My car was recently attacked by a charging curb & yield sign. I don't know what happened but the results were horrendous. The tire blew out and the rim is all bent. I have an 07 tC and I'm looking on eBay and various sites for a replacement rim. I want to keep the factory look for now. So I'm staying away from the idea of buying a set of aftermarket rims.

I've read across a couple of different versions of the stock 17" rim. One was a gun-metal color (sometimes refered as Smoke Brilliant), then Bright (or Sparkle), and then finnally Chrome.

I can't seem to find an actual part number. All the websites I've come across will simply say, "this rim fits 05-07 Scion tC" which I already knew. But I did find some pretty good prices (New for $185 w/ free shipping). That's sooo much cheaper then the $380 my dealer is asking for. Only thing is I don't know if its the right color. Any help would be well appreciated -- just looking to know if the OE 06 rim is the same color as the 07, if not... plz recomend a good source for an 07 rim

(couldn't find any 07 specific on ebay as of this posting; found lots of 05's and 06's though)

 

i thought 07 rims have sensors?!

 

same wheels but the 07's have sensors.

 

But is the color the same? One isn't a darkish gunmetal and the other more polished?

 

it's the same color... you'll just need to take out your old sensor and transfer it into the new one.