Nirmalmakadia From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 223 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1026 times:
I just bought a used car with the regular wheels with hub caps. Can I have the alloy wheels installed in this car? How much would it cost me? Of course it depends on the alloy wheels. But how much if we consider not so fancy ones? Any finally, where can I have this installed.
Duff44 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1723 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1019 times:
You can go to www.tirerack.com and enter whatever year/make/model of car you have, and it will produce a list of wheels which will fit.
They can also recommend a local installer, and can deliver the wheels right to them, so the first time you see them is actually on your car
Nirmalmakadia From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 223 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1009 times:
Quoting Duff44 (Reply 1): What year/make/model is it?
Duff44 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1723 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 992 times:
AA787823 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 990 times:
Unless you REALLY REALLY want them, and plan on keeping the car for a long time, dont waste your money. They will not increase the value of the car at all, and you will never get your money back on them.
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 983 times:
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 6, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 980 times:
Nirmalmakadia From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 223 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 974 times:
The wheels on that site are ridiculously expensive, and not very good looking IMO (but we don't need to have the stock vs. aftermarket wheels debate again )
Look on eBay. Find out what lug pattern and offset it has, and browse online from there.
A332 From Canada, joined Feb 2005, 1644 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 949 times:
Check eBay for deals!
While searching around for new 'shoes' for my Yukon, I bought a brand new set of 22" rims with brand new rubber all mounted and balanced for $2,300 CDN including the shipping to my front door. You CANNOT beat that kind of price.
TSS From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 2870 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 938 times:
Quoting A332 (Reply 10): I bought a brand new set of 22" rims with brand new rubber all mounted and balanced for $2,300 CDN including the shipping to my front door.
$2300? I didn't pay that much for my last six cars combined!
1978 Mercury Monarch- $75
1982 Ford Fairmont- $1116
1974 Ford Gran Torino- $250
1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser- $1
1987 Buick Century- $350
1986 Chevrolet Nova- $350
Total- $2142
Back on topic: If you really want factory rims, they're not that hard to find on ebay. Also, some local custom rim shops will have factory take-offs to sell. Just be sure to get the correct lug nuts to go with the wheels you bought. Factory Toyota rims use mag-style lugs with a built-in washer, whereas dealer-installed Toyota rims use regular lug nuts and aren't as well-made. Factory Toyota rims have the stylized "T" symbol on the center cap, whereas the dealer-installed ones have a stylized mobius strip (or figure 8) on the center cap.
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Nirmalmakadia From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 223 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 898 times:
Thanks a lot for you help guys. But I think it's not worth spending money on Alloy Wheels for a USED Toyota. And the car is for the wife. I bet she wont even notice the Alloy Wheels until I tell her. So I am thinking of keeping the regular wheels with hub caps.
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38512 posts, RR: 80 Reply 13, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 889 times:
Quoting Nirmalmakadia (Reply 12): I think it's not worth spending money on Alloy Wheels for a USED Toyota. And the car is for the wife. I bet she wont even notice the Alloy Wheels until I tell her. So I am thinking of keeping the regular wheels with hub caps.
Smart move.
If you do insist on buying a different set of wheels for this car, look for the stock aluminum rims that came as an option with the 2002 Toyota Camry. The bolt patterns are the same, has the Toyota emblem, it's stock and doesn't look ghetto fabulous. People will laugh at you for putting aftermarket rims on a Camry.
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