Hey, does anyone know how much a rim goes for on a 2008 mazda 3? Please let me know. Thanks

 

Your Mazda dealer or eBay would probably be your best bet tofind out. Lotsa' ppl selling these "gently"used due to AM replacements.
They ain't gonna be cheap from your Mazda dealer.I can almost guarantee you that much.

 

im going to guess around $500 a piece.
OEM alloys from the dealer are insanely pricey.

your best bet is a used set. ive seen them go for around 4-500 for all 4 rims.

 

I went intoa massive pothole at night and bent and cracked one of my 17" rims. went to the dealer and got a new one. i don't remember the exact price bc it was two years ago, but it was in the mid to upper 400's. I was pissed because the sports package to get the 17" rims was $475, and to pay for one rim it cost me just about that much. Online is your best bet. i was driving on a doughnut, so i needed a new one asap.

 

did anyone get the extended warrenty???.. it covers bent/scratched rims!!... cracked winshields... door dings..... .. better than my truck's warrenty~..

 

ebay would be your best bet, the rims would not cost you more than 500$ for all 4 inlcuding shipping and if you get lucky you prob can get some tires on them for that price too

 

I'd suggest trolling several different forum buy/sell sections and see if you can find someone ditching the snowflakes for aftermarket rims..... lots of people do that. You could always take the chance to go with a different OE wheel such as the '04-'06 17", some RX-8 18", etc. One of the guys in NC just sold his '04 17" for $220 for all four (no rubber) and these wheels were about as perfect as they could be as he shows his car. It's definitely not worth buying from a dealer unless your insurance is paying for it. Another option at this point is to go aftermarket.

 

RX-8 18 inchers will fit my 3s? I'd love to put those on, but replacing the tires must be even more expensive than replacing the 17 inchers. Has anyone else put RX-8 wheels on, if so, post some pics.

 

Yup, RX-8 wheels will fit on the 3... also yes the tires are even more expensive than the 3's 17" tires.



That picture is from a MS3 but they fit the regular 3 as well.

 

The rubber CAN be more expensive, but doesn't have to be.
For me, the problem w/putting RX-8 wheels on a 3 is the weight. The OE 17's weigh in @ 19.4-.6 lbsea. The 8 wheels are 4~5 lbs heavier (+/-24lbs.)Then you'd need to add the exta weight of the 18" rubber to that.
Add to that that they don't look that much different than the '04-'06 OE 17's and why bother?

I know one guy that put them on his i model sedan and while he liked the look they gave the car, he admitted that overall performance suffered w/them on. I told him that would happen before he bought them, but he wouldn't listen to me.....

I wanted 18's on my HB 'cause they fill out the fender wells better, they just look right on the HB, but I couldn't lose any weight that way. So I stayed w/17's that are 1/2" wider for the 225/45's, but ~5 lbs lighter (13.8 lbs.)than the OE's and give the car a different look.

The 8 wheels on a 3 just ain't practical, imo. And can you imagine how much better an 8 could perform with lighter wheels?