i need a gas locking cap too...



gas here reach $3.99!!

 

ever heard of a jack?

 

-_-... lol

 

dang it's like $4.55 over here.

 

They if the really want they are going to get anyway. It is a deterent like a car alarm. So let me guess nobody has keys for the Honda ones right?

 

All one can do is harden the target. If your vehicle is low to the ground, has a locking cap, in a well lit area, etc.. a potential crook MAY chose to hit another auto.

 

I could have sworn I had read a similar thread a while (think 2 years ago) back...

wait I did!

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...g-gas-cap.html

It talks about re-keying the lock in the cap to match your ignition key so you only have to work with one key.

 

yupp its hurting out wallets. imagine if we have use 91 octane.

 

I have a friend that uses 91 octane on his 05 focus hatch... personally, I see no point in using it unless you are racing. I've read everywhere and have talked to mechanics and they all say that 91 isn't any better than the others

 

Thank you everyone for your suggestions and links. I was able to remove the tether by pushing up from underneath with a screwdriver, which caused the shaft to slide up. I was then able to pull the "pin" the rest of the way out and remove the tether, and thus the cap.

It appears the keys for the locking Honda caps are all different. I bought two locking caps; one was used for an Element, the other for my Fit. (Same part numbers...the caps are identical) The keys only open the cap they came with, not the other cap. Each cap came with two keys.

-Joe

P.S. When each cap arrived, the lock cylinder was packaged in the box along with the cap and keys, but it was not actually in the cap. I had to insert the cylinder into the cap by lining it up and pressing it in until it snapped into place.

 

Just yesterday evening Sept 9, 2008 we stopped at a dealer and bought a Honda Sport 2009 Silver since my wife likes it's style and wanted a second car. The salesman was showing us how to use the radio and move the seats etc. I happened to look for the Gas cap release on the drivers side such as we have in our 2007 CRV. They had to find someone in the shop to show us where the release was located. Low and behold, there wasn't one which was rather disappointing but we had already paid for the FIT. Glad I found this forum and will ask the dealer if they will give us a locking cap.

 

21apR08 //GtR 2008 Gd3 hatch w/ 1535 miles - oem Gas cap "siphon my tank dRy"



21apR08 //GtR 2008 Gd3 hatch w/ 1535 miles - honda access lockinG Gas cap "thou shall not steal"

 

i shall look into getting a element gas cap

 

The locking cap is locked via the car's door locks, correct?

 

No. If you look at the picture a couple posts up, you can see the key hole in the middle of the cap. You first need to insert the key and turn it to unlock the cap before you can remove the gas cap. If you don't unlock it, you can't remove the gas cap. Once you do unlock and remove the cap, you can turn the key to remove it, and put the cap back on without the key. The key only comes out of the cap in the locked position, so you can't "unlock" the cap and use it like a normal cap.

 

Great! Added to my list of additions.