I noticed that it wasn’t the same shade as the neighbouring one. It wasn’t until I was packing up that I noticed that the one I’d recovered had come off the other side.
 
Good intentions appreciated (y).

However I've never had one come off anything ever - and I've never used cable ties. Why should they come off?

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GeriatricWanderer said:
(Of course, this is only of interest to those of us who can't afford alloys :) )
:)
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And also polished stainless steel wheels. The realy impressive thing is that in six years I've managed, so far, to not kerb them. :)
 
Surely they're designed to stay on. I do have cable ties on but that is to make it a little more difficult for someone to steal them.
 
SuperMike said:
And also polished stainless steel wheels. The realy impressive thing is that in six years I've managed, so far, to not kerb them. :)
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That chance of kerbing an alloy on a motorhome is highly unlikely. I find that polished alloys with low profiles are a nightmare.:(
 
I lost the number plate off my trailer on a known short route. ...couple of miles to the tip.
Chuffed to bits when i found it in the gutter on the way back......except it wasnt mine :(
 
Some time ago .. long time... there was a feature with Judy and Richard on This Morning television and they gave ideas what to do with all the wheel trims lying round in the road.

............ but I can't remember what it was. :( .. sorry.
 
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OTE="buttons, post: 2260890, member: 8178"]I think they use them as ear rings in Essex......:whistle:[/QUOTE]
 
We heard that wheel trims in your garden is the hi-tec alternative to Pampas Grass. And we all know what that means, don't we boys and girls ?

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That chance of kerbing an alloy on a motorhome is highly unlikely.
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Highly unlikely. :rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
There must be a small money making opportunity here;

Set up a 'Swap Shop' website for wheel trims.

A small charge for the enquirer.
A small reward for the finder.
Sponsorship from some car or car accessory firms.

Side effect, people will be clearing up the roadsides collecting the trims.
 
The Old Man said:
There must be a small money making opportunity here;

Set up a 'Swap Shop' website for wheel trims.

A small charge for the enquirer.
A small reward for the finder.
Sponsorship from some car or car accessory firms.

Side effect, people will be clearing up the roadsides collecting the trims.
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It's a nice idea BUT......
I wonder if, once the roadside has been cleared, attention might be turned to trims still attached to vehicles? :whistle:

Wyn
 
WynandJean said:
It's a nice idea BUT......
I wonder if, once the roadside has been cleared, attention might be turned to trims still attached to vehicles? :whistle:

Wyn
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Not if they're fixed on with cable ties :-) :-) :-)

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The type of wheel trims I have, I consider a pain particularly with Tyre Pal. The trims are fitted before the wheel nuts obviously so that the trim is secure but once fitted, Tyre Pal becomes nigh impossible to do. If I leave the Tyre Pal off, then I can get the adapter in to inflate. However, trying to put the Tyre Pal on when wheel trim in place is, well horrendous. So, I could either forego using the Tyre Pal system (which cost £75.00) or changing the wheel trims.
If I struggled to use the system as is, yes it's awkward to remove all the nuts, remove the Tyre Pal, do the pressure, put Tyre Pal in place then put all wheel nuts on then the other 3 wheels. Ok, not stupid but if Tyre Pal alarm activates then to put pressure in the required tyre would mean the same action. Putting air in is supposed to be a quick job but this would take time and if at roadside, could be dangerous to the point of lethal (but wouldn't have to put wheel nuts back on again I suppose). So ideally I think another set of wheel trims but any suggestions out there please.
 
The trader I bought mine off sells them singly as well as in fours...
 
EX51SSS said:
The type of wheel trims I have, I consider a pain particularly with Tyre Pal. The trims are fitted before the wheel nuts obviously so that the trim is secure but once fitted, Tyre Pal becomes nigh impossible to do. If I leave the Tyre Pal off, then I can get the adapter in to inflate. However, trying to put the Tyre Pal on when wheel trim in place is, well horrendous. So, I could either forego using the Tyre Pal system (which cost £75.00) or changing the wheel trims.
If I struggled to use the system as is, yes it's awkward to remove all the nuts, remove the Tyre Pal, do the pressure, put Tyre Pal in place then put all wheel nuts on then the other 3 wheels. Ok, not stupid but if Tyre Pal alarm activates then to put pressure in the required tyre would mean the same action. Putting air in is supposed to be a quick job but this would take time and if at roadside, could be dangerous to the point of lethal (but wouldn't have to put wheel nuts back on again I suppose). So ideally I think another set of wheel trims but any suggestions out there please.
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I take it you mean the Allen screws that hold the TyrePal's tight.
They are an absolute pain to fit or remove on mine too so next time I remove them I won't use the allen screws again.
I'm told that they are not really necessary to keep the sensors in place, only to stop them being nicked........unless anyone knows better.

Richard.
 
Many years and 3 or 4 motorhomes ago I had wheel trims, but these were bolted on. 5 bolts held the wheel on and the wheeltrim would slip over them, the last one also held the wheel trim on. Might have been the other way round, it was a long time ago.

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