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Loose Hubcaps - Simple Fix for Wheels with No Nubs

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Old 02-13-2024, 11:35 PM
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Default Loose Hubcaps - Simple Fix for Wheels with No Nubs

What do you do if you own wheels with no nubs but with push-on/snap-on hubcaps? Are you worried every time you take out your car that you might hear the sound of a hubcap rolling down the road behind you? Hopefully, if it happens, you do hear it.

Your options include:
  • Buy new wheels with nubs
  • Weld on nubs
  • Silicone layer
  • Build up paint
Well, there is a product out there that works perfectly for the job. I used JB Weld - Steel Stick. This is a steel reinforced epoxy putty.

Sand the area where you will be applying the putty mixture. You basically mix the putty with your fingers. You use a small amount to build up a small "bump" on the edge of the inner rim of your wheel. Wait 24 hours. Jam on your hubcap.




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I just bought new rims for my C2 and they didn't come with nubs. The right front passenger hubcap has fallen off twice now, thankfully both times was in my neighborhood. Thank you for posting this.
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Are your balance weights on the inside of the wheel, not the outside where the hubcap is?
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Originally Posted by Redbird
Are your balance weights on the inside of the wheel, not the outside where the hubcap is?
The are on the inside so they can't be seen.

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