Core Wheels Plastic Hubcaps Breakage?

[Thunderstrike44]

I have a dual motor CT with CORE wheel and I have two issues with the Hubcaps.
1. You have to remove them to even put air in the tires, which you are suppose to do with temp changes.
2. They are next to impossible to get back on. In cold weather they break the outside tabs off while trying to put them back on even when lined up. Very poor and cheap design.

I have broke two now, I would rather leave them on if they are going to make a big difference in milage, but this is just nuts. There has to be a better solution....?
I had to order center protectors now and go with out the big covers the rest of the winter. We'll see if they are salvageable in the spring and it warms up.

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[ABILISK]

I’ve never cared for the concept of wheel covers in general for the very reasons you listed. Then the cyber wheel covers specifically added more reasons (causing damage to the tire sidewall and, albeit unlikely, the chance of them coming off while driving). I took mine off ASAP and got these:

I’d prefer a single center cap that fills the entire void, but haven’t found any specifically for Core wheels yet.

 

[ABILISK]

Oh and as far as the difference in mileage, I haven’t tested anything myself but from what I’ve read the covers add somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 miles per full charge. The numerous downsides aren't worth it to me. They’re never going back on.

 

[Thunderstrike44]

Well I guess its like anything else, you larger tires on your jeep and the milage goes down, put a winch, bull bar, tire carrier and soon its gets the same milage as a 3/4 ton truck lol.
I am surprised that anyone actually figured that out.

 

[igs]

You must be doing something wrong, I've taken mine off and put them back on several times without problems.

 

[Thunderstrike44]

You must be doing something wrong, I've taken mine off and put them back on several times without problems.

Well I wont say that I am not, but have you taken yours off in 20°F weather? I really find it hard to get it aligned also, but that might just be me. That is why I am asking here.

Also to Abilisk - I think the Center area between Core and the AT tires are the same. I bought full cover center pieces not specified for core wheels and they work. I agree just the center and lug caps look nice but in our snow/salt weather I think the full center cover works better to protect everything here. Time will tell...

 

[ABILISK]

Well I wont say that I am not, but have you taken yours off in 20°F weather? I really find it hard to get it aligned also, but that might just be me. That is why I am asking here.

Also to Abilisk - I think the Center area between Core and the AT tires are the same. I bought full cover center pieces not specified for core wheels and they work. I agree just the center and lug caps look nice but in our snow/salt weather I think the full center cover works better to protect everything here. Time will tell...

Some post on here awhile back compared the centers. The polygonal shape was the same but cybers were deeper and cores were shallower so I just went the safe route. Full center covers are definitely more protective and easier to pop on and off so better all around.

 

[WormtownKris]

I’ve never cared for the concept of wheel covers in general for the very reasons you listed. Then the cyber wheel covers specifically added more reasons (causing damage to the tire sidewall and, albeit unlikely, the chance of them coming off while driving). I took mine off ASAP and got these:

I’d prefer a single center cap that fills the entire void, but haven’t found any specifically for Core wheels yet.

Those look really nice. These are the caps that I got for my core wheels.
Amazon.com: VAWIT

Yours are probably a nicer look, but these were only $22.99 for 4 and ship in a day.

 

[rlhamil]

Well I wont say that I am not, but have you taken yours off in 20°F weather? I really find it hard to get it aligned also, but that might just be me. That is why I am asking here.

I got some whiteboard markers, and will use that if/when I take my (Core) wheel covers off - a line on both cover and tire before removing, and whiteboard markers usually come off easily. Just match the line again, being careful not to wipe it off before you're done. At least, that's my theory. Someone had a video, where they had trouble lining it up until they figured out the alignment, and then it went on easily enough.

A grease pencil (or crayon) would probably work too, might take something more than water to get it off though.

 

[ABILISK]

Those look really nice. These are the caps that I got for my core wheels.
Amazon.com: VAWIT

Yours are probably a nicer look, but these were only $22.99 for 4 and ship in a day.

Yeah I want something like those. You can pop those off in 3 seconds. I have to pull each lug nut cover off one at a time. I’m more into practicality than looks.

 

[WormtownKris]

I do think these are universal. I acknowledge that on my initial install (when I snapped those pics), two of them protruded slightly on a couple of sides. But I believe these are shallower than the Cyberwheel specific ones.
The instructions said to line the dot up with the valve stem (I assume to give you an extra visual to where the air valve is), but they did not all fit well in that orientation. Rotating them around I was able to get them to seat better. (Implies an imperfect cast, but hey, they're $5.50 apiece!)
I've driven with them for 1,000 miles so far and they've stayed snug. A previous post had led me to these and that poster had no fitment or performance issues on his. Cheers!

 

[RAY INGRASSIA]

I’ve never cared for the concept of wheel covers in general for the very reasons you listed. Then the cyber wheel covers specifically added more reasons (causing damage to the tire sidewall and, albeit unlikely, the chance of them coming off while driving). I took mine off ASAP and got these:

I’d prefer a single center cap that fills the entire void, but haven’t found any specifically for Core wheels yet.

 

[RAY INGRASSIA]

OK, I was wondering why Tesla figured that the customer would rather manually remove and replace hub caps every time a minor tire air adjustment was called for? Could they have not drilled a tire stem hole with longer air stem into the standard CT hub cap and save owners much aggravation? The after-market wheel makers must love this issue. I'm more for convenience that aesthetic value.......heck it's just a damn truck. BTW, I love my CT.

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