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Rim protection - recommendation?
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I looked at alloygaters and others, but in the end decided against it as I wasn't sure how they dealt with tyre /wheel changes etc.
In the end I spent £300 on alloy insurance which allows me £3,000 of alloy repairs/replacement over 3 years/ https://www.car2cover.co.uk/alloy-wheel-insurance which seemed a better solution than risk the protectors etc flying off and damaging things after hitting a kerb
In the end I spent £300 on alloy insurance which allows me £3,000 of alloy repairs/replacement over 3 years/ https://www.car2cover.co.uk/alloy-wheel-insurance which seemed a better solution than risk the protectors etc flying off and damaging things after hitting a kerb
will_wonka
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Anyone thought about Alloy protectors?
Gatoralloys etc. Bit pricey at £150 fitted albeit probably cheaper than getting the alloys redone - ive never herbed before but then normally the rubber protects - something we will not have the luxury of
I believe the Turbines are easy to mark due to the protrusion
Gatoralloys etc. Bit pricey at £150 fitted albeit probably cheaper than getting the alloys redone - ive never herbed before but then normally the rubber protects - something we will not have the luxury of
I believe the Turbines are easy to mark due to the protrusion
The Teslas have the same problem that I had in my car before, an Alfa Romeo Giulia QV; the rim is wider than tyre. If you take a rule or stick easily you can see that the metal is outer than rubber. When I changed the Pirelly tyres I bought a Michelin with the XL option, the same tyre but with a lip that protect the rim. I continue damaging the rims but a lot of less.
In the Alfa Romeo the lip of the rim is very thick, perhaps because it uses runflat tyres. In the Tesla the only explanation I can find is the rim has an aerodinamic function and for that reason is out of the logical dimension. If the explanation is "by design", them all og us should do a claim.
P.D.: Alligators and some others have one, or the two, of this problems, the damage the rim when the fixes, and if the protector go out, something easy at high speed or suddenly accelerations, usually damage the body or brake the fenders and more.
In the Alfa Romeo the lip of the rim is very thick, perhaps because it uses runflat tyres. In the Tesla the only explanation I can find is the rim has an aerodinamic function and for that reason is out of the logical dimension. If the explanation is "by design", them all og us should do a claim.
P.D.: Alligators and some others have one, or the two, of this problems, the damage the rim when the fixes, and if the protector go out, something easy at high speed or suddenly accelerations, usually damage the body or brake the fenders and more.
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