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I have a 09 Camry and have been having problems with the molded plastic panels throughout the car. There is light spots showing up every where on the panels. (door, plastic cover below the sides of the seats, etc.) The car has been to the dealership 2 other times getting these panels replaced. We are now going back the third time for more spots appearing. Has anyone else had a problem with the interior plastic pieces?
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Replying to: megaklf (Jul 01, 2009 12:52 pm)
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Replying to: kiawah (Jul 01, 2009 8:03 pm) |
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I have a 1996 camry with hubcaps and the paint is flaking off them and am planning on getting a new camry and am deciding if the alloy wheels would be easier to take care of. I've been reading that the alloy needs to be cleaned often otherwise the break dust collects on them and is hard to remove. Anybody that has alloy wheels how often or after how many miles do they need to be cleaned? I'm leaning towards the hubcaps as they hold up pretty well and other than running it through the car wash every couple of months still look pretty good. ~Chris |
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Replying to: chris789 (Jul 03, 2009 3:42 pm) With alloys, though, you have to be extra-careful when parallel parking -- you don't want to scrape those expensive wheels against a curb. Replacing hub caps is much cheaper. |
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Replying to: chris789 (Jul 03, 2009 3:42 pm) 
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Replying to: chris789 (Jul 03, 2009 3:42 pm) There's very little extra maintenance involved with "mags", compared to the beauty you'll add and the pride and enjoyment you'll feel by having a great looking set of wheels on your car. The main advice I have for you today, is to check around with a few car accessory shops to see what is available from sources other than Toyota, or your dealer. You might be pleasantly surprised at the great variety of terrific looking wheels that are available from "aftermarket" manufacturers. A commonly used strategy is to order the car with the crappy stock wheels, then have a "wheel shop" put on the new wheels (and possibly even a new/different) set of tires.....and put the stock wheels back on in Winter (if you HAVE Winter where you are)....and/or when you sell the car eventually. Also, think about putting a larger diameter wheel on the car which, when combined with a lower profile tire, will really make your new car look sexy. Talk to the wheel/tire specialty guys about this. They'll know exactly what will 'clear' your fenders/wheel wells. Have fun shopping.......enjoy your new wheels (both kinds!).....and don't sweat the cleaning chores; you'll love fondling your new, sexy wheels! Cheers, Michael |
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Replying to: chris789 (Jul 03, 2009 3:42 pm) |
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Remember, Chris, stylish wheels don't always have to be alloy. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of very attractive styled STEEL wheels on the market. Some are chrome plated, others are anodized, lots of them are powder-coated. All of these finishes are no more maintenance-intensive than your box-stock Camry wheels. Even if you did go with uncoated alloys, the fact that you might have to take them off and get the tire/wheel contact portion buffed and lubed or siliconed would not be a bad thing. Can't imagine too many tires lasting more than five years under many conditions anyway, so you'd have the wheels and tires off the car for this process in any event........therefore, no real increase in "maintenance costs". Mike
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