Where to get replacement wheels?

OperationDiecast Saturday, 9/19/2026

Most of the items on EBay are rubber. I just want the original wheels so I can bring old cars back to life. 


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SpyDude Yesterday

Honestly, the easiest way is to just buy mainlines and swap wheels.
Sometimes you can go on the Hot Wheels Customs groups, where the builders make a lot of custom stuff. They occasionally dump lots of plastic wheels in those groups. Never hurts to ask.

Yep, wheel swapping. It's hard to find plastic wheels online

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Kingjester Yesterday

I was gonna say just go to your local retail store and buy a bunch of mainlines and open them up to get the wheels. This is what we refer to as "wheel harvesting"

I usually buy my wheels as rubber.

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redlinederby Yesterday
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Good old wheel farming - read about it

Overall, the forum collection on wheels & axles has a long list of articles about getting wheels, modding wheels, and everything in between.

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