Wheel cover fell off

[leeb18c]

What model did you search under on parts.com if you don't mind me asking? I'm going to take the cover off too. Thanks,

Winston.

Originally Posted by Yonessyo

Wheel covers, no thanks. I took my off my choice and love the real ones. Just bought the toyota emblems for the middle part at parts.com.

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by Yonessyo

Wheel covers, no thanks. I took my off my choice and love the real ones. Just bought the toyota emblems for the middle part at parts.com.

Originally Posted by windstrings

I never intend to use mine again.... if anyone wants to pay shipping I can share.

Originally Posted by monteandbarbara

We lost a wheel cover from our 2010 Prius/IV too, but we know how and why it happened. However, we didn't notice the loss until several days later. The thing is . . . the one wheel without the cover looks so much better. When we talked to the dealer, they said that we could take off ALL the wheel covers and get a Toyota emblem to put in the middle. Has anyone done this? Would it affect any warranties?

Taking them off will not affect the warranty, BUT if you drive a significant amount of hwy driving, you will get a small MPG hit as the covers help with aerodynamics. For city driving (low average MPH), the absence of wheel covers should not result on any noticeable differences on the MPG.

[MPGen3]

Originally Posted by windstrings

I never intend to use mine again.... if anyone wants to pay shipping I can share.

You are generous and that is a good thing. I remember once I sold a car in a private sale and the buyer wanted the original wheel covers. Twice during a trade in with a dealership they also asked for original wheel covers. Just sharing some experience but if someone could use them, helping out someone is also rewarding!

[windstrings]

Originally Posted by Indyking

Taking them off will not affect the warranty, BUT if you drive a significant amount of hwy driving, you will get a small MPG hit as the covers help with aerodynamics. For city driving (low average MPH), the absence of wheel covers should not result on any noticeable differences on the MPG.

The wheels are recessed out of the wind shear. I can't imagine the difference is enough to even compare with the extra weight of a six pack setting in the seat next to you, let alone having the air on, sunroof up, or all the windows down.

Some things are not even worth counting.

[PriWee]

Does anyone have a picture of what the wheels look like without the covers??? I'm curious...

[MPGen3]

Originally Posted by PriWee

Does anyone have a picture of what the wheels look like without the covers??? I'm curious...

2010 15" wheels without covers

[Pohaku]

Lost a rear wheel cover turning too sharply over a curb on the weekend. Went back two days later and picked it up. It was still there in the grass on a median strip.. In the mean time, of course, I have taken the rest of the covers off and purchased center caps. I figure I'll put the caps on for me and throw on the covers when my wife drives it as she tends to rub curbs more often.

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by windstrings

The wheels are recessed out of the wind shear. I can't imagine the difference is enough to even compare with the extra weight of a six pack setting in the seat next to you, let alone having the air on, sunroof up, or all the windows down.

Some things are not even worth counting.

I'm not sure I agree with that. In higher speeds, lots of cross winds can have some degree of interference in the wheels, which is diminished by the wheel covers. There is a whole thread elsewhere in this forum where some people tested it with and without the covers and a difference was noted, most of the time small but real. Have you seen the wheel covers in the civic hybrid? They completely obliterate any crossing air flow.

[Yonessyo]

Originally Posted by leeb18c

What model did you search under on parts.com if you don't mind me asking? I'm going to take the cover off too. Thanks,

Winston.

I got it off one of the forums here. Don't remember the number. Actually, the number I did get was incorrect. Luckily, the dealer called me up, after looking at my vin and the parts number and found a mismatch. We got the right parts number and he sent it to me a few days later. It looks great.

Some folks stated that they lost mpg (2-3 mpg) from removing the hubcaps. I haven't seen any drop in my mileage, and I my commute is mixed (1/3 small roads, 2/3 freeway). Oddly enough, my mpg has increased by 1.1 mpg since I've taken it off. I'm not saying it's because of the hubcaps. Maybe I'm driving smarter.

Got 53.9 mpg since I've taken the hubcaps off (450 miles), was 52.8 before.

Anyways, I would call them and ask.

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by Yonessyo

I got it off one of the forums here. Don't remember the number. Actually, the number I did get was incorrect. Luckily, the dealer called me up, after looking at my vin and the parts number and found a mismatch. We got the right parts number and he sent it to me a few days later. It looks great.

Some folks stated that they lost mpg (2-3 mpg) from removing the hubcaps. I haven't seen any drop in my mileage, and I my commute is mixed (1/3 small roads, 2/3 freeway). Oddly enough, my mpg has increased by 1.1 mpg since I've taken it off. I'm not saying it's because of the hubcaps. Maybe I'm driving smarter.

Got 53.9 mpg since I've taken the hubcaps off (450 miles), was 52.8 before.


Anyways, I would call them and ask.

The hit on MPG can be felt only in windy places with constant shifts in direction, like here in the midwest sometimes, and, of course, with hwy driving.

I really believe the hit is still very little, and probably with very little impact from tank to tank, but with a possible considerable impact on your lifetime MPG.

It's like the Prius with the 17" wheels (V). Is the MPG lower compared to lower models? Very little, but will your lifetime MPG be affceted by it? You can bet it wil...