Those who sold OEM wheels/tires

[slowride]

I am really struggling with figuring out what the hell I am going to do for wheels on my upcoming Type R. The roads here will result in damage for sure...I have bent OEM wheels that weren't 20's with rubber bands so I know this will happen. I am also not too excited about replacing the fast wear tires, but I get why they went with them. I will never track this car, and will be mainly commuting and city driving it.

One option I have been considering is to sell the OEM setup but I am afraid it will make the car lose value if I ever did want to sell it. For those of you who have sold the OEM kit or plan to, what is your logic on it?

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[Snoopyslr]

If you're replacing the wheel/tire combo with something more commuter friendly, I would keep your OEM set if you're planning to sell it. It will most definitely lose value.

If you're planning to not run a 20, make sure whatever you get clears the brakes. I seriously doubt a 17 would clear those Brembos.

 

[TheBigG]

The car will lose value anyway

 

[boosted180sx]

I plan on driving it and not keep it as a "collectible".
Sold my OEMs because I know I will never go back to running 20s on it.

 

[iLovePho]

Not sure what your financial situation is, but I'd keep the OEM wheels (in case you want to sell/trade your car in the future and need to put back to stock) and get a decent set of aftermarket '18s. I switched to cheapo '18s for my winter setup and the ride is so much better. I have a set of '18 Volks on order and once those arrive, the 20s will only come back on for track duty.

 

[erbee]

I plan on selling 3 and keeping 1 for spare.

 

[shihabp79]

Why not take her to the track? It’s extremely fun and what the Type R is meant to do. If all I was going to do was commute, I’d have just gotten another luxury car to replace the Audi that I had traded in for the CTR.

 

[J35W2]

If you can swing it, keep the stock wheels. Always good to have a back up set, you will want them if you decide to sell and you can always sell them in the future, if you get in a pinch or decide that this car must be yours forever. Even though I downsized, I really like the stock wheels & decided to keep my set. I imagine they could be worth a bit in the future, but totally understand if you need to sell them to pay for the new set. I've switched out the stockers on all my previous Hondas & sold most of them (except for my '99 Si) and it's never been an issue. The Honda dealer wouldn't take my '14 Accord when I tried to trade it on the CTR because it did not have the stock wheels & they could not "Honda Certify" it, but the Toyota dealer snatched it right up.

 

[Type-JZ]

there's plenty of people selling their oem wheels/tires, so you can always get one for a spare. I'm keeping mine, but will get another set of something....not sure what yet.

 

[slowride]

If you can swing it, keep the stock wheels. Always good to have a back up set, you will want them if you decide to sell and you can always sell them in the future, if you get in a pinch or decide that this car must be yours forever. Even though I downsized, I really like the stock wheels & decided to keep my set. I imagine they could be worth a bit in the future, but totally understand if you need to sell them to pay for the new set. I've switched out the stockers on all my previous Hondas & sold most of them (except for my '99 Si) and it's never been an issue. The Honda dealer wouldn't take my '14 Accord when I tried to trade it on the CTR because it did not have the stock wheels & they could not "Honda Certify" it, but the Toyota dealer snatched it right up.

I can afford new wheels while keeping the OEM, and that is most likely what I will do.

 

[J35W2]

I can afford new wheels while keeping the OEM, and that is most likely what I will do.

Didn’t mean to imply that you needed to sell them to buy a new set. Just said that because I’ve been in that situation before. Good luck finding an aftermarket set!

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