[NewToAccords]

Now that i got your attention :banana: i've run into a rather large problem with my accord, which i will explain a bit further down...
I've always been a long time lurker of DA forums but never post much, and this is my first thread. After my father brought the car in for our first oil change, our local honda dealer said this:

"your aftermarket winter rims are not the right fit for your car, and the *insert suspension type word here* might completly break. Also the tires are low end tires, how much did you pay for them? and how come you got 17s instead of 16s? IMO you got ripped off"

Rather of a shock for my father, because we changed the rims right after we got the car. I'm heading into the dealer to change the rims tomorrow, to my knowledge the tires should be faulken winter____<-- excuse my noob spelling?

So my question for you guys is this:

What is the right size for winter tires? and also, what should i do with the current ones? I'm going to try to find the sizes of the winter rims tomorrow

 

[Danielc409]

Might get better help if you mention what the current specs of the ones you currently have are etc, I have no knowledge of winter stuff so I can't help you on that end.

 

[NewToAccords]

Yeah i acutally do not know how to find that out unless i get taught or i ask the dealer tomorrow =T

 

[Danielc409]

The tire specs should be on the sidewall of the tire.

 

[Dennis]

im not sure how winter tires work, but how is it possible for tires to break something on the suspension? and it looks to me like your tires are low profile(thin tires), so maybe thats what he was talking about. and theres no reason why you cant have 17's for winter tires. It'll just cost more for the tire.

OH AND I LOVE THE LIP ON YOUR RIM, Black face with black lip ftw :notworthy

 

[Danielc409]

Those don't look low profile, that's at least 45.

 

[NewToAccords]

they're not *chuckle* i'll check them later today when my dad comes back with the car.
I think the dealer meant that the rim sizing or spec is wrong and may hurt the suspension?
i'm just worried that our dealership is just scaring us..

 

[03LXV6]

So without knowing any more info than you gave, I think I can 98% say you can tell the person at the dealer to f-off.

There is absolutely nothing 17 inch rims will break on your car. Only thing that might get hurt is your wallet because the tires cost more. Even if you get the wrong size 17" tires only ill effect will be that your speedometer will not be calibrated and your mileage will be slightly off.

Also low end tires have no effect. They might wear faster but that's about it.

You can see the specs of the tires by reading a set of number on the sidewall.

Since you say you have 17s, it should read something like 215/45/17.

 

[NewToAccords]

will look at it later tonight, thanks for the input so far.

I just wanted to confirm, is there a 'wrong' set of rims i can put it? i'm assuming the dealer is saying my mechanic scammed us and put in a wrong size/fitting rim.

 

[Mochimellow]

Those WHEELS, not rims, are ridiculous. The dealership put those on your car? I am so confused by your thread. All I can say is that during this whole conversation, you could be expanding your knowledge by yourself by googling or searching for answers. You can save yourself time, money, and tears if you actually spent the time to go out and actually find out what's going on. This is either a lack of knowledge from user or from the dealership worker you were talking with. Your car should be perfectly fine if the bolt pattern of the wheel is 5x114.3. hub centric wheels will make the wheel sit perfectly center (i.e you will not feel vibration at high speeds). Maybe the wheels you have on are 5x100 or 5x115? I have no clue but if you can enlighten us, we will be more gladly to help...

 

[NewToAccords]

Those WHEELS, not rims, are ridiculous. The dealership put those on your car?

My father got the wheels fitted at his local mechanic, i'm sorry for any confusion as to the fit of the wheel at the moment because the car isn't with me, yet. I'm trying to find out a little bit more about this situation before i bring the car into the dealer tomorrow to get the stock rims fitted back onto the car.

And by ridiculous wheels, is it cause its dirty? lol :dunno: This is my second car, and first honda. Everything in my old jeep i left as is so i never had any experience with this. Once again, sorry for any misleads, i'll update the information once i get the car back home!

 

[Pirate]

If Honda had a Police Package option, those would be the wheels it came with.

 

[Aviography]

And which Toronto dealership spun up that idiotic story? This is exactly why I hate going to the dealerships these days, it's very hard to find one that doesn't have someone who works there that plays up none-issues to become catastrophies.....

The rims/tires look fine in the picture, but you will have to show a side view picture or at least write down the Brand, Model, and Size of the tires as noted on the sidewall of the tire.

 

[NewToAccords]

the one by highway 7 and kennedy, i'm going to take a picture tomorrow with the specs of the wheel before i take it into the dealer. its too dark outside

 

[-THE PHANTOM-]

I'm assuming you have 225/50R17 on there, that would be the correct conversion size!! if you want to know what size to go with in a 16, go to 1010 tires, they have a tire size calculator, enter in the specs of your OE tire size and what size 16" tire should be, probably a 205 or 215/60R16.
if the value at the bottom is within +/- 3%... your good to go.

 

[woody4364]

Im confused as well, do you have the 17" alloy wheels that should have came with the car? You wont have any problems with the stock 17's and stock suspension.

 

[chuangandrew]

man, giving torontonians a bad name.... lol..

little info on tires, they come in 3 numbers written on the side of the tire. Accord comes with 225/50/17 as stock tires. First number is tread width, that tells you how wide your tire is in mm. Second is profile, which is aspect ratio of the tire height to width. Higher the number, taller your tires are. The last number is the diameter of your wheels in inches. There are other numbers written after these 3 numbers such as speed ratings and load, you don't need to worry about them.

Winter tires usually require somewhat thinner treads to cut through snow, and a higher profile for snow clearance. It doesn't matter if you have 16" or 17" wheels, price on the tires on different wheels however could be an issue.

so a good tire to get would be 215/55/17 for a 17" steel wheel. What you have, seem to have low profile for a winter tire, they could be 45 or lower cuz that doesn't look right to me.

sounds like it is possible that the dealer knew what he was saying. But somewhere between he telling you dad, your dad telling you, and this got posted, info got lost. Just read more on tires and learn the terms instead of having people telling what it is and take their word for it. Life gets simpler that way.

anyways, hope this is helpful.

 

[next_milenium]

If Honda had a Police Package option, those would be the wheels it came with.

:lmao::lmao:

 

[NewToAccords]

man, giving torontonians a bad name.... lol..

i'm just fresh meat :notworthy Thank you for your information though, i will be sure to check it out in..about 4 hours!

 

[chuangandrew]

btw it's CBP, crystal black pearl