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Birel
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I don't know whether any one can help. I have a 1 year old A2 1.4TDI Sport with 17" wheels and low profile tyres (205/40 ZR17). My problem is that the rims of the wheels keep getting damaged despite me being very careful driving/parking etc. It seems you only have to get near the curb and these wheels get marked. The interesting thing is that the offside wheels are worse than the near side - very strange! The Michelin tyres offer absolutely no rim protection even for the very lightest touch. In fact the first thing that touches the curb is the wheel.
I am not a clumsy driver, very careful in fact and I look after my cars with great care, but this is really baffling because no matter how careful you are the wheels keep getting marked. The standard Michelin tyres have no protection bead to protect the wheel unlike other tyres like the Bridgestone S02 & S03. Have any other members suffered this problem and has anyone got a solution?
One very good tyre specialist suggested going for a 215/45 x 17 tyre which would allow the tyre to protrude beyond the edge of the rim giving more protection. This is how it is done on a Porsche 993RS using Bridgestone S02's. Trouble is that the 45 profile will slightly alter the gearing.[27][5][5]
Graham Tricker
I am not a clumsy driver, very careful in fact and I look after my cars with great care, but this is really baffling because no matter how careful you are the wheels keep getting marked. The standard Michelin tyres have no protection bead to protect the wheel unlike other tyres like the Bridgestone S02 & S03. Have any other members suffered this problem and has anyone got a solution?
One very good tyre specialist suggested going for a 215/45 x 17 tyre which would allow the tyre to protrude beyond the edge of the rim giving more protection. This is how it is done on a Porsche 993RS using Bridgestone S02's. Trouble is that the 45 profile will slightly alter the gearing.[27][5][5]
Graham Tricker