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The Workshop => General => Topic started by: Petrus on April 8, 2019, 17:37

Title: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Petrus on April 8, 2019, 17:37
The instructions with my Enkeis come with an interesting warning:

Converged Combustion:
Caution
As for the aluminium alloy wheel, which is designed as a concave face, with the finishes as like chrome plated finish, it is feared that the solar ray would converge by wheel concaved design, it would make fire in worst case.


....it goes on for another pragraph like this and concludes with

User shall pay attention to watch the surround of vehicle, and shall remove any combustibles from it.

:o

:-X



Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Ardent on April 8, 2019, 18:02
 :o

Bit like that building in London walkie talkie?
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Petrus on April 8, 2019, 18:28
Best not park neer bushes, trees and..., well; buildings!  (:< >:)
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Ardent on April 8, 2019, 20:25
Winter use only perhaps? ;)
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Joesson on April 8, 2019, 23:53
Could be used in the Summer time if, when parked, the car is  pointed in an East/ West direction ;)
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Petrus on April 9, 2019, 07:29
Or simply keep the ocd about brake dust in check :-)

I cannot see it being a real issue btw.
Although round, the surfaces of a wheel are mainly curved in one plan e only, not truely concave in its surfaces.
As such it is not like a glass bottle bottom that can sometimes focus sun light.

Still a fun ´warning´  though.
A bit like the one Aprillia put in its manuals a long time ago; ´Health warning: This motorcyvle is entirely made out of inedible material!´
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Joesson on April 9, 2019, 08:35
Did the small print also say "May contain nuts" ?  ;)
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Ardent on April 9, 2019, 17:48
Lol to both the above
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Petrus on April 9, 2019, 18:24
Quote from: Joesson on April  9, 2019, 08:35
Did the small print also say "May contain nuts" ?  ;)

No, these wheels ares strictly for those wíth nuts  ;)
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: ManInDandism on April 9, 2019, 19:53
Watch this guy's home DIY mount of tyres to Enkei wheels.  Obviously a different set of instructions for JDM...or he's a stark raving pyromaniac  :))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJENfiKW6_c
Title: Re: Enkei fire hazard
Post by: Petrus on April 9, 2019, 21:07
and that is another kind of nuts  :o