Rear Wheel Cover

[borgy Member Find all posts View Profile Close borgy]

All

Seen a few Prado's lately with this partial rear wheel cover as seen in this picture :-



Hoping somone can confim if this is standard equipment provided with the Prado! Which models get it? if not where does one get it? cost?

Cheers
Borgy

[xvprado Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close xvprado]

standard on the Grande only....might be able to order one from Tojo, of course cost will probably be equal to your first born child or something similarly outrageous

[borgy Member Find all posts View Profile Close borgy]

Thanks... I have seen them on GXL/VX and Grande's ....!

I also can't see it listed at all on the standard list of equipment provided on the Toyota Prado site!

Borgy

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

I've got one in the shed - and don't want it - I don't like it.

It was in the back of my Prado when I bought it but the car doesn't have the fitting bracket for it - the sales bloke was supposed to find me one but (stangely) I haven't heard from him.

I never bothered with it 'cause I was never going to put it on the car.

Cheers
Chippy

[McBAIN Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close McBAIN]

I've got one. the missus picked it up as a birthday present from the local dealer.

the cover, and the mounting bar are separate parts... dealer neglected to mention that before selling the wife a cover that couldn't be fitted!

can't remember $'s off the top of my head!

[rosco5 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rosco5]

What for ??

Of all the accessories you can get for your Prado, I really want to know what the hell anyone needs a wheel cover for anyway and why you would pay good money for one ???

The other 4 wheels are happy spinning in the mud, rain and dirt so why is the spare so dam precious that it needs a little cover over it?

Frankly I find it harder to keep clean as the dirt collects behind it and it doesn't get washed. Even worse the full spare covers mean that they need to be removed to check tyre pressure, leading most people to no be bothers until they need it only to find the spare may be flat.

Mine came with a full spare cover on it which I removed and I got $160 on ebay for it even with some deep scratches on it.

Maybe it's just me but I don't get it !!

Ross

[Drew Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Drew]

Re: What for ??

Of all the accessories you can get for your Prado, I really want to know what the hell anyone needs a wheel cover for anyway and why you would pay good money for one ???

Eveyone's different, Rosco. I agree with you, but we all have different tastes. I think the smaller one shown here looks a darn site more acceptable than the full cover.

Drew.