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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by wdfoto, Jul 19, 2006.

  1. wdfoto

    wdfoto New Member

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    What will the 2007 wheels or wheels covers look like? Anyone have any idea?
     
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  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    same on non-Touring package. Touring packages get the 16" alloys w/ plastic cover.
     
    #2 Tideland Prius, Jul 20, 2006
  3. Soylent

    Soylent The v isn't a station wagon! It's just big boned

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    Interesting...down here we call em rims and hubcaps.
     
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  4. Rancid13

    Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Soylent @ Jul 20 2006, 07:19 AM) [snapback]289335[/snapback]</div>
    Rims and hubcaps are for conventional gas-only burning vehicles.
    The mighty Prius prefers that we call them wheels and wheel covers when referring to its, um, rims and hubcaps.
    ;) :D :p
     
    #4 Rancid13, Jul 20, 2006
  5. wdfoto

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    what do the hubcaps look like?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wdfoto @ Jul 19 2006, 06:47 PM) [snapback]289104[/snapback]</div>
    I think the 15" wheels will be the same.

    If the 16" "touring" package wheels are like the 2004-06 Japanese 16" wheels, they'll look like this.
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Soylent @ Jul 20 2006, 07:19 AM) [snapback]289335[/snapback]</div>
    Well, they aren't really like traditional hubcaps... more like a fake 7 spoked wheel. Here is a pic without the cover.
    [attachmentid=4241]
     
    #6 wilco, Jul 24, 2006
  7. usbseawolf2000

    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    Great pics. Do you know how much they weight?

    Dennis
     
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  8. wilco

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(usbseawolf2000 @ Jul 24 2006, 02:32 PM) [snapback]291615[/snapback]</div>
    They are (supposedly) 15.2 lbs.
     
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  9. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    so slightly heavier than ours?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Jul 24 2006, 04:50 PM) [snapback]291692[/snapback]</div>
    Yeah, but I don't really know 100% for sure that weight is accurate - it's just what I dug up back when I was seriously considering getting different wheels.

    The price for the JDM wheels was so much more than I could justify, that I quickly moved on to considering other options. The lack of choice when it came to good 16" tires in North America, and mileage hit reported by the vast majority of people who switched to 17" pretty much killed the idea all together.
     
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    I dont get it, whats with the plastic cover over the alluminum wheel thing?!

    Why the fascination with making alloy wheels, a selling point, look like hubcaps on a Yaris?
     
    #11 SW03ES, Jul 25, 2006
  12. Tideland Prius

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    Yeah, when I heard about the 5mpg drop, I thought, well I guess I should be happy Toyota gave us 15 inchers lol. THat and it's lighter and tyres cost less to replace!

    Plastic is still lighter than alloy. This way, they can make a light alloy with less volume, then use the plastic to acheive the design they want.

    Besides, it's kinda cool to have interchangeable wheels although I guess it's more dramatic with the 16" alloys since you can have the Euro look or the JDM gunmetal look.
     
    #12 Tideland Prius, Jul 25, 2006
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