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Wheel covers - frequentflyer - 09-05-2022
I seem to remember somebody selling spare wheel covers of the easy to see type, any ideas where? We mostly travel on the back roads but occasioanaly have to do short stints on busy bits of road. I was following our special back from the trimmers on Saturday and was supprised once in the modern traffic how invisible it became and would like something bright so the less aware users of our highways can see us.
RE: Wheel covers - squeak - 10-05-2022
The trimmers would make you one just give them the wheel.
RE: Wheel covers - JFaulknerUlsterRep - 10-05-2022
Have cable tied a warning triangle before to the spare wheel for added visibility.
RE: Wheel covers - Hugh Barnes - 10-05-2022
I have made a little bracket on the Cabriolet that enables me to mount one of these
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125281666030?hash=item1d2b5e83ee%3Ag%3ATWsAAOSw7JNicBOp&LH_ItemCondition=4
Set on an asynchronous flash pattern, it is hard to ignore. I don't use it everywhere, but if I have to travel short distances over busy roads (such as short portions of the A1 as I drove to Guildtown a couple of years back) it is a boon and gives plenty of advance notice something is travelling at 45mph, which would be unexpected on such a road. It seemed to work very well and I noticed the trucks, specifically, would pull out to overtake 1/4 mile before they reached me...
RE: Wheel covers - Robert Foreman - 10-05-2022
Les Gammon sold them in the early nineties in either black with a reflective stripe or Day-Glo yellow with a reflective stripe. I bought a Day-Glo one and fitted it to our RN and it is brilliant. Lorries and cars on fast roads and motorways pull out about a mile away because they can see you. I then had two batches of ten made, now sold. The company that made them is shown below.
https://colan-uk.net/
RE: Wheel covers - Andy Bennett - 10-05-2022
My only concern over these LED flashing lights is that they can distract.
I have a similar one on my RP and a while ago had someone having a go at me when turning right. It would appear that the 'dazzling' LEDs were overshadowing and distracting from my less bright/visible indicators. I now run the LEDs on a lower light level setting.
Andy
RE: Wheel covers - Reckless Rat - 10-05-2022
I've used the warning triangle on the spare wheel as well. It seems to work.
RE: Wheel covers - Andy Bennett - 11-05-2022
Whilst a bit of a faff we have a member who swears by 2 balloons. They flap around at speed creating that visual 'what is it' but don't distract from the indicators when turning. Not much good at night though.
RE: Wheel covers - Dave Mann - 11-05-2022
The wheel covers were a good idea however they fill up with water and grit which isn't good for the wheel. I found that this solved the problem, but doesn't look too good.
RE: Wheel covers - Robert Foreman - 11-05-2022
Dave,
they don't if you punch a couple of holes in the bottom and rivet in some eyelets.