Plastic Wheeltrims

[Cujimmy]

Delighted to have my new Jazz Elegance delivered today, sunlight White, looks great.  And such a smooth drive!  One small disappointment, the Honda site says Alloy wheels, but I have these horrible plastic trims. The dealership say this is standard and has been for some time.  Is this really true, and do I have steel wheels behind the trims, or alloys? Any advice appreciated.

[Kremmen]

This has been mentioned before and there is a thread that has some images with the trims removed

[Downsizer]

I think they are alloy wheels as per the publicity material, but the design of the plastic trims may vary.

[Bristol_Crosstar]

You only get proper alloys on the Crosstar and Sport models

[Downsizer]

Wheels can still be made of aluminium alloy without looking glossy. The aim is to minimise unsprung weight, not improve appearance.

[Nicksey]

They are alloy wheels. Black.. but alloy. The plastic trims are not just for show, they do offer some protection against 'curb' contact too.
To be honest, yours look a lot better than the early incarnations.

[Kremmen]

The one snag with curb protection is if you damage one they cost a lot to replace

[jasonevans]

Behind the trim the wheels are indeed black alloys.
The wheel covers are to help with fuel efficiency.  ( Bit like Tesla's having them ).

[Mr Onion]

... but they look bloody awful (YMMV of course)

[aphybrid]

Spray them black?

[Jazzik]

Just take them off if you don't like them...

15 inch with trim:



without trim:

[Nicksey]

The one snag with curb protection is if you damage one they cost a lot to replace

Not as much or as serious as damaging the alloy rim tough.

[sebastiand]

Let me know if you removed them and preferred them that way. I have the same trims. But honestly I don't dislike them that much to try removing them. Once I reach 10k KM (i'm at 4-5k) and I rotate tyres I'll take a look.

I wonder how much fuel efficiency they add. I guess the difference does not matter. And (changing the topic) I understand the tiny (almost negligible) difference between Elegance and Advance in fuel efficiency is due to the tyre/wheel size, not these covers.