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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hello BHPians, My brother-in-law, who lives outside India, recently asked me to check out this product from AlloyGator (there are other manufacturers for rim protectors as well). I found it interesting and thus thought of sharing the same here for your views about this product. The product consists of a beading around your car's alloy rim to protect it against damage by running into or over a pavement curb. It also enhances the look of the vehicle (IMO). Costs approximately $70-$80 for a set of four. I went through the below links and also tried to search for applicators in Inida but did not get any. Video Links: A comparison video from different Manufacturers Link to the site for few manufacturers: https://www.rimbladesusa.com/ https://www.alloygator.com/ My questions:
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| ![]() Mod Note: Moving out of Assembly Line Section (More Information about this sub-forum). Thank you for sharing an excellent product info, i would love to get hold of these for my cars if available in India, atleast for the next car we buy! Only thing i would want to add regarding installation is, one would need to do a wheel balancing after the installation. Since the wheel protector would have added more weight on the wheels. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Nice idea / product, though our roads have so much debris and uneven-ness that this is not going to be enough. |
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[2] Usefulness in off roading is a relative term. I don't think it will stand sharp rocks. Have seen them getting ripped off. [3] Hard to steal cause this will have the tyre seam sitting right next to it and unless they try to pry this open using a sharp pointed object. Few instances i saw them being heat molded to the alloy. My friend who has a M3 in UK told me that he and many of the folks there were observing air leaks when not installed properly. If its for aesthetics, boy they look gorgeous. ![]() | |
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My sister has purchased them for our Thar. It will be mainly for the last line in your comment ![]() | |||
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The product is here and now needs to be fitted on to the alloys of our Thar. I will fix an appointment with my most trusted tyre dealer here in Kolkata, East India tyre Co. for this weekend or the next. There are no Alloygator Dealers in India so it will be a joint effort for us to get them installed. The full package along with two of the protectors kept on it ![]() Apart from the four protectors, the contents of the package. The manual, the metal inserts, the end covers and glue ![]() The metal inserts installed onto one of the protectors. This helps grip the inner wall of the alloy. This is a part of the pre-installation task. ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by navsjab : 13th April 2018 at 00:19. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() I finally found time to visit East India Tyre Co in Kasba after work, yesterday. I had contacted Mr. Bhupinder Pal Singh, the owner, previously about the assistance I would require for the installation. As there was no accessory store or tyre shop that had made such an install, he was not very confident but welcomed me. I reached his shop and showed him the product. He made me feel comfortable by assigning few of his employees on the task with me. I briefed them and we started working together. We eventually did a good job. I was actually scared about the size of the cut (the Alloygator fits rims of size 13"-22"), as that would render the Alloygator useless. We managed it well though. The cuts were perfect. Since I had a pack of 4, The stepney would remain without the Alloygator. One of the guys I was working with suggested I use the extra's from each Alloygator onto the stepney. So we did that. We checked each wheel for leaks after the install. This was after the first ![]() How does the change look? ![]() The stenpey ![]() The rains gave a good wash to the wheels ![]() This morning ![]() Last edited by navsjab : 27th April 2018 at 12:18. |
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