I'll be darned! So my big, silver, louvred shiny stock covers on the wheels of my "88GL are are just that, 14 inch "Wheel Covers"!! And just about any 14 inch wheel cover will fit!! Live and learn! I just think I will do for my plain steel wheels what I do for my plain bald head. On Monday there is the Afro wig, on Tuesday there is the dreadlocks hairpiece, on Wednesday there is the long Rock-n-Roll hair, and Thursday is Punk...........!!! For the van .I think I will start off with some kind of 5 spoke rendition, then move to a starburst of some sort and next ............! -[;-) John Rodgers '88GL Driver whose new engine is being bolted to the transmission as this is written.
Kent Christensen wrote: > Just to facilitate communication, I'd point out that "hubcaps" cover > only the center portion of the wheel, where the lug nuts/bolts are. > The big things (now usually plastic) that cover the whole wheel are > called "wheel covers." Wheel covers for, for example, 14-in wheels, > will fit 'most any vehicle with 14-in steel wheels, and yes, they're > available at KMart, etc. KMart will not have hubcaps that will fit a > Vanagon. |
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