Now trying to put 17inch's on my car but everyone saying if i do it and have a stack the insurnce wont cover me cause i have 1 size bigger tyres then the legal size? is this correct?

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Because you're in SA if you put 17's on your car (assuming you had 14's stock) your car will be unroadworthy due to them still using the 2 inches max increase in rim size rule.
Typically insurance companies will pay out unless they have a reason to suspect your modification caused the accident.
Now seen as they're pretty much the only thing between you and the road, there's a good chance they'll find a reason to blame them for the accident and refuse your claim. Is it worth the risk?

Isnt it 2 inches bigger than the biggest factory offering. ie. you could get 15" mags on executives as an option, therefor 17s are legal.

Because you're in SA if you put 17's on your car (assuming you had 14's stock) your car will be unroadworthy due to them still using the 2 inches max increase in rim size rule.
Typically insurance companies will pay out unless they have a reason to suspect your modification caused the accident.
Now seen as they're pretty much the only thing between you and the road, there's a good chance they'll find a reason to blame them for the accident and refuse your claim. Is it worth the risk?

Ya i no there illegal but.. thing is if i have good quaitly rubber on there and the tyres meet the standaids to hold the weight of the car etc.. is that gonna be a big problem do you think. idk i mean i dont see a problem but im not a insurence company and the way the work is try to get out of paying anyway they can

If you were able to put 17" wheels on, wouldn't you need to recalibrate your speedometer?

If you were able to put 17" wheels on, wouldn't you need to recalibrate your speedometer?

No, not if the profile of the tyre is correct.
even if you put 18"s on the difference in your speedo should be less then 0.5%.
Its when you get to such widths of rims that the rim itself is larger then the stock rim+ tyre that came out with the car is when you will have dramas

Ya i no there illegal but.. thing is if i have good quaitly rubber on there and the tyres meet the standaids to hold the weight of the car etc.. is that gonna be a big problem do you think. idk i mean i dont see a problem but im not a insurence company and the way the work is try to get out of paying anyway they can
You just answered your own question ;).

Isnt it 2 inches bigger than the biggest factory offering. ie. you could get 15" mags on executives as an option, therefor 17s are legal.

Its whatever your tyre placard says. Dosn't matter what the largest that model was avaliable in. What it came with standard from factory is what matters (which is what will be written on your tyre placard)

*Disclaimer: This is all applicable to SA laws, don't know if its the same for other states.

Even if it is over the 2" it's possible to get an Engineers Certificate declaring the car roadworthy right?

Even if it is over the 2" it's possible to get an Engineers Certificate declaring the car roadworthy right?

oo thats a idea wonder it that would work? :O

yeh put its a pain in the butt and not cheap

yeh put its a pain in the butt and not cheap

Word.

Best bet would be to, oh gee, I dunno... RING YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND ASK THEM WHAT THE DEAL WILL BE???!?!@@!#@#$#$$$~~
Geez dude, it's that easy.. "Hi I'm thinking of putting 17" rims on my car, how will this effect my policy and the legalities of doing so?"

Your insurance company are the only one who will be able to answer this correctly, then once they say yes to it, MAKE SURE YOU GET IT IN WRITING because they can deny it if you go through a coles and cause $4mil of damage.

ALSO your insurance company may say yes and/or no to something that is totally legal AND totally ILLEGAL, this way they can backflip on you and say, well according to the vehicle modification legislation ver8 line 3b you cannot have 33" rims with 90 profile tyres on a registered vehicle whilst driving on the road. DENIED

Word.

Best bet would be to, oh gee, I dunno... RING YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND ASK THEM WHAT THE DEAL WILL BE???!?!@@!#@#$#$$$~~
Geez dude, it's that easy.. "Hi I'm thinking of putting 17" rims on my car, how will this effect my policy and the legalities of doing so?"

Your insurance company are the only one who will be able to answer this correctly, then once they say yes to it, MAKE SURE YOU GET IT IN WRITING because they can deny it if you go through a coles and cause $4mil of damage.

ALSO your insurance company may say yes and/or no to something that is totally legal AND totally ILLEGAL, this way they can backflip on you and say, well according to the vehicle modification legislation ver8 line 3b you cannot have 33" rims with 90 profile tyres on a registered vehicle whilst driving on the road. DENIED


Ok ill give that a go tomrow thanks for that nick