A spare wheel cover or spare tire cover is an accessory that covers the

spare wheel A spare tire (or stepney in some countries) is an additional tire (or tyre - see spelling differences) carried in a motor vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat, has a blowout, or has another emergency. ''Spare tire'' is generally a mi ...

mounted on external part of a car or van. On 4x4 vehicles the spare wheel is normally rear mounted and is often printed with a dealer's name or something more fun. Covers can be hard shells or soft vinyl covers. Spare wheel cover protects spare tires from the dirt and the

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's harmful

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in areas with many days of sunshine. Spare wheel covers need to be removed once in a while and cleaned. wordpress.com, Blog & Gallery, February 6, 2014

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File:Jeep_Wrangler_Unlimited_2.8_CRD_(JK)_rear_20100801.jpg,

Jeep Wrangler The Jeep Wrangler is a series of compact and mid-size four-wheel drive off-road SUVs manufactured by Jeep since 1986 and is currently in its fourth generation. The Wrangler JL, the most recent generation, was revealed in late 2017 and is produ ...

spare wheel cover printed with a dealer's name File:2015 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (KDJ150R) GXL 5-door wagon (2016-07-07) 02.jpg, 2015

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado The is a full-size four-wheel drive vehicle in the Land Cruiser range produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota. The Prado is one of the smaller vehicles in the Land Cruiser range. From 2009, the Prado is based on Toyota's J150 platform. In ...

with body coloured shell cover File:1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo - Blackberry with Crimson interior 11.jpg, Full size spare tire, with cover, mounted in cargo space area of a 1993

Jeep Grand Cherokee The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a range of mid-size SUVs produced by the American manufacturer Jeep. At its introduction, while most SUVs were still manufactured with body-on-frame construction, the Grand Cherokee has used a unibody chassis from the ...

Image:1956_Nash_Ambassador_sedan_rear.jpg, 1956 Nash four-door sedan with factory color matched

Continental tire Continental AG, commonly known as Continental or colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company specializing in tires, brake systems, interior electronics, automotive safety, powertrain and chassis compo ...

with shell cover. Image:1932 Nash 1082R Ambassador Rumble Seat Coupe R.JPG, 1932 Nash Ambassador Rumble Seat Coupe with matching spare wheel with

whitewall tire Whitewall tires or white sidewall (WSW) tires are tires having a stripe or entire sidewall of white rubber. These tires were most commonly used from the early 1900s to around the mid 1980s. Background The use of whitewall rubber for tire has be ...

. Image:1958_Ambassador_4-d_hardtop.jpg, 1958

Ambassador by Rambler The Ambassador is an automobile manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1957 through 1974 over eight generations, available in two- and four-door sedan, two-door hardtop, four-door station wagon as well as two-door ...

four-door

hardtop A hardtop is a rigid form of automobile roof, which for modern cars is typically constructed from metal. A hardtop roof can be either fixed (i.e. not removable), Convertible#Detachable hardtop, detachable for separate storing or retractable ha ...

with full

hub cap A hubcap or hub cap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at minimum the central portion of the wheel, called the hub. An automobile hubcap is used to cover the wheel hub and the wheel fasteners to reduce the accumulation of ...

within its Continental tire cover. Image:Dodge-van-spare-tire.JPG, Modern version of an outside rear mounted spare tire on a van or

recreational vehicle A recreational vehicle, often abbreviated as RV, is a motor vehicle or trailer that includes living quarters designed for accommodation. Types of RVs include motorhomes, campervans, coaches, caravans (also known as travel trailers and camper ...

. File:1948_Lincoln_Continental_V12_Cabriolet_rear.jpg, 1948 convertible with view of "Continental" spare tire mount. File:1994 Mitsubishi Pajero (NJ) GLS wagon (2015-07-09) 02.jpg, 1994

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GLS. missing a cover. File:Jeep Wrangler Spare Wheel Cover Millennial Anti-Theft.jpg,

with humorous wheel cover

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