Stinkin HubCaps

[keggersr02]

Please tell me that people besides me are having trouble with the hub caps I have had to replace three so far and I don’t look for it to be too long before I have to replace another. My car goes from my house to work and that's it about 20 miles both ways all highway any comments on how to keep them on would be greatly appreciated

[Clipsed]

take em off, they are ugly anyway, I would rather look at the nice glossy black steelies than the ugly Versa S hub caps.

[matt_a]

Something isn't right. They shouldn't come off like that. Have you been loosing the cap from the same wheel each time, or is it from different ones?

[Jojo Versa]

Please tell me that people besides me are having trouble with the hub caps I have had to replace three so far and I don’t look for it to be too long before I have to replace another. My car goes from my house to work and that's it about 20 miles both ways all highway any comments on how to keep them on would be greatly appreciated

Have you ccontacted your dealers service dept.

[Clipsed]

hub caps are hub caps, they are prone to falling off, and I don't think that auto mfg's are ever going to design a system that is more secure than the one that is already implemented.

[matt_a]

hub caps are hub caps, they are prone to falling off, and I don't think that auto mfg's are ever going to design a system that is more secure than the one that is already implemented.

That's true, but they shouldn't fall off THAT often. My wife's last car had hub caps and she never lost one....(scraped the hell out of a few on curbs ) but never lost one. That's why I asked if he keeps loosing it from the same wheel. Something might be damaged on that wheel.

[keggersr02]

they aren't coming off of just one wheel I have lost my front passenger once and my rear drivers side twice the only reason I have hub caps is because I wanted a stick shift and the local dealer only had the standard with hub caps and I couldn't talk them into putting new wheels on it

[lain]

Just stay with the blackies they are nice anyways. I always rolled on blackies never bothered to buy rims.

they aren't coming off of just one wheel I have lost my front passenger once and my rear drivers side twice the only reason I have hub caps is because I wanted a stick shift and the local dealer only had the standard with hub caps and I couldn't talk them into putting new wheels on it

Why would you have wanted Nissan rims?

[07blueversa]

U shouldnt of got the S. Shouldve got the SL, then this prob wouldnt be. And you should just keep them cuz they are ugly. Get some rims or something!!

[BillyBeaneBall]

You'd think that Nissan would have had the courtesy to offer BOLT ON wheelcovers as standard though...that's kinda lame, sorry bro

[kc5f]

I've never had a car with bolt-on hubcaps/wheel covers, and in the 800,000 miles of driving before I got the V (SL w/o hubcaps), the only time I ever lost a hubcap was when I had the tires rotated and the shop didn't get that hubcap back on properly. It does sound strange that keggrs02 should be losing so many and others not reporting the same thing...

[versabundus]

I lost 2 also. Bought a cheap set from Walmart. Haven't lost one in a year. The Walmart ones look identical on the back,but stay on for some reason. I've taken several 1000 mile trips with them.

[Rockhound]

Why would you have wanted Nissan rims?

Oh, I dunno, maybe because they're nice-looking factory rims. Not everyone wants to roll around on the steel wheels. No offense, but in most cases that drastically cheapens the look of a car.

[matt_a]

Oh, I dunno, maybe because they're nice-looking factory rims. Not everyone wants to roll around on the steel wheels. No offense, but in most cases that drastically cheapens the look of a car.

I agree 100%. The Nissan rims on my SL may not be ultra-high-end tunner wheels or anything, but I like 'em. I have never liked the look of any vehicle with bare steel wheels. It always looks to me like you've had your hubcaps stollen and you don't have the money to replace them. Oh well...to each, his own.

[Clipsed]

Oh, I dunno, maybe because they're nice-looking factory rims. Not everyone wants to roll around on the steel wheels. No offense, but in most cases that drastically cheapens the look of a car.

The Versa looks decent though, since the steelies are actually painted black and cleared, so they are shiny. They look really nice on the MG, B, and W Versa, they are the best colors, probably a R Versa too

[Rockhound]

The Versa looks decent though, since the steelies are actually painted black and cleared, so they are shiny. They look really nice on the MG, B, and W Versa, they are the best colors, probably a R Versa too

Meh, glossy or flat, still plain old (cheap) steel wheels to me. But like matt_a said, to each his own.

[lain]

I agree 100%. The Nissan rims on my SL may not be ultra-high-end tunner wheels or anything, but I like 'em. I have never liked the look of any vehicle with bare steel wheels. It always looks to me like you've had your hubcaps stollen and you don't have the money to replace them. Oh well...to each, his own.

LOL nope not me...when I see another car rocking the blackies I think to myself, "man rocking the blackies!" I love how they look and when you lower the car so the tires are tucking under the fender...they look so much better.

and besides i think new rims are a big waste of money. and when you scrap them your like !@#$ BUT when you scrap your blackies your like !@#$ it.

[Rockhound]

LOL nope not me...when I see another car rocking the blackies I think to myself, "man rocking the blackies!" I love how they look and when you lower the car so the tires are tucking under the fender...they look so much better.

and besides i think new rims are a big waste of money. and when you scrap them your like !@#$ BUT when you scrap your blackies your like !@#$ it.

I think buying a new car and not ponying up just a little for rims is a big mistake.

Just FYI, most folks aren't really intentionally "rocking the blackies", they've usually just lost their hubcaps. For some track car or something it might look okay, I guess. Do you also think paint jobs are a waste of money?

Actually if you were to "scrap" either sets of wheels I'm assuming the alloys would be worth more, but yes if you scrape nice rims that's a bummer.

I shudder to think what a G35 would look like on "blackies".

[matt_a]

I have only ever seen one car that didn't look terrible rolling around on black steelies. This guy had switched the plain lug nuts for chrome ones and he had a chrome trim ring snapped on each weel. I know....it sounds really ghetto, but it looked a little less dumb than plain wheels.

[lain]

I think buying a new car and not ponying up just a little for rims is a big mistake.

Just FYI, most folks aren't really intentionally "rocking the blackies", they've usually just lost their hubcaps. For some track car or something it might look okay, I guess. Do you also think paint jobs are a waste of money?

Actually if you were to "scrap" either sets of wheels I'm assuming the alloys would be worth more, but yes if you scrape nice rims that's a bummer.

I shudder to think what a G35 would look like on "blackies".

heh the G35 would like like a beast if it was rolling on like 18" blackies BUT the car would have to be lowered and black. And YES i do think a paint job is a big waste of money. I use to drive a 240sx what do you think im going to think.

I would never waste any money on a paint job unless it was a show car and was going to be entered into some show car tourny or somesort. I would never add any decals either...sorry but that +5 HP for a red decal doesnt do me any good.

And im hungry and its my lunch time...yahhh be back at 1pm. One of the programs I use to work here isnt working so the IT people are working on fixing it...its been down since yesterday. So for 2 days/16 hours streight I have been on nicoclub bored!

Im so down to start a jailbait thread

[Ever Victorious]

Wow... so much controversy, so quickly. Let's see here..

1) There IS an issue with S hubcaps' tabs bending and the caps falling off. There is a TSB out somewhere on it, but I can't look it up right this minute.

2) (directed at Lain) Some people like stock alloys because they give a little class to the car, without screaming "I just spent extra money on new rims, look at me!". Which is good for people who aren't in it to make their cars look flashy. As a side note, around here, "rockin the blackies" as you call it indicates you've either spent every last penny on your fart cannon and can't afford wal-mart hubcaps, or your car is 20 years old and they've all fallen off. Either case, it's not a positive fashion statement.

3) Bolt on hubcaps DO exist, I had a set on a Saturn, and you couldn't lose them... not even when I bounced off a HonDUH at 50 mph.

4) Not all attachment systems are equal. Some hubcaps are better secured than others, it's mostly trial and error with different brands.

[matt_a]

As a side note, around here, "rockin the blackies" as you call it indicates you've either spent every last penny on your fart cannon and can't afford wal-mart hubcaps, or your car is 20 years old and they've all fallen off. Either case, it's not a positive fashion statement.

[lain]

lol i guess for that 99% of the people...but with me and my 1% holding proud...i stand by the blackies!

Believe it or not...I really like them.

[kc5f]

3) Bolt on hubcaps DO exist...

I didn't mean to imply they don't, EV. I was just trying to say that stock ones work fine on most cars, and not offering them standard should neither be a problem nor considered cheap on the part of the manufacturer.

[TrustME]

I've never seen that emoticon and for some reason I'm slightly offended...

Back to the hubs... The first month I had my Versa my rightside rear hub fell off... I really would like at least the stock rims. It would be better then worrying about the crappy stock S hubs.

[bigdog]

didnt have the cash 4 new rims,so saved the headache of losing fact caps,which almost happened 2nd day,by getting some @ autozone 4 about $30. havent had a problem yet & they have over 4400 miles on them. If u want to c them go 2 cardomin & look 4 bigdog n the versa section,i think it on second page.

[BBISHOPPCM]

Here is an idea; Paint the rims silver, or a dark metallic gray. This is popular with many European cars, and looks great.

[Jerky_san]

I had to get one replaced already.. 307 miles on the car.. I think mine was made around July/August.. Is there a lot of stuff happening with those?.. Kinda scares me theres so many things going wrong with others around here like fuel pump and tpms and stuff..

[matt_a]

I've never seen that emoticon and for some reason I'm slightly offended...

Ya know....When I saw that one I decided to use it because I thought his little sign was funny, but I thought it was a kind of suggestive that they made the little emoticon guy brown. I mean, most of the other ones are yellow, blue, or green. Sorry if it offended you!

[Ever Victorious]

I had to get one replaced already.. 307 miles on the car.. I think mine was made around July/August.. Is there a lot of stuff happening with those?.. Kinda scares me theres so many things going wrong with others around here like fuel pump and tpms and stuff..

Well, being that yours is a july/august car, you don't have to worry about TPMS. Unless you meant July/august 2006.

TPMS (pre-Dec 2006), passenger air bag sensor (Pre-Dec 2006), fuel pump, and hubcaps seem to be the worst of our problems. And look at it this way... you could have a Fit. Your bumper's paint could be flaking off at less than 1000 miles, and you could have random airbag deployment.