Classic hubcap fit?
09-04-2006, 12:20 PM
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Wow...those are cool looking. I would venture to guess that you won't find them to fit our stock rims, but would probably have to see if you can find a blank rim they fit and have them drilled to fit the HHR.
09-04-2006, 03:07 PM
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Hub Caps
you might ck this site they have hub cap clips to hold that cap on. Thay have all things to restore chevy / gmc trucks. I think you can make them work on a HHR wheel. go to view / order parts , then scrol down to hub caps they have pic for most parts. Also ck out Emblems and Trim , hood Ornaments OOH pick years 1947- 1953
http://www.americanclassic.com/index.htm
http://www.americanclassic.com/index.htm
09-04-2006, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by oneton
you might ck this site they have hub cap clips to hold that cap on. Thay have all things to restore chevy / gmc trucks. I think you can make them work on a HHR wheel. go to view / order parts , then scrol down to hub caps they have pic for most parts. Also ck out Emblems and Trim , hood Ornaments OOH pick years 1947- 1953
http://www.americanclassic.com/index.htm
http://www.americanclassic.com/index.htm
09-04-2006, 09:52 PM
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More flash than Moon Eyes? Good luck! I have NEVER stopped at a gas station or anywhere else without being approached about the HHR, usually because of the Moon Eyes.
But.. since you want something different. I have the originals like you show above on my 48 Fleetline sedan. Before my wife convinced me about the Moon Eyes, I had the same plan you do. I wanted to find a chrome wheel in 16 or 17 inch that would accept an original 40s hubcap. But the ones I wanted to use were like:
The only difference was that they would have black block letters instead of red. When you look at our truck you can see why I wanted something black instead of colorful.
But I couldn't ask for anything better than the Moon Eyes and they fit perfectly on my stock wheels.
But.. since you want something different. I have the originals like you show above on my 48 Fleetline sedan. Before my wife convinced me about the Moon Eyes, I had the same plan you do. I wanted to find a chrome wheel in 16 or 17 inch that would accept an original 40s hubcap. But the ones I wanted to use were like:
The only difference was that they would have black block letters instead of red. When you look at our truck you can see why I wanted something black instead of colorful.
But I couldn't ask for anything better than the Moon Eyes and they fit perfectly on my stock wheels.
09-07-2006, 01:56 AM
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Hello, I want to do the same thing to my Silverstone HHR, i would love to put the older hubcaps on, but i was told by numerous people that it could not be done with the current wheels on the HHR ? ??? I have a LS with 16 inch wheels. Any suggestions ?
09-07-2006, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by rollinchp
Hello, I want to do the same thing to my Silverstone HHR, i would love to put the older hubcaps on, but i was told by numerous people that it could not be done with the current wheels on the HHR ? ??? I have a LS with 16 inch wheels. Any suggestions ?
09-07-2006, 08:14 AM
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You'll have to find some older steel wheels (junkyard maybe) with the same lug pattern that were set up to use hubcaps. The lug pattern is 5x114.5mm which is SAE 5 x 4.5in... you can find all kinds of rims. 