yeti wheel nut size and recommend me some wheel trims for the 16" steelies?

[pip001]

need to replace the locking nuts on the yeti with normal bolt and was wondering on the size.also need some trims to hide the steelies.wife hates them lol.

[eribaMotters]

When I used to run winter steel wheels I looked for decent aftermarket wheeltrims and they all looked cheap and nasty. I bit the bullet and bought genuine and expensive Skoda. I do not regret it.  You may find a friendly dealer on e-bay.

I also replaced my locking wheelbolts. It is a very good idea. Try these:- https://www.eurocarparts.com/wheel-bolts

Local Skoda garage managed to fit original locking so tightly that when I tried to swap wheels over I could not get them off. I had to go elsewhere to get them removed.

 

Colin

[Expatman]

43 minutes ago, eribaMotters said:

When I used to run winter steel wheels I looked for decent aftermarket wheeltrims and they all looked cheap and nasty. I bit the bullet and bought genuine and expensive Skoda. I do not regret it.  You may find a friendly dealer on e-bay.

I also replaced my locking wheelbolts. It is a very good idea. Try these:- https://www.eurocarparts.com/wheel-bolts

Local Skoda garage managed to fit original locking so tightly that when I tried to swap wheels over I could not get them off. I had to go elsewhere to get them removed.

 

Colin

I agree, bite the bullet and buy the genuine Skoda wheel trims - more expensive but well worth it for appearance, strength and quality.  

 

[J.R.]

My winter wheels I bought from a Briskoda member, they have genuine Skoda wheeltrims which look as good as they could and are very robust, clip well into position and dont look like they have ever fallen off before.

 

Dont know what they cost but they are good.

[oldstan]

They're called RIF wheel trims on the Yeti. And it looks like they're anything up to £100 for a set.

 

As has been said, most of the aftermarket ones look horrible. I did get a half decent looking set from a wholesaler - which ceased trading ages ago so I can't help you.

[Carlston]

6 hours ago, pip001 said:

need to replace the locking nuts on the yeti with normal bolt and was wondering on the size.also need some trims to hide the steelies.wife hates them lol.

 

Set of four genuine OEM Yeti wheel trims for about £60

OEM part number is 5L0601147C Z31

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/celoplosne-kryty-kol-16/p/5L0071456++Z31

 

Genuine Skoda wheel bolts about £4 each

Specification is M14x1.5x27 which fit any Skoda 5 bolt hole wheels (ie. not the 4 bolt hole Citigo wheels)

OEM part number is WHT001812

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/sroub-kola/p/WHT001812

 

Aftermarket Eibach wheel bolt about £2 each

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/1931742

 

Skoda online parts catalogue showing steel rims, wheel trims and wheel bolts, etc. for the Yeti

http://www.oemepc.com/skoda/part_single/catalog/sk/markt/CZ/modell/YET/year/2016/drive_standart/779/hg_ug/601/subcategory/601010/part_id/2543667/lang/e

 

Edited 4 December, 2020 by Carlston

[pip001]

thanks for the replies.wheels came in handy today.nuts ordered just mulling over the trims.i like the black wheels.trying to persuade the wife now :)

[Expatman]

45 minutes ago, pip001 said:

thanks for the replies.wheels came in handy today.nuts ordered just mulling over the trims.i like the black wheels.trying to persuade the wife now

Good luck with that! 🤔

[oldstan]

According to everything I've read about the correct plastic wheel trims for the Yeti  (or, at least the earlier Yetis ... not sure about later ones)   the wheel trims on the Czeckozlovakian site are different ... they're not RIFs.

 

And for me the oempc.com  site won't display as it's blocked by Malwarebytes.

[J.R.]

Mine look like these:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Skoda-CDB800001-Pieces-Temple-Silver/dp/B07SRN79X8

[ejstubbs]

4 hours ago, oldstan said:

the wheel trims on the Czeckozlovakian site are different ... they're not RIFs

 

AFAICS they are the Satellite trim which AFAIK wasn't offered on the Yeti.  That site does also have the Rif, at around the same price: https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/celoplosne-kryty-kol-rif-70j-x-16/p/CDB800001

 

Have to say I'm not taken with the look of the Rif.  But I'm not all that fussed with looks anyway: I tend to go for the cheapest ones that the missus thinks look more or less OK, since the local scrotes seem to have a bizarre habit of nicking wheel trims one at a time.  I'm currently running a set of black wheel trims that cost me less than £20.  These have two benefits for me: the scrotes don't seem so keen on black ones, and you can use ordinary black cable ties to stop them popping off of their own accord rather than having to source silver ones (otherwise it looks a bit naff - er, hang on, didn't I say that I wasn't that fussed about looks?)

[MikeTheThinker]

4 minutes ago, ejstubbs said:

having to source silver ones

You could always use stainless steel ties. Pretty well 100% scrote resistant ...

[Brijo]

On 04/12/2020 at 12:36, oldstan said:

And for me the oempc.com  site won't display as it's blocked by Malwarebytes.

Agreed.  A Trojan present, they say.

[J.R.]

Having dechromed the grille with satin black I'm gradually doing other silver bits like the door mirrors my attention has now turned to the winter wheel trims, they look naff anyway so they are in line for a splash with the aerosol can, its a good way of seeing if black wheels suit the car or are too much.

 

I agree that the wheel trims on the Czech site look much better but there will be a lot of black painted steel showing through, not sure if they will look as good on the car.

[muddyboots]

I think I still have a set of Rif trims in the garage, just haven't got round to Ebaying them yet.

I'll check in a bit.

[oldstan]

^^^^  Perhaps give them a mention here? If they're in decent nick I'd think they could find a home.