What's under the wheel covers?

Kinda interesting, a 2016 Civic wheel cover, over a black steel rim. Similar?



Come to think of it a shift for Honda: typically their lug nuts bolt through, and hold on the wheel cover.

 

i would guess less weight.

 

I just want to see what the 2016 standard rims look like under neath all the plastic "bling"

 

Thanks. If thats it, If I bought one, I would pull the wheel covers off as well. Did it on mine and bought the center caps. Looks much better. The wheel covers make the car look weird.

 

Still: while the bare wheels (in 15" at least) have gone back to silver, they're still very utilitarian looking.

The 17" have gone from nice looking on 3rd gen, to hopeless. Pull the (5) plastic pieces off and you've got a gloss black, spindly looking mess, with prominent lugs for the plastic pieces.

 

Isn't that a 2010-2012 rim?

 

I'm assuming that is krmcg's actual wheel. Or no?

 

Hey, you could spray paint those wheels black.

 

Here's a 2016 wheel. It's different than the Gen 3 wheels. Different shape spokes and center section around the lug nuts.

 

I'm not sure on the cap size, didn't measure it.

 

@evpv Thanks for the picture. Again, it's great that Toyota has gone back to silver paint, per 2010~2011. It's a passible bare rim, still, somewhat utilitarian, with a kind of rough seam around the rim, embossed text and so on. Maybe down to the same guy who loves the alabaster interior trim?

 

I see the difference now!

 

Yeah, the new wheels look better than the 2010/2011 wheels.

 

IMO, look better than the covers; 2016 Toyota Prius First Look