I have a 2003 V6 accord sedan and need an extra set of rims for my winter tire. A friend told me that Prelude rims may fit my car. Do you know if a 2001 5th generation Prelude wheels will fit? Other than Prelude wheels what other wheels can I use?

Also, I know nothing about wheels. Is there anything I can do to check if a wheel is in good condition (properly aligned and everything)?

Sorry for the stupid questions and thanks for helping out a lady

+ 4lexia +

 

Basically most all Honda 5 lug wheels will bolt up, you just to make sure the offset isn't extremely different.

5th gen Prelude (prior to that they were 4 lug...I have some 4 lug ones on my car for winter )

Acura TL, CL (and respective S models), and any V6 Accord wheel from 98-to present, and 4cyl Accord wheels from '03 to present.

Even Pilot wheels will work on 6th gen Accords and I'm sure would on yours as well.

I've seen 7th gen Accord wheels go for good prices on ebay.

 

I got a stupid question now. What do you mean by winter set? I just keep the same set on all year around!

 

In wintery climates snow tires are a big help during winter, and its much easier/cost effective to have separate wheels for your snow tires so you can just bolt them on and off for the seasons, rather than remounting tires on the same wheels.

Or in some cases like mine, I can get away without snow tires cause we don't get a ton of snow, but my 18" summer wheels and tires aren't ideal for winter because 1. Summer performance tires have bad snow traction, and 2) I don't really want the snow/ice/salt to ruin my 18" wheels so I use stock alloys and all season tires for winter.

You guys with warm weather all year suck by the way.

 

I haven't seen snow yet and probably will not see it all year here.