Take Those Wheel Trims Off!

[Braindead]

If anyone is interested the alloys under the plastic wheel trims look rather nice except for the fact there is a 60mm hole in the centre.

Toyota part number 42603-YY030 is a centre cap that fits the hole perfectly and costs £2.62.

It is a lighter colour than the alloys so I'm going to spray my caps before I fit them.

Pictures here http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malcolm.newton1/PriusCaps.jpg

Malc

[flashcash]

If anyone is interested the alloys under the plastic wheel trims look rather nice except for the fact there is a 60mm hole in the centre.

Toyota part number 42603-YY030 is a centre cap that fits the hole perfectly and costs £2.62.

It is a lighter colour than the alloys so I'm going to spray my caps before I fit them.

Pictures here http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malcolm.newton1/PriusCaps.jpg

Malc

Thank you. They will be on order tomorrow.

Do you have a pic of them fitted?

[Braindead]

Not yet...I want to spray them to match the colour of the alloys.

Will post one after the weekend.....hopefully

[kramaring]

Many thanks

I asked the same question at a Toyato Garage last year and was told that they did not sell anything to fill the hole.

I'll order my as soon as possible.

[Braindead]

I've got my new centre caps and painted them.

Cost around £11 for caps and £11 for paint.

Caps are Toyota part 42603-YY030

Paint:

Hycote Grey Primer 150ml spray can

Hycote Rover Gunmetal Metallic 150ml spray can

Hycote laquer 150ml can

The caps are not quite the right colour but close enough for me. Someone may be able to get a better match.

Pictures at links below and, yes, I know the car could do with a clean.

Caps as purchased

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malcolm.newton1/PriusCaps.jpg

Car shot without trims

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malcolm.newton1/Prius1.jpg

Wheel shot without trims

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malcolm.newton1/Prius2.jpg

Hope this helps

Malc

[Moffmo]

They put trims over alloy wheels?! what is the world coming to?

Looks very nice mate :)

[flashcash]

Great photos,

Thanks for the info. I bet as soon as I take them off an nice kerb will jump up and get me.

[sullsims]

We've just had a demo car turn up at work with caps over the alloys, I thought this was the dealer putting these on as its a demo car, are all Prius's that come with alloys covered with hubcaps?

To be fair i thought Toyota had got it right, at a first glance i didnt realise they had hubcaps covering the alloy, not a bad idea

[Peter@Beoworld]

I understood the reason was because they are actually magnesium alloy and very light but soft. Easy to damage.