Steel Wheels For Vibe?

[bikejon]

Hi, I'm new. I have 2 Vibes; a 2003 regular 1.8l which my daughter drives, and 2009 GT 2.4l for myself.

I am trying to find steel rims for GT. The best price on the internet is $110 each!!!! For a plain steel rim!!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find rims for the GT that are closer in price to the 1.8l (aprox $70 each)?

I think I read something about Camry rims fit on Vibes? Do they fit the GT? What about Matrix rims? Would the GT take the Matrix S wheel?

John

[star_deceiver]

5-114 bolt pattern... all 2.4L Vibe/Matrix have this pattern. All you'll need to do is make sure the hub size and offset are good.

[bikejon]

Has anyone tried the multi fit wheels? Apparently they have elongated holes to accomodate both 100mm & 115mm.
Elongated holes does not reassure me.

The Matrix rims seem to be as expensive as the Vibe GT ($139 each)

[kowell]

I bought 16 inch Camry steel wheels for my 09 2.4L vibe.
59$ each at the Toyota Dealer back in 2008.
Any wheel from a 09+ matrix will do as long as it's from the 2.4L model.

You'll also need a new set of lugnuts since alloys and steelies nuts are different.
You CAN use the original alloy nuts but it's better to get regular ones.

[kumquat]

Has anyone tried the multi fit wheels? Apparently they have elongated holes to accomodate both 100mm & 115mm.
Elongated holes does not reassure me.

The Matrix rims seem to be as expensive as the Vibe GT ($139 each)

If you have elongated holes you better have the exact right bore size. I wouldn't try them.

Try local junkyards. Start at car-part.com. They should be able to hook you up for $50-$70 each for the 16" wheels.

[bikejon]

Thanks guys. I will try looking at Camry rims to start. My local bone yards can't find anything for the 2.4l Vibe/Matrix. What I've seen online is around $140. Except I see the multi fit for $65 each.

I will try the car-part site.

Thanks for the lug tip!

[KITT222]

Craigslist is a good resource for used wheels for cheap.

[Chiadog]

Has anyone tried the multi fit wheels? Apparently they have elongated holes to accomodate both 100mm & 115mm.
Elongated holes does not reassure me.

The Matrix rims seem to be as expensive as the Vibe GT ($139 each)

It appears to me that these multi-fit rims are only for 5X114 hubs! The "multi-fit" appears to mean multi brands/models of vehicles with 5X114 hubs. They list no 5X100mm vehicles that I can see. Picture shows non-elongated holes. $40.00 is cheap enough, but I would suggest adding a $10.00 set of hub spacers off of EBAY.
http://hamilton.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicl ... Z430026471

[vibenvy]

The winter wheels we have on both our 2009 Vibe GTs are actually Camry 16" steel wheels. All four of the wheels for my mom's Vibe were take-offs from eBay (had less than 1000 miles on them). Three of mine came from Craig's List (again, take-offs with less than 1000 miles on them) and the fourth one for my Vibe came from a local junkyard (again, a take-off with less than 1000 miles). I forget exactly how much we paid for all of them, but I know it was around $50.00 a wheel. I highly recommend looking for take-offs. They are practically brand new for a fraction of the price. Take-offs are generally when someone wants alloy wheels for their car, so they "take-off" the steel wheels in favor of the alloy wheels. You may even want to try a Toyota dealer to see if they have any take-offs they're selling.