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A spare wheel cover/spare tire cover is: an accessory that covers the: spare wheel 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 design. Covers can be, "hard shells or soft vinyl covers." Spare wheel covers protect spare tires from dirt and UV rays in areas with high sun exposure. Covers are recommended——to be removed and "cleaned every once in a while."

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  Jeep Wrangler spare wheel cover printed with a dealer's name
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  2015 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with body coloured shell cover
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  Full size spare tire, with cover, mounted in cargo space area of a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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  1956 Nash four-door sedan with factory color matched Continental tire with shell cover
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  1932 Nash Ambassador Rumble Seat Coupe with matching spare wheel with whitewall tire
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  1958 Ambassador by Rambler four-door hardtop with full hub cap within its Continental tire cover
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  Modern version of an outside rear mounted spare tire on a van or recreational vehicle
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  1948 convertible with view of "Continental" spare tire mount
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  1994 Mitsubishi Pajero GLS missing a cover
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  Jeep Wrangler with humorous wheel cover

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