Hi
My wheel trims are rattling like mad, (I know the various ways to stop this...foam...pipe etc)but as the trims are a bit knackered anyway I was wondering if anyone knows if standard wheels trims would fit. Or is there some reason why Citroen use these ones that fit over the nuts?
Thanks
Mark
Xantia Wheel Trims
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There are a few reasons for having wheel trims that clip over the wheel nuts. Firstly, they don't drop off when you go over a bump or when you curb them, secondly there are no metal bits to rust. They can be made more cheaply and lighter too and difficult to pull off.
They are a far better design than any other wheel trim I have seen, and you very rarely see a Xantia with a missing wheel trim.
They are a far better design than any other wheel trim I have seen, and you very rarely see a Xantia with a missing wheel trim.
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Mark,
Yes most standard "cheapy" trims will fit. However the answer to the Xantia trims is to tighten up the "nut gripper" bit with a medium cable tie. You only have to pull in the dia of the split grippers a bit to sort the noise. Usually cures it if just two per wheel are done.
My Xantia has been sorted like this for five years now and just now and again a cable tie has to be replaced after changing a wheel and losing one.
David
Yes most standard "cheapy" trims will fit. However the answer to the Xantia trims is to tighten up the "nut gripper" bit with a medium cable tie. You only have to pull in the dia of the split grippers a bit to sort the noise. Usually cures it if just two per wheel are done.
My Xantia has been sorted like this for five years now and just now and again a cable tie has to be replaced after changing a wheel and losing one.
David