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Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by fgp, Mar 1, 2012.

  1. fgp

    fgp Active Member

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    strange questiion but what color are the wheels under the hubcaps. could have sworn i saw a picture of black wheels. i must be imaging things:eek:hwell:
     
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    The one at the auto show here had black wheels under the covers.
     
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    thank you two bear. i hope to find out tuesday when mine is supposed to arrive. since my car will be black sand pearl im hoping that the wheels are black. that way i will leave the hubcaps off. that is, if the wheels look ok. on my past prii i left the hubcaps off and felt that the wheels looked much better. they were silver back then. oh well we will see
     
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    The 2012 liftback (standard Gen III Prius) now come with black wheels and a new wheel cover design.

    Since you posted in the Prius c forum

    The Prius c come with either steel wheels or silver alloy depending on trim level.
     
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    ummm what? there are no black wheels on the 2012 liftback, they are alloys, and the only non-silver alloys you'll ever see will be custom expensive ones.
    the c has steel wheels on 1, 2, and 3 standard, so they are "black". 3 has optional alloys while 4 comes with alloys standard.
     
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    Just went to Toyota dealer in Marietta, Georgia they had a 2012 model II, light green. The car had 5 spoke hub caps with black alloys under them!
     
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    I can not speak to the Prius C as of yet, but the GenIII 2012 Prius has black alloy wheels and the caps are alot more reduced and show more of the hub, I think they are an improvement.