Guides & tips

Store Péi van in full livery, with wheel trims printed with the company logo.
Why I started Rim Crew: an idea born on Réunion Island
Two beautifully wrapped trucks — and four rusty wheels under each. Hubcaps with my company logo didn't exist, so I created them. Read more...
Blank white wheel trim seen from the front before printing.
Hubcaps, wheel trims, wheel covers: the complete 2026 guide
Hubcaps, wheel trims, wheel covers — one part, three names. Everything to know before buying, on one page. Read more...
UV-printed Rim Crew wheel trim, seen from the front.
JDM and Y2K style on a small car: the look without touching the bodywork
A Clio or a Polo can go JDM or Y2K without paint or a body kit. Mods ranked by budget and reversibility — and the one everyone forgets. Read more...
Store Péi liveried Peugeot Partner, with company-logo wheel trims on every wheel.
How to put your company logo on a vehicle? 5 options and prices
Putting your logo on your vehicle means buying visibility once and carrying it around for years. The question is how: the five options do not have the same price, the... Read more...
Back of a Rim Crew wheel trim: the plastic structure, the clips and the retaining ring.
Plastic wheel covers: are they cheap?
«Isn't plastic a bit cheap?» That's the question buyers ask themselves silently. It deserves an honest answer, limits included. What cars actually wear Three materials share the hubcap's history. Chromed... Read more...
Set of four printed wheel trims, just out of the box.
Custom hubcaps as a gift: good idea or not?
It's a gift you can't buy in a shop. The only trap is the size — and that takes thirty seconds to solve. Read more...
Rear wheel of a Store Péi van with its printed wheel trim.
Hubcaps in winter: salt, cold and steel wheels
Road salt doesn't attack plastic. It attacks what's underneath. Read more...
Wheel of a yellow van fitted with a custom wheel trim.
Hubcaps for vans and light commercials: what to know
Vans almost all run steel wheels. That's a cost decision by the manufacturer — and an opportunity for you. Read more...
Company van fitted with wheel trims carrying the business logo.
Branding a company fleet through the wheels: what changes
Wrapping is expensive and awkward at lease end. Wheels turn — and almost nobody uses them. Read more...
Close-up of the UV printing on a Rim Crew wheel trim.
UV printing on hubcaps: does it really survive the car wash?
The ink isn't laid on the plastic: it's cured into it, in a fraction of a second, by a UV lamp. Read more...
Tradesman's Renault Trafic van fitted with Rim Crew printed wheel trims.
Custom hubcaps: what the rules actually say
Personalising hubcaps isn't a regulatory problem in itself. Certain added features are. Read more...
Brand-new Rim Crew wheel trim in its shipping box.
Broken hubcap: repair or replace? The real calculation
A broken clip can be repaired. A crack on the outer rim cannot. Here's where the line sits. Read more...
Rear wheel of a Peugeot Partner fitted with a Rim Crew printed wheel trim.
How to clean hubcaps without scratching them
Plastic doesn't clean like aluminium. One overly aggressive product will dull the surface in a single go. Read more...
Store Péi printed wheel trim on the steel wheel of a Peugeot Partner.
Hubcaps, rims or alloy wheels: what you actually have
A set of alloys costs ten to twenty times a set of hubcaps. But price isn't the only criterion. Read more...
Rim Crew wheel trim clipped onto the front wheel of a Renault Trafic.
Hubcap keeps flying off: 6 causes and how to fix them
A hubcap that flies off is almost never a quality problem. It's a fitting, sizing or wheel problem. Read more...
Back of a wheel trim: the clips and retaining ring that hold it on the rim.
How to fit a hubcap in 5 minutes, no tools
No tools, no drilling, five minutes for all four wheels — as long as you follow the order. Read more...
16-inch Rim Crew wheel trim fitted on a Renault Trafic wheel, with the tyre sidewall visible.
What hubcap size do I need? The answer is on your tyre
No measuring needed — the answer is written on your tyre. Here's where to look. Read more...