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Old 09-07-2005, 04:29 PM
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What to do with OEM rims?

For those of you who've bought aftermarket rims, what have you done with your OEM rims? Did you keep them? Trade them in (was that an option)? Use them for winters? Sell them on your own?

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Old 09-07-2005, 04:45 PM
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I kept mine for the winter. You can always try and sell them in the black market.
Old 09-07-2005, 04:48 PM
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Put race tires on them for autocrossing.
Old 09-07-2005, 05:27 PM
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Since your from the NE they would be good for snow tires. Keeps you other nice shoes off the road in the winter and you actually will stick to the road.
(I'll come get them if you don't want them )
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Fo race ...
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Race? No really, keep them in case one of your wheels gets damaged. You can then switch them out while your wheel is getting fixed. To me its more important to have all of the wheels the same. Swapping only one wheel is .
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keep them , its always nice to have all original parts as well as the custom parts . you never know when you will need them.
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It snows where I live, so I keep the stock rims in the garage and put them on for the winter. You do not want to mess up your wheels with salt and pot holes. Then switch them again in april when it get nice.
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Kept them to put back on if/when I ever get rid of the car. It's easier to unload a stock car and sell the aftermarket parts than to sell a modded car.
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I took the tires off my stock rims, sold them, and put on a set of Blizzak winter tires on. There is a HUGE difference between riding on all season tires vs. snow tires.
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Winter wheels.
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Thanks for all the responses, people. When I do get my rims (leaning towards the anthracite Axis Hiros) I think I'll keep my OEMs for either winter or to put back on the car at some point.

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