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09-29-2009, 09:24 PM
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Friends: 0 |  Wheel cover fell off Well, at about 6400 miles, my front driver side wheel cover fell off. I noticed it after I was getting into my car in a parking lot. I picked up a new one from Toyota and it cost $84. Ouch! I didn't realize these can come off so easy. I checked the other 3 wheel covers and they were fine. Has this happened to anyone else? From now on, I'll pay attention to make sure my wheel covers are on snugly. Especially after having the tires rotated. I had mine rotated at 5k, but not sure if that had anything to do with why mine became loose and fell off or not. |
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09-29-2009, 09:36 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Wheel cover fell off If you had your tires rotated at a toyota dealer i would have asked them to replace it because if you didn't hit anything i would be willing to bet it's there fault. but either way you got a new one. I know Motor Trend said one fell off during testing but they are very very hard on cars and most likly hiit a curb or cornered so hard the tire folded under and the wheel cover hit the gorund. |
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09-30-2009, 01:06 AM
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09-30-2009, 01:22 AM
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10-02-2009, 09:25 AM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Wheel cover fell off 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? |
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10-02-2009, 09:29 AM
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10-02-2009, 01:26 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Wheel cover fell off E-Bay replacement wheel covers $28 to $30 |
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10-02-2009, 01:33 PM
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Friends: 4 | Re: Wheel cover fell off I never intend to use mine again.... if anyone wants to pay shipping I can share. |
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10-07-2009, 12:58 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Wheel cover fell off Quote:
Our 2006 Prius never lost a wheel cover in 56,000 miles, with tire rotations every 5,000 miles. This is not a good omen!  Upon closer examination, my wife must have hit a curb, as there are scrapes on the aluminum wheel. I can't fault Toyota for that! Last edited by Soundmodeler; 10-07-2009 at 02:03 PM. Reason: More information | |
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10-07-2009, 04:30 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Wheel cover fell off 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. |
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