Unobtanium center caps

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Four of the black/bronze "Toyota" center caps arrived today. $18 each plus shipping from Longo Toyota. I suspect there will be more making it through the system.
I went with black lugs to complete look.

 

Looks good! Post a pic of the ride. I havent seen the mgm with bronze wheels yet. I ordered some of the same caps from Longo but then canceled when I found out they were on back order. My local dealer ended up having them on sale for $67 for all four caps so I ordered a set. We'll see if they come in. I also ordered a set of the trd pro center caps with the red outline. In my head, I think the trd pro center cap may look good on the bronze wheel. I have the off road premium which has trd red in the seat and red stitching. If not, then I'll have a set of trd pro caps for sale. Lol

 

If I recall, the Toyota parts guy I talked to said they were getting another manufacturer (in Mexico, I think) up and running making all varieties of this diameter cap. Black/Bronze, Black TRD with red ring, Black TRD no red ring. I'm guessing won't be long before orders are filled...

Pic of ride. ORP posing as a 40th SR5. I dyno'd the stripes as adding .000000001 more HP.

 

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Looks great! It's technically 2023 model which is the 40th anniversary year right? I'm actually thinking of buying the small 40th anniversary badge for the rear hatch.

 

Exactly, 2023 ORP with 40th stripes, and yeah I have badge on hatch, too... I kind of look at it as ALL 2023s are 40th anniversary

Personal preference, I know, but I like the retro stripes. But I wanted the ORP options, not the SR5. AND the SR5 40ths had big dealer markup... Like 5K for a "lesser" equipped SR5. (no offense to SR5 owners, just what I wanted was an ORP)

40th adds:
Stripes
Wheels/center caps
hatch badge
dash badge
floor mats
easter egg decal near rear hatch latch
bronze stitching on seats
TRD PRO grill - painted, though.
Bronze emblems

I think all of that adds up to less than $1500, well minus the bronze stitching...Nowhere near dealer markup. The stripes were $120, wheels I found for $185 each, badges $60, emblem overlays $80. I painted my front Toyota emblem matching bronze, as well as side chrome pieces (I got black overlays and painted them). So just about $1000, most of which was wheels. And I am about to sell my ORP wheels/tires for $500, so net about $500.

 

I ordered these caps on Sunday and they came in today from my local dealer. I ordered a set of bronze caps as well and they are about a week out according to the same dealer I got these red and black ones from. Maybe the supply is getting better.

 

How do you replace these center caps? Do you just use a small flathead and carefully separate from the center of the rim or is there another trick to it?

 

It's easiest to take the wheel off and press it out from the back.

 

So nice
Those wheels are slick
and the story had a happy ending!