Simo_UK Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Hi AllI'm about to buy a Boxster private that has pristine 20" Classic wheels. These will not be cheap to repair!Does anyone know if you can buy alloy wheel insurance directly anywhere? Most seem tied to buying a car from a garage only.Any ideas folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickFrog Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=alloy+wheel+insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart21UK Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 try googling some of the gap insurers....you could certainly take it when taking Gap, not sure if they do it independently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo_UK Posted October 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Ah yes, searching the internet!!! I should have thought of that! Maybe I should have been a little more verbose in my post....I've googled this and looked at numerous links. Most sites fail for one of the following reasonsThey only sell policies if you have bought from a dealer (OPC or independent)Your car needs to be <180 days oldThe car needs to be listed in the Glass' guide. Porsche vehicles are notDiamond cut alloys are excluded (I have Carrera Classics)Bundled with GAP insurance may be an option, I'll look into that too - but I'm sure that GAP will need to be a dealer purchase too.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Daniel Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 I had a set of 19" diamond cut wheels refurbed for about £100 each. Your tyres are more expensive to replace so are you also getting puncture insurance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo_UK Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Hi TonyI've had wheel/tyre insurance in the same policy in the past, given my wife's love of the kerb, it was worth the money!I'd take the bundle if it was available.Incidentally - who did your refurb? Did they re-skim the wheel? or did they touch up with a 'matching paint' (I've seen this done on diamond cut alloys before if its a minor scuff on the rim). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Daniel Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 A company called Rhino wheels in Southport, they totally refurbed all 4 wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart21UK Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I had some diamond cut Turbo wheels on my 987 done and they had 'blown' just after 3 months...terrible trying to get company to redo them...they did in the end simply because they hadn't told me up front they would only guarantee for a 3 month period and I was insistent to the company owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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