I was thinking of removing these for the winter (might drive old car in the winter anyways but I only have 3 miles to drive each way to work) and pack the threads of the fasteners with vaseline or synthetic grease, maybe even putty to keep out junk.
Then I thought "Hey, what would the wheels look like without them? Cool or not?"
Then I thought "Hey, what would the wheels look like without them? Cool or not?"