The other day we were at a show and someone stole a hub cap off of our new featherlite trailer. If anyone owns one they know how hard it is to take them off. The guys that changed our tires took them almost half an our to take just the hub cap off. It did not fall off because it was there the day of the show so i was wondering where you could get them and what the price would be for a new one. Thank you44
Posted 2008-08-21 5:32 PM (#90139 - in reply to #90138) Subject: RE: ...wondering...
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Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
What does it look like? There are several different styles and materials. Factory Featherlite trim? Aftermarket covers? All the trailer hubcaps I've ever seen can be removed in a matter of seconds. If it took your "tire man" 30 minutes to take it off, times four. Then 30 minutes to put them back on, times four...... Thats four hours messing with hubcaps!! I'm going to have to guess..... Either if fell off going down the road, or the "tire man" never put it back on....JMHO
Posted 2008-08-21 11:03 PM (#90160 - in reply to #90138) Subject: RE: ...wondering...
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
The newer trailers have simulators that look like wheels and have two extended lug nuts that need a special lug wrench to remove. I suspect your tire guy was not familar with that and spent a bunch of time trying to figure out how to remove the cap. where as if he knew how, he could remove them in minutes.
If you want it to match your other wheel covers, I'd call featherlite.
Posted 2008-08-22 9:47 AM (#90181 - in reply to #90138) Subject: RE: ...wondering...
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
If you need wheel simulators, contact RTSmith at www.selecttrailer.com, or Roger@SelectTrailer.com or 931-685-4040. Fair prices, excellent service, fast shipping.
Posted 2008-08-22 10:40 AM (#90189 - in reply to #90138) Subject: RE: ...wondering...
Location: Kentucky
Wheel simulators fall off all the time in spite of being a little difficult to remove! I see lots of trailers, including mine, with one missing. So your simulator could well have been taken to replace a missing one on some else's trailer, or it could have popped off going down the road. Either way they are a little pricey so I'm sorry that you have to replace yours.
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