Spare Spare wheel

cstrachan · 2nd May 2008, 20:07

Hi

I know there is a lot of conversation about the spare wheel
should i? shouldn't i? have one. well i have a long journey ahead of me
as i'm planning a tour of france, italy then on to Albania(My wife is from there) and i think i want to take one, just in case. So i have 4 15" wheels left from my 07 fiesta in the shed. Will one of these wheels fit on my Honda?

Many thanks

Craig

angie4m · 2nd May 2008, 20:51

Probably not, plus the spare wheel from Honda is a 16". If you have a to have a spare wheel I would suggest that you go for the official one.

cylon2007 · 2nd May 2008, 20:52

I would get the Honda one, oh I did

cstrachan · 2nd May 2008, 21:21

Yeah but is the honda one not about a £100? Also do new cars not normally come with a smaller wheel anyway. i know most people that have 16"'s get 15" s and some with 17" have 16" and have a limit of 50mph.

angie4m · 2nd May 2008, 21:26

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Originally Posted by cstrachan

Yeah but is the honda one not about a £100? Also do new cars not normally come with a smaller wheel anyway. i know most people that have 16"'s get 15" s and some with 17" have 16" and have a limit of 50mph.

It is £100, but for that you get the wheel, usually fitted to the bottom of the boot, a cargo net and bag so that when you have taken off the punctured tyre you can put it in the bag to save a mess and the cargo net stops it from bashing about the boot.

Also its become a common practice for cars not to have a spare wheel. The Honda one is 16" no matter what wheels you have as its all to do with rolling diameter. Your Honda has 5 wheel bolts, how many did the Ford have as I thought they only had 4? Actually I've just checked myself and they do only have 4 wheel bolts so NO! You can't use it!

Your correct the wheel has a Limit of 50mph as they are smaller width wise and are only to be used for a short distance which they state should be usually no more than 20 miles but they will go for more than this at your own risk.

You may also find with the Fiesta Alloy that there is a spacing issue

Jack The Lad. · 2nd May 2008, 21:29

If you were to have a shunt, with the non Honda Spare on, when on your travels, your Insurance Company would have a Field Day with you.
Pay Up, you tight b-gger.

cstrachan · 2nd May 2008, 21:40

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Also its become a common practice for cars not to have a spare wheel. The Honda one is 16" no matter what wheels you have as its all to do with rolling diameter. Your Honda has 5 wheel bolts, how many did the Ford have as I thought they only had 4? Actually I've just checked myself and they do only have 4 wheel bolts so NO! You can't use it!

jeese i only asked a question!

allan40alt · 2nd May 2008, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by cstrachan

Yeah but is the honda one not about a £100? Also do new cars not normally come with a smaller wheel anyway. i know most people that have 16"'s get 15" s and some with 17" have 16" and have a limit of 50mph.

It may be a smaller wheel, but the overall diameter including the tyre will be the same as your standard wheel. It is a much narrower tyre, hence the speed restriction as handling will be compromised at higher speeds.

angie4m · 2nd May 2008, 21:46

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Originally Posted by cstrachan

jeese i only asked a question!

And you got your answer and although you might not have been aware that it was the same size spare for all wheels (even my 19's) and it was to do with the rollind diameter you should have been aware that you have 5 bolts on your Civic Wheels and only 4 on you Ford Alloys and that you couldn't use them.

I've never owned a Ford but knew it had 4 wheel bolts hence you couldn't use it

cstrachan · 2nd May 2008, 21:47

well i don't have my honda yet so didn't know!

angie4m · 2nd May 2008, 21:51

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Originally Posted by cstrachan

well i don't have my honda yet so didn't know!

Well you never said that! You make it sound like you already have the car as you are planning a long journey (but we've educated you in the process)

As you don't have it are you buying from a dealers? If so then I would be cheeky and ask for them to chuck one in as a freebie and if they won't then ask for a wee discount on it. It doesn't hurt to try

Jack The Lad. · 2nd May 2008, 22:01

Got mine for £80 from the dealership cstrachan and a certain person on this forum, wrote to Honda U.K. complaining about having to purchase one and they were sent the dosh back.

cstrachan · 2nd May 2008, 22:05

Thanks jack the lad suppose its not that bad! Just don't want to be stuck in a foreign country with a blown out tyre or a damaged side wall. Won't have a clue where the nearest garage may be.

Coldwarkid · 3rd May 2008, 17:55

Vauxhall/Opel is five stud, and there are plently on ebay...

Dimplyred · 4th May 2008, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack The Lad.

Got mine for £80 from the dealership cstrachan and a certain person on this forum, wrote to Honda U.K. complaining about having to purchase one and they were sent the dosh back.

Apparently he didn't even have to write to them JTL, just complained about it when they contacted him to complete a customer satisfaction survey, a few weeks after buying the car.

Jack The Lad. · 4th May 2008, 18:26

I wonder who the Jammy Dodger is.

Dimplyred · 4th May 2008, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack The Lad.

I wonder who the Jammy Dodger is.

Dunno.

Zaanstad-civic · 13th May 2008, 12:30

I bought a second hand (temporary) spare from Honda prelude 2001 it has the same 16" size wheels as our Civic's 205/55/16
On the internet I found one for only 20 euro
Arno

alanwalne · 13th May 2008, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaanstad-civic

I bought a second hand (temporary) spare from Honda prelude 2001 it has the same 16" size wheels as our Civic's 205/55/16
On the internet I found one for only 20 euro
Arno

I would be scared to do that for two reasons:

1) The tyre is already 7 years old, I know it is in the boot, but rubber must degrade sometime. So if you keep your car for 4 years, it will be 11 years old by then. The are at a higher pressure because they are thinner.

2) Your insurance co may still disagree that it is suitable.

It was hard enough for me to buy a spare in the first place (search for my rants about space savers!!) so at least get the correct one.

This is a safety item after all......

Zaanstad-civic · 13th May 2008, 12:52

Alan,
The spare I have is as new.
Since it was stored one a dark place

the tyre looks like new nothing to see on the outside at least. You are right it's 7 years old.
I have a Simca 1000 also it's from 1972 it has it's original spare with original unused spare tyre.... that's 36 years old.... for that tyre I agree probably better not to use it anymore but for my Civic spare I don't worry.
As for insurance.... probably works different in Holland never heard anyone talk about that issue here.
Arno

2nd May 2008, 20:07	#1 (permalink)
cstrachan Valve Cap Join Date: 1st May 2008 Location: Stirling Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Spare wheel Hi I know there is a lot of conversation about the spare wheel should i? shouldn't i? have one. well i have a long journey ahead of me as i'm planning a tour of france, italy then on to Albania(My wife is from there) and i think i want to take one, just in case. So i have 4 15" wheels left from my 07 fiesta in the shed. Will one of these wheels fit on my Honda? Many thanks Craig

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Zaanstad-civic Valve Cap Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: netherlands Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	spare I bought a second hand (temporary) spare from Honda prelude 2001 it has the same 16" size wheels as our Civic's 205/55/16 On the internet I found one for only 20 euro Arno

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Zaanstad-civic Valve Cap Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: netherlands Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	..... Alan, The spare I have is as new. Since it was stored one a dark place the tyre looks like new nothing to see on the outside at least. You are right it's 7 years old. I have a Simca 1000 also it's from 1972 it has it's original spare with original unused spare tyre.... that's 36 years old.... for that tyre I agree probably better not to use it anymore but for my Civic spare I don't worry. As for insurance.... probably works different in Holland never heard anyone talk about that issue here. Arno

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