UK Stock Mazda 2 wheels
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UK Stock Mazda 2 wheels
Hi All,
My wifes 2009 5 door Mazda 2 has 2 busted alloy wheels; hit potholes and took a chunk out of inside of rim, causing slow puncture and is obv's not safe for her to drive with the kids in.
I'm struggling to find stock alloys/steal rims in any local breakers yards (Southampton UK), called a bunch of scrap yards, used online finder tools, searched ebay e.t.c
The tyre size is 185/55/15
Can anyone suggest a good place where I can buy stock alloys, stock steelies, or if any other make/model of car has compatible allow/steel wheels that I could source?
I'm loathed to spend > 400 quid on new alloys as the car is a work horse and has been driven into a fair few lampposts in its time :-)
Any advice on fitment or potential resting place for all the Mazda 2 wheels would be greatly apprecited.
My wifes 2009 5 door Mazda 2 has 2 busted alloy wheels; hit potholes and took a chunk out of inside of rim, causing slow puncture and is obv's not safe for her to drive with the kids in.
I'm struggling to find stock alloys/steal rims in any local breakers yards (Southampton UK), called a bunch of scrap yards, used online finder tools, searched ebay e.t.c
The tyre size is 185/55/15
Can anyone suggest a good place where I can buy stock alloys, stock steelies, or if any other make/model of car has compatible allow/steel wheels that I could source?
I'm loathed to spend > 400 quid on new alloys as the car is a work horse and has been driven into a fair few lampposts in its time :-)
Any advice on fitment or potential resting place for all the Mazda 2 wheels would be greatly apprecited.
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Alcar 5710 5Jx14 ET39 4/100 54.1 steel rim (from Toyota Yaris 2006-2011) (175/65R14 tyre size)
https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/...-5710#23376160
Alcar 7890 5.5Jx15 ET45 4/100 54.1 steel rim (from Toyota Yaris 2006-2011) (185/55R15 tyre size)
https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/...-7890#23376161
175/65R14 is a cheaper and more comfortable tyre size than 185/55R15, and because it has higher sidewalls is more resistant to pothole damage.
Vredestein Quatrac 5 175/65R14 82T (Euro label D C 69dB)https://www.camskill.co.uk/m137b0s79..._Noise%3A_69dB
wheel-size dot com is a useful website for finding the specification of tyres and rims.
wheel-size dot com
https://www.wheel-size.com/
You can get a Mazda 2 steel rim for the 185/55R15 tyre size, but it has a 6J rim width, which makes for a slightly harder ride compared to the 0.5" narrower 5.5J rim from the Toyota Yaris. It's also a less attractive design than the Toyota Yaris rim.
The VW Up! fits its 175/65R14 and 185/55R15 tyre sizes to 5J and 5.5J rims respectively, whereas the Fiat 500 fits its 175/65R14 and 185/55R15 tyre sizes to 5.5J and 6J rims respectively. So the VW Up! went for comfort, whereas the Fiat 500 went for sportiness.
You can see in the ETRTO chart below the allowable rim widths for both the 175/65R14 and 185/55R15 tyre sizes.
ETRTO approved rim widths
175/65R14 5.0-5.0-6.0
185/55R15 5.0-6.0-6.5
As you can see in the chart below, I don't always agree with ETRTO.
Mazdalite's approved rim widths (different from ETRTO's)
175/65R14 4.5-5.0-6.0
185/55R15 5.0-5.5-6.5
Alcar 7190 6Jx15 ET45 4/100 54.1 steel rim (from Mazda 2 2007-2014) (185/55R15 tyre size)
https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/...-7190#22805426
https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/...-5710#23376160
Alcar 7890 5.5Jx15 ET45 4/100 54.1 steel rim (from Toyota Yaris 2006-2011) (185/55R15 tyre size)
https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/...-7890#23376161
175/65R14 is a cheaper and more comfortable tyre size than 185/55R15, and because it has higher sidewalls is more resistant to pothole damage.
Vredestein Quatrac 5 175/65R14 82T (Euro label D C 69dB)https://www.camskill.co.uk/m137b0s79..._Noise%3A_69dB
wheel-size dot com is a useful website for finding the specification of tyres and rims.
wheel-size dot com
https://www.wheel-size.com/
You can get a Mazda 2 steel rim for the 185/55R15 tyre size, but it has a 6J rim width, which makes for a slightly harder ride compared to the 0.5" narrower 5.5J rim from the Toyota Yaris. It's also a less attractive design than the Toyota Yaris rim.
The VW Up! fits its 175/65R14 and 185/55R15 tyre sizes to 5J and 5.5J rims respectively, whereas the Fiat 500 fits its 175/65R14 and 185/55R15 tyre sizes to 5.5J and 6J rims respectively. So the VW Up! went for comfort, whereas the Fiat 500 went for sportiness.
You can see in the ETRTO chart below the allowable rim widths for both the 175/65R14 and 185/55R15 tyre sizes.
ETRTO approved rim widths
175/65R14 5.0-5.0-6.0
185/55R15 5.0-6.0-6.5
As you can see in the chart below, I don't always agree with ETRTO.
Mazdalite's approved rim widths (different from ETRTO's)
175/65R14 4.5-5.0-6.0
185/55R15 5.0-5.5-6.5
Alcar 7190 6Jx15 ET45 4/100 54.1 steel rim (from Mazda 2 2007-2014) (185/55R15 tyre size)
https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/...-7190#22805426
Last edited by Mazdalite; Jul 4, 2023 at 08:57 PM.
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What about these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234804175...Bk9SR5rprtqkYg
Or perhaps this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185961224...Cclp%3A2047675
Or perhaps this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185961224...Cclp%3A2047675
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Al fixed!
Thanks so much for the detailed reply and apologies for the delay in replying, great info there for anyone else looking for replacement in the future.
In the end, I ended up getting one of the alloy straightented out. The second damaged alloy had a very small dent, so got some heat on that and hammered it down myself
In the end, I ended up getting one of the alloy straightented out. The second damaged alloy had a very small dent, so got some heat on that and hammered it down myself
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