Yaris Hubcaps Fall Off?

[m.flores.0928]

Originally Posted by Type-Y

They are a bitch to get back on.

I've never had an issue with them. Well, most of them.


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[Type-Y]

Originally Posted by m.flores.0928

I've never had an issue with them. Well, most of them.


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I felt like I needed a second set of hands to compress the sides of it to get it back in there.

[m.flores.0928]

Originally Posted by Type-Y

I felt like I needed a second set of hands to compress the sides of it to get it back in there.

The trick with me how I do it is I place the cap on the rim, the portion of it that lines up with the valve stem, and I keep my foot on it (or knee, depending on where the valve stem is positioned) right on that corner of it. Gently, don't break it, but firm enough so that it stays in place and doesn't move. Then I take one hand and press another corner of it into place, roughly 120 degrees away from where I placed my foot/knee on it. Once I have it placed in two positions, take another hand and press the last corner in place. It snaps into place pretty well. The metal snap ring inside the hubcap has about an inch or so cut out of it so it allows to be compressed when you install it.

Prius caps are a pain because they have tighter tolerances than the regular steel wheels. Additionally, smaller center caps are a pain too, like the steel wheel tundras and aluminum wheel tacomas. Those are annoying as hell.

Another thing that can potentially be annoying is if you have wheel weights that interfere with the inner tabs of the hubcaps, but that's uncommon in my experience. As long as you have a decent tire and a rim in good condition, you'll hardly need any wheel weights large enough to interfere with hubcap placement, assuming the tire is clocked onto the rim correctly.


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