Suggestions for buying rims?, Time to buy some new tires; but i'm tired of the donuts and hubcap Options

[Mannyrav]

Sup guys! Wow I havent been on here for like half a year

Anyways, I havent done any mods to my car yet; but on the regular tune up/oil change visit my mechanic told me that my tires need to be changed right away, so I figured, instead of spending $300 on replacement donut tires (which I despise) I might as well go ahead and make my car look a little nicer.

I want to buy some rims and tires, but I hate thick tires. I dont know much about cars, but I heard my friend call them "low profiles"..idk. But I'm planning on lowering my car a little, and I want some nice wide rims with thin tires- not too thin though..i'm not a fan of 20" rims and spinners and crap like that.

So any suggestions? I was checking members rides and the ones that best fit that description were 17". And I think silver would look best with the color of my car.

Sorry, I know I can do research as there's plenty of recourses, but I'm on my lunch break right now and I really dont have time to look honestly, and I'm also kinda desperate; I dont want a tire to blow and be forced to waste money on replacements. My budget isnt that great too, i was hoping to find decent rims in the $350 to $500 range, if it's possible. Thanks!

Here's a pic of my car to help out: