Where do all the steel wheels go??

"ctmeche" (ctmeche) 12/28/2013 at 15:39 • Filed to: None

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My wife's aunt wants a winter wheelset for her 2012 CR-V, which has the 16" painted steel wheels on it, stock. I figured it'd be easy enough to find used ones for sale, but I'm astounded how tough it seems to be.

For such a popular car (200k+ sold each year) there should be thousands of 'em on the used market by now... but I can't find them. Even Tire Rack is sold out of basic steelies in that size.

I can find new ones for $75 each, but I don't want to spend that much.

So where the hell do all the steel wheels go?

Marcus Rhatigan > ctmeche 12/28/2013 at 15:41

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Yeah, had the same problem two years in a row with TireRack. No steelies for the Subi.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ctmeche 12/28/2013 at 15:43

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Salvage yards

GeorgeyBoy > ctmeche 12/28/2013 at 15:54

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$75 a piece seems like a steal compared to stock wheels on cars I've owned.

Telumektar > ctmeche 12/28/2013 at 16:05

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To the Foundry!

Takuro Spirit > ctmeche 12/28/2013 at 16:07

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Salvage yards, as said below. Ask for a full size spare, that way you can USUALLY get a set of brand new never used wheels.

I paid $50 each for my RX300/Highlander spares, and they were like new. Plus they delivered them right to my job. Helps that I work at a car dealer but.....

CalzoneGolem > GeorgeyBoy 12/28/2013 at 16:15

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I see what you did there.

MoparKetchup > ctmeche 12/28/2013 at 16:36

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Maybe the Wheel Stealer has them: