Great Wheel,works great on my 20 year old wheel barrel. Cheap$$ too...., the wheel came packaged well and it only took one minute to install.
I had never had bags and felts for our winter tires and wheels. I finally bought them and am glad I did. They organize our garage, make transporting the wheels easier and cleaner, and protect them well. The felt is nice and thick. There are two felts in each package so I only bought two packages (4 felts) to protect the front of each wheel, not the back. When you stack them in the garage, each wheel sits on the felt of the wheel below it (except for the bottom wheel). Four felts are all that is really necessary if you would like to save some money.
This is the most accurate gauge I've ever owned. Unlike cheaper gauges that give you 3 different readings
if you test the tire 3 consecutive times, I get the same reading each time with this one. I highly recommend it.
Just makes it feel complete, but remember to put some grease or Vaseline on the threads -- Aluminum caps can slowly seize onto the stem, this prevents that, and they look WAY better than the regular black caps.
Just as the previous reviewer, I was looking for tires and wheels.
That is what I saw and that is what I bought. I have no problem
with the tire, but I feel the product was deceptively illustrated.
Appears to be a nicely made product but it says that it will fit 4 and 5 lug wheels. Will not fit 15" wheel. Probably fine on 14".
I decided on these wheels over a 16 pound alloy because the stated weight was 18 pounds versus 25 to 26 pounds for comparable steel wheels, NOT... This wheels weighs 26 pounds, just like all the other steel wheels. Overall the wheel looks good and should be fine, Amazon just needs to get the details correct.
Caps fit perfectly on my 5 series. Before purchasing I was concerned about the fit and quality. They fit great and look exactly like the ones sold at the dealership. The cost is great as well. Dealership charges $25 for each cap.
The obvious advantage of this product is being able to glance at your tires and establish they're correctly inflated. For that it's effective. The indicator is clear enough that I can see, without need to get up too close. Before a long journey I'll have a quick glance at both sides of the car, and know I'm good to go.
The less obvious benefit comes from driving around forty five thousand miles a year, mostly on busy interstates, giving me more than ample opportunity to change flat tires in close proximity to traffic moving very quickly:
Last week I felt that sinking feeling as my car's low tire pressure light went on, needless to say, just like you, I was driving exactly the posted speed limit, and not a single mile per hour faster! I pulled into the shoulder the moment it was safe to do so to check the tires.
At this point I would usually glance at the four tires, see that none of them are visibly flat, give them a firm squeeze, and decide that a tire pressure sensor is playing up. Thanks to this product it showed that one of the tires was indeed slightly low. You couldn't see/feel anything wrong with the tire - so previously I'd have had no idea without taking my tire pressure gauge to each tire in turn, on the shoulder, during rain, in rush hour traffic.
Now knowing none of the tires were flat, and knowing one of the tires was oddly a little low. I drove the car to the garage at the next opportunity, they showed me an impressive nail in one of the tires, they patched it, and I was on my way. (I went to Pepboys, who did this service for free - there is a bonus tip for you!)
You really don't want to spend a whole load of time investigating your tires in those inopportune moments. Until my dashboard can show me exactly what the PSI is in each of my tires (rather than just a "panic!" light), a product like this is very nice to have.
This is a rugged mount since you can't beat the strength of 1/4" steel, but keep in mind this adds more weight to an already overloaded tailgate with an oversized tire. As others have said the lug bolts are 12mm metric and Jeep lug nuts will not fit. You can buy 1/2 x 20 bolts in grade 5 for a few bucks each and re-thread the carrier bolt holes, or just drill out the threads shove the bolts through and tack weld so they don't spin. Aside from this hassle, my other complaint is that this carrier does NOT raise the tire higher than the stock mount, but rather to clear the bumper it pushes it out and away, so consequently it clears horizontally but not vertically (the bottom of the tire still hangs below the top of the bumper). Aside from potential interference with some cargo carriers this protruding mount causes leverage on the tailgate multiplying stress. The tire being extended also doesn't rest on the tailgate factory tire pads so the tire will torque around when driving over bumps and rough ground. I'm so disappointed in this design, but I decided not to return it because no one has anything better unless you want to go with an expensive swing arm carrier. So, to make this thing work, I'm cutting up my stock one and this Rugged Ridge one and welding up a mount of my own creation that will seat the tire well above the bumper (but not out) so the tire rests on the rubber pads as it's suppose to. It may not look as swanky as the RR one, but who can see it behind your tire? At least it will work!
I lost one of my original wheel covers so I hopped on Amazon to see what I could find. A black cover was not at the top of my list, but these looked interesting so i gave them a try and I like the way they look on my silver Focus. They were packed well and installed in just a couple of minutes. Good quality and good value.
Lost one of our 2006 Rav 4 Hubcaps and bought these as a replacement set. Quality and finish are better than stock Toyota. My only gripe being ,no instructions (sounds dumb but you CAN be challenged by a metal ring!)and , you can see the brass metal ring when installed. Overall a sharp looking set. Not many 16" available at Advanced, Wal-Mart , or local part stores.... I would buy these again. Free Shipping Too !!
I have a 2006 Honda Civic, LX Coupe, Galaxy Gray, and I hated the stock steel wheels that rusted and the plastic wheel covers were chipped and gross. I almost traded the car in on a new one, but the cost of 4 wheels = 2-3 car payments. I am so happy with my new 16x7 wheels. All the guys at the garage crowded around the car when it was done, admiring the wheels. The owner of the shop took a photo and put it on his Facebook page.
Available SAE or Metric, ya just gotta have one of these to bust'em free instead of fight'n with the little pansy sized ones that come with a vehicle. you really won't ever regret spending the measly ten bucks on one. They're handy as heck, and since there are four sizes, you can help other folks out too. maybe one of the best moments in my life was helping a fella broke down along side a road in remote Wyoming. I had the tools in my truck - no, I'm not a redneck, just a simple Toyota driv'n westerner that keeps only what he needs with 'em.
Have a really great day!
Chuck
This stuff's by far the best wheel cleaner I've used, though it's sadly hard to track down in local stores. The first and only wheel cleaner I've tried that's *actually* "spray-on, rinse off". I have BMWs with wheels that have been nightmares to clean (for one set I was to the point of using a q-tip to get in the cracks in addition to other wheel cleaners), and this stuff is a sanity saver. Spray it on, wait 30 seconds, rinse with the hose, clean wheels. That's it. It's not the cheapest, and one bottle only lasts maybe 12 wheels, but it's half the price of the botique stuff. I keep a stock of several bottles on hand now.
These caps look great and on top of that come with an small allen wrench and screws to prevent theft.
They look great, and won't get stolen, get 'em.
Look no further, this is PH balanced and will not harm the original look of your wheels. Truly amazing product.