Red Tire Bands
Burning Brakes
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From: Winfield, IL
Safety Car
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From: Coralville Iowa
I did install them myself - pretty easy actually. Helps to have an air compressor for reinflating tires. Jack the corner up to do a wheel. Let air out of tire. Install metal clips on each Alloy Gator piece. Start on rim - use a rubber mallet and don't be afraid to whack it HARD! Make sure install is even all around the tire - check the gap between the piece and the rim and look for uniform placement. Reinflate tire. Once you get it started on the wheel just chase it around with the rubber mallet. Again - do not be afraid to hit it hard - use a rubber mallet.
Pro
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Everett/Mesa WA/AZ
I did install them myself - pretty easy actually. Helps to have an air compressor for reinflating tires. Jack the corner up to do a wheel. Let air out of tire. Install metal clips on each Alloy Gator piece. Start on rim - use a rubber mallet and don't be afraid to whack it HARD! Make sure install is even all around the tire - check the gap between the piece and the rim and look for uniform placement. Reinflate tire. Once you get it started on the wheel just chase it around with the rubber mallet. Again - do not be afraid to hit it hard - use a rubber mallet.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Winfield, IL
http://www.alloygator.co.uk/
(The website appears to be down at the moment)
Safety Car
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From: Coralville Iowa
Burning Brakes
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From: Rock Hill SC
1kulc7 - do yours have a seam like the AlloyGators do? Love the look from a distance but not liking the big seam that's visible on the AGs. Can you show a close up of the seam area?
Thx, looks great!
Bill
Thx, looks great!
Bill
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Central Florida
I removed each wheel, washed with wheel cleaner, and dried them. I cleaned the band around the wheel the gutter material adheres to with alcohol, and dried with fresh micro cloth each time. Installed the gutter bands and marked with pencil and cut with sharp set of cutters. They adhere to the wheel, then you snap in the color your ordered in this case red. They come in many colors but do not come in Crystal Red, ashame because I have a Crystal Red Camaro.
The provide a small plastic tool that allow you to have uniform spacing from the each of the wheel to the edge of the tire. Took about an hour each wheel, but I did not rush, took my time and tried to be as precise as I could, not perfect but I am very happy with the results. If I can find the vendor I will post, but it is a Forum Vendor..... It's Southern, they were great, fast delivery.
Here is the link:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...car-parts.html
Last edited by 1KULC7; Sep 17, 2014 at 11:22 PM.
Racer
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From: San Antonio Texas
I like the look, I almost added these to mine (when I had black wheels). Gives definition to an otherwise black hole. However, I prefer the red lines that are machined into the wheel, as on a ZR1, rather than the plastic JC Whitney look. I thought the 2015 wheel options included a redline black wheel.
Instructor
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From: Wyckoff NJ
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Winfield, IL
I did install them myself - pretty easy actually. Helps to have an air compressor for reinflating tires. Jack the corner up to do a wheel. Let air out of tire. Install metal clips on each Alloy Gator piece. Start on rim - use a rubber mallet and don't be afraid to whack it HARD! Make sure install is even all around the tire - check the gap between the piece and the rim and look for uniform placement. Reinflate tire. Once you get it started on the wheel just chase it around with the rubber mallet. Again - do not be afraid to hit it hard - use a rubber mallet.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Central Florida
Former Vendor
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