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Any downside to removing the wheel covers on the LE except for MPG?

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by TgrXtrm, Mar 31, 2023.

  1. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Best bet would be the 19” a centre cap. I would try those, hopefully fits. It’s not just the whole diameter; there’s likely locking jaws that click into a groove inside the bore, down a specific distance. Eventually someone’ll clone the caps, but likely hasn’t happened yet.

    currently gonna be hard to even determine centre cap part number; see 2023 Prius is not yet showing on parts.Toyota.
     
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    I actually got OEM wheel caps for mine on Friday because I'm bad with money. I don't know what size they are but here's a link to Toyota parts
    4260342170 - Wheel Cap. ALU, Brakes, CND - Genuine Toyota Part
     
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    They fit ok?

    when you’re interfacing with parts.Toyota it wants to know what car you have, and then presents parts your car has. Since yours has wheel covers, it maybe won’t show centre caps. If you say you’ve got a 2023 with 19” (bare) rims, then it’ll show the centre caps.

    Probably compatible with 17”, but a bit of a gamble. They have changed the location of the groove for the caps jaws, over the gens.

    and overriding all the above: currently 2023 Prius is not showing in their parts database.
     
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    Yeah they snapped right on and seem like a perfect fit to me.
     
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    Ok good to know. When I clicked on your link it said they're for the BZ4X, so this is a gem for 2023 Prius owners to know, if they want to take the wheel covers off, and get centre caps. Might be same part no as 4th gen too, worth checking.

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    4260342170
     
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    Wondering if you did it on your vehicle. If you’ve got a pic you can post, I’d love to see it. I’ve got a Reservoir Blue Prime coming in late June.
     
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    Confirmed with my Toyota parts manager that this is the correct number (4260342170) for the 2023 Prius LE center wheel caps. I would love to see a pictures on the wheels on the car!
     
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    I ordered part 42603-06160… fit great
     
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    If you don't want to spray your wheels silver there is another route. Saw this vinyl wrap on Tesla Wheels

    Screenshot_2023-08-26-13-06-02-27_680d03679600f7af0b4c700c6b270fe7.jpg

    Vinyl wrap comes in tons of colors including silver. The good thing about this is if you decide you hate it you can use a heat gun, peel it off, and choose another color.
    ;)
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