Viable Compact Spare Options?

Discussion in 'Clarity' started by css28, Feb 11, 2018.

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  1. JJim

    JJim Active Member

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  3. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    I guess you need to add a bottle of soapy water along with needle-nosed pliers to this kit to make it complete. After you use the soapy water to discover where the leak is, you can use it to wash up after fixing the leak before proceeding on your way! OK, add a washcloth, too.
     
  4. JJim

    JJim Active Member

    Well, I rather to wash up my hand than have to remove the sealant and clean the resonators
     

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  5. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Wow! After reading the PDF file you attached I found that using that slimy sealant is worse than I thought!

    > The temporary repair sealant (once used or past the expiration date)
    > is considered hazardous waste, and must be disposed of in an
    > environmentally safe manner (such as used engine oil and coolant).
    > Check with your local regulations for proper disposal.
    >
    > Notice:
    > Do not dispose of a tire still filled with sealant

    Now I'll be looking for a spare tire--I'll keep it at home and bring it to help out my wife should she need it.
     
  6. su_A_ve

    su_A_ve Active Member

    At one point I had a flat at home in my old Accord. Since I wasn't going anywhere, I called AAA to have them put the spare. They offered me to fix the flat (not sure if it would have been free), but since I had purchased them at Sams club and had road hazard warranty and was close to the sidewall, I didn't do it.

    So, if you call Honda roadside, would they plug a flat?
     
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  8. Jp777

    Jp777 New Member

    did you find any spare that fits?, I also had the gen 1volt with the Cadillac spare. I am looking at 2008-2013 g35 spare but would like to know if there's Accord spare options
     
  9. bpratt

    bpratt Active Member

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  10. StrangePenguin

    StrangePenguin New Member

    Do you need anything other than the spare, a jack, and a wrench? Are you using the same lugnuts, etc? I'm going on a road trip soon to a remote area with maybe some dirt road driving and all of the sudden I'm worried about being stuck out there with no cell reception and a flat tire.
     
  11. Robert_Alabama

    Robert_Alabama Well-Known Member

    If you buy the infiniti spare, you should get 64.1mm to 66.1mm hub centric ring adapters. As for lug nuts, most of the infiniti/nissan spares will need acorn (conical) lug nuts, whereas the Honda uses ball/radial/semicircular lug nuts. Some of the infiniti/nissan spares use mag-type lug nuts, so you almost need to get the spare then see what lug nuts you need.
     
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  13. bpratt

    bpratt Active Member

    The spare, a jack and a wrench is all you need. The car is very difficult to raise with a scissor jack so I got a small floor jack which works great and will easily fit in the compartment in the trunk. I did use the hub centric ring adapters Robert mentioned in the previous post and I also bought the lug nuts that fit the spare. Somewhere in this thread there is the part number for both the hub centric ring and the lug nuts.

    https://www.insideevsforum.com/community/index.php?threads/spare-tire-that-fits.2579/
     

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