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WHAT
ARE KLEEN WHEELS?
Kleen Wheels are a patented brake dust shield made
of high-grade aluminium. These are tailor made for
original equipment alloy wheels (alloy wheels that
come already fitted with a new car). They sfit behind
the wheel to prevent the build up of the black corrosive
brake dust on to the surface of your wheels. Installation
is simple and no special tools are needed. |
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ARE
DUST SHIELDS STANDARD OE EQUIPMENT ON NEW CARS?
Yes, dust shields are standard factory OE Equipment
on certain models. Kleen Wheels has been on the
market for over fifteen years - in excess of three
million pair on the road. Dust shields were standard
factory equipment on selected Ford models in the
USA. Jaguar USA offered dust shields on select models
as standard equipment and for all model types in
the Jaguar Accessory Catalog. |
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HOW
DO KLEEN WHEELS®
FIT?
Kleen Wheels are designed to fit easily into the
inside of a wheel, just like an inside hubcap. It
is a common misconception that Kleen Wheels fit
onto the car. Kleen Wheels are designed to fit the
wheel (as opposed to the car). We must always ask
"what WHEEL we are fitting", and not "what
CAR we are fitting" |
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DO
THEY AFFECT THE BRAKES?
Customers often question whether Kleen Wheels have
an effect upon the braking system. The answer is
YES, a positive effect!
Kleen wheels have directional air vents built into
them to aid airflow over the brake discs. In testing
carried out by TUV it was found that brake cooling
was improved when Kleen Wheels
were fitted and this is due partly because the Kleen
Wheels dust shield acts as a "heatsink". |
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WHAT
IS A "HEATSINK"?
A "heatsink" is a device that is attached
to a heat generating source, such as a transformer
or radiator, to prevent the heat source from overheating
by absorbing its heat and dissipating this into
the air. In the case of Kleen Wheels, where the
shield is installed between the hub surface of the
axle and the hub surface of the wheel, this provides
a significant additional cooling surface area to
improve dissipation of the heat from the brakes.
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DO
KLEEN WHEELS®
FIT ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND REAR WHEELS?
Kleen Wheels fit both on the front and on the rear
of the vehicle. Because the front wheels do 70%
of the braking, the front wheels get dirtier far
quicker and more easily than do the rear wheels.
For this reason customers think that they only need
a single pair of Kleen Wheels for the front. Most
upscale current model vehicles have disc brakes
front and rear. It
is recommended that two pairs be installed on
a vehicle in order to achieve permanent protection
front and rear. Also, when the wheels are rotated,
the necessity for removing and replacing the Kleen
Wheels is eliminated. |
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WHAT
MATERIAL ARE KLEEN WHEELS®
MADE OUT OF?
Kleen Wheels are manufactured of single-piece construction
aircraft grade aluminum, coated with a life-time
matte black finish. |
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HAVE
KLEEN WHEELS®
BEEN OFFICIALLY TESTED?
The world's leading safety standards testing laboratory
is in Germany, where the standards are set for safety
throughout the world. In Germany this testing is
provided by TUV, a government agency created by
law to test and evaluate OE equipment as well all
aftermarket accessories. Kleen Wheels have been
certified and approved by TUV. |
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IS
THERE A GUARANTEE?
Kleen Wheels are guaranteed for the lifetime of
the product in the hands of the original purchaser
in the original vehicle for which they were purchased.
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DO
KLEEN WHEELS®
EFFECT THE BALANCE OF THE WHEEL?
No. Kleen Wheels are extremely light-weight and
by their engineering design become self-centering
upon installation thereby eliminating balance problems.
For those wheels which have been high speed balanced
on the vehicle, it is recommended to index the wheel
studs on the wheel by a pencil mark or by tape before
removing the wheel in order to ensure that the wheel
is returned onto the hub in the same hub location. |
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ARE
ALL PART NUMBERS THE SAME PRICE?
Yes. |
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