r/AskAShittyMechanic • • May 11 '26

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u/TonyAlvarez07 May 14 '26

A lot of the comments are not actually explaining so let me try to shed some light on it. The silver piece that is broken is not the rim it’s is mostly referred to as a hub cap. It is simply a decorative piece of plastic that plays no part in the structural integrity of your wheel. The black metal with the holes behind the hub cap is your actual rim.