Spare wheel from a scrapyard?

cherryblossomzel

My car doesn't have a spare wheel, not even a space-saver. I want to get a spare from a scrapyard, but I've never done this before. Is there anything in particular I should look out for? Any damage that I should avoid?

I already have a good tyre, so I don't care about the tread, just need the rim.

It's for a Honda Jazz, if that makes any difference.

Car_54

Have a look on eBay. I've twice bought wheels (with tyres) for the same reason as you, very reasonably and with no problems. As always, look at the seller's record.

onomatopoeia99

To be on the safe side, you will need to get a wheel from another Honda Jazz, possibly the same model. The following things need to be the same as the wheels on your car:

Wheel diameter - this determines the tyre size. So if your car has 185/60R13 tyres, the diameter is 13"
Wheel width. This determines the width of the tyres that can fit.

"Sporty" models of cars often have wheels that are larger in one or both of these dimensions than others in the same range. The two items above must match on both wheels on an axle.

Wheel offset. This is the position of the wheel face that mounts to the car hub relative to the centreline of the wheel. Some wheels hubs are made so most of the wheel protrudes outwards from the hub, some are made so most of the wheel goes inwards into the wheelarch. Having this wrong may mean the wheel will foul the bodywork or suspension, or put excessive load on suspension components.

Pitch circle diameter. This is the diameter of an imaginary circle drawn around the centre of the holes of the wheel studs. On an original Mini, or a Hillman Imp, or an MG Midget this is 4". On a Morris Marina it is 3.75", so wheels from a Marina won't fit a Midget, but I can (and do) use Midget wheels on my Imp.

So, given all the variables it's best to get one from the same model if possible.

Check to see that the rim is round and undamaged on both sides, if it's been kerbed or driven into a pothole at speed a steel wheel may buckle and an alloy wheel may have the lacquer chipped off which can lead to weakening.

RMS2

cherryblossomzel wrote: »

My car doesn't have a spare wheel, not even a space-saver. I want to get a spare from a scrapyard, but I've never done this before. Is there anything in particular I should look out for? Any damage that I should avoid?

I already have a good tyre, so I don't care about the tread, just need the rim.

It's for a Honda Jazz, if that makes any difference.

You may to register your interest, because most scrappies will weigh the rims in almost immediately and keep the tyres that are resalable.

cherryblossomzel

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

So, given all the variables it's best to get one from the same model if possible.

This sounds like the easiest and safest ting to do. I've noticed there are some websites where you tell them what you need and they then deliver it to you. I think they have a large pool of potential spares, so might be easier than just going round the local places, hoping to find the right one. As long as the delivery charge isn't too outrageous, this could be a good option.

Or the ebay option could work too.

Thanks all:T

Slowly_does_it..

My local scrapyard has pics of all the cars in there, so when I wanted a specific alloy, they happily looked though all cars of that type until we found an exact match.

keith1950

Hi.....I needed a spare steel rim for my daughters car and found that most scrappies were charging £40-50 for a used part.

I searched online and found a couple of retailers in Europe who could supply a new rim for £35-40 ....and that included delivery by DPD.

jimjames

keith1950 wrote: »

Hi.....I needed a spare steel rim for my daughters car and found that most scrappies were charging £40-50 for a used part.

I searched online and found a couple of retailers in Europe who could supply a new rim for £35-40 ....and that included delivery by DPD.

Wanted new wheels for my Golf.

Managed to find seller reasonably local and got all 4 alloys with virtually new tyres for £50 on Ebay. Worth keeping an eye out as heavy, bulky items like that can be a real bargain if they are local to you.