View Poll Results: Do you like hub caps?
Yes, they work for me!
1
6.67%
No, they need to go extinct!
12
80.00%
Other! Plz tell us the story.
2
13.33%
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Who like hub caps?
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Although some Prius models do have wheels with large holes for air-circulation, with Regenerative-Braking from the engine/transmission, the brakes get little wear, and generate little heat...only small holes are usually needed.
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They may still be available aftermarket as well as used OEM. A fellow I worked with in 2015 had one go missing (I forget what year he had) and found both at a hubcap shop in San Jose. Looked identical from the outside but the inside had different bracing. Price was around $25 for the OEM as I recall.
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Starting out as a tire changer right out of high school.
Problem is, like all hub caps, the tire changers are very rough with them.
Especially these rings.
We used a "tire hammer" back then.
One side was a wide prybar and the other side was a hard rubber mallet.
A twist with the pryar in a few places and those chrome rings come off easy.
But being rough with it makes curls and dents all along the outside edge. Oops. Lol
I saw many of these come in nice and leave all dented along the edge, not by me tho...
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Some are still available check it out, no one wants them going by the price
https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/part...wheel_cap.html
https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/part...wheel_cap.html
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Love this answer. You got my point. When I started in software development in 2000, the 96 Camry was a popular choice among our developers. I don’t recall seeing one that had all 4 wheel covers. I just wonder why they are missing and where they go.
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Actually, the correct term for those is "Trim Rings"....they snap on and off over the outer part of a regular steel wheel. I had them on my 1990 Mazda...but you don't see them much on new vehicles today, because most vehicles today either have alloy wheels or (much less common now), plastic full-wheel covers.