Plastic Wheel tabs?

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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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Plastic Wheel tabs?

Does any one know what the purpose is for the plastic tabs on the steel wheels from my 64 442? Attached is a picture. I thought maybe they were for blocking debris from entering the wheel covers.

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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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That's what they're for. They're called "stone plugs" and are designed to keep gravel etc from coming thru the wheel and getting trapped in the wheelcover- which as we know, would cause an unwanted noise.
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