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Installing "Push-On" Wheelskins with Center Clips

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Wheelskins are engineered to precisely fit the specific geometry of each different wheel.

Newer models of Wheelskins have metal or plastic retainer clips that grab into the holes between the spokes, to hold your Wheelskins securely.

The clips vary in shape, number and position for each specific styled wheel.

Several of the clip variations are pictured below.

Some Wheelskins models may have foam around the outer edge, others do not.

You do NOT need to remove wheel weights or center caps, Wheelskins are designed to mount over them.


Back side of Center-Clips Push-on Impostors showing clips
Back side of Center-Clips Push-on Impostors showing plastic clips
 Example: Plastic Clips from IMP-69Example: Plastic Clips from IMP-71Example: Plastic Clips from IMP-7938Example: Metal Clips from IMP-8293

These directions apply to Push-On Impostor Wheelskins whose back sides look like the above pictures, with plastic or steel clips arranged around the holes between the spokes.

Position the Wheelskin, aligning it with the wheel spokes, lugs, and valve stem. If you are right-handed, use your left hand to push firmly against the wheel on one side of center, then give a good whack with the heel of your right hand on the opposite side. Some models need a whack over each spoke, depending where the clips are. The Wheelskin should snap into place so the perimeter is in contact all the way around the wheel.  You may use a rubber hammer, but it is usually not necessary.

 

Finally, Check to be sure it is firmly mounted, in full contact with the wheel all around its perimeter,
and you cannot remove them with your bare hands.

 

If your Wheelskins go on but are "Loose" - Call Us.

Wheelskins should all go on "tight" -- without looseness, and tight to the perimeter of the wheel all around.

Rarely, a Wheelskin may go on the correct wheel but be "loose".

 Possibilities for "looseness" may include:

1. You did not get the clips to engage one or more of the wheel spokes. This could be a result of foreign material on part of the wheel.

2. If the looseness is all the way around, that specific wheel itself could be different, i.e. sometimes a vehicle was in an accident or a wheel was bent on a curb, and the wheel replaced with a "Replica" wheel that was nearly the same but in fact slightly different.

3. If the looseness is only in the area of one or 2 spokes, it is possible that Wheelskin clips are missing or broken.

You should check for the possibility of one of the above conditions.

Using double-stick tape could work to hold a Wheelskin on, but the tape would have to be renewed whenever the Wheelskins are taken off and on.

Wheelskins' Manufacturer's Warrantees cover defects in materials or workmanship, but not loss. If there is a warrantee issue such as broken or missing clips, you should make that case immediately by phone.

 

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You should not be able remove it with your bare hands. If so, they may not stay on.


Some models may have the gray foam around the perimeter, as seen in some pictures above. Its function is to eliminate vibration between the wheelskin and the wheel. Do not remove it!! If there are wheel weights, they will sink into the foam. If your model does not have the foam, it is designed to accommodate the wheel weights without it.

While you are installing your new Chrome Wheelskins, this is a good time to take a moment and check your tires for wear and proper inflation.  Avoid being stuck on the side of the road with a tire problem with a little preventive maintenance.  The link below provides good basic information that will help you do it right.  Rubber Manufacturer's Association - Tire Maintenance and Safety


Removing Push-on Wheelskins is the same as removing standard hubcaps and wheel covers. Use a medium to large flat-blade screwdriver, slide it under the edge of the Wheelskin, and lever gently.  Move to several different positions around the perimeter of the hubcap, levering some at each position until the hubcap begins to slide out toward you.  This action is similar to opening a can of paint.
There is no trick to this, just use common sense and do not force them. These plastic Wheelskins can take a fair amount of bending, but they can break if you push them too far.  Treat them the same as any push-on original equipment OEM hubcap.