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Old 01-18-2018, 01:35 PM
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Buying OEM steel wheels?

I may need to replace one of my steel wheels. Any have recommendations for parts sites? Are no-name steel wheels adequate? Thanks for the help, y'all.
 
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Old 01-18-2018, 06:32 PM
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Take a look on fleabay. I would want an oem wheel to make sure it was an exact match to the other three. You may find an off brand wheel, but it may be somewhat different.

Do a google search you may be able to find your wheel. Just make sure the specs are the same.
 
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Old 01-18-2018, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 8strung
I may need to replace one of my steel wheels. Any have recommendations for parts sites? Are no-name steel wheels adequate? Thanks for the help, y'all.

No name steel wheels are adequate assuming the width and offset is the same as the OEM? I'm guessing finding the diameter and width isn't an issue, but finding the correct width and offset will be the issue? When I looked up OEM I found 15X5.5" with a 51mm offset. Dorman sells a 15X5.5" with a 45mm offset. Which means the Dorman wheel will stick out 1/4" more towards the outside of the car than the OEM. Whether or not you think it's acceptable and/or safe is up to you. Personally, I'd buy some used aluminum wheels off Craigslist and ditch the OEM steel or if you're in the snow belt use them for snow tires. That's what I did with my steel wheels.
 
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Old 01-18-2018, 09:23 PM
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You're best off if you're going to stay with steel wheels, to see what the dealer charges for one, or if you look at other sellers make sure that it's a genuine Honda compatible wheel which uses the Honda wheel lugs. You don't want to have 3 wheels which use Honda lugs and a fourth wheel which has to be mounted with a different kind of lug.
 
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Old 01-24-2018, 06:45 AM
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Unless you buy an OEM Fit wheel, you will look long and hard to find a wheel with the same offset as the other three. I'm perfectly comfortable replacing all four wheels with others that have a different offset (that's what I did when I mounted four snow tires on 2003 Civic wheels, which have an offset about 5 mm different from the Fit), but I wouldn't want one wheel different from the others. The Fit bolt pattern (4 x 100 mm) is very common, so that by itself is easy to find.

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Old 01-28-2018, 06:06 PM
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It is 15x6 with 53mm offset. Google this part number: 42700-T5R-A01
$126.00
Honda oem quality is excellent, they don't rust. I also have a set of 15x5.5 wheels from my 2012 GE Fit that I use for snow tires, with no rust after 5 winters of Toronto road salt.
 
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Old 01-30-2018, 11:41 AM
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car-parts.com .. they have plenty of those as replacement
 
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Old 02-01-2018, 05:27 PM
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Stock Steel Wheels.

Check your local "Discount Tire" shop.
 
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Old 02-02-2018, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 8strung
I may need to replace one of my steel wheels. Any have recommendations for parts sites? Are no-name steel wheels adequate? Thanks for the help, y'all.
Check the for sale sub forum. Eventually, if not now, I am sure you can find OEM steel wheels from those who decided new wheels would look nice on their Fit. https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/general-sale-section/
Personally, I would keep the OEM wheels just in case I want to return back to OEM car.
 

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