Thread: Bought a wheel with the sticker orientation backwards, what to do?
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Old 02-02-12 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Al1943
The reason you can see the sticker through the valve hole is because the sticker is used to hide the rim joint. The valve hole is opposite the joint so that the valve stem will help balance the wheel, the joint is usually the heavy side.
It is the hub label that is being seen through the valve hole.
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