Yes, this is for EX/EX-L

 

I learned the hard way last Sunday when all my wheels were stolen with Honda Wheel locks.

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The car is now at the body shop, the new wheels arrived on Friday and my insurance company is paying for everything. I will be installing a viper alarm system which will have a proximity and tilt sensor.

 

wow, that sucks. sorry.

 

Thanks, I just can't believe it...the car is a grocery getter, shuttle for my son to daycare...nothing special, completely stock. The car is less than a month old.

 

does it matter which seat type lug you use on the LX steelies? I would rather switch from ball seat to acorn.

 

all honda wheels since the early 80's use ball seat lugnuts.

 

Aftermarket wheels it is

 

I wouldn't worry about using wheel locks on steelies. People steal the EX/EX-L wheels because they can flip them for money.

Steelies are cheap.

Also, the type of lug is what sits flush on the wheel to properly hold it to the hub. If you are getting wheel locks for OEM wheels, you will need ballseat.

 

WTF, thieves can suck it. Sorry that this happened to you.

 

Yes but I also want to run aftermarket wheels with a spline type lug say rotas. The options for ball seat are limited compared to acorn.

 

Or, if steel wheels are that cheap, I would consider those if my current wheels were stolen. It is certainly making me re-think just how many locking lugs should be on our car. Sorry this happened to you. I can only imagine how you felt when you walked outside and saw that. `

 

For aftermarket wheels, most will require acorn/conical-style lugs

 

Those external spline locks like the Gorilla seem secure until you realize that, with a little work with a die grinder, you can turn the special socket into a universal socket that will work on *any* gorilla nut. My local tire shop has some of these to eliminate the problem of customers forgetting to leave their special sockets! I doubt that this would be lost on a wheel thief.

I don't allow air wrenches on any of my lug nuts. Too many mechanics mistake "ON" for "OFF" and it only takes once to ruin your whole day.

Also, unless the nuts are recessed, this wrench will work on 'em all!

 

Typically when you have a seized lug or lose a key, a mechanic will hammer on a similar sized socket, then tack weld it on and remove it, thus losing the socket in the process. Please show me an example of your modified magical universal socket that will remove any and all lugs/locks.

Haha, good joke

 

Here is a set (tires and alloy OEM wheels), on Ebay, described as a "take off" set, with little usage, for $1,295.00 (+$105 shipping), from California.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Honda-Fit-Wheels-Rims-Tires-Factory-OEM-2014-2015-185-55-16-Bridgestone-16-/161425578086?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Wheel_Packages&hash=item2595b6d866&vxp=mtr
Perhaps you could collect a check from the Insurance company and buy these with that money, saving (or making) some extra money.

 

they on craigslist for 500

 

Did the seller describe them as "recently removed"? Did they also include the "slightly worn tires"?

 

Honda acura 2015fit rims

actually thinking about buying these.. will meet up with the guy tomorrow.

 

It would be worth it just to put on some winter tires. I grew up 35 miles south of Chicago (Homewood), and remember the winter months well.

 

I don't have a picture, but to make one just take any Gorilla socket and grind away all but one of the internal splines. The remaining spline will mesh with any spline of a Gorilla nut and remove it.

Of course, there are many different universal removal tools if you don't care about munging up the nuts:

Universal Locking Lug Nut Removal Tool from Sears.com