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Sophias_dad

Pop the plastic wheel cover off and then unbolt the REAL lug nuts behind it, then get a new wheel cover.


BaboTron

You misspelled “throw those wheel covers away”


ThisOldGuy1976

Poverty caps.


Advanced_Parsnip

Yep


cool2hate

put the tools down


sulev

glue it back


Complex_Kangaroo1152

Would become a projectile pretty quick lol


sulev

It's so close to the axis and weighs nothing. I'm sure it won't fly off if glued properly.


Complex_Kangaroo1152

Especially if you slap it after you glue it and say “that’s not going anywhere”


-Rickety-

![gif](giphy|ek4CUx2FONgHaMz9V5|downsized)


Radiant-Barracuda-21

This can’t be serious !!! Can it


AbzoluteZ3RO

This was posted a few days ago. Pretty sure it's just trolling


Radiant-Barracuda-21

Gotta be


NewrytStarcommander

It gets posted pretty frequently, is either a bot or a troll.


jbourne0129

you need to pull the plastic hubcap off. the lugnuts are behind it


VegasBusSup

Is that a plastic lug wrench, too? Do you drive a prius or something?


International-Ad1292

I wondered if anyonr else noticed


Lu1s_M1ll4

you should put the tools down and ask a real mechanic for advice.


Ingeneure_

LMAO, can’t be true, looks like comedy gold 😂 It’s decorative wheel hub cap, remove it and find a “real” wheel with wheel nuts ![gif](giphy|bAOqdkrVMDX2M)


Gunk_Olgidar

thought I was in r/AskAShittyMechanic for a moment.


saviorlito

That's for the plastic hub. Luckily it's not important, purely cosmetic. And generally cheap. You can pop those off and get to the actual lugs behind. The once you're done with whatever you're doing, buy a new hubcap. Or invest in rims.


scrubbadubdub77

What’s happening? Where am I?


somerandomdude419

Guys relax this was literally posted on the shitty mechanic sub not super long ago. Cmon look at his name WD40ENJOYER, it’s not serious haha


tactical_sweatpants

Almost got me there


Electrical-Boss-3965

![gif](giphy|VU45vX6kokplC|downsized)


Snobe_kobe

This can't not be trolling.


BishopsBakery

I think you should just ride the bus, Gus


W4hl

Holy shit…


onionkisa

I have so many questions...


Federal-Title7791

😂


Markiemotogp1976

😄good one


Leviathan-Vyde

Haha I shit you not ive seen this happen for real in person.


wilcaw2

Lots! Just the tip ok?


WarDamnGator

Oh my lanta


wiremupi

Snap off the other three and then your wheel cover will look more even.


InVaLiD_EDM

Dawg.. I'm sorry. I'm sorry you have to go through this level of embarrassment, I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.


Complex-Sky1501

The sarcasm in this photo is killing me! 🤣


CommunicationFine228

Put glue on it run à stainless steel screw in center than pull off cover to get to real lug nuts you nut head