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Old 04-12-2017, 03:35 PM   #1
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Where can I find a metal spare tire cover for 19" rim on the rear. I'm looking for a friend. Thank you.
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Old 04-12-2017, 03:37 PM   #2
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Like these:
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Old 04-12-2017, 03:51 PM   #3
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There was one on my car when I bought it.
The center ring was painted to match my body color and the outer ring was black to match the fenders it was very classy looking.
After almost breaking my fingers a few times and a lot of bad words I took it off put it in the barn never to be used again..My tires are 4.75/5.00-19 I'm not sure if someone purchased the wrong one or where it came from but it was so aggravating it was unusable.
Maybe someone else can chime in and shed some light if they're all that way or if I just have a poor setup
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I bought this tire cover from A&L, It has the stainless ring on the tire. They say it fits better on Good Year brand tires, as they are not as 'fat', and are more accurate in size to what the cars originally had. My sedan has Firestone tires, and I have to have low pressure in the tire, or the cover won't fit. I like the looks of the cover, and keep a modern bicycle tire pump in the car, should I have a flat. I painted the face plate black, and got some enamel to match the stripe on the car for the lettering, which I did myself. My uncle and I restored the car in the 70's, and it is his initials that are on the bottom. I learned a lot from uncle Roger!

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Ok thank you all. Giving Bert's a call in the morning.
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Stew, I like your idea of having low air in tire for better fit of cover. I might take a new look at the tire cover.
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Stew, I like your idea of having low air in tire for better fit of cover. I might take a new look at the tire cover.
Sometimes the best resolve can be the simple one ��
Uncle Roger always said, 'When you run into a problem, always check the simplest things first." The sedan stopped on me one day after I left the gas station, and started checking for spark,etc. My wife reminded me to check the simple things first, and asked if I had remembered to turn the gas valve back to 'open' before we left the gas station. I had not.
So as Forrest Gump said, 'Stupid is as stupid does'!
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Uncle Roger always said, 'When you run into a problem, always check the simplest things first." The sedan stopped on me one day after I left the gas station, and started checking for spark,etc. My wife reminded me to check the simple things first, and asked if I had remembered to turn the gas valve back to 'open' before we left the gas station. I had not.
So as Forrest Gump said, 'Stupid is as stupid does'!
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You could try to find the "glitzy" Canadian version of the all chrome Lyon Cover.

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I bought this tire cover from A&L, It has the stainless ring on the tire. They say it fits better on Good Year brand tires, as they are not as 'fat', and are more accurate in size to what the cars originally had. My sedan has Firestone tires, and I have to have low pressure in the tire, or the cover won't fit. I like the looks of the cover, and keep a modern bicycle tire pump in the car, should I have a flat. I painted the face plate black, and got some enamel to match the stripe on the car for the lettering, which I did myself. My uncle and I restored the car in the 70's, and it is his initials that are on the bottom. I learned a lot from uncle Roger!

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Maybe it was the brand of tire but I never could get a fully inflated one in or out of the fender well on my pickup. I always had to deflate it a few pounds - fortunately I never had to use the spare.
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