SheffieldSteel
I want to share with you my experience and it should be a warning to others considering purchasing after market wheels.
I bought a set of wheels and tyres from Rogue Alloys. Nice glossy wheels and big tyres. The problem came when I told my insurance company. They didnt have an issue with swapping the wheels, they just asked for details of the wheels, manufacturer and certificate of conformity stating that they are suitable for the van. Ha! I had none of these I thought but Rogue will have them. I was wrong and neither was I able get these details. I asked Rogue but got nothing other than changing stories about who was the manufacturer and impoter and that its hard to get the details story. To this day, I still.do not know other than they are made in China.
My suggestion to anyone looking to change the wheels...I would suggest finding the wheel that you like and then ask the company for the testing certificate. There has ro be some form of quality testing that conforms to eu or uk standards like with any product. I asked Rogue for this and they couldn't provide. Rogue told me that all they do is re sell them from JB Wheels. I asked JB Wheels for the certificate and got nothing. In the end, I wasted about 800 pounds which were the price of the wheels as I could reuse the tyres. I've wasted hours in time.
I've now bought Borbet wheels which are made in the EU and have all the relevant testing documentation.
We pay alot of money for these vans. Putting nice looking cheap Chinese wheels on doesn't make sense. In the end t's the wheels and tyres that keep us and others safe on the road.
You just need to do your own research.
I bought a set of wheels and tyres from Rogue Alloys. Nice glossy wheels and big tyres. The problem came when I told my insurance company. They didnt have an issue with swapping the wheels, they just asked for details of the wheels, manufacturer and certificate of conformity stating that they are suitable for the van. Ha! I had none of these I thought but Rogue will have them. I was wrong and neither was I able get these details. I asked Rogue but got nothing other than changing stories about who was the manufacturer and impoter and that its hard to get the details story. To this day, I still.do not know other than they are made in China.
My suggestion to anyone looking to change the wheels...I would suggest finding the wheel that you like and then ask the company for the testing certificate. There has ro be some form of quality testing that conforms to eu or uk standards like with any product. I asked Rogue for this and they couldn't provide. Rogue told me that all they do is re sell them from JB Wheels. I asked JB Wheels for the certificate and got nothing. In the end, I wasted about 800 pounds which were the price of the wheels as I could reuse the tyres. I've wasted hours in time.
I've now bought Borbet wheels which are made in the EU and have all the relevant testing documentation.
We pay alot of money for these vans. Putting nice looking cheap Chinese wheels on doesn't make sense. In the end t's the wheels and tyres that keep us and others safe on the road.
You just need to do your own research.