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Especially important in winter months, your hubcapswill protect your steel rims from dangerous roadchemicals including salt, that can lead to premature rustand wear on your steel wheels. A small investment in aplastic hubcap can prevent you from replacingsteel wheels, which will save you money in thelong run.
Similarly, can you put hubcaps on rims?
Wheel covers or hubcaps, are molded coversthat fit over your existing steel vehicle rims to enhancethe appearance of painted steel rims. However, wheelcovers and hubcaps cover the entire wheel (fullcoverage) unlike wheel center caps that typically will onlycover the very center of the wheel.
Accordingly, are hubcaps and wheel covers the same thing?
A "hubcap" is technically the small coverover the center of the wheel, while a "wheel cover"is a decorative metal or plastic disk that snaps or bolts onto andcovers the entire face of the wheel. Cars withstamped steel wheels often use a full wheel coverthat conceals the entire wheel.
In 1920, majority of the hubcaps were madeof aluminium. From the 1950s to the 1970s, many were madeof stainless steel. The design of hubcaps has evolved asyears went by. Today, instead of steel, plastic is the mainmaterial used for hubcaps.