Persona wheel colors

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  1. Malmenator

    Malmenator Junior Member

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    Did the 17-inch persona wheels come in two colors? Some pics look like they're in a gunmetal, and other pics look like a lighter silver.

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    #1 Malmenator, Oct 5, 2020
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    The darker color was unique to the Persona model.
     
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    It's worth noting that the gunmetal color is simply painted onto the "regular" 17" Prius alloy wheels, and will chip off over time to reveal the lighter silver color beneath. I am nearing 160k miles and my gunmetal wheels look pretty bad because of all the chipping.
     
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  4. Malmenator

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    Noted, thanks. Time to keep an eye out for Persona wheels!
     
    #4 Malmenator, Oct 7, 2020
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    Whoever managed the blizzard pearl paint peeling was properly in charge of the persona wheel painting also.
     
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