Anyone here got or tried Rim Blades, apparently they protect your alloys from kerbing etc.
Sent from my iPhone 9 from a time machine
Sent from my iPhone 9 from a time machine
Rimblades?
- Thread starter leeds/lee
- Start date
Can you tell if there fitted or do they stand out.
Sent from my iPhone 9 from a time machine
IMO they don´t look very good, not that easy to install/remove, but they will protect the outer edge of your rims. A big/high curb or something like that will still make a mark if you have protruding rims or something like that.
I stay far enough from kerbs, so think il give them a pass. Carnt spoil the look of 18" BBS
Sent from my iPhone 9 from a time machine
Sent from my iPhone 9 from a time machine
I've used rimbands before on my old car which had bbs alloys on. They looked ok but didn't really do the job as a small pothole kindly removed one completely off a wheel.
Don't think they are really worth the price you pay for them, I know the rim blades you have to use an adhesive/glue which I wasn't too keen on
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Don't think they are really worth the price you pay for them, I know the rim blades you have to use an adhesive/glue which I wasn't too keen on
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
How much are they ? It may make me want to be careful not to damage them , which you may aswell just be careful not to damage the wheel in the 1st place !
Think they vary on protection you want, not 100% sure. Seen one in halfords £29,99.
Sent from my iPhone 9 from a time machine
Sent from my iPhone 9 from a time machine
i,m lookin 2 get some o these rimbands NOT [/COLOR]the crap sticky tape stuff but the type that require tyre 2 b took off&then the're held in place by the tyre anyone know of fitter's of these in sheff/roth area
http://www.rimblades.com/rimbands-alloy-wheel-rim-protectors/
http://www.rimblades.com/rimbands-alloy-wheel-rim-protectors/
I wouldn't waste your money on them to be fair, on my golf they lasted all of two weeks. One flew off itself, the other came off on a pothole. So decided to take the rest off. The better ones out of the lot seem to be the plastic rimblades that have an adhesive section and seem a lot more secure.
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Thanx 4 your thoughts alex but surely the ones that the tyre holds in place r more secure than sticky back plastic jobs
The rim blades hook around the lip of the tyre then there's a small plastic clip that gets glued and hammered on. They are more secure as the rimbands have and tendency to pull themselves out due to sidewall flex going round corners. Well that's what I found with mine, they slowly pulled themselves out.
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Thanx alex never thought about sidewall flex kinda obvious they could work out guess i'll just have 2 learn 2 keep away from kerbs:
that's me parkin in middle o the road don't fancy hamering clips on as it'll f$#k alloys up more than light kerb rash&sticky stuf'll come un sticky wi constant washing/rain&road ****
Last edited:
It's a clip that gets hammered onto the rim protector, not the rim itself. Supposed to use a soft mallet, there's a few videos online. But yeah I agree not what you want to be doing good really.
Think it would be money better spent elsewhere and just be careful when parking
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Think it would be money better spent elsewhere and just be careful when parking
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Similar threads
