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Dman87LX
08-08-2002, 04:09 PM
Anyone out there with an lxi notice rust forming on the inside of the rims? i got a pair of lxi rims on ebay for cheap..shipped from florida and now in boston after one winter they are rusting pretty bad on the inside. im gonna have to put my old rims and hub caps back on. I dunno it just doesnt seem normal for them to rust up so quickly..maybe the cleaner i was using?
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PhydeauX
08-08-2002, 05:02 PM
Didn't the LX-i come with alloy rims? They can't rust.

andy

Jareds 89 LX-i
08-08-2002, 05:45 PM
Yea I always thought they were an aluminum alloy or something like that too. 13 Illinois winters here and no rust. Could they just be really really dirty with brake dust and such (?)

Jims 86LXI HB
08-08-2002, 06:51 PM
86-87 lxi hatchbacks had steelies with wheel covers. The sedans did get 13" alloy's

Dman87LX
08-08-2002, 08:24 PM
well its not rust, some pieces flaked off but large spots are dark and some rust colored and wont come off dunno if its brake dust? any really strong wheel cleaners people use.

AZmike
08-08-2002, 08:27 PM
88-89 LXi coupes had 14" steel wheels with covers. Only the sedan came with the 14" alloys

HostileJava
08-09-2002, 11:28 AM
Originally posted by Jims 86LXI HB
86-87 lxi hatchbacks had steelies with wheel covers. The sedans did get 13" alloy's

I have a 86 hatch and I know I don't have steel with wheel covers, if I post a pic would you be able to tell me what size they are and where they came from ?

http://www.3geez.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=6097

HostileJava
08-09-2002, 11:35 AM
I know the picture sux but it's the only one I have at work right now.

Dman87LX
08-12-2002, 04:18 PM
those look like old prelude wheels to me ??? maybe im blind

buster133
09-01-2002, 06:25 PM
Those wheels are OEM Honda 5 spoke accessory wheels and were available on the civics, preludes and accords, or at least that's what the 1988 accessories brochure is telling me.

HostileJava
09-02-2002, 08:19 AM
Thank You, Good to know.

DarknessRS
09-04-2002, 01:01 PM
Dman87LX: Yep that's brake dust alright. It get stuck on there pretty good after years and years. I just removed my wheel covers a few weeks ago and it took me 30 min. on each wheel to scrub that stuff off. You can get some of that foaming wheel cleaner stuff @ your local Auto parts store.