Honda Car Forum

I have recently purchased a 96 Civic DX with 20,000mi(yes, 20K) for
only $5000. Honestly the car is in perfect condition. The only thing
that bothers me is the lack of hubcaps (only the silver steel wheels).
I purchased a set of "mock" Honda hubcaps from e-bay and they look
quite nice. (also purchased a set for my 91 accord). When I tried to
tighten the wheel nut over the hubcap it cracked the hubcap...even
with the included washers. It seems that the nut goes too far into the
wheel for some reason. When I tried using one of my nuts from the 91
Accord it worked perfectly. I am currently on the lookout for wheel
nuts for a 91 Accord for cheaper than the 6$ a nut from Honda (I need
16!). I am going to check NAPA auto parts, they say that they have it
(the characteristic that makes the 91's nuts work is the rubber washer
attached, NAPA says that theirs has the washer). Could any of you
suggest any other solutions to this problem? Any kind of washer, etc?

Thanks for your time.

Matt

There is (at least) one set available on eBay. See
http://tinyurl.com/6zy27.

Just like you have found out, the correct lug nuts have a plastic collar
that holds the hub cap in place. Normally if this collar is missing the
hub caps will be loose, but they should not break. Perhaps your lug nuts
are to big (i.e. they are not the same ones used on cars with hubcaps
minus the plastic collar) or perhaps the holes in the hub caps are too
small?




Matt wrote:
>
> I have recently purchased a 96 Civic DX with 20,000mi(yes, 20K) for
> only $5000. Honestly the car is in perfect condition. The only thing
> that bothers me is the lack of hubcaps (only the silver steel wheels).
> I purchased a set of "mock" Honda hubcaps from e-bay and they look
> quite nice. (also purchased a set for my 91 accord). When I tried to
> tighten the wheel nut over the hubcap it cracked the hubcap...even
> with the included washers. It seems that the nut goes too far into the
> wheel for some reason. When I tried using one of my nuts from the 91
> Accord it worked perfectly. I am currently on the lookout for wheel
> nuts for a 91 Accord for cheaper than the 6$ a nut from Honda (I need
> 16!). I am going to check NAPA auto parts, they say that they have it
> (the characteristic that makes the 91's nuts work is the rubber washer
> attached, NAPA says that theirs has the washer). Could any of you
> suggest any other solutions to this problem? Any kind of washer, etc?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Matt