tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post1718635595060526990..comments2023-09-11T13:56:56.236+01:00Comments on Postcards From Across the Pond: To Cap It OffMikeHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-65384923877911084822016-03-08T20:17:02.915+00:002016-03-08T20:17:02.915+00:00Well, it all sounds a bit strange to me... seems l...Well, it all sounds a bit strange to me... seems like hub caps should fit... and stay on... and used to do so. But the world is changing, so what do I know?Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-64756210761330790592016-03-05T09:08:23.737+00:002016-03-05T09:08:23.737+00:00That was the frustrating bit. I only had the car f...That was the frustrating bit. I only had the car for the morning and had to bring it back to my wife where she worked, so I wasn't near home and I did the hub caps on a whim. By the time I realized I'd be hoodwinked, I didn't have time to return to the store. And I won't have time or opportunity to return to that store for some time. MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-62128880268903747062016-03-04T15:06:04.905+00:002016-03-04T15:06:04.905+00:00I can't believe you didn't go back and mak...I can't believe you didn't go back and make them DO something. Are you turning soft? Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-39786419824681723102016-03-04T07:57:27.000+00:002016-03-04T07:57:27.000+00:00I need to make an amendment to the above post:
Ha...I need to make an amendment to the above post:<br /><br />Halfords responded to my e-mail: "We always offer cable ties when we fit the wheel trims for customers, but these should be the silver one for discretion"<br /><br />So, basically, it's okay that the hubcaps need to be zip-tied to the car, but the ties shouldn't have been black.<br /><br />I had a sniff around the web and find this is not unusual. A LOT of people routinely tie their hubcaps to their cars, for security or to keep them from coming off. You can even buy special zip-ties made for just that purpose, in a variety of colours.<br /><br />I could see driving myself crazy by buying another set of hubcaps that fell off, and then another, and another, so to avoid that, I spent £3 on a pack of silver zip-ties.<br /><br />Apparently, hubcaps are made to fall off your car now, and everyone is okay with that.<br /><br />I'm taking to my bed.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-29334511788820039352016-03-04T07:49:44.471+00:002016-03-04T07:49:44.471+00:00I admit these were not the most expensive hub cap ...I admit these were not the most expensive hub cap I could buy, but the more expensive one looked really ugly. But cheap or expensive, they should stay on the car.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-73264552701998889402016-03-03T18:48:16.258+00:002016-03-03T18:48:16.258+00:00I hope those lame, imitation hub caps didn't c...I hope those lame, imitation hub caps didn't cost more than a candy bar or cup of coffee. That's about the total value received! Would some Gorilla Glue work on them?Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-77465887256077512332016-03-03T10:26:33.398+00:002016-03-03T10:26:33.398+00:00I had actually thought of doing that (though not a...I had actually thought of doing that (though not at Halfords). But that still strikes me as, well, not supposed to be necessary. In my day, hub caps stayed on.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-57563932423989927392016-03-03T10:20:30.261+00:002016-03-03T10:20:30.261+00:00You can buy -at, dare I say it, halfords- silver c...You can buy -at, dare I say it, halfords- silver cable ties that match the wheels. That is what I have, never lost a hub cap yet. Hope that hasn't jinxed me!!Amy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.com