Always jack your vehicle up on solid, level surfaces like blacktop or concrete. Place jack stands beneath the vehicle once you jack it up for safety.

Turn the lug nuts counter-clockwise to unscrew them. Be careful not to misplace any lug nuts. It is not safe to drive your vehicle with fewer than the provided amount of lug nuts.

Be sure to align the gap in the cover and retention ring with the valve stem so it can pass through. Many wheel covers will have a drawing of a valve stem on the back intended to help you identify where the valve stem passes through.

If you do not need to use lug nuts to secure the wheel cover, pull on it a bit to ensure it will not come off while driving. The wheel cover should not feel loose, nor should it be easily pulled off.

Be sure to re-tighten the lug nuts once you lower the vehicle down off of the jack. Be sure all lug nuts are tight before attempting to drive the vehicle.

You can place the wheel covers in grass or on a soft material like cloth or Styrofoam. Be sure you don’t move the wheel covers around as they lay face down to avoid scuffing or scratching them.

There will be only one bend in the ring, making it easy to identify the parts to line up. If the ring is not lined up properly, it will mount on the wheel cover, but will not be able to mount on the wheel itself.

Simply pressing down on the ring will snap the clips into place. Continue to press the ring into each snap all the way around the wheel cover.

Once the ring is in all of the clips it will redistribute the pressure and fit properly. If the ring is far too large to be clipped in, it may be the wrong ring for the size wheel cover.

Check the size of the wheel you have by locating the tire size printed on the tire. The last number in the tire size (such as P215/65 R15) is the number of inches the wheel is in diameter. Be sure the wheel cover you purchased is intended for that size wheel.

Look for a lip around the outside of the wheel for the retention ring to seat in. If there is no lip, wheel covers likely cannot be installed.

Thin wheel covers that come from the factory may be difficult to distinguish from steel rims in some instances. Your new wheel covers may require the removal of lug nuts before they can be mounted.

If the retention rings are not installed, you will need to install them prior to mounting the wheel covers. Most new wheel covers come with retention rings. If you do not have them, return to where you purchased the covers to get rings to mount them.