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 Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:23 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: Nottingham
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I currently have 17" alloys on my 206 but want to get some standard peugeot alloys on it as I keep curbing my alloys and wrecking my tyres!!! Where is the best place for me to get standard peugeot alloys?
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:26 am |
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Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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Here.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:29 am |
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Someones going to say it so i will...why not just not curb your wheels??
If you curb pug wheels you could still wreck your tyres.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:36 am |
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Location: Nottingham
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lol i havent curbed them recently but just figured that its probably gonna be cheaper getting standard alloys than paying for tyres for my current alloys. I keep having problems with tyres that I put on my front alloys. I don't know whether this is due to the tyres not being sealed correctly to the alloys but my front tyres keep deflating and coming away from the alloys.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:49 am |
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Location: South Bucks
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1) Do the tyres have rim protection? If not try some that do. I've had these on my Alfa for around 9 of its 12 years and the rims are damn near perfect .. (wish I could say the same for other parts where they are corroding though .. any small damage to the lacquer and once the water and salt gets in, they are done for. Still a refurb should be easier)
2) Have you got the right width tyre? I see so many cars now with wide wheels but the tyres are far too narrow meaning that the rims are projecting outside the side walls. Absolutely no protection to hundreds of £s of alloys ... can't think the handling is that great either 
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:00 am |
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Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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| gazza82 wrote: |
1) Do the tyres have rim protection? If not try some that do. I've had these on my Alfa for around 9 of its 12 years and the rims are damn near perfect .. (wish I could say the same for other parts where they are corroding though .. any small damage to the lacquer and once the water and salt gets in, they are done for. Still a refurb should be easier)
2) Have you got the right width tyre? I see so many cars now with wide wheels but the tyres are far too narrow meaning that the rims are projecting outside the side walls. Absolutely no protection to hundreds of £s of alloys ... can't think the handling is that great either |
Agreed. Some people do it for looks
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:02 am |
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Location: Nottingham
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No dont think the tyres do have rim protection.
Is it gonna be cheaper for me to get standard peugeot alloys than to but new tyres for my alloys? The alloys are terribly curbed admittedly from myself and the previous owner so I dont know whether this is a factor that is affecting the tyres that are currently on it?
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:31 am |
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Location: Taking a gearbox off somewhere
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check the tyres are the correct ones for the rims
If they are get a garage to remove the tyres from the rims, clean the rim edge and put bead sealer around the rim and remount the tyres.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:28 am |
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Location: South Bucks
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Two tyre fitters from different companies have both told me Pug wheels are a pain to seal. They clean the rims now with a wire cup brush on a drill and one uses some black gunk to help seal the tyres.
If the rims have taken a major hit, you could have some fine cracks in the rims which is letting air out. Or the tyre wall is damaged.
On cost, it depends how much the tyres cost. Rims are usually around £100 each, but tyres can be more or less depending on make/size/quality. I could get tyres for around £40 each ... I usually spend around £90-100 especially for the 206CC and Alfa as they get "harder use" .. 
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:04 pm |
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Joined: Dec 03, 2010
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Location: Romford
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Might sell my alloys if I can find a set of steel wheels. ( I already have one)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:36 pm |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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| Sam19 wrote: |
| I currently have 17" alloys on my 206 but want to get some standard peugeot alloys on it as I keep curbing my alloys and wrecking my tyres!!! |
Try learning to drive correctly first
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:00 pm |
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Joined: Jun 21, 2010
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Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!
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Or just fit a big rubber band and a metal pole......bit like a dodgem....
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| This 206 IS going on a trackday despite it's every effort to stay at home in the garage! | |
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:18 pm |
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Scrap yards for a cheap set. You could learn not to kerb them as others have said. The occasional scrape happens to everyone but you should need to use the kerb to park properly.
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:21 am |
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| Rob2859 wrote: |
| The occasional scrape happens to everyone but you should need to use the kerb to park properly. |
Not if you drive correctly it doesnt.
I havent yet managed to damage / scrape a wheel in 17+ years of driving.
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:29 am |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010
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Location: Halifax
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Rob2859 wrote: |
| The occasional scrape happens to everyone but you should need to use the kerb to park properly. |
Not if you drive correctly it doesnt.
I havent yet managed to damage / scrape a wheel in 17+ years of driving. |
Ok well the majority. I have not scrapped mine although a tyre machine has taken some paint of the lip 
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