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jt1326
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
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Location: North Central Mass
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| Posted: 8/30/08 6:28AM Post subject: 2006 xB wheel covers -- how do I mount? |
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This is such a stupid question, but I need to ask it -- how do I mount the wheel cover? I hit a pot hole, bent the wheel, killed the tire and had to replace both but the dealer didn't put the wheel cover back on.
I can't for the life of me figure out how to get it on. I can get one side on then the other side won't pop in.
Is there some secret to this?
Any info would be greatly appreciated. |
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EAmon
Joined: 07 Jan 2008
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| Posted: 8/30/08 8:25AM Post subject: |
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what i do is i stick one side in
put both my feet up on the sides with my heels facing inward
adb get a ruber mallet and pound teh top in |
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burstaneurysm
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: Forest Park, IL
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| Posted: 8/30/08 10:57AM Post subject: |
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| Just put one side in, hold it in on the one side and pound on the other side with your hand. |
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brionxB
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| Posted: 8/31/08 11:49PM Post subject: |
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hahaha. this happened to me too.
don't forget to line up the valve, i don't know if it's your situation, but sometimes on the hubcaps there's a specific space to line up the valve with.
try that out, if that doesn't work, i don't know what will |
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jt1326
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
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Location: North Central Mass
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| Posted: 9/2/08 9:47AM Post subject: DUH . . . . dumbass conclusion to this post |
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OK fellas, here's how much of an idiot I am, LOL.
My son and I were outside yesterday and I had the wheel cover I was trying to mount leaning against the wheel. I looked over at the car and noticed that my front wheel had a 5-spoke cover and the one I was trying to mount had 6. THEN I noticed that my front cover had a Scion logo and the one I was trying to mount had a Toyota icon.
When I drove by the place where I hit the pothole the following morning to retrieve the wheel cover that came off I GRABBED THE WRONG ONE. So now someone else is trying to mount a Scion cover that is too small for his wheel.
Oy . . . . |
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bbszero69
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| Posted: 9/3/08 4:39AM Post subject: |
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| oh my....... |
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xB_Crew
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| Posted: 9/3/08 5:36AM Post subject: Re: DUH . . . . dumbass conclusion to this post |
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jt1326 wrote: OK fellas, here's how much of an idiot I am, LOL.
My son and I were outside yesterday and I had the wheel cover I was trying to mount leaning against the wheel. I looked over at the car and noticed that my front wheel had a 5-spoke cover and the one I was trying to mount had 6. THEN I noticed that my front cover had a Scion logo and the one I was trying to mount had a Toyota icon.
When I drove by the place where I hit the pothole the following morning to retrieve the wheel cover that came off I GRABBED THE WRONG ONE. So now someone else is trying to mount a Scion cover that is too small for his wheel.
Oy . . . .
lol.. thats awesome :P |
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burstaneurysm
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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| Posted: 9/3/08 6:54AM Post subject: |
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| Incredible. |
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