sfbluenote

I just found this on a U.K (British) website for the above mentioned product ..if they work as described then they might just be a must have….Has anyone on the forum tried them?
www.alloygators.com

sfbluenote

I just tried checking the above url for Alloygators and ended up at some tire service in the middle of nowhere..you might have to google it if interested

zirrah

It's a British company... so it's .co.uk for the extension.

www.alloygators.co.uk

Interesting product. I prefer the don't hit the curb method myself, but this looks like it would work.

Vandit

Actual working link
http://www.alloygator.co.uk/

BradB

Interesting concept. Not sure I would want it on my Porsches but maybe for a commuter. Didn't know anything like that existed. Thanks.

il pirata

Hopefully not.

Busta Rib

To save people clicking on bad links, here is a pic of the product. BTW, I would not use this product. Common sense and extra care when parking is much cheaper and looks a lot better, IMO.

sfbluenote

Yea, the colored ones look bloody awful..but the black or silver almost disappear when used on similar colored wheels. I have MY02 rims on my 993 which I powder coated black and they look great but somewhere out there is a kerb waiting to inflict some damage….if these things work and don't screw up the tire or handling I would be interested

AdaptecSpeedware

i don't understand people hitting curbs. look where you are going and it's pretty easy not to.

BradB

Shhhh! Alloy wheel repair firms don't want the secret let out.

Ed Hughes

Must have? I think not....

Mark in Baltimore

When I parallel park on the street, I try to get my car as close to the curb as possible in an effort to avoid traffic sideswiping my car. Every once in a while, I cut my margins too thin and either scrape a tire or wheel against the curb.

Mike J

So you never ever scraped or rubbed on a curb?

I find, especially with the wide bodied cars, and wheels that stand proud (like RUFs) that there is a magnetic attraction to the curb surface that tries to suck the car over and make contact. I can fight it off 99.9% of the time, but that 0.1% is a bugger...

Cheers,

Mike

ble2011

Seems like an interesting product. Never knew they existed. I would think if you bought the black, they would be almost invisible.

Falcondrivr

I clipped the apex too tight the other day on a right hander downtown. So tight that the curb actually unsettled the car and I had to counter steer a bit. The people in the crosswalk were not amused (kidding!)
Seriously though, curbs (or kerbs) happen.