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When I bought my NB a couple of year's back it came with these rims - "Rodney Jane Racing" rims - on it. A pothole recently smashed one, and now I'm in the position of needing to buy either 1 of these or 4 new ones.

Anyone know the model name of the rim? Knowing the model name might help me search for one.

(I'm also posting in the WTB section - if anyone has one in an 18 I'd be keen to buy it! For the record I have checked with Bob Jane and the rim is out of manufacture and they can't source me one).

Sounds like a great excuse to upgrade to some 15" wheels!

smy0003 wrote:Sounds like a great excuse to upgrade to some 15" wheels!

I hear you... and that's planned in the future. Right now - as a student - I need the cheapest way out, and hopefully for now that's sticking with the 18s if I can find one of these lying around.

cheapest solution would be to find some OEM 16" wheels

Regie wrote:cheapest solution would be to find some OEM 16" wheels

I'm open to links if anyone has them to cheap OEM wheels w/ tyres, and I'll do some searching - but right now my thinking would still be that if I can find one of the existing wheels - then 1 wheel + 1 tyre (18", if I can find it) is going to be significantly cheaper than 4 wheels and 4 tyres (any size), especially given the other tyres I have are pretty much new.

Probably quicker to go to your local Bob Jane store as it is one of their wheels

Jane

I shall name this rim "Miley Cyrus" - tries way too hard and looks like cheap trash.

Red Dragon wrote:Probably quicker to go to your local Bob Jane store as it is one of their wheels

Have tried this solution - and failed, they couldn't source one nor get me a model name.

redone wrote:

Red Dragon wrote:Probably quicker to go to your local Bob Jane store as it is one of their wheels

Have tried this solution - and failed, they couldn't source one nor get me a model name.

... speaks volumes for the quality of some of the rims they sell/flog.

Lokiel wrote:I shall name this rim "Miley Cyrus" - tries way too hard and looks like cheap trash.

My mother taught me that if I couldn't say anything nice...

Dude, this isnt happening, go to a wrecker and buy 4x rims with tyres from a corolla for 150 or so.

NitroDann wrote:Dude, this isnt happening, go to a wrecker and buy 4x rims with tyres from a corolla for 150 or so.

I realise it's a ridiculously long-shot, but I figured it was worth 10 minutes of my Sunday afternoon time (which isn't worth a lot) to at least see if someone knew a model name or had one lying around.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Literally will get a whole set of wheels and tyres fitted before ten past nine tomorrow morning for 150 at any wrecker which has toyota or mazda

It's a shame you have an NB and not an NA6. Because then you could run a 13x5" Corolla wheel, and your car could look as good as mine!