butternutaud wrote:Thanks everyone for the advice. The pictures are great. I believe my mags are different from the ones photographed where the lug nuts pass through. (it could be that the previous owner was mistaken about the year of her Vibe) I measured approx. 28mm+ to almost 29mm in diameter at the top and somewhere around 45mm from face of rim hole to where the inner bevel begins. So I don't believe the short ones would work as I tried 42mm long ones already. The referred ebay listed ones (extended) may be long enough at 50mm in length but the 30mm width at the washer isn't going to clear. Still not sure. As I mentioned a casual glance at her car with the steel rims on using (I expect) the original mag lugnuts they looked very long like maybe 2 1/2 to 3". I wished I had measured them while there.
I took a couple of pictures but not sure how to upload them from a private computer...
Thanks, tom
Well, if the wheels you bought have an inner bevel on the lug nut holes, then they are NOT factory Vibe alloy wheels. All of the Vibe alloy wheels have a flat mounting surface that the flat washer on the mag wheel lug nuts seats against. Post up some pics of the wheels if you can so we can confirm. I post mine on Photobucket.com and link to them here. Or email them to me at trbkrb at yahoo dot com and I can post them.
If they are not Vibe wheels, then you would probably need the tapered type to mount against the bevel on the wheels. That might be why yours have such a small hole since they require longer aftermarket lug nuts.
Oh, and FWIW, there were only 3 styles of factory alloy wheels on the 03-08 Vibes.
16"
17"
17" Chrome - usually dealer installed