wheel vs rim question

[mrsliverpoo]

I am in a debate on current terms and would appreciate some feedback about whether a friends words are the understanding of the day.
She says that when the term wheel is used that it refers to the object from the factory and that when the term rim is used, it means an object bought, aftermarket only is what I perceive her comment to mean. Is that the current "word usage"? is what she is saying the truth?

[gor@af]

I use them as total synonyms... let's see what some experts say about this here

[CK_S4]

Wheels, rims. Same thing to me. Tires, that has only one meaning as far as I'm concerned.

[Luke@tirerack]

Technically the terminology is that the "rim" is the barrel section of a "wheel" but, most people use either word to describe the same thing (the part the tire is mounted on)

[Hotboyf40]

the 'rim' is the meatal part.....the tire is the rubber part ...and both of those together are the 'wheel'.......