BUS HUBCAPS

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

I have the original hubcaps that came with my bus. They are polished SS buckets, held on by a central spinner nut. The inner edge of the bucket is protected by a silicone rubber channel that also protects the aluminum rim and seals the whole assembly from the weather.

I do not know the name or manufacturer of the caps. (need it to contact them)

I need 29" of the channel as my bus came with a substitute POS that does not stay put at assembly.

Can anyone help me with the brand name of the hubcaps or a source for the silicone rubber channel?

JIM

[Jeff Bayley]

Jim-

I need one also. I tracked it down once before but can't find where I bought it. I think the ones on the drive axels are called Top Hats (maybe ?). I need the one that goes on the tag and also the fronts. It has a spinner and the thread that holds the spinner on is reversed. I don't want to show up in OKC looking getto.

Maybe one of us can take a photo of one of the other ones and post it to make sure we get the right one.

[Will Garner]

Jim,

I was in need back in 2007. I had an encounter with a traffic attenuator at the West Virginia Turnpike Toll Booths. ALWAYS use their far outside (right) lane, it is bigger than all the rest.

Anyway, you might try contacting:

RealWheels Corporation
www.realwheels.com
3940 Tannahill Drive
Gurnee, IL 60031
(800) 982-1180

My sales contact was very accomodating. His name is Bjorn Cannon, bcannon@realwheels.com

I don't know if he is still there or not but it is worth a toll free call to find out. The rubber channel is still working for me.

I also got a new piece for the tag axle hub covers from Parliament when I was in Florida. I ran into Truk while at Parliament but that is another story.

[truk4u]

Jim,

I have different covers, but mine also have a strip protecting the rim from the cap. While at Liberty last January, they sent me to an Auto Body Shop Supplier and they had what I needed in a plastic chrome color. I bought an entire roll for about 8 bucks. See me at OKC and it may work for you as well.

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

Found just the right thing and a little more.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/...erchannel.html

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...s/uchannel.php

Of all places who would have thought they would have it.

JIM

[phorner]

Good info, Jim.

Thanks for posting....

[Jeff Bayley]

I actually need the whole hub cab but I need to post a photo since there are different styles. Will post it later. Didn't realize Jim only needed the rubber.

[Gary & Peggy Stevens]

I ran into Truk while at Parliament but that is another story.

How much damage was done ?

Gary S.

[ajducote]

This is an old thread, but I could not find an answer to a couple of questions that I feel I should already know the answer to.

1. Are our rims hub or stud piloted ?

2. What size are our lugs nuts? So I can buy the right size lug nut covers...

Seems like I should already know this, makes me feel bad, but I figure others need to now also.

[Orren Zook]

This is an old thread, but I could not find an answer to a couple of questions that I feel I should already know the answer to.

1. Are our rims hub or stud piloted ?

2. What size are our lugs nuts? So I can buy the right size lug nut covers...

Seems like I should already know this, makes me feel bad, but I figure others need to now also.

My 1999 chassis uses stud piloted rims and the outer Budd nuts measure 1 1/2" across.