Alloygator...has any one used this stuff?

forgotmyname

"that could be set to take the market by storm"

Like so many seemingly good ideas that turn out to be less than useless.

The strip is going to have to be quite large and very hard to stop the wheels getting damaged. Ive had tyres with a lip that protrude beyond the rim to do a similar job.

But even they will only do so much.

£10 for a set maybe but £80 way too much.

Pullingersom

bungle4by4 wrote: »

looks like a bit of channel, either ally or plastic fitted onto the very edge of the wheel, they will deflate the tyre and fit that, so it becomes sacrificial instead of damaging the wheel..

i can't imagine it will be either thick, or hard (ooooerrr missus) as it need to be fitted to the wheel without looking out of place, or kinking. so at best i'd expect only a one shot protection. and dont forget, if you hit the protector strip, that will look damaged. and if in contrasting colour, stand out like a sore thumb.

I can see some merits in the idea, if your considering the imapct on resale, i doubt you'd get your money back, as you may need someone to remove the strips to show the wheel underneath. If this costs say half, total investment would be 120 quid.. doubtful light scuffing on wheels (which is all i think they will protect you from) will affect resale by this much money.

If your very very attached to your shiney wheels, then maybe. Personally i'd fit alloy protecting tyres (the ones with a lip on the tyre protuding above the bead) and forget about these.

If you do have them fitted, im curious to know what you thought of them.

As a driving instructor these will be very useful for me as the number of times a novice goes up the kerb before you can react is un nerving at best as such these should protect my new alloys and they are good or more than one use to prevent constant scuff marks they give you a key ring tool that shaves of any scuffs leaving the gators looking like new

gilbert_and_sullivan

Quentin Wilson's wallet endorses them.

To be fair i expect they will help prevent some of the light contact tiny abrasions that happen to the bead contact point of the wheel, but if someone contacts a kerb properly then so often the face of the wheel gets damaged as much as the lip.

Tyres with a wheel protector lip don't work, its a tiny sliver of rubber and of no use whatsoever.

Wheel damage is the price we all pay for buying into the silly bling oversized wheel cult, with a sliver of tread stretched round the things instead of a tyre.

Look at vehicles that have 60 65 or 70 aspect tyres fitted, only very rarely do you see the alloy wheels fitted to those get damaged, its the spine jarring 35/40/45 tyred ones that get wrecked in short order.

red_eye

they look !!!!!!, looks like they are stuck on which would mean that it could get pulled off whilst the wheels is grinding agenst the kurb.

your better off getting smidth wheels http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ToLH5gQY3Xc
or learn to drive


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1886

Sam, try a more car enthusiast site to ask this question.

audi-sport.net is a good site. I used to have an A4, they're a nice bunch. You'll have to register to use the forum but it's free and useful

lil.smartie

We fitted a set for a customer PITA and will be more so when he needs new tyres!
They don't look great, we concluded good for people who can't park....

Kate