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Welcome to a post about the US on an US-based instance. Feel free to continue acting like a total asshole

“It’s illegal because obviously”

You should become an attorney

I’m reading something different in the EU, that only the tire treads can’t extend beyond the car body

I’d be interested to hear where they’re illegal and what that law says

Edit: Coming back to this, just looked into EU regulations and it’s clear these are not outright prohibited, as the laws related to hubcaps focus only on fitment and detachment risk. However, most EU countries require non-OEM parts to receive government approval prior to hitting the market, almost certainly ensuring nothing like this would ever be sold there.

Cite the law

They aren’t.

Confidently incorrect. Maybe they’re illegal some places, but definitely not most places. In Texas, they’re not illegal, but it can be illegal if they make your vehicle more than 8 feet wide. Since they’re usually on sedans, they usually don’t hit 8 feet.

Also they’re more specifically a thing in Black culture in Houston. I see them pretty rarely in other Texas cities