First Prius c with racing discs?

I know back when I had a genII liftback, a few intrepid souls found ways to attach these brushed stainless steel discs to their wheels. With the steel wheels on the c, it is now a piece of cake. They weigh about a pound more than the plastic hubcap.

My plan is to run them until the oem tires give out. Then I may move to lighter aftermarket wheels.

 

I drive mostly around town and when on the highway drive slower than most. So I doubt there will be any significant economy boost. But if it happens, I'll announce it.

 

Personally, I would keep the stock alloys. There is a stick-on (double sided tape) version of these discs available, I just can't remember where I saw them. They are for sticking on the original hubcap.

You can find a bunch of the pop on or press on discs on eBay for the standard steel wheel. They have metal tabs that hold the cap in place.

If I run across the stick-ons again, I'll let you know.

 

Mine have a ring that is made of spring steel with 42 clips.

At first try the hubcap was much too loose and would have flown off at speed or a pothole. If you can pull the cap off with your fingers, it is too loose (obviously).

The clips can be bent to adjust the tension. There is a little hole in each clip. I inserted the nose of my needle nose pliers into the holes from the inside and adjusted each clip up and out to make the fit snug. I just used them because they were handy and would not extend all the way through the holes to damage the cap from the inside. Anything that fits into the holes and is used with care should suffice.

With the exception of the spun aluminum moon discs at mooneyes, I SUSPECT all the stainless discs are made in China at the same place. You may have just needed to adjust them.

I got the least expensive ones I could find on ebay. $69.99 shipped. I don't remember the vendor, but you should be able to find them by the price.

Hope this was helpful.

Update- the vendor is kmjperformance on eBay.

 

I like the look as well. I found that they were noisy! Somehow all the spring grips managed to make the hubcaps sound as if they had little rocks inside. I didn't really notice it until I drove with the windows down and at slow speeds it annoyed .

I didn't think the steel wheels would deform enough as they turned, but apparently they do. The racing discs were my stopgap until I ran through the OEM tires. I replaced wheels and tires at around 33,000 miles. There is still some use in them, but I wanted a new look and having to remove and replace the caps every time to check and adjust tire pressure started to annoy as well.

The new look: