New Wheels and tires.... Giovanna Killis
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mval said:
You mean these?
These are known as 3 piece wheel fasteners. Some manufacturers use a faux part to simulate this on a one piece wheel, like my old Foose Nitrous wheels. These are mostly known as "fasteners", in the industry.
They can be very difficult to clean! I use thick microfiber towels, soft cleaning brushes, etc to get them. Chemical Guys wheel cleaner (I like Diablo and Sticky Gel, in dilution ratio with water (about 1:8 or 1:10 average)), and my wheels almost always look clean.
Just don't let them go too long to avoid scrubbing which scratches. I use Chemical Guys Honey Dew (rated 1400:1) at a dilution like Lanson suggests and a micro fiber mop if needed. This bucket and tools are only used on my tires/wheels and nowhere else.Lanson said:mval said:
You mean these?
These are known as 3 piece wheel fasteners. Some manufacturers use a faux part to simulate this on a one piece wheel, like my old Foose Nitrous wheels. These are mostly known as "fasteners", in the industry.
They can be very difficult to clean! I use thick microfiber towels, soft cleaning brushes, etc to get them. Chemical Guys wheel cleaner (I like Diablo and Sticky Gel, in dilution ratio with water (about 1:8 or 1:10 average)), and my wheels almost always look clean.
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DJE624
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mval said:
One reason I went with the Vortex.
BiGMaC said:
I totally agree, buy the wheel you like for more than how easy/hard it is to clean. In the end, a hard to clean wheel just means you spend more time in front of them, and since you like them...that's not so bad.
You can use wheel sealants like RejeX that would help make the wheel easier to clean, and keep it pretty and shiny. Because these shapes are a little hard to wax/seal, spray products are a good call.
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DJE624
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If you don't use TPMS you will have to clear the notice each time you start the car and have a constant tire/exclamation point light on the dash. But, you should be able to transfer your existing TPMS sensors over from your existing wheels fairly easy. I would use chrome lug nuts.
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DJE624
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Nice pictures. Thanks for putting them up.
