I know this is a trivial question, but in some way/shape/form, are hub caps covered under warranty?

i have the stock 9-spoke wheel cover, in which one popped out on one of my recent adventures with the box..
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now i understand that there's always

1) E-bay
2) newscionparts.com (which lists them at $68 [each?] at http://www.newscionparts.com/html/wheelsxB.html )
3) or rolling on blacks, like some broke-___ ricer. (the box would NEVER deserve that..)
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so when i came home, my mom (like all fast-to-jump-the-gun/uninformed people) said "no- it should be covered under warranty.." yadda yadda yadda so on and so forth.

i proceded to tell her that it surely isnt (right, guys?), being it that it was my fault

so i suppose the real questions at hand is

1) are hubs covered under warranty?
2) if so, how can i present the problem to the dealer without telling them it wsa my fault?
3) are there any cheaper places/sources to get them ?


----i hate rollin' in a new car and one HUB is missing..

until i get some rims, any valid response would gladly be appreciated
-- JeR

 

Unless the dealer had just done some work on that wheel and it popped off within minutes, you're probably SOL. They are warranting against defects. If the hubcap had a problem where it wouldn't seat correctly, maybe, but now that it's gone, you couldn't prove that anyhow.

1) call your dealer, tell him you lost one and would they happen to have some around that might match. You never know, someone mighta got some wheels and said "I don't need those". Be sure to mention what a good customer you are and how you tell people all about the great Scion dealership, yadda yadda.

2) Post up a Want To Buy in the classifieds here on Scionlife. I bet there's a few peeps around that replaced their steelies and don't need the frisbees.

3) G to Walmart or Target or your local equivalent and check out the aftermarket caps. You can pick up a decent set for half what the one replacement will run you. If it's just temporary, its no big deal, right? Plus it'll set you apart from any stockers running around...

Good luck... What rims u getting?

 

I saw some plastic chrome "spinner" caps at Wal-Mart.......

go for the bling

 

man.. volk GT-N's are soooo expensive

(the 2003 SEMA white xB made me want and xB.. the one with the gold GT-N's)

so i'll have to settle for the R-1 GTR-10's...


black with polished lip though...


or maybe that Racing Hart rip-off by R-1 (R-1 "Type 6R"'s)



---thanks again for the info. you've been mighty helpful on these forums

i'll see how everything goes sometime later this week. Finals/School sucks ___.
i should just drop out and work to get $$::paper""$$ to get my rims faster.


either that or find some way to get paid to drive the xB more often (without delivering pizzas/food, of course :twisted: )

 

Get the Kragen Spinner Caps, they're MUCH better...

 

Were the hubcaps installed properly? I took mine off. Very old skool.