# 2017 Chrysler Pacifica - Hubcaps? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler\ **Created:** [October 3, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018 "2019-10-03T17:40:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranjana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Ranjana](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ranjana)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/1 "2019-10-03T17:40:30Z")
Does it affect the health of the brakes to not have a hubcap? My chrys pacifica 2017 has hubcaps that are so ope i wonder why they’re there atall? Do the inards of the wheels, brakepads, get more grit by being exposed and rust more?? ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/2 "2019-10-03T21:14:42Z")
All of those parts you mentioned are exposed to the elements all the time. With or without hubcaps. Not sure what the issue is here. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/3 "2019-10-03T21:22:07Z")
Hubcaps are decoration only. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/4 "2019-10-03T21:27:12Z")
Can the OP please clarify whether he/she is worried about his/her wheel covers, or his/her hub caps? There is a difference between wheel covers and hub caps, but… at the end of the day… this potential problem seems to be–as Shakespeare said–_Much Ado About Nothing_. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/5 "2019-10-03T21:27:14Z")
> [@Ranjana](#): > > Does it affect the health of the brakes to not have a hubcap? no, it does not. ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/6 "2019-10-04T00:30:11Z")
Most vehicles use alloy wheels now which are more open than the old steel wheels with hubcaps . If it was an issue I doubt they would use them . ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/7 "2019-10-04T00:33:14Z")
I like wheel covers because lug nuts get rusty and ugly. Some designs of wheel covers - the ones that snap into place after the wheel is installed - cover them. Their only function is aesthetic. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/8 "2019-10-04T00:34:19Z")
[https://www.wheelcovers.com/wheel-covers-or-hubcaps/](https://www.wheelcovers.com/wheel-covers-or-hubcaps/) Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/9 "2019-10-04T02:40:53Z")
OP, if you can post a photo of the wheel with and without the hubcaps you’ll get better results here. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/10 "2019-10-04T06:32:15Z")
I believe this is the wheel the OP is talking about. ![2017_Pacifica_whl](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/8/a8bf735e436dec9d17e70c9ad107163486b5148a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/11 "2019-10-04T08:49:37Z")
Well that’s not a hubcap or wheel cover. ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hubcaps/150018/12 "2019-10-13T11:06:09Z")
Well you can look at the other side of it , if it’s more open then the brakes stay cooler and are more effective at braking .