FS: 14x5.5" Steel rims for 01-03 Prius, 93-02 Corolla, pre-2004

I have a set of four 14 x 5.5 steel "generic" black rims available for
sale. $120 for the set. If you are near 10589 (NY, USA), I am willing
to drive about 2 hours for delivery, otherwise you will have to pay
shipping (I'd guess around $80 for the set).

I'm only selling them as a set of 4. (But feel free to break up the
set later if you wish. If you can find another owner or three if you
only want 2 rims for winter use or for use as a full-sized spare,
that's fine, but you do the split of the set.)

I used the rims on my 2001 Toyota Prius between Nov. 2005 and April
2006 (<5 months), for about 2000 miles. I purchased them last fall
(2005) in a tire/wheel package for use with my winter tires (Nokian
WR). Since I recently moved out of MA (and do not have tire storage
anymore, an unforseen circumstance last fall), I put the 4-season
Nokian WRs that were on these rims onto my OEM alloy rims, and disposed
of the old/worn OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE92 XL tires.

New from tirefactory.net these rims were $49.99 each last Nov. 2005

The specs for the US 2001-2003 Toyota OEM Prius rims are:
14x5.5" 100mm bolt circle, (not sure if 40 or 45mm offset), 4 hole
(same wheel as the older 1993-2002 Corolla, and the pre-2004 Echo)

I don't have the exact specs on these steel rims, but they did work on
my 2001 Prius and they are stamped 14x5.5 on the inside of the rims.
Only 4 holes, so it's easy to put the wheels onto the car with this
generic rim!


Note: these will not fit on the 2004-current Prius, whose US rims are:
15x6 JJ, PCD 100mm, 45mm offset, 5 hole
(same wheel as the Matrix and the newer (2003-?) redesign of the
Corolla)

If you are interested in these other steel rims, let me know, or wait
for my next post about them.

<mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
news:1162138189.193977.227530@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I have a set of four 14 x 5.5 steel "generic" black rims available for
> sale. $120 for the set.[/color]

<snipped>

You may have better luck selling the entire wheels instead of just the rims.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> <mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
> news:1162138189.193977.227530@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> >I have a set of four 14 x 5.5 steel "generic" black rims available for
> > sale. $120 for the set.[/color]
>
> <snipped>
>
> You may have better luck selling the entire wheels instead of just the rims.[/color]

I didn't realize that there was a difference between a rim and a wheel
- that the terms are used interchangeably.

In this case, it's the round metal thing that you can mount a tire
onto, and that bolts onto the car. No tire included.

Sorry for the confusion!

<mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
news:1162141592.668604.112990@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> Ray O wrote:[color=green]
>> <mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
>> news:1162138189.193977.227530@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I have a set of four 14 x 5.5 steel "generic" black rims available for
>> > sale. $120 for the set.[/color]
>>
>> <snipped>
>>
>> You may have better luck selling the entire wheels instead of just the
>> rims.[/color]
>
> I didn't realize that there was a difference between a rim and a wheel
> - that the terms are used interchangeably.
>
> In this case, it's the round metal thing that you can mount a tire
> onto, and that bolts onto the car. No tire included.
>
> Sorry for the confusion!
>[/color]

Calling a wheel a "rim" is probably one of the most common errors in the use
of automotive terminology, akin to referring to a car as a "bumper" or a
house as a "roof."

You can look up the terms "wheel" and "rim" at [url]http://www.autoglossary.com[/url].
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Calling a wheel a "rim" is probably one of the most common errors in the
> use of automotive terminology...[/color]

You're technically correct, but at the same time I don't think anyone
who read the original post was confused.

Aside to Michelle Steiner: Do you think we should invite Tony to join
this thread?

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"Mike Rosenberg" <mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote in message
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> Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Calling a wheel a "rim" is probably one of the most common errors in the
>> use of automotive terminology...[/color]
>
> You're technically correct, but at the same time I don't think anyone
> who read the original post was confused.
>[/color]

<snipped>

Yes, I am nit-picking and agree that in this particular case, the message
was not confusing. I try to teach people correct terms so that they will
not come across like Cliff the mailman from "Cheers" when they deal with
someone in the auto business.

There are several instances where using "rim" as a synonym for wheel will
lead to confusion or ambiguity: What is a split rim? Where would you look
for rim damage?
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Yes, I am nit-picking and agree that in this particular case, the message
> was not confusing. I try to teach people correct terms so that they will
> not come across like Cliff the mailman from "Cheers" when they deal with
> someone in the auto business.[/color]

And I was really pretty much reacting to something going on in another
thread in another newsgroup entirely. The Tony I referred to was simply
told the actual name of a computer product and went ballastic.

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Good luck getting more than $15 per rim used for them. Put them on your
local CRAIGSLIST - the cost to ship far exceeds their value.

<mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
news:1162138189.193977.227530@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I have a set of four 14 x 5.5 steel "generic" black rims available for
> sale. $120 for the set. If you are near 10589 (NY, USA), I am willing
> to drive about 2 hours for delivery, otherwise you will have to pay
> shipping (I'd guess around $80 for the set).
>
> I'm only selling them as a set of 4. (But feel free to break up the
> set later if you wish. If you can find another owner or three if you
> only want 2 rims for winter use or for use as a full-sized spare,
> that's fine, but you do the split of the set.)
>
> I used the rims on my 2001 Toyota Prius between Nov. 2005 and April
> 2006 (<5 months), for about 2000 miles. I purchased them last fall
> (2005) in a tire/wheel package for use with my winter tires (Nokian
> WR). Since I recently moved out of MA (and do not have tire storage
> anymore, an unforseen circumstance last fall), I put the 4-season
> Nokian WRs that were on these rims onto my OEM alloy rims, and disposed
> of the old/worn OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE92 XL tires.
>
> New from tirefactory.net these rims were $49.99 each last Nov. 2005
>
> The specs for the US 2001-2003 Toyota OEM Prius rims are:
> 14x5.5" 100mm bolt circle, (not sure if 40 or 45mm offset), 4 hole
> (same wheel as the older 1993-2002 Corolla, and the pre-2004 Echo)
>
> I don't have the exact specs on these steel rims, but they did work on
> my 2001 Prius and they are stamped 14x5.5 on the inside of the rims.
> Only 4 holes, so it's easy to put the wheels onto the car with this
> generic rim!
>
>
> Note: these will not fit on the 2004-current Prius, whose US rims are:
> 15x6 JJ, PCD 100mm, 45mm offset, 5 hole
> (same wheel as the Matrix and the newer (2003-?) redesign of the
> Corolla)
>
> If you are interested in these other steel rims, let me know, or wait
> for my next post about them.
>[/color]

In article <1hnz0f7.ahtbf4lvdonjN%mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
[email]mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com[/email] (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:
[color=blue]
> Aside to Michelle Steiner: Do you think we should invite Tony to
> join this thread?[/color]

Hell no. Keep him corralled in csms.

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Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> <mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
> news:1162141592.668604.112990@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > I didn't realize that there was a difference between a rim and a wheel
> > - that the terms are used interchangeably.
> >
> > In this case, it's the round metal thing that you can mount a tire
> > onto, and that bolts onto the car. No tire included.[/color]
>
> You can look up the terms "wheel" and "rim" at [url]http://www.autoglossary.com[/url].[/color]

Well, at least I'm not alone... Now I know why I'm confused!
[url]http://www.pirellisafety.com/safety/en/cross/glossary_r_en.shtml[/url]
[url]http://fostertire.com/glossary.htm[/url]
[url]http://www.retread.org/Glossary/index.cfm/ID/230.htm[/url]

but it just seems that I am using an archaic term.
[url]http://www.metrowheels.net/wheelrim.htm[/url]

<mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
news:1162180528.280647.284350@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> Ray O wrote:[color=green]
>> <mrv@kluge.net> wrote in message
>> news:1162141592.668604.112990@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> > I didn't realize that there was a difference between a rim and a wheel
>> > - that the terms are used interchangeably.
>> >
>> > In this case, it's the round metal thing that you can mount a tire
>> > onto, and that bolts onto the car. No tire included.[/color]
>>
>> You can look up the terms "wheel" and "rim" at
>> [url]http://www.autoglossary.com[/url].[/color]
>
> Well, at least I'm not alone... Now I know why I'm confused!
> [url]http://www.pirellisafety.com/safety/en/cross/glossary_r_en.shtml[/url]
> [url]http://fostertire.com/glossary.htm[/url]
> [url]http://www.retread.org/Glossary/index.cfm/ID/230.htm[/url]
>[/color]

All three of those links make a distinction between "wheel" and "rim."
[color=blue]
> but it just seems that I am using an archaic term.
> [url]http://www.metrowheels.net/wheelrim.htm[/url]
>[/color]

I didn't think you were selling wagon wheels since they probably wouldn't
fit your car ;-)

The problem with information published on the internet by independent tire
and wheel dealers is that there is no easy way to verify whether they have
the knowledge and background to be a credible source of information. Major
tire and wheel manufacturers, associations, automakers, and SAE sites are
much more likely to contain correct information.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
news:c169f$4544e344$47c2b532$9972@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
>
> Calling a wheel a "rim" is probably one of the most common errors in the
> use of automotive terminology, akin to referring to a car as a "bumper" or
> a house as a "roof."
>[/color]

Synecdoche is a spice of language; paprika, I think.

In a field where one may scrub his tyres on the kerb, retrieve the spare
from the boot, and dodge a lorrie while changing the knackered tyre I think
I can let this slide. If there were a distinct item that is a rim on most
cars the confusion would be more of a problem.

Mike

"It's a perfectly cromulent word." - Mrs. Krabappel of "The Simpsons"

[email]mrv@kluge.net[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a set of four 14 x 5.5 steel "generic" black rims available for
> sale. $120 for the set. If you are near 10589 (NY, USA), I am willing
> to drive about 2 hours for delivery,[/color]

Sold.
[color=blue]
> The specs for the US 2001-2003 Toyota OEM Prius rims are:
> 14x5.5" 100mm bolt circle, (not sure if 40 or 45mm offset), 4 hole
> (same wheel as the older 1993-2002 Corolla, and the pre-2004 Echo)[/color]

I have learned that some Honda Civics also take this same size wheel.