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WHAT ARE KLEEN WHEELS?
Kleen Wheels is the well recognized trade name for a patented
brake dust shield. A dust shield is nothing more than an INSIDE
HUBCAP which fits into the inside of the wheel preventing the
unsightly black brake dust from flowing outward onto the outside
surface of an alloy or steel wheel. Installation is simple, no
special tools needed.
Kleen Wheels are not to be confused with
another type of product, since discontinued, a dust cover which
completely covered the rotor and caliper. It was kind of a half
a rubber football type of affair which really did a good job
of keeping in the dust... and also the heat. Kleen Wheels are
not to be confused with this earlier type of product! Kleen Wheels
are not in any way to be considered a brake product, but merely
a wheel accessory because it fits inside the wheel.
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.
DO THEY EFFECT THE BRAKES?
Customers often question whether
Kleen Wheels have an effect upon the braking system.
Consider a Mercedes-Benz as factory delivered
in Germany, usually delivered with a steel wheel and a stainless
steel hubcap as standard equipment. Does this wheel/hubcap design
allow for any passage of air through the wheel? If an American
customer were to buy the same vehicle in the United States, where
we usually find the vehicles come standard loaded with alloy
wheels, and the customer installs a pair of Kleen Wheels (an
inside hubcap) into the alloy wheels - would there be any more
or less air circulating through the wheels than the vehicle was
originally designed for with a steel wheel and an outside hubcap?
The same amount, of course.
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"
To make this point perfectly clear - the
Kleen Wheels fit into the wheel like an inside hubcap and therefore
the first question we must ask when reading our Application List
is WHAT WHEEL ARE WE TRYING TO FIT? Is it a factory original
wheel or is it an aftermarket wheel? When ordering, be sure to
state whether you are fitting a factory wheel, or which specific
after market wheel.
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 pair 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.
WHAT MATERIAL IS KLEEN
WHEELS MADE OUT OF?
Kleen Wheels are manufactured of
single-piece construction aircraft grade aluminum, coated with
a life-time matte black finish.
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. Keep in mind that we
are talking about Germany - where the vehicles are driven on
the Autobahn and in the Alps!
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. This written
guarantee is enclosed with every pair of Kleen Wheels.
IS THERE TOLL FREE APPLICATION
ASSISTANCE AND UPDATED INFO?
Yes, we maintain toll-free telephone
customer service to give you assistance with any questions you
may have. Our toll free telephone number is 1-800-654-2356 (Mon-Fri
10:00 am to 6:00 pm EST).
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.
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON
QUESTION?
The most common question is why
certain Kleen Wheels parts don't fit on the car. These questions
can come about because of rushed and careless reading of the
Application List. The common misconception is that the Kleen
Wheels fit on the hub of the car. Kleen Wheels are not made to
fit the car, but moreover they are made to fit the wheel as though
it were an inside hubcap for the wheel! The first question one
must ask is - What kind of a wheel are we fitting... A factory
wheel or an aftermarket wheel? Please be specific when ordering.
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