Oppo, WTF is this?

"Decay buys too many beaters" (decay) 05/29/2014 at 18:55 • Filed to: None

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I've seen these big ugly rubber disks on wheels of some really high end luxury cars lately (S-Class Mercedes and BMW 7 Series). I always forget to snap a picture and I can't seem to find out what they are online, so I got bored and modeled it. Anybody know what these unholy things are?

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 18:57

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Kind of like the things Block has on the front wheels of his Fiesta on occasion?

The man in the iron mask > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 18:57

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They're to cool the brakes

daender > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 19:01

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Brake inserts, the Porsche 956 and 962 used them to cool the hubs down. Also used as device to lower a car's drag coefficient by smoothing out the wheel but still allow some brake cooling.

scoob > The man in the iron mask 05/29/2014 at 19:03

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What are they called again? Turbo wheels?

Also, would they really be necessary on cars like S Classes?

The Tunnel > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 19:05

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Mikeado > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 19:06

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I'd guess, low-drag eco-ness, a security device, impact protection or some other such thing. I doubt they're brake coolers like others have suggested, because why would you need that when you're gliding around in a luxury car?

Goggles Pizzano > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 19:11

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Very cheap plastic? Might prevent curbing new wheels? Shipping protection?

The man in the iron mask > scoob 05/29/2014 at 19:15

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I searched for them as cooling brake wheels

jkm7680 > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 19:17

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They look like protective covering from the dealership to me. If they were behind the face of the rim, they would be brake dust protectors.

Decay buys too many beaters > Mikeado 05/29/2014 at 19:17

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yeah that's my thought, also my model is not an oversimplification, there are no fins or complex geometry just a big rubber/plastic UFO shaped disc.

Decay buys too many beaters > The man in the iron mask 05/29/2014 at 19:18

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I doubt that, the ones I'm speaking of have no fins and look EXACTLY like I have modeled in my picture

Decay buys too many beaters > jkm7680 05/29/2014 at 19:20

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This was along the lines of what I was thinking, but isn't the primary damage point of wheels usually around the lip?

Decay buys too many beaters > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 05/29/2014 at 19:21

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No, big ugly slabs of plastic/rubber exactly as I modeled.

jkm7680 > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 19:27

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Yeah, Seems strange either way.

jariten1781 > Decay buys too many beaters 05/29/2014 at 20:23

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Those are for snow chains so they clear the rim and won't damage it. Supposed to be taken off after winter so you don't look like a tool.

Dsscats > scoob 05/29/2014 at 20:57

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Turbo fans. And it was a joke

alex > Decay buys too many beaters 05/30/2014 at 08:30

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they use them for putting on snow spiders

alex > alex 05/30/2014 at 08:31

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