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BlurOfSerenity
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or DO you?
BlurOfSerenity
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maybe even in a dumpster with the serial number filed off?
Altron
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The metal chasis is connected to the metal trailing arms with metal springs, which is connected to the metal axle, which is connected to the metal steelies, which are connected to the metal wire rims.
The term is "wire rim" or "wire wheel" not hubcap.
This is a hubcap. Note the fugliness, the cheapness, the plasticness, and the way that it mounts using clips.
This is a wire rim. Note the excellent design, highly reflective chrome, high quality metal construction, beautiful Olds emblems (Oddly enough, it doesn't have the Rocket V8 emblems on the wheels), and the fact that it bolts onto the center of the steel wheel.
Also note the white stripe. Pure class.
Also, I would like to point out that cheap wannabe wire wheels only have one row of spokes, whereas mine has two, and the center hub is raised away from the wheel, which looks really nice. They are hands down the BEST looking wire wheels that I've ever seen.
The term is "wire rim" or "wire wheel" not hubcap.
This is a hubcap. Note the fugliness, the cheapness, the plasticness, and the way that it mounts using clips.
This is a wire rim. Note the excellent design, highly reflective chrome, high quality metal construction, beautiful Olds emblems (Oddly enough, it doesn't have the Rocket V8 emblems on the wheels), and the fact that it bolts onto the center of the steel wheel.
Also note the white stripe. Pure class.
Also, I would like to point out that cheap wannabe wire wheels only have one row of spokes, whereas mine has two, and the center hub is raised away from the wheel, which looks really nice. They are hands down the BEST looking wire wheels that I've ever seen.
Inkara1
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It's still a hubcap. Just because it bolts to the center of the wheel doesn't mean it's not a hubcap. See exhibit 1, the hubcap off of my Dodge Neon. It bolts to the lug nuts, so since it doesn't use any sort of clip to attach to the wheel, I guess by your logic it's not a hubcap.
Exhibit 2, the hubcap off the 1962 Fairlane. Note the excellent design, highly reflective chrome and high-quality metal construction. Also note the whitewall tires.
Face it. Your car has HUBCAPS.
Exhibit 2, the hubcap off the 1962 Fairlane. Note the excellent design, highly reflective chrome and high-quality metal construction. Also note the whitewall tires.
Face it. Your car has HUBCAPS.
Aunty Em
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tonksy said:But are they these?
Not sweet, filled with nooks and crannies?
Those are crumpets... and I like them toasted with jam/jelly.
These are English muffins:
http://www.wolfermans.com/store/SHOP_BY_PRODUCT___English_Muffins?Args=&page_number=1
they're a bit more like a bread roll only flat and i think they're made with buttermilk and bicarbonate of soda to make them rise. They come in white, wholemeal, sultana and cinnamon and raisan (my favourite).
A.B.Normal
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Inkara1 said:
What he said,rims are what the tire(rubber) goes on,by your logic you have two sets of rims per wheel
tonksy
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So what they bill as English muffins here are more like crumpets? Or at least flatter than authentic English muffins. Okay, thanks.Aunty Em said:Those are crumpets... and I like them toasted with jam/jelly.
These are English muffins:
http://www.wolfermans.com/store/SHOP_BY_PRODUCT___English_Muffins?Args=&page_number=1
they're a bit more like a bread roll only flat and i think they're made with buttermilk and bicarbonate of soda to make them rise. They come in white, wholemeal, sultana and cinnamon and raisan (my favourite).
A.B.Normal said:What he said,rims are what the tire(rubber) goes on,by your logic you have two sets of rims per wheel
I agree aswell!
Hubcaps can be removed without removing the tire (even if you have to remove the bolts to get it off you don't have to remove the tire)...having a rim sit by itself involved removing the tire from the car and then the tire from the rim.
Exhibit C, the RIMS from my Pursuit. Notice how the asthetic part is directly connected to the part that the rubber tire sits on. Also notice how you can see the breaks because there is no essentially solid steel rim present.
chcr
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Re English Muffins, the ones I eat (Thomas's, usually) are just like the middle ones in Aunty's post. The "house brand" Kroger ones look like Tonsky's, but they are not sweet.
Re wheels and hubcaps, you guys are trying to use two definitions to describe three different things. Traditional wire wheels (as in early cars) are laced like bicycle or motorcycle wheels. the spokes are held into the rim with special nuts. It is very hard to make such a rim tubeless, so modern wire wheels are typically a chrome rim with a wire "basket" (if you look at a set of Tru-spoke wheels this is what you'll see) that bolts or locks into the center. You can run these without the wire basket, but it's not considered a hubcap. Wire hubcaps are typically beat on. GM kind of blurred the distinctions by taking a traditional steel (non-chrome) wheel and welding bits to it to more or less permanently attach the "hubcap." GM lists them as wire wheels and they were an option on Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs. Not really a hubcap, not really the same as an aftermarket wire wheel.
Re wheels and hubcaps, you guys are trying to use two definitions to describe three different things. Traditional wire wheels (as in early cars) are laced like bicycle or motorcycle wheels. the spokes are held into the rim with special nuts. It is very hard to make such a rim tubeless, so modern wire wheels are typically a chrome rim with a wire "basket" (if you look at a set of Tru-spoke wheels this is what you'll see) that bolts or locks into the center. You can run these without the wire basket, but it's not considered a hubcap. Wire hubcaps are typically beat on. GM kind of blurred the distinctions by taking a traditional steel (non-chrome) wheel and welding bits to it to more or less permanently attach the "hubcap." GM lists them as wire wheels and they were an option on Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs. Not really a hubcap, not really the same as an aftermarket wire wheel.
A.B.Normal
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chcr said:
Actually no,all we are trying to say is Altron's car has "hubcaps" and not wire rims .