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A snap-on dress wheel simulator for applications such as utility and recreational vehicles including motor coaches, trucks and the like, includes a unitary sheet metal shell formed of a central hub cover and an annular dished ring which are permanently joined. The shell also carries lug nut covers a

A snap-on dress wheel simulator for applications such as utility and recreational vehicles including motor coaches, trucks and the like, includes a unitary sheet metal shell formed of a central hub cover and an annular dished ring which are permanently joined. The shell also carries lug nut covers and a metal grip ring having teeth which engage a safety hub of the vehicle wheel rim. The grip ring is seated in an annular channel of a molded plastic mounting collar. The collar includes an enlarged outer peripheral bead and the peripheral edge of the shell is crimped around the collar bead to fasten the collar to the shell.

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A unitary assembly snap-on dress wheel simulator for utility vehicle wheels, the simulator comprising a sheet metal shell having a circular periphery, the shell being contoured to generally conform to the shape of a utility vehicle wheel, the shell including a first portion extending from the circul

A unitary assembly snap-on dress wheel simulator for utility vehicle wheels, the simulator comprising a sheet metal shell having a circular periphery, the shell being contoured to generally conform to the shape of a utility vehicle wheel, the shell including a first portion extending from the circular periphery toward the center of the shell, the first portion having a central opening of a dimension suitable to accommodate a utility vehicle axle hub, the shell including a second portion comprising a hub cover, the hub cover projecting axially through the opening, the shell further including means for permanently securing the first portion to the second portion, the wheel being mounted to a utility vehicle by a plurality of lugs and a like plurality of lug nuts, the shell including a like plurality of apertures, each aperture being registered with a lug nut of the wheel, the snap-on dress wheel simulator further including a plurality of lug nut covers and means fastening each lug nut cover to the shell in registration with one of the apertures, the simulator further including means for mounting the shell on the wheel, the means for mounting including retention means for gripping and engaging the utility vehicle wheel free of retentive engagement with vehicle lug nuts.