Can someone please tell me all that I need to know about car rims?
First I’m going to answer your questions in the order you have asked them. • Rims are the round metal part that your tires are mounted on. These are then bolted to your car. Some people also refer to the rim as a wheel. • I have never had to replace the rims on any of my vehicles due to normal wear and tear. I have replaced them due to damage, change in tire size and for aesthetic reasons. • I have bought car parts online and will do so again if I feel I can get an equivelant quality part at a better price after shipping is added than what I can obtain locally. • I will make my personnal recommendations below. • After market parts are replacement parts made by anyone other than the orignal manufacturer of the vehicle. OEM is Original Equipment Manufactuer. In this case the OEM is Subaru. I would tend to agree with your friend, a second opinion would be a good idea. Unless you live in an area where the roads are salted heavily during the winter months I cannot imagine rims going bad at
