Alloy Wheel Protectors

[ionaskye7]

Fancying putting some alloy protectors on my car (probably more for appearance than reliability) but have heard lots of mixed opinions & also many horror stories where they've come off and scratched all the paint work down the car...

Anyone on here had/got them & recommend them?

[Lenny]

Fancying putting some alloy protectors on my car (probably more for appearance than reliability) but have heard lots of mixed opinions & also many horror stories where they've come off and scratched all the paint work down the car...

Anyone on here had/got them & recommend them?

I was going to fit some gator one's before,

But after talking to my local tyre specialist he rocomended fitting tyres which support rim protection,

The have an extra bit of rubber on the side wall to protect the rim,

One example of this are Avon ZZ5 tyres

[ionaskye7]

Problem is I can't actually change anything on the car as it's on lease so it'll void insurance, however I'm pretty sure mine already have this as when you look at the tyre straight on it goes over the alloy ever so slightly

[Lenny]

Problem is I can't actually change anything on the car as it's on lease so it'll void insurance, however I'm pretty sure mine already have this as when you look at the tyre straight on it goes over the alloy ever so slightly

Yeah the side wall will have a pertruding 1-2mm

I think the best way for titting the rim protectors is remove and deflate the get it in between the tyre and rim,

Spot of glue on the joint of the protector then have tyre inflated and refitted,

There are stockest whom fit and supply these protectors,

If they fit them for you, its not your problem then if they come off or damage the car because they fitted them "professionally"

[ionaskye7]

Yeah I'd heard about that just need to find somewhere found here who will fit them, main ford dealers? & do they fit their own?