Need opinions on these wheels ASAP! - Toyota Yaris Forums

PumpkinSteve · 02-13-2011, 05:24 PM

A local guy is selling these wheels for £75! That's for the full set, not each

I'm very tempted, they look great for the price. They were fitted to MG cars in the UK:

In black maybe:

Do you think I should get them? Even for that price I could probably make my money back selling them...or even weigh them in for scrap money!

cougar65 · 02-13-2011, 05:36 PM

They look great, but do you want to own anything MG... :-p. I take it you don't know if they fit or not.

PumpkinSteve · 02-13-2011, 05:39 PM

Haha, I hate all things MG but they are copied off these Team Dynamics wheels:

They are 16" but other than that they're a perfect fit. I've been thinking of getting 16's just to test out to see how they feel and possibly use for a track day, so I think at this price, even if I decide I don't like 16's after all at least it didn't cost me much.

*kimona* · 02-13-2011, 06:38 PM

If they fit, I'd buy them in a heart beat... but I would never paint them black!

PumpkinSteve · 02-13-2011, 06:46 PM

The gunmetal grey is a good look, it could match the colour of my car well:

I think I'm gonna get them, it can't hurt at that price :)

P.S. Forgot to mention they are 16 x 6.5 ET45 :D

Kaotic Lazagna · 02-13-2011, 07:10 PM

I don't know what the MG deal is, but I highly doubt that MG actually manufactured those wheels. I'd take them. For about $100, those are a steal!

matthewai · 02-13-2011, 07:25 PM

dont know about mg but black all day

SailDesign · 02-13-2011, 08:28 PM

I've always loved 16's on the Yaris. Go for it!

Viperoni · 02-13-2011, 11:23 PM

Definitely go for it

jpmck03 · 02-13-2011, 11:53 PM

Do it!

MUSKOKA800 · 02-14-2011, 08:33 AM

Nice wheels. Great deal!
Jump before they're gone.

PumpkinSteve · 02-14-2011, 08:42 AM

I bought them but now I've hit a snag...they need 56.1 centre rings and I can't find 54.1-56.1mm centre rings anywhere :(

CTScott · 02-14-2011, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PumpkinSteve

I bought them but now I've hit a snag...they need 56.1 centre rings and I can't find 54.1-56.1mm centre rings anywhere :(

That's like my Mini Cooper wheels. I just ran lugcentric bulge conical lug nuts on them until a member on here sold me a set of hub rings that he had custom machined. They are literally paper thin, since the radius difference is just 1mm.

PumpkinSteve · 02-14-2011, 09:00 AM

Damn, I don't want to be spending loads of money on custom rings after I got such a good deal on the wheels.

CTScott · 02-14-2011, 09:05 AM

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but if the lug holes have a conical taper, then just using lugnuts that properly fit that taper will be fine. The issue with the cooper wheels was that the lug holes are huge (14mm) compared with the Yaris lugs (12mm), so with the Yaris OEM lugnuts you could see through the lug holes on the flats of the lug nuts.

KCALB SIRAY · 02-14-2011, 09:12 AM

I can dig it. Get em'

PumpkinSteve · 02-14-2011, 09:16 AM

I just checked and it appears that both cars use the exact same size nuts: M12 X 1.5 thread with a 60 degree conical taper so I'm hoping the holes in the wheels are also the same size, they should be anyway.

CTScott · 02-14-2011, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PumpkinSteve

I just checked and it appears that both cars use the exact same size nuts: M12 X 1.5 thread with a 60 degree conical taper so I'm hoping the holes in the wheels are also the same size, they should be anyway.

That should be fine then. The taper will take care of centering the wheel on the hub.

02-13-2011, 05:24 PM	#1
PumpkinSteve Drives: Yaris SR 1.8 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tyne and Wear, UK Posts: 54	Need opinions on these wheels ASAP! A local guy is selling these wheels for £75! That's for the full set, not each I'm very tempted, they look great for the price. They were fitted to MG cars in the UK: In black maybe: Do you think I should get them? Even for that price I could probably make my money back selling them...or even weigh them in for scrap money!

02-13-2011, 11:53 PM	#10
jpmck03 View User's Garage Drives: 2018 Volkswagen GTI Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: PA Posts: 893	Do it! __________________ my {(retired) ride} - {mi ssk: review, diy} - {mi lw cp: review, diy} - {foglight install} - {painted emblem: experiment, diy}

02-14-2011, 08:33 AM	#11
MUSKOKA800 Drives: '08 Yaris Sedan, Aero Package Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,720	Nice wheels. Great deal! Jump before they're gone. __________________ TRD Upgrades: 18" Wheels wrapped in 215/35/18 PZero's, Sportivo Shocks/Struts, Lowering Springs, Swaybar, Axle-Back Exhaust, Oil Cap, Rad Cap, Signage. Aftermarket Goodies: Piggies SS, K&N Drop-In, Blitz S/C, DC Header, NST Pulley) Toyota Options/Accessories: Sport Pedal Covers, Sport Shift Knob, Ipod Interface, Summer Mats, Winter Mats, Cruise Control, Auto-Dim Mirror, Echo steelies with winter boots.

02-14-2011, 09:05 AM	#15
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	It's hard to tell from the pictures, but if the lug holes have a conical taper, then just using lugnuts that properly fit that taper will be fine. The issue with the cooper wheels was that the lug holes are huge (14mm) compared with the Yaris lugs (12mm), so with the Yaris OEM lugnuts you could see through the lug holes on the flats of the lug nuts. __________________

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02-13-2011, 05:36 PM	#2
cougar65 View User's Garage Drives: 2010 yaris 5door Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Santa Cruz Posts: 52	They look great, but do you want to own anything MG... :-p. I take it you don't know if they fit or not.

02-13-2011, 05:39 PM	#3
PumpkinSteve Drives: Yaris SR 1.8 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tyne and Wear, UK Posts: 54	Haha, I hate all things MG but they are copied off these Team Dynamics wheels: They are 16" but other than that they're a perfect fit. I've been thinking of getting 16's just to test out to see how they feel and possibly use for a track day, so I think at this price, even if I decide I don't like 16's after all at least it didn't cost me much.

02-13-2011, 06:38 PM	#4
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	If they fit, I'd buy them in a heart beat... but I would never paint them black!

02-13-2011, 06:46 PM	#5
PumpkinSteve Drives: Yaris SR 1.8 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tyne and Wear, UK Posts: 54	The gunmetal grey is a good look, it could match the colour of my car well: I think I'm gonna get them, it can't hurt at that price :) P.S. Forgot to mention they are 16 x 6.5 ET45 :D

02-13-2011, 07:10 PM	#6
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	I don't know what the MG deal is, but I highly doubt that MG actually manufactured those wheels. I'd take them. For about $100, those are a steal!

02-13-2011, 07:25 PM	#7
matthewai Drives: it is kinda stock Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: united states Posts: 1,258	dont know about mg but black all day

02-13-2011, 08:28 PM	#8
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	I've always loved 16's on the Yaris. Go for it!

02-13-2011, 11:23 PM	#9
Viperoni Drives: 2005 Toyota Echo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brampton, ON Posts: 505	Definitely go for it

02-14-2011, 08:42 AM	#12
PumpkinSteve Drives: Yaris SR 1.8 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tyne and Wear, UK Posts: 54	I bought them but now I've hit a snag...they need 56.1 centre rings and I can't find 54.1-56.1mm centre rings anywhere :(

02-14-2011, 09:00 AM	#14
PumpkinSteve Drives: Yaris SR 1.8 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tyne and Wear, UK Posts: 54	Damn, I don't want to be spending loads of money on custom rings after I got such a good deal on the wheels.

02-14-2011, 09:12 AM	#16
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	I can dig it. Get em'

02-14-2011, 09:16 AM	#17
PumpkinSteve Drives: Yaris SR 1.8 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tyne and Wear, UK Posts: 54	I just checked and it appears that both cars use the exact same size nuts: M12 X 1.5 thread with a 60 degree conical taper so I'm hoping the holes in the wheels are also the same size, they should be anyway.