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hub caps

17 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Hub caps are little covers you put on the center of your wheels to make them look nicer and keep dust out.

Technical Definition

Hub caps are decorative covers that fit over the wheel hub, protecting the center of the wheel and adding a finished look.

Hear It Discussed

"And like I do like them with the stock little wheels and hubcaps. But you can bring them back."
An American at Monza, a Collection of Collections, and Wicked Snails Bring a Trailer Podcast 46:06

"...change off your steel wheels with hubcaps and you put your mad wheels on but in order to do that"
We Tried A Polar Plunge, Then Remembered We’re Texans In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 14:00

"they'll last a thousand years, but they're ugly and then people put what are called hubcaps on them that are made of plastic"
CA Tire War; Luce Conspiracy Theory; Q&A The Smoking Tire 31:05