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It has come to the time that I am in need of new tires. I talked to the wife on the options. Since needing new tires I was thinking of getting some rims with them or I keep the stocks, get new tires and a new paint job. Paint job consist's of silver, black, blue, and red. What should I do?

i like the current color of the car. rims

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It's kinda your opinion on this one...I know for me, a chipped/peeled/dented finish ALWAYS bothers me...it depresses me to walk up to, or look out on, my car and see crappy paint. If I had the money to spend, I would repaint my car in a heartbeat (though given my new year's accident, I think my 6 is being almost fully painted lol). But if your paint is in good condition and doesn't bother you, new wheels are nice too!

i say rims and the tires, just cause i've seen your car and i dont think theirs anything wrong with the paint, besides with a nice set of tires and stuff ppl wont notice the paint, they'll be looking down instead

Rims man, you;re already going to get tires... Something black... What are you thinking for tires?

Do you have aluminum or steel wheels?

i say rims. a custom paint job with 4 colors would look odd with stock rims imo. do you have a photoshoped pic of the paint scheme?good to see you around

+1 on the rims

+2 on rims. They give a car class.

Definitely rims.

Start with the base... the wheels, then work your way up!

supercharger. i mean rims.

Do yu have 3 to 4 thousand for a good paint job? And the time to leave the car in a body shop for at least a coulle weeks? If no I say rims for sure... Rims will cost you less time and money anyway.

i'd say rims no matter what..paint aint worth the time or money, unless your paint was fading big time or peeling off then it's more of a logical thing but if not then get rims, better handling, better traction, and looks alot better

The cost for the rims will be about the same for the piant. I know a hot rod restorer that will do the paint for a grand. Well know guy around the area.As far as tires, I am not sure what I am going to get. Any suggestions would be good.The rims will probably black and silver.

Quote, originally posted by 02csnow »As far as tires, I am not sure what I am going to get. Any suggestions would be good.i'd go for the rubber kind, those have always been good go for the new wheels

Throwing something else at ya...Tires and Spring/Struts.

Quote, originally posted by dtana117 »Throwing something else at ya...Tires and Spring/Struts.you talkin bout coilovers?? cuz he's already got tein springs

i dont think dtana knows that snow is already lowered, but give me some ideas mike and i'll do some photoshops..or i'll choose a bunch and post some up here for next weekend when u come on

If you're worried about resale value: get the rimsIf you want the car to look better: get the paint. Vibe paint is bad anyway. Whatever you get will be better than what's on it.

alright Mike, got the pm and the pics, pics of the vibe were a lil small so made them abit bigger, got the 3 rims you were interested in, had trouble with the back rims cause of the different size of the rim and weird angle.but here it goes these were the 3 rims that mike chosehope you enjoy them, personally i like the MSW rims(2nd picture), the 3rd is good aswell but i find its to much silver so need abit of a break

Dude,get the rims you were originally going to get.

what were they kevin? i'll do a photoshop of those too

from the pics i like the first 2, as wave mentioned it breaks up the silver a lil. i like the first one cause of the lip but the 2nd ones pretty nice too

I like the 2nd pic. Looks great.

The original rims I was looking at were the Konig hot swaps. i am liking the 1st pic.

Hey Shayne, can you do these too?

#2FTW.

there ya go Mike, it is similar to the 2nd one i did, how it splits it up abit but still has the silver, which is nice

Definitely do the wheels. Not only will they really change the look, but they also will not hurt the resale value of the car. The wheels can always go back to stock, but getting a car totally repainted will most likely hurt your resale value.

Quote, originally posted by JustinVGT »Definitely do the wheels. Not only will they really change the look, but they also will not hurt the resale value of the car. The wheels can always go back to stock, but getting a car totally repainted will most likely hurt your resale value.Agreed - with the caveat that if he's going to own the Vibe 5-6 years, its not as big of a deal.My fiancee's mom says the same thing everytime I make or propose a change to the house "just make sure it won't hurt resale." "That paint color will hurt the resale."In the end, if you are the one living with it, you do it how you want. We fix and paint our house in the sense that we can always put it back to market conditions at the time.So long as he's prepared to put it back to market conditions, or accept the reduced buyer base, it's his call.

What kind of tires are recommended for our cars and what size.Looking for a smoother ride and handling.

You're going to get the smoothest ride on a 16" rim with a touring tire - Kuhmo Solus, Pirelli P4, BF Goodrich Traction T/A are all good choices and less expensive, but you lose a little handling ability. You'll probably do better for handling with a 17" rim because it's a lower profile tire, but you'll give up a little ride comfort. It's a trade off. Stock Sizes:16" Tire P205/55-1617" Tire P215/50-17