Alloys and insurance

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Alloys and insurance

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Been doing a bit of research into picking up a set of 17" alloys to replace my existing steels. However, insuring the thing has turned into a bit of a problem. I've been told that unless the new alloys 'fall within the manufacturer specification' the vehicle will not be covered. I'm tempted to go ahead and buy anyway, but then again I pay a hell of a lot for my insurance, and to drive around knowing I'm paying all of that out for my car to not 'really' be covered would get to me after a while.

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Just buy some nice looking OEM wheels. What car do you drive?
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Polo 9n (2003 3dr)

By all means please give me some alternatives to take a look at. I'm intrigued...how many 'OEM' alloys are there?

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Hundreds. Think Golf and Bora and possibly Audi range. Get em on the cheap then get some low profile tyres on.
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Hang on a sec, so what what exactly does 'manufacturer spec' mean? I thought it would be only alloys that would be sold by VW specifically for the Polo.
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