General Doblo/punto wheels/trims warning

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General Doblo/punto wheels/trims warning

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Hi,just a quick post/warning,had a Doblo in today for some work,and when I went to remove wheels the factory trims appeared to be on wrong,as valve was trapped by trim. On removal trim had cut into valve stem,when I tried to line up trim it was impossible to line wheel bolt holes and valve cutout. So I fitted new valve and scalloped out trim to clear valve stem. When the guy picked it up I spoke to him about it and showed him old valve/trim.
It appears they are Punto wheels he bought for it, as he had two damaged rims and struggled to get good Doblo rims,he was told they were the same width/offset,which they may be, but valve is located in different part of rim.
Maybe of help to someone,no problem using the rims but ensure you relieve trim to give clearence around tyre valve.
 
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So, were the wheels cutting the valve or the trims?

I had Punto trims on Doblo wheels for 4 years, the valves went through the trims in the "wrong" places but as long as you're careful and look and check properly when you put the trims on it's really hard to trap the valves!

Although I suppose there could be more of an issue with trims of a different pattern to the one's I had.
 
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