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...and large motorcycles with dual horizontal headlights thinking they were farther away than they actually were. Headlights on the wheel covers would give the impression (illusion?) of a larger vehicle and cause drivers to give more space pulling onto a road or in opposite traffic. The...

Your are correct. A good read early in the thread. The point about fender vibration is probably correct and I had not thought about that. Still need a way to illuminate for the purpose of vehicle width and to be seen by others.

A lot of this has already been covered if you go back to the beginning of this thread that started 2-10-2014 http://www.elioowners.com/threads/lights-on-wheel-covers.296/ <that the #1 post> not bad reading if you take the time.

After having just purchased stud-less winter tires for my Jeep from TireRack.com, I plugged in the two different sizes for the Elio front pair and lone rear tire, and neither size is currently available on one of the largest tire/wheel retailer websites. While the OEM recommended size wasn't...

they'll issue a "paper plate" usually good for 60 days. Geico even covers you for few days before you contact them ( they are sooo easy on line, you can print-out your card in minutes

I really wish the wheel covers looked more like your rendering, or Kudos avatar. Way nicer.

Same with the back... shadow and light. It's all one color - black.

And furthermore... Are those clouds or is it just the apocalypse? It's a good picture for all the bulge haters out there.

...from a Sept 8th report they ran Back tire cover; why is it 1/3 grey/silver and 2/3 black? Is that supposed to be an artist idea of artistic freedom? And look at the front wheel covers; why is the right one correct, and the left one odd. Is that supposed to be a shadow? Pretty well defined.

That's why. There's maybe 20-25% of the wheel exposed under fender. That means there's a 75-80% chance I will drive up to an air filling station and find that my tire valve is not exposed. So I back up the Elio to expose the valve. Assuming I'm not then blocking the gas station traffic, I top...

That is what I would do. Additionally, if you don't want to go to the bother of bending over you could use a pressure cap to give you a visual without having to actually measure. Something like this.

Why would you need to remove the fenders/wheel covers to check air pressure? Just roll the Elio backwards or forwards until the valve is below the skirt. That's what I do for the rear wheels on my Honda Insight. No problem.

Where are the stems on your Smart?

It's a good point. Maybe EM will come up with a quick but secure release system for the fenders and rear skirt to permit easy access to the tire valve.

Look at the wheel covers. How are you going to check pressure or add air if you have the optional tpms, without removing them? If the valve is on the inside it should be accessible. I don't know it it would clear the caliper. The rear wheel is going to be a pain neither way. I'm probably going...

You can get a paint job like that for around $3K to $4K If you had a wrap done at a regular shop, and not through EM it would run you around $2,700 So it's not that bad.

Good grief!!! You must be a witch. Your post is almost word for word what I was about to post.... :peace:

I meant without paying a ton for it! But if I were going to pay to have it painted, I'd go for BRG (British Racing Green) with lemon-yellow stripes applied in one of Silas's patterns (see above). Definitely have the lower part of the wheel covers painted an off-setting color

You just learn not to go forward too much. It's something we deal with with our miatas, which have front spoilers low enough to get damaged if bumped against the curb or parking stop.

...a particular part of parking. I haven't sat in the any of the Elio models, but how easy is it to see the position of the front of the wheel covers? The reason I ask is because I understand that the Elio has the same ground clearance as most cars, but normally when most people part their...