---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Jeepers, Frank -- I've had the van since around 2004. It wasn't until
> earlier this year that I decided I liked the look* without the cheesy
> plastic hub caps so I've never really paid any attention to what's
> behind them.
>
> But yesterday I got a closeup when we were swapping out the front tires.
>
> Trust me, there's plenty on this van that I have yet to notice.
>
> ============
> * Plain black steel rims. That "Road Warrior" look. Kewl.

I have moon caps.  At one time I thought they were factory on the vehicle, back when I was new to the Vanagon.  But they are certainly a far cry better looking than the piece of crap plastic ones -- I have those, too, having gotten both from the seller.

I have heard the hub cap (now called "wheel cover" by more modern types) described as a safety feature, with the claim that if a nut came loose inside, it would be heard rattling around.  Well, maybe that is a consideration ............. .  My tinnitus and the road noise would obviate that.  But for some reason, I want a hub cap on the wheel. mcneely
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 08/28/2012 02:46 AM, Frank Condelli wrote:
> >          Mr. Squirrel, how long have you owned your Westy and not noticed that ?  It's the speedometer cable drive connection !  Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front LH wheel ?
> >
> >
> > On 2012-08-27, at 8:18 PM, Automatic digest processor<LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>  wrote:
> >
> >> On my 1984 2WD, the grease cap on the driver's side front wheel has a
> >> little nipple thing sticking out of the center of the cap. But there's
> >> nothing like that on the passenger side. A bit of assymmetry that caught
> >> my eye.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Frank Condelli
> > Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> > '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster&  Lionel Trains (Collection for sale)
> > Frank Condelli&  Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems
> > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2012

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David McNeely