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6th November 2008, 13:22
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Hybrid with 18" or 19" wheels?
Has anyone tried fitting bigger wheels on the Hybrid? How about lower suspension?
I'm thinking about swapping my 1.8exe for a Hybrid, but I would like to "pimp" it a little bit  by dropping the car 3-4 cm and adding the bigger wheels  T |
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7th November 2008, 12:12
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That kind of defeats the purpose of the Hybrid (I'm sure it wuld look great) but the Hybrid is built for low Co2 emissions and better MPG
making those changes would certainly throw the later out the window (I wonder if anyone has done this?) |
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8th November 2008, 19:08
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Pics here http://www.civinfo.com/forum/182018-post131.html |
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22nd December 2008, 21:23
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I guess at least you shouldn't have problems with 17 " wheels because in Canada the Acura CSX Type-S which is basicaly the same as the Euro Hybrid in terms of design has 17 wheels as standart... EP3 look-like
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22nd December 2008, 21:32
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Saw the one on ebay below with different 16" wheels and bodykit. The difference it makes to the look of the car is amazing.
Honda Civic 1.4 iMA ES 4 door Auto Hybrid on eBay, also, Honda, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 31-Dec-08 16:45:53 GMT) I have seen quite a few Hyrbids on the road now with non standard alloys. If you look at the latest brochure for the Hyrbid it now comes with 5 spoke alloys which look alot better anyway than the ones the older cars came with, and optional 7 spoke alloys. If upgrading stick to lightweight alloys and dont go too big and it wont make too much difference. Last edited by nickp8; 22nd December 2008 at 21:42. |
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29th December 2008, 16:20
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In holland the original wheels are 15", i replaced them with 16" Metalfonds (Italy)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...g?t=1212949191 http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...g?t=1212949165 |
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20th April 2009, 21:10
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In Greece 15'' light alloy wheels are the standard. I am very pleased with these. An 18'' alloy wheel (and even a 17'' alloy wheel) will definitely affect fuel consumption, slow the car down (increased polar inertia) and reduce considerably ride confort.
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