Removed wheel covers

Thanks for posting, interesting pics.

 

This is the first time I have seen the 16 inch wheels, they look good. Now, why do we change the center caps?

 

I think it's cool how Toyota hides all those different—and good looking—wheels behind a number of odd wheel cover designs.

Those look great! And now that these cars have four wheel discs, there's something to see behind them.

 

I agree. It looks much better.

 

The regular wheels look fine to my eye. Why does Toyota hide them behind the plastic covers in the first place?

 

Maybe it helps in reselling - many scratch wheels on curbs. Dealer just pops on a new cover or two to resell car.

I must be getting old. Plastic wheel covers are fine by me, except for pulling them off to wash the wheels, ah kind of a pain.

 

I will take off the cover on mine if I could find the center caps.

 

Maybe to help with airflow and reduce drag? Better mpg's?

 

Or as punishment?

 

My son (the US Marine Corporal) sells the center caps on eBay as a hobby to suppplement his income... it pays for his car insurance and also adds to gas money between our home and the base! He has a 2012 Prius II in gray.

eBay auction # 290445034453

they are the center caps from a Prius with 17" wheels, will fit any II or III wagon too. They look fantastic on a regular Prius II, III, or IV as well.

Would look very good on wagons... check the three pics there on eBay.

Dianne

 

I am 99.9% certain but I gotta say, I am a little busy this morning (LOL, PHEV orders start in 23 minutes!) so I will make 100% certain later today. My parts guys said YES to the Prius V package and all the regular Prii .. and the wagons have the same size hole when the wheel covers are popped off.

 

Darn that 1% LOL.
NO FIT! hole too big by a little. I'll figure out what we make that does fit and get back to ya'll!

 

wheel insert caps for the Prius v wagon

OK, we nailed it.

try this ebay auction # 290636825476

My son (a US Marine for three years) has been selling the center caps for the regular Gen 3 hatchbacks on eBay as a hobby to supplement his income... it helps to pay for his car and also adds to gas money between our home and the base! He has a 2010 Prius II in gray.

We determined what would suit the Prius v wagons and have a photo there of a wagon's alloy wheel with the plastic wheel cover removed, and the cap inserted instead. .. check the three pics there on eBay.

Dianne

 

i took mine off and added some plastic wheel caps for a corolla from ebay..
the guy at the dealer said Toyota invested more than a million into reserch for the wheel covers and found that over the long term it gave them 2-3% more MPG..