what are wheel cover for a car??
They are circular pieces of plastic or metal that attach to the steel wheel to make cars with steel wheels look better and they protect the lug nuts and other parts from getting rusty, dirty, etc Some new cars come with steel wheels with wheel covers to save money and look better (you save $600-1000 by choosing them if you can). They serve no real function for the actual operation of the vehicle, so that is why you see vehicle's either missing some, all, or some with mismatched ones. A wheel cover goes on 3 ways. The most common wheel cover snap-on with a metal retention ring so it fits better. Other wheel covers screw on with plastic caps to the lug nuts. Other wheel covers go on with he lug nuts (you actually have to take the lug nuts off to get the wheel cover off).
For the best answers, search on this site shorturl.im/av2aL Yes there is a difference. A hubcap is a small center cap that covers the lug nuts on a rim (also called center cap). If you look at most police vehicles you will see a small center cap on a black steel rim. On alloy rims (harder to see unless you look closely) you can sometimes see a piece that snaps on to the lug nuts. A trim ring is a ring that goes on the outer edge of a rim. A wheel cover is a piece of plastic that either snaps on (most common) or bolts on to a steel rim. They are used to make vehicles look better and to protect the lug nuts. This is what you lost and you should be looking for. You need to look for 14 inch wheel covers. Hint most people think hubcaps and wheel covers are the same thing, so if tell someone you are looking for hubcaps they will know what you are looking for. Stores that sell them are Wal-Mart, K-Mart, most auto parts stores, and junkyards (cheaper but harder to find a matching set, better if you want to find a factory original replacement wheel cover). Keep in mind that buying a factory original is expensive (used at least $40 and new $80 plus for each). Aftermarket sets sell anywhere from $25-50 a set of 4. Good Luck.
