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Kremmen

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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #30 on: May 16, 2022, 04:44:18 AM »
Remember the complaints when manufacturers changed from metal to body coloured plastic bumpers.

It was mooted at the time as a 'nice little earner' as they were easily damaged.

I can't remember whether it was a pedestrian safety forced move though.
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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #31 on: May 16, 2022, 07:57:06 AM »
Bumpers are worse now as they are likely to also have parking sensors and blind spot sensors.

Some even have their adaptive cruise control/etc radar sensor in the bumper as well.

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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #32 on: May 16, 2022, 10:18:09 AM »
Not just Honda.  Most car makers seem to charge the public ridiculous prices for parts.   The trade can often get them  40% or more cheaper.   But even if a plastic hubcap is reduced to £90  thats still ridiculous.    They are relying on owners  of newish cars biting the bullet if they only need one and probably not realising a Honda  original alloy wheel may not cost much more. 

Plastic bumpers  can reduce repair costs  if they save  the need for cutting out and welding in metal panels.  And particularly useful  for older cars that can be repaired using used parts without becoming a 'cut and shut'  of yesteryear.

 It seems to me that Insurers, approved body shops and manufacturers   have a cosy relationship, with each  taking their share of a lucrative 'gravy boat', with consumers paying in higher insurance premiums. If the value of the car and cost of repair limits their bonanza  the car is 'written off'  to a secondary motor trade who repair it on a more realistic  budget for resale. 

 

     
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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #33 on: May 17, 2022, 05:38:50 PM »
Although it would obviously alter the look of the wheel, are the plastic trims removable, and has anyone done this so they won't be damaged?

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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #34 on: May 17, 2022, 06:23:52 PM »
Although it would obviously alter the look of the wheel,

Without the trims the wheel looks like this:

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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #35 on: May 17, 2022, 06:31:01 PM »
I like the look of those

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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #36 on: May 17, 2022, 07:01:16 PM »
I'm afraid that cleaning them will be a nightmare...
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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #37 on: May 17, 2022, 07:14:50 PM »
Although it would obviously alter the look of the wheel,

Without the trims the wheel looks like this:
I could live with that look if I thought I'd risk damaging the trims.

About 30 years ago someone I worked with bought a Mercedes 190E and removed the trims on day 1, leaving the steel wheels to be on show.   He placed the mint trims in the boot and following a main dealer service, subsequently received a letter from Mercedes UK asking him to replace his trims as it portrayed his new Mercedes in a poor light.

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Re: Ridiculous cost of replacement wheel trims
« Reply #38 on: May 17, 2022, 09:29:27 PM »
I have already scraped & damaged the wheel trim (cover) on the left front wheel  2 times now. In both cases I was trying to parallel park.
It seems to me that Honda should introduce an extra collision alert sensor dedicated purely to warning the driver that they are about to damage their wheel trim.

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