How do you measure your hubcaps?

[tomato]

OK, this maybe a stupid question but I'm gonna ask anyway. :redface:

I wanted to buy these stock hubcaps from a forum member, because I already scratched mine by parking too close to the curb I guess - it's easy to do, they're plastic!! - so he asks me if I have the 15" or the 14" ones.

Uh? :confused:

I go home and I measure them across from the outside: they come up to 16" across. OK, that can't be right.

How do you guys measure hubcaps to find out which size you have? do you take them out first and measure from the inside or what?

Thanks in advance.

[AlexNet0]

just look on your tire, like mine are 185/60/15. its the 15" wheel/gets the 15" hubcap.

[tomato]

Right! Duh. I'm gonna go do that right now, thanks!!

BTW, I'll PM you in a minute about the other post. Thanks a lot :)

[tomato]

hmmm... wasn't as easy as I thought to read the tires. I can't really tell what it says on there honestly.

I'll wash the car this WE and see if I can read the tires better then. But is there an easier way to figure this out?

My Yaris came to me used, so I don't have any paperwork, except her Certified certificate and warranty stuff.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

*not calling you a dummy, don't mind the link, it was the first one that came up on google*

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/reading-a-tire-sidewall.html

http://eu.goodyear.com/middle_east_en/advice/tiretutor/readingatire/

[Kaotic Lazagna]

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Tires/images/reading-a-tire.gif

[Kaotic Lazagna]

It's pretty simple once you know what the numbers mean. Take, for example, tires that are 185/65/15. The 185 is the width of the tires in mm. 65 is the profile (or the tire wall) in respect to the width, in this case, the tire wall size is 65% of 185mm. 15 is the diameter of the rims in inches.

[tomato]

*not calling you a dummy, don't mind the link, it was the first one that came up on google*

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/reading-a-tire-sidewall.html

http://eu.goodyear.com/middle_east_en/advice/tiretutor/readingatire/

No offense taken, besides, I love these dummies book, have a few around here, believe me.

These are GREAT links!! Looks like that's all I needed to know. Saturday, I will wash my car and the writing on the tire should be easier to read in the daylight.

Thanks a lot Kaotic, that's great help! :headbang:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

No offense taken, besides, I love these dummies book, have a few around here, believe me.

These are GREAT links!! Looks like that's all I needed to know. Saturday, I will wash my car and the writing on the tire should be easier to read in the daylight.

Thanks a lot Kaotic, that's great help! :headbang:

No problem. Glad I can help.

[tomato]

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Tires/images/reading-a-tire.gif

I can't see that picture BTW. but that's OK, the other links will keep me busy for a while :wink: thanks again!

[Liltoaster]

Good to hear you got that sorted out :)