Plastic Wheel Rims

Larry_R · 06-14-2007, 02:59 PM

Getting a new Prius - and my wife and I are divided (as usual) over whether to keep or remove the plastic wheel rings. Your comments? Appreciated.
BTW - I want to take them off, my wife says "no." Hmm. . .

Rae Vynn · 06-14-2007, 03:01 PM

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Getting a new Prius - and my wife and I are divided (as usual) over whether to keep or remove the plastic wheel rings. Your comments? Appreciated.
BTW - I want to take them off, my wife says "no." Hmm. . .
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I noticed that, in Weird Al Yankovich's video, "White & Nerdy", his Prius has the wheel rings.

If it's good enough for Al, it's good enough for me

desertbriez · 06-14-2007, 03:03 PM

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Getting a new Prius - and my wife and I are divided (as usual) over whether to keep or remove the plastic wheel rings. Your comments? Appreciated.
BTW - I want to take them off, my wife says "no." Hmm. . .
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show her both ways.... the wheels really do look better with them off (IMO)..... but you know what they say "when mama ain't happy.... NOONE is happy")

seriously though... pull off one on one side of the car and have her see both "next" to each other.... they are easily put back on!

p.s. in my list of mods..... those are in chonological order.... notice what's first????????????????

Presto · 06-14-2007, 03:03 PM

I decided to take off the wheel rings because i like the look better without 'em. It's mainly personal preference. You should consider keeping them on if you or your wife have to parallel park frequently, since it's better to scrape the plastic ring than the wheel.

JimboK · 06-14-2007, 03:22 PM

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You should consider keeping them on if you or your wife have to parallel park frequently, since it's better to scrape the plastic ring than the wheel.
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Even without parallel parking you might tend to have curbs and such jump out in front of you. They do me, which is why I've left the trim rings on. I have a couple of scratches already, and the wheels are intact.

Larry_R · 06-14-2007, 03:23 PM

Scraping the plastic - what a good idea! Yeah - hadn't thought of that. thanx for the heads-up!

Hoping for the new car before July - however. . . . . . . .

darelldd · 06-14-2007, 05:00 PM

Toss them!

(They fly pretty darn far!)

zenMachine · 06-14-2007, 05:17 PM

Keep them.

They're good for adding mooncaps later on.

Presto · 06-14-2007, 05:53 PM

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Toss them!

(They fly pretty darn far!)
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Don't use 'em as frisbees, though. They hurt to catch!

spideyman · 06-14-2007, 06:42 PM

My best friend just got a Prius and took them off. He said that he liked the look of it without them and felt that it makes his Prius rims look more like the ones on my Touring edition.

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06-14-2007, 02:59 PM	#1
Larry_R Wryter Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Getting a new Prius - and my wife and I are divided (as usual) over whether to keep or remove the plastic wheel rings. Your comments? Appreciated. BTW - I want to take them off, my wife says "no." Hmm. . .

06-14-2007, 03:03 PM	#4
Presto Has his homepage set to PC Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,160 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	I decided to take off the wheel rings because i like the look better without 'em. It's mainly personal preference. You should consider keeping them on if you or your wife have to parallel park frequently, since it's better to scrape the plastic ring than the wheel.

06-14-2007, 03:23 PM	#6
Larry_R Wryter Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Scraping the plastic - what a good idea! Yeah - hadn't thought of that. thanx for the heads-up! Hoping for the new car before July - however. . . . . . . .

06-14-2007, 05:00 PM	#7
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 4,521 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 10	Toss them! (They fly pretty darn far!)

06-14-2007, 05:17 PM	#8
zenMachine Just another Onionhead Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,403 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Keep them. They're good for adding mooncaps later on.

06-14-2007, 06:42 PM	#10
spideyman Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 91 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: S Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My best friend just got a Prius and took them off. He said that he liked the look of it without them and felt that it makes his Prius rims look more like the ones on my Touring edition.