General: fake disc wheel

what are the plastick covers called that you put on 700c wheel that make it like a hed disc?

Posted By: henrydec1what are the plastic covers called that you put on 700c wheel that make it weigh a ton, ride like shit, and offer nothing more than a place for me to put sweet stickers?

CH Aero wheel cover

i guess i only ask questions when i can't find the answer myself.

the real answer is that most those budget disks are home made.
Making them is a pretty big pain in the ass, if you have no fabricating experience, it would be near impossible.

I made my own... sort of.

I did a little internet'n and came to the conclusion that I didn't like any of what was available. I wanted some to test, paint, polo etc. The CH aero's were black and cost more than I was willing to pay. The homemade jobs were fine but I decided there had to be a better way than the cut and paste method. So here is what I have so far...I don't know if you have a plastics guru where you live, but it may be worth looking into. I went to visit one of the coolest shops I have ever seen, Austin Industries, Melbourne Florida. He has all kinds of CNC machines and does fabrication for a lot of aerospace type companies. It started out with a phone call and an order for one sheet of .030" x 4' x 8' white styrene plastic. I had a to scale drawing of what I wanted (I knew that one semester of mechanical drafting would pay off eventually) and as we were talking about what I was trying to do he entered all of my measurements into a CAD program and made a file to upload into the CNC mill. I asked how long to cut, he replied, five minutes! So a few minutes later I was holding 3 sets of wheel covers, perfectly cut and actually round. So the issue now is forming the needed 3/4" dish in the cover. There are many options here, the two that I have are; cut a slit and overlap the seam about 3/8" and plastic cement the seam, proceed to mounting to wheel. Second option, which is a little more advanced and probably not for the one off builder, involves thermoforming the covers. I believe I have a workable design that has yet to be built, the first three -- failed small scale tests have led to the current vacuum heat thermo chamber(sounds fancy doesn't it). It is a vac chamber wood box with a stove heater element and a mold. I can't say anything will come of it, just another project to keep the gray matter interested....

Pic of wheel covers -- slit method -- not actually attached, just test fitting. Hope that helps...