2012 prius 3 stock wheel with center caps

The black looks pretty rad! I was wondering what they looked like without the covers on, and I haven't had time to take mine off. Thanks for saving me the time!

 

Yea I was wondering the same thing! Why would Toyota put the wheel covers on in the first place? Is it better aero or something?

 

I prefer the 2012 wheel covers on, but if I were you I'd make the center caps and lug nuts black.

Several members have reported mpg loss with the covers off especially with lots of highway driving. If you don't do much highway driving, the loss would probably be negligible.

 

Looks good. Did you get the center caps off ebay?

 

Looks great! What is part number for the center caps? thank you.

 

Too black for my taste, but it is an improvement.
I wish they had just left the rims silver. That didn't look bad at all.

I don't understand the hubcap thing either. Why make an alloy rim and then cover it with a plastic wheelcover? Couldn't they just have made a rim in the shape/color they wanted in the first place? Where's the benefit to having plastic on your rim?

The plastic just looks cheap, IMHO.

 

What about I buy em off you and I pick up?

 

I bought those and had them painted black but I am sick of looking at the wheels now. They look so small on the car since the aluminum spokes are designed to hold a wheel cover. I think I am going to paint the original wheel covers black and put them back on until I get new 17" wheels.

 

Bought the caps from heroe1981 yesterday and put em on. Agreed that the 15s look small, but hey not bad for stock alloys.

Pic before removing wheel covers:


After removing covers, and with caps in:



Thanks again, heroe1981!

 

That looks really nice, I also have silver 2011, I may do the same to my wheels. Did you have them powder coated or just painted? If painted did you paint them your self? Is it possible to get a few more pictures? Perhaps a couple of shots from about 20 feet away showing the whole car. Thanks.

 

On the 2012 models the alloys come standard in black, with silver wheel covers. Here's mine:

I'm glad they come in black now actually haha. I need to get a set of center caps still though

 

What you really need now is a good set of whitewall tires!!!!!


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Actually red striped tires would look really nice.

 

Well done.
It looked too black and the spoke design does not carry well.
Spray Silver on them with the caps..... maybe a better choice.

I have the 17' and very happy with them.

 

Still have the caps? I'm shopping...

 

I bought it from him. But there were a few ads in the private sales section for a set.