I picked up this little Civic LX for my grand niece a few years back. Been a great car, but the poverty caps are showing their age. When she asked what we could do, I called our local "Hubcap City". 1 BIL out the door; 4 new Honda hubcaps.
2013 Civic LX poverty caps
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So you paid to trade a brother in law (BIL) for four hub caps?
--Some of us might be interested in the price in USD.
--Some of us might be interested in the price in USD.
Back in the day a "bill" was $100. I guess that's too old skool?
The advertised price was $110; I asked what cash would do; he said, "$100 out the door." Fair enough. You can get 4 knockoffs from Amazon for about $50 but these are OE heavy plastic. Better paint and the H logo.
Bought it here in Apr 2020, went throught the basics and drove it to Camp Pendleton in beautiful San Diego. Tatiana joined the Marine Corps right outta HS. She named her "Rhonda the Honda". I am working with her on college education now. Great kid!
I gave her the car with 80K; turned 200K a little while back. 2 sets of tires and brakes all around are about it, as I recall. The rear drums are A PAIN! If I can keep the car for a day, I should run the valves.
Never thought about that... Maybe a little soap and water on the wheels when I swap the caps.
I did gloss black either Krylon or Rustoleum on my son's Forte winter wheels. It really did help clean it up for what showed between the hubcap openings. I think I might have brushed them off but didn't wash them.
I read the same thing for BIL (brother-in-law), not a BILL for the old school $100. The niece thing kind of played into that for my head with the brother in law running to hubcap city to get them taking care of his family.
With your guidance and already doing military she should hopefully do well with school.
When I was a youngster just getting into cars we had a 65 Buick and a hubcap was stolen and Dad found out they were like $100, so he filed it on insurance. They paid and I remember telling him we could get 4 Mag wheels for not much more. (and it would be so much cooler when I finally would get to drive it). But it was not to be. That 4 barrel had the coolest intake noise when you floored it tho.
Looks good. Corolla might be next.
Tire rotation, 34 PSI and new poverty caps. Just a wisp of tire dressing... I made Tatiana clean under the hood. She removed 2 tires with the Makita and torqued the lugs to 82 lb-ft. She's happy and takes great care of her car. Driving down to Pendleton next week. Girl's gut stuff to do down there! The Marines are a really tight group, especially the wounded warriors.
@2010Civic was spot-on about light prepping and painting the wheels. Tat and I will tackle this next rotation.
@2010Civic was spot-on about light prepping and painting the wheels. Tat and I will tackle this next rotation.
Our '65 4-4-2 has the dog dish style hubcaps, aka "poverty caps" as they were the bottom of the line caps, as opposed to the full cover hub caps. This is not our car, but like these:
It's a good look when the wheel color matches the body.
I have done this to every vehicle I've bought with black steel wheels- it's a subtle thing that makes such a big difference.
I have also repainted faded silver wheel covers- just having a fresh coat of paint on the covers and black wheels underneath can really freshen up a vehicle- especially the base model cars I tend to buy.
$100 for 4 new hub cap is a great deal.
HubCap City right off 280 and Bird. No reason to buy Amazon junk. They have cheapos, too.
Satin black rattle can on the wheels and just a quick scuff and spray with Rustoleum “aluminum” on the wheel covers made a huge difference.
