So, i have been drooling over the JDM 16" wheels since i got this ITR and rebuilt it. Finally i got a chance to get a set for a good price out of Quebec " of all places". The rims took a while to get here and were filthy dirty and had a few nicks but other than that every thing looked good even the 215-45-16 Yolk tires looked ok. So i spent a few hours cleaning all of the crud off and mounted them on my car the only problem was that one tire was the wrong direction. Crap off to the tire shop we go... So i am there at the tire shop and the guy asks if i want the tire balanced or not, heck yes i want it balanced..
So he makes this comment ; Damn you rice boys will put any thing on that says HONDA wont you?? What the hell are you talking about i reply... I walk over ant the wheel weight is cast HONDA 30 grams... Holy crap, i go look at the rest of the wheels and all of them have Honda weights on them... These tires must be the original set of tires and weights that an ITR came with from the factory some where on this planet.... Sadly the weight put up one hell of a fight and was damaged despite 4 grown men trying to remove it carefully.. I offered a 12 pack to the guy who could get if off with out destroying it needless to say i have the whole shop over there trying there hand at it..
I am on my way out to get some pics of these just so people will believe me ..
Any one else seen these before??

 

yup, I saved 7 of the Honda weights from other wheels.

y shi - who is a riceboy

 

LOL... well i do not feel so bad now...

 

Them Honda weights are all over my OEM wheels too....

Not sure where they are now.....

Post pics when you have the wheels on the car....

 

It's possible that he might have just taken it to a honda primo/verno dealer and just had them slap a new set of tires on them at some point too.

 

i would have been offended if a mechanic called me a "rice boy" to my face

 

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Neah, i have a GRM 2k CRX that kicked the crap out of the owners track preped Vette at an auto x . Ever since then it been a free for all on one another..
My CRX is a D mod car and will also turn a 13.5 with nothing but motor and " cheep pump gas, it just kill's those guys that my whole car was built for less then their set of wheels.

 

I have a set of UK VTi (EG6) wheels that came of a 1993 car that had only 30k on it and all four wheels still have the original honda weights on them....maybe i should put them on ebay!!!!!!!