Recent content by VPMotors

Yeah finding one is difficult, and I don't need 4. However, if anyone comes across someone selling one or if there's a better site than HondaPartsNow, just let me know! Appreciate the help! TIA!

Hey guys looks like rim straightening didn't make it perfectly stable as before; planning to keep this as a spare and get a new rim; from the dealers it's generally around $750-$800, and hondapartsnow has it around $520. Planning to go that route unless someone knows a better option!

Update: tire shop found that one rim is bent (not a visible bent but looks like it isn't a perfect circle anymore, they showed me a video of the tire rotating on the balancing machine, and yeah it looked slightly uneven). They did mention that one of their other branches fixes such rims but not...

Oh yeah, it got flat spots because it was parked for so long. When I said I filled it previously at a much colder temperature it was for leaving the car in the garage, not for driving around, to clarify. I have a CR-V as my winter car, the FL5 has seen a bit of snow once and that too in Utah not...

It was about 50F when I readjusted the pressures to the recommended spec. They were at 37psi front and 35psi rear initially (I had filled them to spec at a much colder temperature the last time so at 50F the pressures were higher). I am on PS4S yes, however, this vibration isn't consistent; it...

Yeah I'm not going to jump on the decision of getting a replacement set till I see whether they replicate that behavior in warmer temps.....I have balancing being off at the back of my mind but when I took it out for a drive last week I adjusted the pressures to recommended spec and the...

Yeah that's a fair point. Man I can't wait for the temps to go up! Seriously debating switching to a milder tire with a higher side profile but I have a dedicated beater with winters on so on the fence.

I have driven it almost a 1000 miles in Nov-Dec. Then went to the garage in mid-Jan and stayed trapped inside till last week. Noticed the vibrations early November. Hopefully, summer makes them regain their shape.

I used to be in Maine now I'm in coastal New Hampshire. Been all over the country at this point lol. If you're in New England I hope to catch you at some car shows once the season starts!

Yeah definitely learnt my lesson. Flatstoppers look expensive but seem like a good investment now. Fingers crossed I don't need a tire replacement.

Yeah I'll see if it improves by next month when the temps will go above 40F, if not I plan on getting a road force balance. If I do it now I fear that when the tires get rid of any temporary flat spots it might get slightly unbalanced again. Thanks!

I have heard conflicting opinions about the overinflating of tires (when driving to straighten them out, not for storage). I did go for a diagnostic drive a couple of days back when the temps went above 50F, and inflated the tires to the correct pressures (they were a couple of PSI higher than...

I don't have pictures but it got progressively worse as the winter approached. Never drove it below freezing temps, but did drive in sub 40F weather. The dealership did rotate the tires and I am guessing it was the fronts which were worse as the vibrations reduced in the steering but started to...

Hey guys, I am in New England and it's the first time the car was in an unheated garage with a concrete floor. Looks like that combination has caused my tires to get flat spots, as I have been getting vibrations in the steering on the highway since early November. The car wasn't driven since...

Guilty as charged. Mine still had 5/32 inch tread left around 33k miles. As luck would have it, one of my tires got a nail stuck in it, another had a small leak, and another got a puncture by hitting a pothole too hard, so replaced all 4 but as per the dealer they still had a few thousand more...