oem wheel choice [Archive] - 3geez.com - Classic Honda Accord & Prelude Forum

charliekuney

12-16-2010, 08:59 PM

Okay, I want everyone's truthful opinions. I'm going to put some money into my car, including suspension and making it look as good as possible. One main thing I'm looking into is wheels. I'm definitely staying oem, but I want to know what people think looks best on these cars. Yes, I have read about and understand the effects of different weights and offsets of wheels.

steelies (14", 15" or 16")
LX-i sawblades/turbines (14")
SE-i alloys (14")
Prelude 4WS 6-spoke blades (*current) (14")
Prelude Si 5-spoke blades (see Joay's car) (15")
Fat-Fives (15")
GSR blades (15")
LS mesh (15")
2006-2008 Honda Fit Sport wheels / EP3 Civic wheels (15")
2010 Honda Insight EX wheels (15")
Si's (also seen on 2001-2005 Civics) (16")
2008-present Honda Fit Sport wheels (16")
HFP Fit wheels (maybe, pricey) (16")
Mugen Fit wheels (maybe, pricey) (16")

Edit: Poll added.

A18A

12-17-2010, 01:31 PM

LS mesh or GSR blades would be my pick

Pico

12-17-2010, 01:44 PM

I've always liked the LS Mesh Wheels

RAZR

12-17-2010, 02:03 PM

GSR blades i love look of the blades and i wish i could find a cheap set

charliekuney

12-17-2010, 02:11 PM

I have the option (currently) to get a mint set of turbines for like $50 (no tires). I can swap my tires onto the turbines and sell my blades for the same prices or more (rare). I could also fork out a more for the other wheels. The HFP and Mugens would have to wait a little while, haha.

Did you know the Insight's 15" wheels are 4x100 with a 45mm offset? :D

Dr_Snooz

12-17-2010, 03:35 PM

Pics please?

Ayeobe

12-17-2010, 04:07 PM

Win. who else voted steelies?

charliekuney

12-17-2010, 05:30 PM

Pics please?

Of?

cubert

12-17-2010, 05:38 PM

Of?

Your front yard.

Im gonna guess hes looking for pictures of the wheels you listed? Maybe?

Possibly?

I think?

charliekuney

12-17-2010, 06:18 PM

All widely available on Google. I'm going to wait for his response so I know for sure. Yes? Maybe? I think?

ghettogeddy

12-17-2010, 11:19 PM

he might be talking about pics for all the wheels listed
who wants to search all of those lol

charliekuney

12-18-2010, 09:49 AM

I forgot Google was so hard to use.

Give me a minute.

Bglad420

12-18-2010, 09:59 AM

Have you considered BMW E30 bottle caps?

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p99/Blk_ej1/Chris040.jpg

cubert

12-18-2010, 10:12 AM

I forgot Google was so hard to use.

Give me a minute.

:violin:

charliekuney

12-18-2010, 10:40 AM

14" steelies
http://i39.tinypic.com/2usctcl.jpg

14" LX-i sawblades / turbines
http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2009/09/28/20/31/1989_honda_accord_sedan_lxi-pic-8847440880992587508.jpeg

14" SE-i alloys
http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/37976096.jpg

14" Prelude 4WS blades
http://i56.tinypic.com/f0vjvp.jpg

15" Prelude Si blades
http://www.joeydesignsstuff.com/stuff/ca6/100317a.jpg

15" fat fives
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/Messybone/coupe/102_0788.jpg

15" GSR blades
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/88LXi68/Pic242-1.jpg

15" LS mesh
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/phrenology/Honda/IMAG0061-1.jpg

15" 2006-2008 Honda Fit Sport wheels / EP3 Civic wheels
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/1426/141/3562570274_large.jpg

charliekuney

12-18-2010, 10:40 AM

15" 2010 Honda Insight EX wheels
http://www.autos4fast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010-Honda-Insight-Hybrid-1.jpg

16" Si's (also seen on 2001-2005 Civic EX's)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c352/mariashores/Accord/050909021.jpg

16" 2008-present Honda Fit Sport wheels
http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/honda-fit-sport-lead-1.jpg

16" HFP Fit wheels
http://images2d.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp536%3C2%3Enu%3D4677%3E7;;%3E254%3EWS NRCG%3D326:76%3C984345nu0mrj

16" Mugen Fit wheels
http://www.yosax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009-mugen-honda-fit.jpg

charliekuney

12-18-2010, 10:41 AM

I'm really feeling the GSR blades and HFP wheels. The Si's look great. Insights, no. I wish someone had 2G Fits on a 3G Accord so I could see what it looks like.

Vanilla Sky

12-18-2010, 10:56 AM

Do you mean these Insight wheels?

http://originalwheels.com/honda-wheels/images/honda-insight-wheels-63821.jpg

Dr_Snooz

12-18-2010, 11:12 AM

Any chance of getting names to go with the pics?

cubert

12-18-2010, 11:15 AM

My vote goes to SI's, with the second choice being fat fives.

Snooz, they should go in order listed on the poll.

charliekuney

12-18-2010, 03:28 PM

Do you mean these Insight wheels?

http://originalwheels.com/honda-wheels/images/honda-insight-wheels-63821.jpg

2010 Honda Insight EX wheels (15")

So, no.

Any chance of getting names to go with the pics?

Snooz, they should go in order listed on the poll.

I posted them in order. That should be good enough for you. If not, I don't care, haha.

2oodoor

12-18-2010, 07:12 PM

If these were 15 inch...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/phrenology/Honda/IMAG0061-1.jpg
if not then these but paint them dark gunmetal heh
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/1426/141/3562570274_large.jpg

A18A

12-18-2010, 07:20 PM

I thought they where 15"?

2oodoor

12-18-2010, 07:35 PM

i wasnt sure, so awesome then...
:lol:

charliekuney

12-18-2010, 09:22 PM

i wasnt sure, so awesome then...
:lol:

LS mesh (15")

:facepalm:

Vanilla Sky

12-19-2010, 09:33 AM

The Insight wheels you posted look exactly like the Fit wheels you liked. That's why I asked. Don't give any attitude to people around here, it's not needed.

mykwikcoupe

12-19-2010, 10:10 AM

I have a set of ls mesh in 15's. Haha I have almost everything.

charliekuney

12-19-2010, 11:20 AM

The Insight wheels you posted look exactly like the Fit wheels you liked. That's why I asked. Don't give any attitude to people around here, it's not needed.

I'm not giving any attitude. Other peoples' ignorance isn't my fault.

ghettogeddy

12-19-2010, 11:25 AM

I'm not giving any attitude. Other peoples' ignorance isn't my fault.

No your ignorance is your fault. If your gona post a poll about how something looks add pictures. People aren't gona just go look them up. Specially with such a long list to choose from.

charliekuney

12-19-2010, 11:27 AM

Uh, different thing. Vanilla couldn't tell the difference between an Insight and a Fit. I'll add labels so people don't have so many problems.

Vanilla Sky

12-19-2010, 11:46 AM

Insight:
http://www.autos4fast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010-Honda-Insight-Hybrid-1.jpg

2G Fit:
http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/honda-fit-sport-lead-1.jpg

Looks like the same wheel to me.

Don't be a douchebag, dude.

ghettogeddy

12-19-2010, 02:50 PM

charliekuney

12-19-2010, 04:59 PM

Whatever, I'm not hating. Next time I'll put pictures with labels. Lesson learned.

89T

12-19-2010, 05:14 PM

Have you considered BMW E30 bottle caps?

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p99/Blk_ej1/Chris040.jpg

I like those. ....notes taken... 14's though.

Bglad420

12-19-2010, 06:30 PM

Yeah I know. But they can be had for cheap. Like 50 bucks for 4.

Bglad420

12-19-2010, 06:30 PM

And they're 7" wide.

Vanilla Sky

12-19-2010, 06:55 PM

89T

12-19-2010, 07:23 PM

Yeah, there are slight differences, but when going through a thread like this where the author is too lazy to post pictures but wants us to search for the wheels to give him an opinion, I'm just going to scroll through quickly.

Get some circle track steelies and rock that style.
LOL i was just looking at Allied racing wheels. 13x 8's

http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mkRqkbqCJcRr7qJ54W4Jj1w/140.jpg (http://srx.main.ebayrtm.com/clk?RtmClk&u=1H4sIAAAAAAAAAEWQT2uDQBDF74LfQSg5ru4f11XBg1FppTa wtY1FCsGo2CU1iq6UfPtO6KGXx2%2FevIHHPJTb1Ur71iKBRXF IaUiJ9VK%2BwUCwaSxb9KX1%2FBk6Tjsouz83N7udRueQVYgw9 IF8FBdFnqXoNU7ywyOqnrKsQPsiTp6RC3sXEUQRQ%2FvyVGEpl e7HmnLMRMC5oCKQsm10P0zLrSZYYI%2BDMXb1UfU%2FOWSlPOn lsqqunjkJhD2KP2dulnGtm%2B9h2rG0OOY76im9Ab8nd570FZg Dzf%2BBeQX0mGk0U0RAVRcJ0ziDujTwfdNQ4HABrQj0ox73PSa gKnzhcj%2F4BSET7WkrAQAA&ch=3&g=becab10612c0a0265297a037fff1b61d&i=79924310&aii=5772710372658637503&lid=742988&m=167795&pi=5197)

Vanilla Sky

12-19-2010, 07:26 PM

I need to get a set for the race car.

charliekuney

12-19-2010, 07:45 PM

Get some circle track steelies and rock that style.

What are those? I'm seriously diggin' the GSR's. I posted a wanted ad already. There aren't any for sale at all on Craigslist.

Vanilla Sky

12-19-2010, 07:47 PM

http://www.aeroracewheels.com/

charliekuney

12-19-2010, 07:50 PM

They don't have any 14" 4-lugs...?

w261w261

12-19-2010, 08:13 PM

Whatever you end up doing, I'd stay away from 14". I just bought new tires for my SE-i stock wheels, and the tire choices weren't all that great. Ended up with Michelin Pilot Exalto's, but I wish I would have had more alternatives.

If you're going with a modded suspension, bear in mind that the larger the wheel diameter, the smaller the tire sidewall. Smaller sidewalls mean less compliance, so a very large wheel together with a drop will reduce the ride quality. Depending on where you live, bad roads with a very stiff suspension can make driving unpleasant. I live in suburban CT, so I'm good with my 1" drop + revalved Bilsteins. But drive into NYC with its shitty roads (overlapping patches, potholes, poorly done transitions), and it's a whole other story. My wife makes me take her car when we go in.

Ayeobe

12-19-2010, 09:46 PM

Go steelies! lol.. im actually surprised they're gettin so many votes.
I'd so go for steelies with those contour caps, and the H logos.. though, i only have the H logos.
i'm prety sure we've all seen enough pictures of my car to know what they look like...

The BMW rims look prety coiol, but they're bmw ... so why wouldya put em on a honda? thats just my opinion, though. Otherwise they'd probabily look prety nice on a 3gee sedan

Vanilla Sky

12-19-2010, 10:26 PM

Aero doesn't, but I just listed them because I'm familiar with them.

jesus_charger

12-20-2010, 01:30 AM

the HX 8 spoke rims!.. they are wat i have

charliekuney

12-20-2010, 11:52 AM

Aero doesn't, but I just listed them because I'm familiar with them.

the HX 8 spoke rims!.. they are wat i have
I like them, but they won't fit 88-89 LX-i's.

jesus_charger

12-21-2010, 12:20 AM

I like them, but they won't fit 88-89 LX-i's.

so the lx-i's caliper is really that much larger than a carbed one?...

Rainacide

12-21-2010, 03:49 AM

Jesus Charger,

you got those HX rims on your car right? & is it an 86-87 LX-i, if so how they look/fit?

Bglad420

12-21-2010, 04:05 AM

13's wont fit an 88-89, the front rotors are too big.

ghettogeddy

12-21-2010, 11:58 AM

Jesus Charger,

you got those HX rims on your car right? & is it an 86-87 LX-i, if so how they look/fit?

look right below his name he put 89 dx witch is why they fit

stat1K

12-21-2010, 12:31 PM

lx-incredible runs hx's on his 88 lx-i coupe... he did not have to grind anything off the caliper or the wheel.

also, check out http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/

not terribly expensive either.

for my money, oem wheels are gsr blades or the 16" hfp's... but at 110 a wheel for the hfp's new on ebay i'd rather go with some of those diamond wheels or the gsrs.

wh1skea

12-21-2010, 01:28 PM

Once i get the money up for them I'm going with the 03-05 Civic 15 spokes, which I noticed weren't listed.

charliekuney

12-21-2010, 01:31 PM

lx-incredible runs hx's on his 88 lx-i coupe... he did not have to grind anything off the caliper or the wheel..

No, but he does have aftermarket rotors.

http://www.3geez.com/forum/showpost.php?p=921310&postcount=1

stat1K

12-21-2010, 01:33 PM

what would rotors have to do with wheel fitment?

gonn also agree with whiskea that the 13 spokes on the ex option were really nice too.

charliekuney

12-21-2010, 01:35 PM

Once i get the money up for them I'm going with the 03-05 Civic 15 spokes, which I noticed weren't listed.

Which wheels are those? I couldn't find anything on Google.

edit: These?

http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2008/11/12/02/09/2005_honda_civic_ex_coupe-pic-48384.jpeg

charliekuney

12-21-2010, 01:37 PM

what would rotors have to do with wheel fitment?

Smaller rotors = availability for smaller wheels? Aren't rotors the circle part that spins with the wheel? If he has smaller rotors, the caliper will be closer to the center, thus having more room for a smaller wheel. Right?

wh1skea

12-21-2010, 01:40 PM

yeah, those.

And no, the calipers bolt to the steering knuckle. Their position doesn't change based on the rotor.

stat1K

12-21-2010, 01:45 PM

someone needs to change their own brakes don't they?

his aftermarket rotors are exactly that, there is no change in size. if we could just go up or down at will we would. this is why if you read any brake thread the brake rotor upgrades are larger and require a bracket to mount to.

charliekuney

12-21-2010, 01:45 PM

Wouldn't they have to be moved or adjusted to work with a smaller rotor, though? Else they would just clamp over nothing?

stat1K

12-21-2010, 01:47 PM

also, if by your logic this were the case, that would mean that no 14" wheel would fit because the caliper would hit the basin of the wheel not the back of the face which is what scrapes when you run the HX wheels on an integra with larger brakes.

stat1K

12-21-2010, 01:47 PM

your brake rotors are 1 size.

there are no smaller or larger sizes that would work without said bracketry.

...

stat1K

12-21-2010, 02:05 PM

charliekuney

12-21-2010, 02:29 PM

:confused:

charliekuney

12-21-2010, 02:30 PM

Oh, how does five mint unpainted GSR's with brand new Falken 512's for $450 sound?

stat1K

12-21-2010, 03:39 PM

a little too much, i'd give him 400.

wh1skea

12-22-2010, 06:19 AM

these are the wheels i was thinking of when whiskea mentioned them, they actually appear to be 15 spoke wheels, but either way, o really like them.

http://imganuncios.mitula.net/2005_honda_civic_ex_texarkana_tx_92257844067524371 .jpg

Those are the same ones Charlie posted a few posts ago. And yes, those are the ones I was talking about. I'm thinking they're gonna look great on my graphite gray hatch XD

stat1K

12-22-2010, 06:57 AM

yeah he edited that post after i posted the pic i did.

i think he was still confused about brake rotors so it took him a little bit.

charliekuney

12-22-2010, 11:25 AM

No, mine was there first. Check the times. ;)

stat1K

12-22-2010, 11:38 AM

;) indeed

charliekuney

12-22-2010, 12:14 PM

I have to say: I shuttered when I saw the picture you posted. That's my ex-boss's exact car. I hate that bitch. She needs to plug a sewer drain and die. /minirant

stat1K

12-22-2010, 12:51 PM

yeah it's a pretty common vehicle, i had a coworker with one as well.

you got any pics of the blades that you found?

charliekuney

12-22-2010, 04:17 PM

I'm waiting for the dude to reply. They probably sold, but oh well.

Hondamonster

12-23-2010, 09:57 AM

HX wheels are 14's and will fit any factory brake setup of any 3g. its the VX wheels that are 13's. those won't fit the lx-i and stuff with the bigger brakes.

stat1K

12-23-2010, 11:11 AM

HX wheels are 14's and will fit any factory brake setup of any 3g. its the VX wheels that are 13's. those won't fit the lx-i and stuff with the bigger brakes.

exactly, because they are 13".

I still find it funny that Charlie tried to justify that because angus had aftermarket brembo rotors the wheels would somehow fit. As if someone bought aftermarket rotors that they wanted to be smaller instead of larger like people actually do lol.

charliekuney

12-23-2010, 03:09 PM

thanks

edit:

someone needs to change their own brakes don't they?

I did change my own brakes. :|

stat1K

12-23-2010, 03:37 PM

lol.

MessyHonda

12-26-2010, 12:31 AM

im going to whore your page with fat fives

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/Messybone/car/hondadx010Small.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/Messybone/LX-i/IMG_1841.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/Messybone/coupe/PIC-0128.jpg

charliekuney

12-26-2010, 12:42 AM

I like fat fives on the white coupe, but on the sedan colored like my car...not so much.

stat1K

01-22-2011, 11:14 AM

i like fat fives but they seem too simple to me. i like more spokes, you thought about maybe some track-r's?

charliekuney

01-22-2011, 05:23 PM

I do not like Rotas.

...except for these (http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Jacco%20Willemsen/Random%20Shots/NinoDTeg.jpg).

3GLXIHatch

01-22-2011, 08:36 PM

I wanted 07-08 fit sport wheels or 99-00 si wheels. I just picked up a set of EP3 OEM wheels for 100 tonight, so I guess I got neither of what I wanted lol

stat1K

01-23-2011, 10:27 AM

fine then get the original sprint hart cp-r's and drop like 2k.

http://fakewheels.com/2009/02/sprint-hart-cp-r-vs-rota-track-r/

kakaroto

01-29-2011, 12:32 AM

Have you considered BMW E30 bottle caps?

I have those ones on my accord!

frantik

01-29-2011, 02:44 PM

geo storm oem wheels :D (see sig)

charliekuney

01-29-2011, 09:46 PM

^ I thought those were familiar. My nephew has had a few of those.

jesus_charger

01-29-2011, 09:53 PM

I have those ones on my accord!

Picture please! bottle caps are nice

charliekuney

12-20-2011, 06:33 PM

Back from the dead! I'm only updating this thread because I finally got new wheels for my car!

Drumroll please...

...

Have you considered BMW E30 bottle caps?

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p99/Blk_ej1/Chris040.jpg

:D

Pictures coming momentarily (uninstalled).

ShyBoyCA6

12-20-2011, 06:46 PM

not my cup of tea... kinda small for a coupe if ya ask me...

charliekuney

12-20-2011, 11:40 PM

The stock wheel size is small...?

ShyBoyCA6

12-20-2011, 11:54 PM

The stock wheel size is small...?
i meant the wheel design

charliekuney

12-21-2011, 12:34 AM

Hmmm, I found a few pictures of sedans with them (no coupes or hatches) and I think it looks pretty good, although all of the ones I found had painted wheels...mine are unpainted and minty fresh.

I can't find my camera. :( I'm tempted to use my iMac...