Aerodynamic cover for a vehicle wheel, attachment system for the aerodynamic cover to the vehicle wheel, and vehicle wheel having such an aerodynamic cover and attachment system

A vehicle wheel and cover assembly comprising:

• a vehicle wheel defining an axis and having an outboard side and an inboard side, the vehicle wheel including a wheel rim and a wheel disc secured together, the wheel disc including a plurality of lug bolt mounting holes configured to receive lug bolts and lug nuts to secure the vehicle wheel to a vehicle;
• a first plastic cover and a first cover attachment system configured to secure the first cover to the outboard side of the vehicle wheel;
• wherein the first cover includes at least two annular adjoining portions and having a central opening formed therein;
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• the first cover attachment system including a ring having an annular first portion and an annular second portion, the first portion extending generally perpendicular to the wheel axis and the second portion extending generally parallel to the wheel axis, the first portion including a plurality of openings formed therein configured to receive the lug bolts, the lug bolts configured to receive the lug nuts to removably secure the first portion to the vehicle, the first cover having a groove portion formed therein configured to be removably secured to the second portion in combination with an associated threaded fastener installed in the first cover and extending through a slotted opening in the second portion;
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• a second plastic cover and second attachment system configured to removably secure the second cover to the inboard side of the wheel.