After doing lots of research (i.e. reading lots of post in this forum and others), I selected Yeslak wheel covers to cover the Gemini wheels on our MYLR. I regret this choice and wanted to share my experience with others and find out if I just received a bad unit or if this is a general pattern.
Pros:
- The covers look great. I like the "Gun Grey" colour.
Cons:
- Once they're on the wheel, they're extremely hard to remove! The first cover I tested was stuck on the wheel so strongly that I eventually had to apply so much force that it broke. More details below.
In case you're wondering, yes I followed the instruction on the Yeslak site closely. They link to a bunch of videos, one of which looks to be filmed by the manufacturer of the covers. I applied the foam tape around the perimeter and on the clips in the same manner that they showed. To remove the cover, their video showed a person simply pulling in targeted areas. This didn't do anything for me. I tried pulling gently, then progressively (and patiently) increased the force. When I felt like I was pulling dangerously hard (both for the cover and for my back), I changed the approach to using a small, this piece of wood to pray the clips off of the wheel. Slowly, they started coming looser. Bu the cover still wouldn't come off. Finally, as I was pulling, the cover came off violently. I was disappointed to find that the plastic had broken in two places.
It's possible that the temperature was a factor in this. It was 5-10 degrees celsius in my garage when I was doing all of this, so it's possible that the plastic is less flexible and more brittle at those temps. But I would expect wheel changes in that type of weather to be common thing. After all, I bought these covers to user over my Geminis as winter wheels.
Anyway, I'm curious to hear if others have had a similar experience and any covers that are more durable and easier to remove.
Pros:
- The covers look great. I like the "Gun Grey" colour.
Cons:
- Once they're on the wheel, they're extremely hard to remove! The first cover I tested was stuck on the wheel so strongly that I eventually had to apply so much force that it broke. More details below.
In case you're wondering, yes I followed the instruction on the Yeslak site closely. They link to a bunch of videos, one of which looks to be filmed by the manufacturer of the covers. I applied the foam tape around the perimeter and on the clips in the same manner that they showed. To remove the cover, their video showed a person simply pulling in targeted areas. This didn't do anything for me. I tried pulling gently, then progressively (and patiently) increased the force. When I felt like I was pulling dangerously hard (both for the cover and for my back), I changed the approach to using a small, this piece of wood to pray the clips off of the wheel. Slowly, they started coming looser. Bu the cover still wouldn't come off. Finally, as I was pulling, the cover came off violently. I was disappointed to find that the plastic had broken in two places.
It's possible that the temperature was a factor in this. It was 5-10 degrees celsius in my garage when I was doing all of this, so it's possible that the plastic is less flexible and more brittle at those temps. But I would expect wheel changes in that type of weather to be common thing. After all, I bought these covers to user over my Geminis as winter wheels.
Anyway, I'm curious to hear if others have had a similar experience and any covers that are more durable and easier to remove.