I've never had a vehicle with a fuel tank lock so I was surprised when people started posting that it's one of the thing they really wish the Fit had.

So, I was wondering why people wanted them and if it's to avoid fuel getting stolen, where the heck to you live?

 

Not really concerned about getting fuel stolen, Calgary is a pretty safe city. However, there are always hooligans out there (i.e. High School kids having house parties getting drunk or they are just morons and a-holes) who will vandalize your car. They might put something like sugar or something into your tank which would totally fuxxor your engine. A few years ago, a bunch of people in my area got their rims stolen, luckily for me, my P5 was in the garage. Don't always have this luxury now as my family has 3 cars and sometimes my Fit gets relegated to the outside. My last car was a smart car and it got egged once on my driveway, and someone stole my sub, but nothing else.

 

i think its ok cause i could always buy the cap w/ a lock. so, for it me doesn't really make a different

 

With the gas prices going up, I can see the amount of gas siphoning going up.

That gas cap with a lock better not freeze in the middle of the winter. I’ve had a few close run-ins with gas doors being frozen solid, still easier than a frozen lock.

 

It hasn't frozen on us before, we have the lock cap on 3 cars now. We went up to michigan with it during the winter and it was perfectly fine. the only bad thing is if you forget the key to it and your low on gas.. then ur having a problem

 

The local news just had a story on this the other day. While the locking gas cap will prevent people from adding stuff to your gas tank (like sugar), it won't keep them from stealing the gas. They've started puncturing the fuel tank from the underside of the car, and letting gravity do their work for them.

At least on the Fit, it'll take them a little longer to figure out where the gas tank is!

 

I'm just scared of teenagers peeing into my gas tank, personally.

 

cuz I always have the lock on all my hondas and acuras just dont know why honda didn't do it for the fit

 

That's just scary...I was feeling happy because I got my locking fuel cap!

 

Someone else already got their gas cap rekeyed to use the Fit key. Definately worth the cost.

 

o0o thats awesome. i'm going to do that.

 

How do you do that??

 

Any locksmith that does wave keys can rekey it.

Here's a video FireFit created: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdNf6a6GWk

Poor paint!

 

nice so u mean if we buy the oem honda one u will have to use 2 keys rite?? one for the door and the other one for the gas cap?

 

Yes, one for the door and ignition, and the other for the gas cap. Unless you get the gas cap rekeyed.

 

if you buy any locking gas cap you'll have 2 keys to contend with.
what b17gsr is saying is that with the OEM one, we can get it rekeyed to match the car key

 

Poor paint. Having this keys chain rubbing on the paint Outch!

 

Argh man! Stop that with your keys! o.O

I found marks just below my petrol cap and it was due to me opening the petrol door when I had my keys. I don't do it anymore though!.

You guys don't have a latch that catches the door shut when you lock the doors?

 

Here's one for ya... I have my motorcycle key separate from the rest of my other keys. I don't want them to be swinging around and scratching the bike up.

It is kinda odd at first, but then it becomes second nature. Just have the gas cap keys by itself always in the car and another one on your usual key ring (for those times you pocketed the key in your pants/purse instead of in the car).

 

I keep my gas key in the car, on a lanyard (i.e. no scratch). Once I've unlocked/unscrewed the gas cap though, I remove the key from the cap. You don't have to have the key in the lock, in order to reinstall the locking cap.