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Old 22-07-2005, 03:22 AM   #1
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Well i want to get a new set of rims for my EB but RACV tell me they only allow rims to be of 7" width. And all the 17's and 18's are by 8".
Does anyone know of any rims which are by 7" or know anything about this rule??? Or how to get around it
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Old 22-07-2005, 06:23 AM   #2
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Change insurance? Do they really only allow 7 inch rims? Thats gotta suck
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Old 22-07-2005, 07:53 AM   #3
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There is no way around it.

Except, fit the wheels you wish and prove they didn't contribute to the accident when/if you have one.

It is not a big deal, you will not get a call telling you that you owe money and they will not deny coverage of a claim. But if you had an accident dut to the wheel hiting a guard or suspension then it will/can be denied.

Basically you should be right.
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Old 22-07-2005, 03:01 PM   #4
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Try justcar insurance they cover every modification as long as its legal
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Old 22-07-2005, 05:40 PM   #5
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agree with neb, just cars is easy and no hassles.
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Old 22-07-2005, 05:40 PM   #6
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yeah i've got RACV and they said the same thing to me years ago. Solution was to get 2 piece deep dish rims (which I wanted anyway) and you can pick any rim width you like.
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Old 22-07-2005, 08:40 PM   #7
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Yeah I used to be with RACV and my 16s were the widest I could have. I bet they're going to whinge now that I'm running small-than-stock 14s too.
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Old 22-07-2005, 10:27 PM   #8
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i had 17x8 on the AU. i told RACV, they had no problems.
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Old 23-07-2005, 01:39 PM   #9
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Same, maybe they just dont allow the extra inch on certain model cars.....
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Old 23-07-2005, 04:33 PM   #10
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i havent told them about my 17's at all
i figured they just wouldnt cover the rim if it was damaged????????
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Old 23-07-2005, 05:05 PM   #11
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i havent told them about my 17's at all
i figured they just wouldnt cover the rim if it was damaged????????
Nope, not listed... not standard....not covered.
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Old 23-07-2005, 05:12 PM   #12
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not covered as in they wont cover the car or just the rims?
i dgaf if they dont cover just the rims, but i better get and list them if they wont accept the claim
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Old 23-07-2005, 05:19 PM   #13
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not covered as in they wont cover the car or just the rims?
i dgaf if they dont cover just the rims, but i better get and list them if they wont accept the claim
Its really up to RACV but they can use it to not cover the car.
Just think if you hit a 911 turbo and bounce it into a hotel foyer...I'm pretty sure that with a 1/2 million dollar claim they may look at any means to void the insurance.
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Old 23-07-2005, 06:47 PM   #14
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Its really up to RACV but they can use it to not cover the car.
Just think if you hit a 911 turbo and bounce it into a hotel foyer...I'm pretty sure that with a 1/2 milling dollar claim they may look at any means to void the insurance.
thats a very good point actually, which i hadnt thought 'bout.... ill do something 'bout it this week...
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Old 23-07-2005, 06:20 PM   #15
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I have 17 by 8 inch rims on my EB XR6 and it is listed on the policy. I think they allow up to 8 inch rims as long as the offset is not more than 5mm or something. You should check it out with them, because I'm pretty sure they just don't want 8 inch AU rims, if they are the correct offset then they should be fine.

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Old 23-07-2005, 10:33 PM   #16
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RACV allows 7.5" and 8" wide rims aslong as the offset is 0-5mm positive.
They dont really care about diameter.
I have been with them for 3 years and had 7.5 and 8" rims.
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Old 24-07-2005, 06:09 PM   #17
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RACV allows 7.5" and 8" wide rims aslong as the offset is 0-5mm positive.
They dont really care about diameter.
I have been with them for 3 years and had 7.5 and 8" rims.
Thats correct i remember they told me that now too when i signed up. I remember asking so what do you mean by that positive offset? the answer "i dont know, thats what my computer screen sais :gren: "

So i just went ok and kept my wheels anyway, i have no idea on the offset though. There 17x8" AJR signatures, are they within that specified offset?
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Old 24-07-2005, 12:12 AM   #18
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I'm with RACV insurance and have 17X8 inch rims.
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Old 24-07-2005, 12:28 AM   #19
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Me too. RACV don't have a problem with my 17x7.5's
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Old 25-07-2005, 01:06 AM   #20
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Yeah i rang them up again and got a diffrent person. they allow up to 7" wide with any offset and up to 8" with 0-5mm positive offset which is what im getting. So the BAXR8's are going on tomorrow!!!
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