You are a Guest, please Join now to allow full access to the website and be part of our community. You can register by clicking the "Click Here to create an account" link at the top left of the page under our Logo
Hi,
I have a Hymer B584 on a Fiat Ducato 2.8 Chassis. Has anybody here fitted alloy wheels to their Hymer and if so is it worth the weight gain/loss you know what I mean? Also where did you buy them from, I know there are lots of wheels for cars but I suppose they will have to be extra strong for motor homes.
Thanks,
Peter.
The following members of MHF thanked teifiprt for this posting
The weight saving of Alloy's may be an advantage on a sports car but I doubt if you will notice any difference on a 3 ton motor home.
If you want some because they look nice and they will not rust then buy some for that reason only.
Trevor
______________________________________________________________ God put me on this earth to achieve a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind I will never die.
The following members of MHF thanked trevorf for this posting
We like the look of alloys for the van but were worried about the weight, and ours is a small van,we just got fancy wheel trims instead, there are some nice ones out there that give you the look of alloys, let me know if you decide to fit them, which ones you get and if you like them, we could change our minds
Anne
______________________________________________________________ our van may be small but we“re cosy.
The following members of MHF thanked annetony for this posting
Why would you be worried about the weight when alloys are lighter than steel wheels ?
Trevor
______________________________________________________________ God put me on this earth to achieve a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind I will never die.
The following members of MHF thanked trevorf for this posting
Hi,just a thought on fitting alloy wheels to your Hymer,check with insurers to make sure they are happy,check that you can buy a replacement if you damage one as they usually cpome in sets of four,fitted a set to my wifes car and kerbed one,but cannot buy just one to replace it!
cheers Curlyboy
______________________________________________________________ DESTINY IS NOT WRITTEN,WE BUILD IT EVERY DAY
The following members of MHF thanked CurlyBoy for this posting
Did you purchase any? was thinking of the same for our 2001 CS494 Fiat Ducato (I presume I'd be on SWB Vantec Alloys as our wheelbase is just under 3m). However, I remembered that I would probably also need to buy a full set of wheel nuts/studs as alloys and steel often have different face angles (on my landrover alloys have different nuts to steel wheels). Might just clean up and respray the steel ones.
regards,
Mark
The following members of MHF thanked Mark_Sims for this posting
Our Coral, the one in the avatar, came with alloys already fitted. They do look smart but, as an extra, they would have cost £700!!
Hey, I can think of better ways of spending such an amount. The point here is that you CAN have alloys on a motorhome, provided they are the right ones. Just buying van alloys is not enough.
And yes, if you fitted alloys to YOUR MH, you would need dedicated studs as the interface on steel/alloy is different. So you would need to keep a set of studs for the spare wheel, which I would assume to be steel.
In the case of Our Coral, 2007 X2/50, the SAME studs can be used on both metals. But not on your MH!
Certainly, a cheaper way of smartening-up your wheels is to find a set of trims. They can be very cheap. I've just done a Google for "commercial wheel trim prices" and came up with this link:
Bookmarks
Watched Topics
