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Wheel Protectors
I am not keen on having two sets of wheels and tyres, mainly because they are a pain to store. Has nobody ever come up with a set of wheel protectors, they could be plain plastic discs which are held on using cable ties or the wheel nuts. It would also save having to swap the wheels over if it was a quick off road trip.
Maybe a stupid idea, but they must be easy to make and it would stop the road wheels being up.
Not so daft could work the only problem is filling up with mud and then driving from one lain to another but worth looking at.Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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2nd Dec 2007 8:26 pm
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I may get one of our designers to work on it when they have some spare time to see what's possible.
2nd Dec 2007 8:29 pm
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I would think covers would cause more damage, once stones and grit get forced between the them and the wheel - unless they could be sealed to the tyreDisco 5 HSE Lux
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2nd Dec 2007 8:33 pm
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DiscoStu wrote:
I would think covers would cause more damage, once stones and grit get forced between the them and the wheel - unless they could be sealed to the tyre
Probably that's why they have never been made. We have a designer who did a lot of packaging designs including the Pantene shampoo bottles etc. I will ask him to have a look, but I won't hold my breath.
2nd Dec 2007 8:36 pm
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3rd Dec 2007 9:21 am
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Sealing it to the rim would definitely be a problem as I have had the balance weights torn off on Salisbury Plain.
like the principle though, could keep a set in the car for those unplanned moments...........
don't Honda use something like that on their new cars? end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
3rd Dec 2007 9:28 am
zeberdee
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What size rims do you guys have? If someone made some protectors how much would you be prepared to pay for them? How long would you be prepared to spend fitting them? I'm working on a project along those lines at the moment so it would be great to understand the problems you have.
12th Feb 2008 4:52 pm
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I seem to recal this being asked before. not sure if it was on were or in one of the off road magazines. Would not have thought it would be to hard to make a set out of rigid plastic and get somebody who has an off road set of wheels to try them out.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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have a look at the crosiere pics the G4 had some sort of disc over the wheels.
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And with chains
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12th Feb 2008 11:46 pm
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Hi,
with the chains it's perfect, no dammage or any scratchs but without, the 3 zip ties are too weak and meaby too cold to support the charge in the ruts. So best mount with something easier to out on and off... or meaby with only one zip tie just the time to put the chains on (don't have 6 hands ), after the chains take all in place.
ps : on the other side i put some strips of foam (for sealing door house) to prevent friction between the lack of the wheel and my plastic disc
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could work the only problem is filling up with mud and then driving from one lain to another but worth looking at.
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