[rjlester]

Ok so it has been almost two years since I had the hubcap falling off issue. A couple weeks ago I replaced my front tires after two years of not even removing the hubcaps. Tire installation went ok but man, those hubcaps kept falling off once I put them back on again! The first time it happened at 65mph and it was a loud BANG! Long story short, I had 4 instances at over 60mph and once at 30mph and thankfully I found them each time. I now have my name and address/phone number written inside.

Here is how I fixed it. I tried putting The Right Stuff on all the tabs/teeth. Next day I got one mile down the highway before losing one. I painted tremclad on the rims to get the hubcap teeth to "bite" into something. Also only lasted one mile. Neither solution worked in my case.

Then I had enough and bent the tabs/teeth (for the third time) with a pliers, but got quite aggressive with that, and how much angle there was etc, etc. In order to put them back on the rim, I had to sit down and use my feet with running shoes to hold the hubcap and use a small mallet to get them on. Basically, very difficult to get them back on.

THAT WORKED! Drove down a gravel road with lots of washboard and they never came off.

Hope this helps anyone else with this issue.

How about that 54Meteor guy with the hubcap molding that wants 20 bucks for new ones and doesn't post again? I'm really interested in this but never heard back. I'll try a personal message again...