What did you do to your Civic today? (II)

snowmanp said:

I didn't do this but some @sshole hit me while I was parked, I come out to see this
I found quote for some similar damage on the forum for $867. Does anyone know how to get this repaired for cheaper?

If not, I might as well get an SI bumper if im gonna pay that much for repair

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hfpdohc said:

get nicer wheels than both

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Vlad said:

Powder Coaded oem wheels black

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Vlad said:

Black /white what u guys think my winter wheels

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snowmanp said:

I didn't do this but some @sshole hit me while I was parked, I come out to see this
I found quote for some similar damage on the forum for $867. Does anyone know how to get this repaired for cheaper?

If not, I might as well get an SI bumper if im gonna pay that much for repair

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BarracksSi said:

Put on my winter wheels today. 16" steelies with 215/55-16 Pirelli Sottozero 3 from Tire Rack. Came with lug nuts and already pumped to 33 PSI (better than the 35-48 PSI that the dealership sent me home with when I bought the car). They drive great, being no noisier than normal, and completely balanced with no shimmies through 70 mph. Tire Rack also sent me two Pirelli coupons and two copies of my invoice to send in for rebates. I'll shill for them for as long as they stay in business.

Other pics --

The lug nut comparison is to show the difference between Honda OEM ball seat and conical seat, which are common for aftermarket wheels. What I didn't photograph -- but might later -- is how the seating area of the nuts look when they've been installed, both on the correct wheel and the wrong wheel. I did a bit of finger-tightening with the Honda nut on the steel wheel, and the mark made by the wheel was just a narrow, 1mm-wide stripe on the middle of the curved seat. I would not trust the wrong lug nuts to hold my wheels on.

The centerbore of these is exactly the same as stock, 64.15 mm. If your aftermarket rim doesn't fit this snug on the hub, you need centering rings to ensure that it mounts centered (and stays centered while driving).

The wheels look smaller overall than stock, but the circumference is basically the same (0.4% smaller circumference around the tire, according to tiresize.com). The photo of the stacked wheels helps show how similar they are.

The tread shape is obviously better for snow, but maybe more importantly, the rubber compound stays more pliable in colder temperatures than all-season tires (and much more pliable than summer performance tires). This helps in cold weather regardless if it's wet or dry.

Lastly -- and I should have taken pics of the wheels on a scale -- these should be lighter than stock. 22 lbs for the steel wheels and about 21 lbs for tires, so 43 lbs total, compared to about 49 lbs for the stock wheels & tires as reported here in the forums. You'd have to spend big to get decent 18" aluminum wheels that weigh less than even these 16" steel ones.

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BarracksSi said:

Put on my winter wheels today. 16" steelies with 215/55-16 Pirelli Sottozero 3 from Tire Rack. Came with lug nuts and already pumped to 33 PSI (better than the 35-48 PSI that the dealership sent me home with when I bought the car). They drive great, being no noisier than normal, and completely balanced with no shimmies through 70 mph. Tire Rack also sent me two Pirelli coupons and two copies of my invoice to send in for rebates. I'll shill for them for as long as they stay in business.

Other pics --

The lug nut comparison is to show the difference between Honda OEM ball seat and conical seat, which are common for aftermarket wheels. What I didn't photograph -- but might later -- is how the seating area of the nuts look when they've been installed, both on the correct wheel and the wrong wheel. I did a bit of finger-tightening with the Honda nut on the steel wheel, and the mark made by the wheel was just a narrow, 1mm-wide stripe on the middle of the curved seat. I would not trust the wrong lug nuts to hold my wheels on.

The centerbore of these is exactly the same as stock, 64.15 mm. If your aftermarket rim doesn't fit this snug on the hub, you need centering rings to ensure that it mounts centered (and stays centered while driving).

The wheels look smaller overall than stock, but the circumference is basically the same (0.4% smaller circumference around the tire, according to tiresize.com). The photo of the stacked wheels helps show how similar they are.

The tread shape is obviously better for snow, but maybe more importantly, the rubber compound stays more pliable in colder temperatures than all-season tires (and much more pliable than summer performance tires). This helps in cold weather regardless if it's wet or dry.

Lastly -- and I should have taken pics of the wheels on a scale -- these should be lighter than stock. 22 lbs for the steel wheels and about 21 lbs for tires, so 43 lbs total, compared to about 49 lbs for the stock wheels & tires as reported here in the forums. You'd have to spend big to get decent 18" aluminum wheels that weigh less than even these 16" steel ones.

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cubsws2016 said:

i agree 100 percent with the tires aspect. i made the mistake of riding around last winter on nitto summer tires, and guess what, i spun for days in the 1 snow storm we got here in va. plus the tires are now cracking in between the tread blocks.

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rushwal said:

Thanks for showing the difference between the lug nuts. Didn't know there was that much of a difference.

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