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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Hi,
I've not had these issues on my car (save some very minor noises), but on my wife's xD -- she did have one fly off when hitting a pothole, and they used to make noises. They didn't fit tightly, because the "fingers" hit the rim and they did not fully seat.
On my car, the only issue is that while the dome is stainless Steel, the "fingers" are not, and a bit of rust started to show on the outside. That and it is possible to dent them (on snow banks, etc.), but this can be popped out easily. They come off relatively easily for inflation, and as I said, I have not noticed the noise, and I have not had one come off, yet.
Matt, you need 15" ones right?
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Neil,
Thanks for the good info...I spoke to you before about the discs and remember you telling me about the rust but it sounds like they are working pretty good for you other than that. Would you say you saw any mpg gain that you can attribute to the discs? I think I remember you telling me that the ones you had screwed into the rim but wasn't sure if they were the ones you have.
They would go on my Prius 15" wheels. I was looking for something that gripped the rim (not screwed in) and came across those on Ebay. They looked like they would be pretty snug with all those tabs. 99% of my commute is pretty well paved roads and I don't drive more than a few miles on the highway each tank so the road conditions are pretty good (to lessen the chance of them popping off).
I know most guys on here don't have them so the consensus must be they don't provide that much bang for the buck but I think they look cool and if the mpg gain (however small it might be) is justified I decided to look around.