gencoupe3dot8 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Anyone buy refurbed rims.... I have been looking for OEM rims for less... but have seen bad reviews on some of the more popular refurb OEM places... Allfactorywheels.com (some negative feedback) finishlinewheels.com also some negative reviews Any ideas? The dealer price is off the charts. The car in question is a 2010 CRV LX, I want to move to EX rims. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The wheel industry as a whole is full of a lot of difficult to deal with and poorly rated companies. I myself have never bought refurb wheels, but I have bought reproductions. Often times if you can find a repro. wheel thats an option thats often times cheaper than even a set of OEM refurbished ones. There are a ton of companies out there that produce reproduction wheels, but for a honda CRV that might be a hard one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Dylan said it all, also dont think many places will be too heavy with CR-V wheels. Most will carry mustang camaro stuff like that. Might wanna go look out on a CR-V forum, know there re a few and they might have an in that we don't know specific to the CR-V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vink70 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Also, to be honest... most of the time you can buy a nice aftermarket set of wheels for cheaper than you can one wheel. Just need to shop around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluezey Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 The thing that I found out about repos is that they are usually made in China and are heavier than a stock wheel, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z71_Denali Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 what about searching junkyards, and then take them to be refurbished if needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gencoupe3dot8 Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Got the refurbed wheels... so far.. so good... OEM and looking brand new... less than half what the dealer wanted... pics when I get the thing detailed... or at least a wash and wax... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I would try a refurbished one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suke Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I bought a refurb for my Acura TSX and they've never been able to balance it quite right. No idea what's up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I bought a refurb for my Acura TSX and they've never been able to balance it quite right. No idea what's up with it. My guess was the wheel was trashed to some extent and somebody thought they could fix it. And you being the end user would not have bought it had you of known of the initial damage that was supposedly repaired. Kinda like buying a salvaged car for lack of a better explanation. Those often times don't drive right, or have serious issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gencoupe3dot8 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 The place I bought it from does it for a business (the refurb) and has a guarantee. So far, so good. Balancing was no problem, I did get new valves when I swapped over to the EX rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suke Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 My guess was the wheel was trashed to some extent and somebody thought they could fix it. And you being the end user would not have bought it had you of known of the initial damage that was supposedly repaired. Kinda like buying a salvaged car for lack of a better explanation. Those often times don't drive right, or have serious issues. Yeah, who knows. I got it through discount tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm25x Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 check on Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market , it allows you to search the area junk yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPHIOS Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Many aftermarket manufacturers make inconsistent quality rims. This is one of the reason why factory wheels cost a lot of money. For example, for my Scion xB, Toyota dealers are asking for $2,200 for 19" alloy wheels upgrade from factory 16" steel wheels. This does not include tires. However, I would trust Toyota first, before any other companies. Unless, the style is just not my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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