Wheel balancing weights

[RichardF]

Some of you may know this already. However, do some of you get annoyed at the balancing weights spoiling the looks of your rostyles? They are also excellent traps to hold moisture and start the dreaded corrosion process. For years I have insisted on self adhesive weights to my cars with alloy wheels and, now that I have a P5b, will do the same for the rostyles. You will pay a bit more for the weights but that's fair if it's going to benefit you. Be sure though that the fitter knows where to place the weights. I did have one company use these weights but placed them where the clip-on ones would normally go. Not noticing this I drove off and centrifugal force soon gone rid of them. These weights are designed to be stuck to the inner perpheral face of the wheel and will fit snugly between the wheel face and the brake caliper as the wheel rotates. The sticky bit keeps them in location and centrifugal force ensures they don't fall off.

RichardF
Southampton