Orange spare tire rim?????

galaxee · 03-31-2005, 12:01 AM

What a buzzkill.

We spent all evening waxing and shining up our new toy tonight... finished adding all our fun mods (finally had time to put on the front end mask tonight), try to take it out for a spin to show it off...

Flat tire. Less than two weeks with this car and already I screwed it up. Must have been from that construction zone.

As if that isn't bad enough, we yank out the spare tire and I was horrified to see it is this bright yellow-orange color. On my nice shiny black car with black mods. Does everyone have this or are we particularly unlucky?

I understand Toyota urges people to use the spare tire 'sparingly' but ACK!

ukeright: Is this really necessary?!?! I don't even want to drive it like this!

As a side note, the rim is ok but the jury is still out on the usefulness of the tire. Go figure, we cough up all sorts of taxes and fees money out of our own pockets waiting to be reimbursed by the dealer and now we might have to buy another tire. Makes me so mad! :cussing:

My husband is going to spraypaint it black once this whole thing is taken care of. Take that, Toyota!

**Tideland Prius** · 03-31-2005, 12:06 AM

Yeah, mine's that ugly pale yellow colour too. Funny thing is, when it's stored, it's the black side up so I thought it's black on both sides. Was surprised when I checked. Thank goodness I haven't had the chance to try it out

DanMan32 · 03-31-2005, 01:18 PM

I had to use my spare for half a week. Nobody carried the OEM tire! Got the flat Thursday night before Christmas, had to wait until Tuesday after work to get a replacement, as the Goodyear dealership that had it was by my work.

Them rims are ugly! I think that's the point though. Like bowling shoes. Who'd want to steal them?

03-31-2005, 12:01 AM	#1
galaxee resident lab rat Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: boilermaker territory Posts: 9,675 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 94 Times in 37 Posts Friends: 26	Orange spare tire rim????? What a buzzkill. We spent all evening waxing and shining up our new toy tonight... finished adding all our fun mods (finally had time to put on the front end mask tonight), try to take it out for a spin to show it off... Flat tire. Less than two weeks with this car and already I screwed it up. Must have been from that construction zone. As if that isn't bad enough, we yank out the spare tire and I was horrified to see it is this bright yellow-orange color. On my nice shiny black car with black mods. Does everyone have this or are we particularly unlucky? I understand Toyota urges people to use the spare tire 'sparingly' but ACK! ukeright: Is this really necessary?!?! I don't even want to drive it like this! As a side note, the rim is ok but the jury is still out on the usefulness of the tire. Go figure, we cough up all sorts of taxes and fees money out of our own pockets waiting to be reimbursed by the dealer and now we might have to buy another tire. Makes me so mad! :cussing: My husband is going to spraypaint it black once this whole thing is taken care of. Take that, Toyota! __________________ black 2005 prius, a few mods that make me happy g: class of '09 in intense science DH: class of '09 in medical equipment hoping to discover the 'reward' part of the sacrifice-reward cycle soon!

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03-31-2005, 12:06 AM	#2
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,616 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 228 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	Yeah, mine's that ugly pale yellow colour too. Funny thing is, when it's stored, it's the black side up so I thought it's black on both sides. Was surprised when I checked. Thank goodness I haven't had the chance to try it out

03-31-2005, 01:18 PM	#3
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I had to use my spare for half a week. Nobody carried the OEM tire! Got the flat Thursday night before Christmas, had to wait until Tuesday after work to get a replacement, as the Goodyear dealership that had it was by my work. Them rims are ugly! I think that's the point though. Like bowling shoes. Who'd want to steal them?