i woke up this morning to find my tire flat. i tried to air it and no luck, i checked the rim and found the inner lip to be cracked!
i was looking around and considering just ordering another rim that most likely isnt oem since they are half the price of what acura charges. is this a good idea? anyone order from any particular sites?

any help appreciated.

 

Check eBay for a used one? Or, if you're under warranty, maybe your dealer will help you out?

 

does any have the exact dimensions of the stock rims?
offset, bolt pattern, diameter, etc

 

17" x 8" 114.3 x 5 offset is +45

Check out wheelsandcaps.com, a lot of BMW guys go there for factory rims. Also check out the black market section and ebay.

 

What is the styrofoam inside the wheel?

 

its the little tire changing kit the car comes with. the wheel is in my trunk at the moment

 

Go to ebaY and search this item #:

130370452668
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Ohh ok. Makes sense. GL OP Also try some junkyards??

 

yea. it's going to be hard to find just a single rim. most likely going to order one. anyone ever use aftermarket stock looking rims?

 

any truth to this?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...5045835AAARgux

 

to which? The don't put the donut on the front wheel thing? Yeah, that's true. It's bad for the car. And the part about only using it to get to the tire place is pretty true too. You can probably get away with driving it for a few days, but the spare isn't designed to be a daily use tire.

 

There may be a place in your city that repairs rims.

http://www.mywheelrepair.com/wheel-r...FcRM5QodfnOn5g

http://www.autobodynearyou.com/ml2/?...818080F8071820

http://wefixwheels.com/texas/houston_tx/index.htm

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/TireWhee...heelrepair.htm

http://www.wheeltechnologies.com/locations.asp

And here's a thread on Houston rim repairs:

https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-tsx-tires-wheels-suspension-130/rim-repair-houston-661496/

 

I found a set from an 06. should fit right?

 

Yes, it should fit. They used the same specs for all 3G TL's.

 

wow. i just found out that the trunk cant hold a actual spare tire, only a little donut. pretty inconvenient

 

What would be inconvenient is if you had a full size spare in there and were left with no trunk space. That's why the donut.
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yea, i guess there isnt enough room. but some cars have a spare and the trunk space

 

this has happened to me as well and i told them to repair the rim because the guys i took it to said they would have it next day for me. i really didnt want to deal with having to find a used rim. it cost me $85