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Yokohama is quite a long word to do four times with a pencil!  Ah, but "Avon" isn't!
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Just need a bit of tyre shine on those wheels ! Just wait and see... As soon as the AloyGaters are fitted the side-walls will be black and shiny. Photo to follow. I'm told that fish oil works very well for this, but tends to attract cats. So I think I'll use Auto-Glym Do you think this might be going too far? Pencil Or not....? are you suggesting a tyre rub down with a kipper?  I think Tarka is more smoked salmon than kipper...!
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Coincidentally I caught the near side rear of my Caterham wheel whilst enthusiastically tackling zigzag hill, near Compton Abbas airfield, near Shaftesbury last weekend, so will be following your repairs with interest Peter. Luckily mine is black, so I shouldn't have too much trouble matching. Best of luck with the repair. Going downhill by any chance? No, downhill is easy, it was whilst tackling one of the upper hairpins, and I was getting a little over confident - as you do! "I'm told that fish oil works very well for this, but tends to attract cats. So I think I'll use Auto-Glym"I once heard that the main constituent of WD40 was fish oil.
Paul
[At last, I have a car I can polish]
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Well the box of 4 Alloygater strips arrived.
The frst one was easy enough to fit, a lot of hammering with a plastic mallet resulted in the nice shiny black surface of the strip becomming dulled in places.
They looked OK from a distance but a bit "C&N" close up.
Also I felt uncomfortable with a serrated strip of plastic wedged between the tyre and wheel, they slide about 12mm down between the rim and the tyre. Perhaps they are safe enough but I just felt it was wrong.
So I've removed the first one and won't be fitting the rest.
I know I'll kerb the wheels again at some point, but I'd rather pay £60 or so to have them properly re-finished that fit what is, after all, a bodge.
Anyone want them? Might look OK on a scruffy Renault Clio....
Se the advertisment in "For Sale"!
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Worth a try but if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.
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You've really 'sold' them to us Peter
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Well the box of 4 Alloygater strips arrived.
The frst one was easy enough to fit, a lot of hammering with a plastic mallet resulted in the nice shiny black surface of the strip becomming dulled in places.
They looked OK from a distance but a bit "C&N" close up.
Also I felt uncomfortable with a serrated strip of plastic wedged between the tyre and wheel, they slide about 12mm down between the rim and the tyre. Perhaps they are safe enough but I just felt it was wrong.
So I've removed the first one and won't be fitting the rest.
I know I'll kerb the wheels again at some point, but I'd rather pay £60 or so to have them properly re-finished that fit what is, after all, a bodge.
Anyone want them? Might look OK on a scruffy Renault Clio....
Se the advertisment in "For Sale"!
A Clio with 19 inch wheels......?!
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Morgan 4/4 4-seater 1990 Royal Ivory
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I agree with Peter. I bought a set for my BMW after lightly kerbing the wheel which has no tyre protection ie. the rim hits any kerb before the tyre (Crazy design!), but after messing around with them for a while, they are still sitting in a box and the glue's all gone hard as the backing peeled off on its own. Waste of money and much harder to fit than they suggest (and they look pretty awful if not fitted PERFECTLY).
Grrrrrr...
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I returned them and they refunded my payment wthout any arguement.
Good customer service.
Peter,
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Tn UK today and I met with a Alloygater franchisee. They may not fit new Plus 8, but apparently they are working on a new version designed for BMW Run-flats and should support Morgans. It has a smaller profile than the currently design, so also less noticeable when fitted. Could be available before year end. Keep you posted.
J. Neil
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