Hey guys and girls,
new guy here (just signed up today), I have to agree with Karebearcutie on the 19" stock GT rims. When I bought my 2016 last summer that was the only thing that bothered me, I actually prefer the previous 19" GT rims, so much so that I even asked the sales guy at Mazda if he could swap those new 19" rims on my 2016 with the older 19" rims off a used CX5. They didn't want to do it since my car is on a lease, given the fact that I have to give the car back in 4 years with the original parts, and it would be hard for them to explain to the next buyers why a 2016 CX5 has the older model rims on it, I get it, makes sense.
Reason why I dislike the new 19" rims is because they look like flowers in my opinion, I think it's the fact that the silver machine finish curves in as it hits closer to the tire off the inner black part. They look good when spinning and in the shade, but once we can see all the details in light, they look weak, again my opinion.
So I have been looking into getting some used Mazda6 GT 19" rims (silver finish not hyper) which I have seen some people pull off, so I can do a straight swap on my stock OEM Toyos since they are pretty new still. Problem is I live in Montreal, Canada and they are hard to find used around here. Not too many people here in my area are upgrading their 19" Mazda6 GT rims compared to people upgrading their say Mazda3 rims. And as much as I would love to get a set of 20" rims, I live in Montreal and the roads here are brutal with pot holes, not to mention a 20" rim set up would obviously cost more with new tires and I have no intent to lower the car either.
Another wheel I was looking at as someone on here has them on, are the Niche Veronas in 19" (black machine finish). I am interested in these as I noticed someone fit them on the stock Toyos, I ask however if that's a good idea since the width of the Verona rim is 8.5" and max width of the OEM Toyo tire for a rim looks to be 8"? Keeping in mind the stock 19" rim is 7" in width. New Niche Veronas in 19" with shipping and taxes are about 1,500$ just the rims no tires, I am fully aware we get screwed on pricing in Canada but it is what it is.
The goal is to get a set of rims and eventually throw them on the new gen CX5 when I trade up in a few years, hoping that the rim specs will stay the same, that way I can justify dropping that coin on new Veronas if I go that route. However at this point if I can find some used 19" Mazda6 GT rims in somewhat mint condition at a decent price I would pull the trigger on them, my concern is wanting to stay within the stock specs of the wheel and tire on the OEM tires. Mazda6 GT rims if I am not mistaken are 7.5" wide so I am not concerned about fitment on the stock Toyos and they look better than both stock CX5 19" options in my opinion.
I have been viewing the site over the past few years and finally decided to join, some of you guys and girls have some amazing setups with your wheels, I have always been a firm believer that on ANY car, if it is set up with the correct looking rims, it makes all the difference! Size of the wheel doesn't really make a huge difference either, to be honest I find a nice 18" setup on the CX5 is a great look also.
look foward to hearing from you all and being a part of this community, if I can only figure out how to post pics now... LOL.
Cheers!