What are the worst stock wheels available today?

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux) 06/07/2014 at 21:08 • Filed to: None

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If you can come up with anything worse than these god-awful Prius hubcaps, you win. (Note: it has nothing to do with the fact that they're on a Prius. Just look at them. They are terrible.)

Brian Silvestro > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 21:11

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bleh

Arben72 > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 21:13

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Whatever god awful chrome wheels come on the c7. The Prius is awful already, crappy hubcaps don't ruin it. The c7 at least is a good car, but those chrome wheels destroy and cheapen the looks.

Brian Silvestro > Arben72 06/07/2014 at 21:14

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THIS!

Reborn Pyrrhic > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 21:16

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Reminds me of the second gen Prius Touring, that had some decent looking hubcaps over a very nice set of gunmetal grey wheels.

We owned one in 2008 and I ditched those hubcaps as soon as I bought the car.

The Transporter > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 21:16

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Steelies with plastic covers. Doesn't matter what kind.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 21:17

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not stock but FFS.

Plus there's also one where each spoke is a set of cocknballs. "Creativity"

jkm7680 > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 21:19

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As much as I love VW. These are absolutely hideous, especially without the centercaps on.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > Arben72 06/07/2014 at 21:31

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I find any "chrome" wheels on a car repulsive

sellphones2493 > Brian Silvestro 06/07/2014 at 21:32

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Ford Focus SFE. I don't care if it gives you a better gas mileage, they're ugly:

Brian Silvestro > sellphones2493 06/07/2014 at 21:32

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MY EYES

jariten1781 > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 21:47

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Definitely the "chrome clad" wheels they put on trucks. The part you see is actually a cheapo plastic shell on top of the actual wheels...on 50k plus vehicles. It's crazy.

KirkyV > The Transporter 06/07/2014 at 21:47

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While I've certainly seen more bad than good, I think it's possible to do plastic hubcaps well. Peugeot have quite the knack for it.

dogisbadob > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 22:05

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Excessively large wheels on non-performance cars. Too many cars with 18-20-inch rims when 13-15 inches will suffice. And with the thin sidewalls, you might as well be riding the rim.

15x6 is plenty sufficient for a midsize luxury sedan like my ES300. 205/65-15 is a more than adequate tire size.

Little cars like the Micra, Stupid Smart, Spark, and Mirage are totally OK to use 12-13-inch wheels. 155/80-12 or -13, for example.

13-14 inches for the next size up, like the 2, Yaris, Sonic, Fit, Fiesta, etc.

Not to mention the bigger low-pro tires are outrageously expensive and do hurt gas mileage.

twinturbobmw > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 22:11

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Not sure if you can still buy normal Veyrons, or if these wheels are available on any current Veyron, but these are terrible. Even though they must cost 20k each.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 22:50

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These are pretty hideous in my book.

GoatsAndStangsAnd911sOhMy > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 22:51

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This hideous chrome mess offered on the escalade and it's truck counterpart is pretty awful.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 22:55

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Subaru, why you do this?




instantly fixed: (found on GIS)

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Reborn Pyrrhic 06/07/2014 at 23:12

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Damn...Those wheels looks good

Vicente Esteve > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 23:25

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I'd have to say these wheels on the Camaro. I know a lot of you like them, but man, I hate how they make the car look fater and with much less road prescence.

I am also not a big fan of these wheels on the Challenger. It makes an obese car look even more overflowing with grease

Sean Costello > Arben72 06/07/2014 at 23:51

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I agree 100%, they look like shit. The black wheels makes them look way better.

Doctor-G-and-the-wagen > Rainbow 06/07/2014 at 23:58

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A fugly version of an otherwise decent looking car, made worse with even fuglier wheels.

Absolution > Rainbow 06/08/2014 at 00:12

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9brghtn4 > twinturbobmw 06/08/2014 at 02:22

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SOMEONE HATING ON THE VEYRON!!! OH YOU PIECE OF SHIT THE VEYRON IS THE GRAETEST CAR EVER!!!!

boxrocket > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 06/08/2014 at 04:38

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Came here to say this.

At least they finally got the civic some proper 5-lug wheels. I despise 4-lug wheels, as it throws a square aesthetic onto a round object. As much as I love the Fiesta ST and Mazda2, if I owned either I'd find a way to swap in hubs (and brakes)from their larger brethren and fit 5-lug wheels on it.

boxrocket > Rainbow 06/08/2014 at 04:44

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Anything with four lugs, as it throws a square aesthetic onto a round, rolling object.

Fiesta ST wheels (above) versus Focus ST (below):

I greatly prefer the overall look of the Fiesta's wheel, but abhor the four-lug look. It ruins it.

Donny900 > dogisbadob 06/08/2014 at 05:43

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Excessively large wheels are always bad for performance. If anything it is the non-performance cars that should be sporting the 20inch and up rims

CitroenBX > boxrocket 06/08/2014 at 08:23

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Can't say I think it detracts from the look... Maybe a person with OCD would have a problem with the square vs round concept?

Anyway, wheel bolts cost money. A manufacturer can probably save, I dunno, 10 bucks per car coming off the production line by using four bolts instead of five on each wheel.

boxrocket > CitroenBX 06/08/2014 at 09:45

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You're correct on cost (though $10/car seems high, probably closer to $3-5 max), which is why cars like the smart for two, Citroen 2CV, and Tata Nano have used three-lug wheels. I'm more ok with three logs than four, as at least the triangle has a balanced aesthetic. Personally my favorite wheel designs for non-trucks have the same number of spokes as they do lugs, and so three or five spokes seems fine, but four look awful and particularly dated, even on modern cars.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > boxrocket 06/08/2014 at 10:13

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Yeah but the previous (8th) generation had a 5-lug hub already, and the adding heavier 18" wheels on an NA 4-banger just offends me.

Nibbles > CitroenBX 06/08/2014 at 11:39

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My Saab has three spoke wheels and a four bolt pattern. The only thing that keeps me from having an aneurysm is the fact that it has bolt covers

thebigbossyboss > dogisbadob 06/08/2014 at 11:50

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I have 17 inch rims on my small car. Eel with it

thebigbossyboss > GoatsAndStangsAnd911sOhMy 06/08/2014 at 11:51

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what da hell. That is gross.

dogisbadob > thebigbossyboss 06/08/2014 at 13:01

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an electric car? :p

Reborn Pyrrhic > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) 06/08/2014 at 15:25

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Yep. When I bought the Prius I saw the car had hubcaps over aluminum wheels and thought WTF? The only reason I can see for the hubcaps is to improve aerodynamics and overall fuel economy. But even with the hubcaps off I crossed the US from California to Virginia and back, doing 65-85 mph the whole way, and averaged 42 mpg doing so. Those wheels however came without a center cap (the wheels were completely covered by the hubcaps), but four $8 Corolla center caps fit perfectly.

Funny thing is, even the base model Prius has half-decent looking aluminum wheels that get a plastic aerodynamic ring. Without the rings they also look better:

Without rings:

With rings:

BuzzChillington > Rainbow 06/08/2014 at 16:56

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When I worked at the BMW plant in Spartanburg I would pass by hundreds of Xs a day and after a while not even the Ms would phase me. The first time I saw these wheels on the X6 ActiveHybrid I stopped dead in my tracks and face-palmed.

4age20vsilvertop > Rainbow 06/08/2014 at 19:01

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Those godawful stock GT86/ FR-S/ BRZ wheels representing most two-tone single-piece rims. They just look like shit on anything.

On multi-piece rims thats a different story however as long as the outer piece stays silver/ chrome/ polished.

Ed > Rainbow 06/08/2014 at 20:04

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Mitsubishi 3000GT Stock wheel.

myleadfoot > 4age20vsilvertop 06/09/2014 at 02:50

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God yes, and the identical or similar ones on the WRX. If I bought either I'd be budgeting for new wheels as well. I've never known a stock wheel so completely out of balance with the style of a car.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > twinturbobmw 06/10/2014 at 16:23

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a dealership a few blocks from me has had 3-4 veyrons come through in the last couple years....can't say i've seen those wheels so i'm assuming based on my small, small data pool, that they are no longer available

you've got me curious so i'm going to keep an eye out for their next one to see what wheels it has