Stay with the factory steel wheels or buy the 16" alloys?

adventurer · Post by **adventurer** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:29 pm

Should I lay out the $400 to upgrade to the factory alloy wheels or stay with the factory steel wheels my Vibe cane with?

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:39 pm

Someone was selling 4 OEM alloys with Goodyear RS-A's for $300.00 at the end of December. I can't remember his Genvibe name but I can email him if you like.

mwebb · Post by **mwebb** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:18 pm

Shibaman has a post in the for sale forum about selling the factory 17s. Here is the link http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=7796

pwarren4 · Post by **pwarren4** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:59 am

I'm inclined to stay with the steelies - less likely to have problems with balancing.BUT - I haven't owned a set of alloys for the Vibe. Has anyone here had issues with balancing of the alloy wheels?

Faultline · Post by **Faultline** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:00 am

Quote, originally posted by pwarren4 Â»I'm inclined to stay with the steelies - less likely to have problems with balancing.BUT - I haven't owned a set of alloys for the Vibe. Has anyone here had issues with balancing of the alloy wheels?I did not know that there were problems w/ balancing alloys!...mine have stick on weights...I guess its ok...hmmmm...I dont want any problems!....Ya know, it always seems that right after i do a mod,there is smoeone around the corner scaring me about it oh well!...BTW Adventurer, you seem bent on staying with stock wheels of some sort?..you dont want to venture another look?

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:41 am

Quote, originally posted by adventurer Â»Should I lay out the $400 to upgrade to the factory alloy wheels or stay with the factory steel wheels my Vibe cane with?It's up to you, really. It's hard to put a dollar amount on the value of the appearance of the car. If the alloys cost you $400, will it look $400 worth of better? I went with the steelies because I bought from dealer stock instead of ordering one. If I was going to order one, I'd go for the alloys. Now that I have it, it hasn't been worth it to me to drain the wallet that much for an appearance mod.welcome to genvibe

russ257 · Post by **russ257** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:52 am

if you are going to upgrade the rims anyway and dont mind you winter wheels looking crappy ( assuming you live somewhere that gets cold enough) go with the steels. If you want your car to look a little nicer but arent gonna drop cash on antermarket rims go witht the alloys. And i have never heard of any issues with balencing

adventurer · Post by **adventurer** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:42 pm

Thanks for the views. Have to think if it is worth it.

Stay with the factory steel wheels or buy the 16" alloys?

Stay with the factory steel wheels or buy the 16" alloys?

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