I agree and have not felt any imbalance (in my wheels, anyways)

 

Kinda like being a little pregnant. Close to the center is not on the center.. it does makes a difference. I

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cdelena:
[B] Kinda like being a little pregnant. Close to the center is not on the center.. it does makes a difference. I

 

You people sure have faith with your fellow neighbors. Out here in San Francisco the rims, hell everything on a S, is a hot commodity for all the car thieves. Oh yeah, one little note. Don't use the wheel locks Honda sells. They aren't no good; there is only one key for ALL wheel locks, which means a thief can buy a set and start stealing any rim equiped with Honda wheel locks. Try buying McGuard or anything else. Latez!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cdelena:
[B] Kinda like being a little pregnant. Close to the center is not on the center.. it does makes a difference. I

 

I did the original calculations for the stock lug nuts vs. the Honda locking nuts and posted it in a thread that was originally on H-A net and lost in one of the many crashes. I took all the weights and measurements because I was skeptical at first that any vibration from the weight difference would be detectable, specifically because the lugs are so close to the center of rotation.

I was surprised to find how much heavier the wheel locks were after weighing them on a sensitive balance, and I was surprised to find that such a difference could cause a wheel imbalance. I don't have any of the original numbers, but I believe the difference was equivalent to about 7 to 9 gm at the rim. A 5 gm imbalance is correctable by wheel weights. A vibration from imbalance is only detectable at certain speeds which would be related to rim diameter and resonant frequency, and I don't know what that would be for these wheels/tires. (It's like a washing machine that's out of balance--the shaking is at its greatest only at a certain RPM.)

For lack of another solution, I have had the locks on my S2K stock wheels from day one and I don't believe I have felt a vibration from them. Usually when I'm driving fast I'm focused on other things.

I agree that the wheel locks are an ugly and cheap Honda accessory for such a work of design and engineering as the S2000.

 

I have 2 sets of McGuards ($30.00/ea from honadaaccessories.com)

 

Can one of our European members verify that the wheel locks that Honda sells over there are actually better?

Has anyone with business contacts in Europe looked into importing these for us?

Thanks,

Ted

 

I have a set on my car (a gift from a friend in Europe) and can verify that they are the proper weight, quality, and functionality. I have posted the part number in the past and can do it again when I am at home.

 

Chris, I saved the number you posted for me earlier and still had it in my bag. The European part number is 08W42 S1A 600. I took it with me recently on a trip to Europe but just didn't have the time to chase the locks down, maybe next time.

I remember we also discussed that maybe someone could import them for us. Giampiero, what do you think?