2003 Honda Civic pre-facelift EU8 5door 1.6 tyre/alloy size?

2003 Honda Civic pre-facelift EU8 5door 1.6 tyre/alloy size?

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uzzy15

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112 months

Tuesday 4th November 2014
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Hi

I'm not new to cars but I am new to owning them. Anyway, got myself a first motor - a 2003 Honda Civic 5 door EU8 SE model and I notice on the internet theres a lot of discussion on tyre sizes regarding the 3 door EP2s and EP3 Type Rs.

What I'm saying is, I need some advice on tyre size because the arches on these Civics can look a bit funny if you get it wrong. Need a tyre size that will look on a 17 inch rim and sort of fill up the arch as much as possible, without looking and in fact being too thin for such a big hatch.

Bear in the mind its the 5 door hatch, and I'd love some advice on what tyre size and alloy size I need. The car is absolutely stock in every single way and I DON'T want to lower it. All suggestions are welcome to be honest, and if you experts think lowering is necessary please leave the number of mm to lower ALONG with the tyre size numbers I need.

Cheers

Glosphil

4,337 posts

233 months

Tuesday 4th November 2014
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What is the standard tyre size?

uzzy15

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112 months

Tuesday 4th November 2014
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Glosphil said:
What is the standard tyre size?
I'm not actually sure but I know that the 17 inch alloys on EP3 Type Rs sit on 205/45/17